FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 9, 2013
Contact: Daniel Cole, Director of Operations
(719) 393-2043
Today, Senate District 11 officers and precinct leaders selected Bernie Herpin as the El Paso County Republican Party’s nominee in the Senate District 11 recall election.
By the terms of the agreement both candidates signed on June 28, Jaxine Bubis is expected to withdraw from the race.
51 individuals were eligible to vote in this process. 30 voted for Bernie Herpin and 18 for Jaxine Bubis, for a total of 48 votes cast. The process was administered by the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder at the expense of the El Paso County Republican Party. Electors voted in person at El Paso County Republican Party Headquarters between the hours of 7 AM and 7 PM today, July 9.
Chairman Jeff Hays stated,"Bernie Herpin and Jaxine Bubis ran against each other for the Republican nomination, but each agreed the other would be a huge improvement over Sen. John Morse. They were both willing to put their campaigns on the line in order to maximize our opportunity to make the recall effort successful.
"Congratulations to Bernie Herpin for winning the Republican nomination. The El Paso County Republican Party looks forward to supporting his campaign.
"We owe Jaxine Bubis respect and a debt of gratitude. She was willing to subordinate her personal goals to the imperative of removing John Morse from office and replacing him with a senator more attentive to his constituents. You’re taking one for the team, Jaxine. Thank you.
"As we move forward, I urge El Paso County Republicans to band together and focus on recalling John Morse. We’re talking about a legislator so extreme, so out-of-touch, that Rep. Ed Vigil, a Democrat from Fort Garland, called one of Morse’s bills this session ‘crazy’ and ‘absolutely nuts.’ Recalling John Morse is not a question of Democrat vs. Republican. It’s a question of sanity vs. insanity.”
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Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Monday, July 1, 2013
GOP will settle on one for challenge
gazette.com/el-paso-county-gop-wants-only-one-cand...02952 Two Republicans who have expressed interest in Sen. John Morse's seat if Morse is recalled, agreed Friday to civilly settle the question of who would run within the county party.
The only Republicans who have opened petitions to get on a possible recall ballot against the Colorado Springs Democrat, Jaxine Bubis and Bernie Herpin signed formal agreements with the Colorado El Paso County Republican Party committing to a process that will leave the party with a single candidate, Daniel Cole, director of operations for the local party, said Saturday in a news release. One will become the party nominee, the other will drop out of the race.
Cole said only county Republicans will be involved in the undisclosed process of choosing a candidate. The party began considering the likelihood of multiple candidates at the end of May.
Just 1,000 signatures are required to petition onto the Senate District 11 recall ballot, and people can file themselves under any party they choose. Cole said the party is not expecting any others to run on the Republican ticket.
"We can't stop anybody," Cole said. "But at this point in the game people have had quite a while to announce their intentions to run."
Bubis and Herpin have begun collecting signatures and endorsements, which Cole believes furthers their advantage.
"I don't think another candidate at this time would find a whole lot of supporters," he said.
Opponents of the Democrat filed more than enough valid signatures with the secretary of state's office earlier this month to hold the recall election. It is tied up in a protest to legal language, which will likely be decided Wednesday.
Cole said the undisclosed process to decide a Republican nominee will occur as soon as possible - July 9.
Any decisions earlier than that, Cole said, would be too hasty. "Also because of July 4," he added, as the party is looking forward to a float in the Monument parade.
http://chumly.com/n/1d8d17f
The only Republicans who have opened petitions to get on a possible recall ballot against the Colorado Springs Democrat, Jaxine Bubis and Bernie Herpin signed formal agreements with the Colorado El Paso County Republican Party committing to a process that will leave the party with a single candidate, Daniel Cole, director of operations for the local party, said Saturday in a news release. One will become the party nominee, the other will drop out of the race.
Cole said only county Republicans will be involved in the undisclosed process of choosing a candidate. The party began considering the likelihood of multiple candidates at the end of May.
Just 1,000 signatures are required to petition onto the Senate District 11 recall ballot, and people can file themselves under any party they choose. Cole said the party is not expecting any others to run on the Republican ticket.
"We can't stop anybody," Cole said. "But at this point in the game people have had quite a while to announce their intentions to run."
Bubis and Herpin have begun collecting signatures and endorsements, which Cole believes furthers their advantage.
"I don't think another candidate at this time would find a whole lot of supporters," he said.
