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.
How I Became a Republican
Ronna Re-Elected RNC Chair
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.
Chatfield Invites Trump to Deliver SOTU in Michigan
What a bold move on Speaker Chatfield’s part. Please come Mr. President!
Bergman Donates “Shutdown Salary” to Charity
GOP Congressman Jack Bergman, MI-01, had this to say about border security and the partial shutdown of the federal government:
“One of the main priorities of Congress is to fund the federal government and prioritize our national security, yet Democrats are refusing to come to the negotiating table to do just that. I support President Trump in this fight for border security because there is no greater responsibility than protecting the American people.
As negotiations continue, I’ll be donating my salary to local charity organizations in Michigan’s First District. If Congress fails to do its job resulting in a shutdown, then we should forfeit our pay as well. American citizens sent us to Washington to solve problems, not cause them. If we can’t do that, we don’t deserve to get paid.”
Please Join Us for the 1st Meeting of 2019
Hello to all our Emmet County Republican members and friends. We hope you had a Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year.
Our first ECRP Board meeting of the year will be at 6 p.m. on Monday, January 7, 2019. We will not be having a general meeting that evening, but all are invited to attend the Board meeting as we brainstorm future plans. We welcome our members’ input and ideas.
Locale: Northern Lights Recreation in Harbor Springs in the meeting room.
Merry Christmas From the ECRP!
May your holiday week be pleasant and joyous; safe travels to those Emmet County residents who are afar.
Youth Vice Chair Candidate Campaigns in Petoskey
Paul Stephens, a 21-year-old candidate* vying for the position of MI GOP Youth Vice Chair, stopped by Emmet County yesterday to meet with local party leaders. (He is pictured with ECRP chair Geri Szymanski.) Paul is currently a mechanical engineering student and the Oakland County Republican Party Youth Chair. If elected at the February convention, he hopes to recruit and educate young voters throughout Michigan about “true conservative values through methods they understand.”
The Youth Vice Chair position is currently held by Mike Sullivan, a northwest Michigan native, who has decided not to run for re-election and has endorsed Paul.
*The other candidates are Maryn Setsuda and Ben McLeod.
Do U.S. Immigration Policies Benefit Americans?
In the final installment of the immigration series he has written for the Petoskey News-Review, Dr. Lou Zako makes a bold closing argument on behalf of the American people. He writes, “Any government that places the interests of foreigners above those of its own citizens, including those at the bottom of the economic ladder, is not the government I wish for myself, my children, my neighbors.”
Dr. Zako, ECRP vice-chair, is the son of immigrants from the Middle East (Syria). Here is a delightful photo of him and M.J. from their “salad days.”
