Friday, August 28, 2009

Election Results for Leg. District Officers, C&B, Recorder, and Audit Committee

We had 33/49 eligible voting members (precinct chairs, vice-chairs, Leg. Officers and our Representative, John Dougall) at the Central Committee/Leg. District Caucus Meeting tonight. Thanks to all who made the time to attend.

Here are the election results:

County Recorder:
Rod Campbell,
Jeff Smith,
Scott Peterson

Audit Committee:
Dann Hone,
Garr Judd,
John Booth,
Don Larsen,
Clayton Holbrook

Constitution and Bylaws Committee: (THREE of the seven are from Leg. 27* Well done!)
Jill Jasperson*,
Lowell Nelson*,
Kristen Chevrier*,
Wendi Baggaley,
Kirby Glad,
Doug Cannon,
Ivan Keller.

Leg. District Officers:
Leg. Chair: DeLaina Tonks
Leg. Vice-Chair: Sarah Nitta
Leg. Ed. Officer: Kristen Chevrier

Again, thanks to all who were in attendance. You'll be hearing more from the new Leg. Officers very soon.

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Utah County Republican Party Barbeque

More details on the barbecue - Governor Herbert will be there, as well as Karl Rove.

It is open to all Republicans - please come!!

The Utah County Republican Party invites your family to join us:
Saturday, August 29th
5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Orem City Center Park
100 N 300 E

Enjoy a barbecue dinner and entertainment, meet Republican candidates, reaffirm your support for freedom by signing a replica of the U.S. Constitution, participate in a straw poll and hang out with your Utah County neighbors who share your values.

* Master of Ceremonies, Mike Mower
* Speaker, from Utah County, Utah's newest Governor, Governor Gary Herbert
* Speaker, Utah State Republican Party Chair, Dave Hansen
* Speaker, Utah County Republican Party Chair, Taylor Oldroyd
* Guest, Karl Rove, Former Utah resident, Former Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush.

Entertainment and Other Fun for the Family includes:
* Flag Ceremony & 21 Gun Salute by the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
* Jump for Joy Inflatables
* "The Balloon Guy", Jeremy Telford, will be creating Utah County's favorite balloon characters. * RC Willey $25 gift certificates (for purchases of $49 or more) will be passed out to 20 people.

Entertaining Patriotic Music by:
* "Freedom Festival Band", director Michael Benedict
* Crosby Reid

Let's Dance music by:
* The Blue Aces
* Imagine Dragons

Suggested donation for food: $5 per person, $20 per family

New Utah County Republican Party t-shirts will be available.
Adult sizes: $8 each, or 2 for $12
Kids sizes: $5 each

Help support the Utah County Republican Party in our effort to protect us from liberal legislation. Republicans are committed to conservative principles of limited government, lower taxes, and personal liberty. Take action now to keep us strong.

Please forward this invitation to all of your Republican friends. All Utah County Republicans are invited.

www.utahcountygop.org
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Friday, August 21, 2009

Rep. John Dougall hosts An Evening with Mike Lee and the Constitution

Friday, August 28, 2009
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Alpine City Hall
Street: 20 N. Main St.
City/Town: Alpine, UT
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Description
Rep. John Dougall hosts an Evening with the Constitution, planned for Friday, August 28th, presented by Mike Lee, an attorney and former law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito.

The event will be held at 7 p.m. at Alpine City Hall. The public is invited to attend, listen to the presentation, ask questions and share concerns about the problems facing the nation and how following the Constitution can solve the current crisis.

Lee is the son of the late Rex E. Lee who served as president of Brigham Young University and as the Solicitor General of the United States during the first term of the Reagan Administration. He graduated from law school in 1997 and was a law clerk to Judge Benson of the U.S. District Court in Utah.

Mike was also a clerk for Judge Alito who was serving at the time on the U.S. Court of Appeals for Third Circuit Court.He joined a Washington D.C. law firm and specialized in appellate and Supreme Court litigation. He returned to Utah as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Salt Lake City. He was Governor Jon Huntsman's general counsel in 2005-06. It was at that point he returned to Washington D.C. for a year as clerk to Justice Alito.

Lee is now in private practice. He supports efforts to secure passage and ratification of a constitutional amendment requiring congress to operate on a balanced budget, reign in entitlement spending and reform campaign finance law.

For more information about this event please contact -
John Dougall repjohndougall@gmail.com
DeLaina Tonks delainatonks@comcast.net

Friday, August 14, 2009

Utah County Republican Party Central Committee Meeting August 27th

7 p.m.
Lakeridge Jr High
951 S 400 W, Orem
Our August 27, 2009 Utah County Republican Party (UCRP) Central Committee Meeting's Agenda will include elections for the following Utah County Republican Party Positions:
Utah County Recorder Interim Position (top 3 candidates)
Legislative District Officers for each of the 13 districts (Chair, Vice Chair, Education Officer)Audit Committee (5 Members)
Constitution and Bylaws Committee (7 Members)

More information (candidates, officer descriptions etc.) can be found on the new, very user-friendly Utah County GOP Web site.

Rep. Dougall Openhouses

Thank you to all of those who made the effort to attend the Openhouses in July and August. There was excellent information shared, and some great discussions on a variety of topics including SR92, the budget, health care, education, water rights, and more.