The 2020 presidential campaign has begun! Information about how to obtain free tickets for this rally, here.

Proud MI alum, Dr. Lou

Dr. Lou Zako, ECRP vice-chair and Petoskey News-Review editorialist, has been carefully weighing in on the topic of social pathologies – difficult issues such as poverty and racism.

In his most recent column,  the good doctor discusses war. Specifically, how a strong military not only discourages war but it also discourages isolationism. Quote: “So one may ask what is a better treatment for war? I would submit that a militarily-dominate U.S., recognized by every nation on earth as a beacon for freedom, in alliance with other freedom-loving nations, is a far better deterrent to war than a feckless UN, the majority members of which consists of dictatorships.”

Read it all, and note that this column features a bonus – a mention of Lou and M.J.’s mission trip to the small African nation of Rwanda.

Trooper Hebner

Please join us at our March 4th, 2019 meeting, 7 p.m. at the Northern Lights Recreation conference room on M-119 in Harbor Springs. We have invited two speakers to discuss current drug trends in our community. They will explain the new recreational marijuana law, the rise of opioid use, and vaping.

You will not want to miss this informative, provocative presentation.

The speakers are …

Susan Pulaski, Community Health Supervisor, Health Department of Northwest Michigan; Project Coordinator, SAFE in Northern Michigan

Trooper Corey Hebner, CSO, MI State Police, 7th District, Gaylord post

Here’s our precinct delegates – representing Emmet County and the First Congressional District – at this weekend’s MIGOP convention which was held in Lansing.

Note: Speaker of the House Lee Chatfield, in the center, with his daughter, Payge, and parents, Rusty and Betty Chatfield.

Laura Cox, Michigan Republican Party chair candidate, campaigned in Emmet County tonight! Laura, a former ICE special agent, met with convention-bound-for-Lansing precinct delegates and also made some new friends. #GrandOldParty

Note: Due to an incoming storm, the county convention, which was to occur on the evening of Feb. 7 @ the Northern Lights Recreation, has been cancelled. Instead, it will take place via a conference call.

Gina Barr, who is a candidate for MRP chair (as is Laura Cox), explains how she was persuaded to become a Republican while in high school.

On January 25, 2019, members of the Republican National Committee (RNC) re-elected Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel to a second term. McDaniel, the second woman ever elected chair of the RNC, is the first woman to be elected twice to the position. By the end of her second term, she will become the longest-serving woman as RNC chair. McDaniel’s re-election vote was unanimous.

“I am deeply grateful to have the full support of the RNC members for a second term,” said Chairwoman McDaniel. “We’ve accomplished so much together, and I look forward to working with the members and our newly elected leadership on another successful presidential election cycle. Over the next two years, we will build upon our historic investments to grow our Party, engage with voters, and re-elect President Trump in 2020.”

The ECRP offers its hearty congratulations to Ronna who grew up in Oakland County, MI.

What a bold move on Speaker Chatfield’s part. Please come Mr. President!