Opponents of the Democrat filed more than enough valid signatures with the secretary of state's office earlier this month to hold the recall election. It is tied up in a protest to legal language, which will likely be decided Wednesday.
Cole said the undisclosed process to decide a Republican nominee will occur as soon as possible - July 9.
Any decisions earlier than that, Cole said, would be too hasty. "Also because of July 4," he added, as the party is looking forward to a float in the Monument parade.
http://chumly.com/n/1d8d17f
Friday, June 21, 2013
Monday, June 17, 2013
Colorado Voters Souring on Dems
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jun/16/poll-colo...crats
Colorado Democrats achieved one-party dominance in November, but now voters appear to be having a case of buyers’ remorse.
A Quinnipiac University poll released last week shows Colorado voters registering greater disapproval for Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper and the Democrat-controlled legislature, following a legislative session described as the most liberal in state history.
The poll also comes after Mr. Hickenlooper’s much-criticized decision to grant an indefinite reprieve of execution to death row inmate Nathan Dunlap, who killed four people at a Chuck E. Cheese's restaurant in 1993.
"There is a full-scale revolt going on right now in Colorado, and [Hickenlooper] is bearing the brunt of it,” said Floyd Ciruli, a pollster at Denver-based Ciruli Associates.
Saving Dunlap came at a high cost to the governor’s popularity. A whopping 67 percent of those surveyed said they disapprove of his decision to grant the reprieve, versus 27 percent who approve. At the same time, 69 percent of those polled said they support the state’s death penalty law, while 24 percent want to see it replaced by life without parole.
"By nearly 3-1, Colorado voters support the death penalty in their state and say where their elected officials stand on it could affect their vote,” said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute."This could help set up a high-voltage re-election campaign where the fate of a convicted murderer could help decide the fate of an incumbent governor.”
The same survey shows Mr. Hickenlooper running neck-and-neck with two potential Republican challengers: Secretary of State Scott Gessler and former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, who barely trail the governor in a hypothetical 2014 race.
Mr. Tancredo, who lost to Mr. Hickenlooper in 2010, trails 42 percent to 41 percent, while Mr. Gessler is behind by a 42-40 margin. A third Republican, state Sen. Greg Brophy, who represents a district in rural Colorado, trails 43 percent to 37 percent.
The poll shows 47 percent of voters approve of Mr. Hickenlooper’s job performance, versus 43 percent who disapprove. Those figures
represent a drop from past polls.
"He’s always been in the 50s in terms of approval ratings. As mayor [of Denver], he was in the 60s,” Mr. Ciruli said.
Last week, Mr. Hickenlooper defended his decision to postpone the Dunlap execution in an interview on KOA-AM in Denver, saying he knew he would face a backlash but that he was convinced that the 38-year-old inmate suffers from bipolar disorder.
"Trust me, I’ve heard how many people are angry,” Mr. Hickenlooper told a caller in an interview with talk-show host Mike Rosen."You are not alone in how upset you are. Some of my oldest friends were furious. But now they’re having that discussion.”
The Democratic legislature also came in with low marks, with 49 percent of voters polled saying they disapprove of its job performance and 36 percent saying they approve. Even in two Democratic strongholds, Boulder and Denver counties, 41 percent of those surveyed approve of the legislature’s work and 45 percent disapprove, according to the poll.
Two Democratic legislators, Senate President John Morse and state Sen. Angela Giron, have been targeted for recalls since the session adjourned May 8. Recall committees turned in signatures earlier this month in an effort to force both lawmakers on a recall ballot.
If enough signatures pass muster, the recall of Mr. Morse or Ms. Giron would be the first for a state legislator in Colorado.
Two of three gun bills approved by the state legislature have been targeted by a federal lawsuit filed by 55 of the state’s 62 sheriffs, among others. On top of that, elected officials from as many as 10 rural counties are discussing whether to form a new state, North Colorado.
That movement was launched after Mr. Hickenlooper signed Senate Bill 252 over the strong objections of rural lawmakers. The bill is expected to increase electricity costs by doubling the renewable-energy mandate on rural communities.
"Democrats are hugely on the defensive — they’re having to defend two recalls, a lawsuit on the gun bills, and then you have a group of eight counties talking about forming their own state,” Mr. Ciruli said."The governor’s problem is bigger than just the death penalty. He’s also dealing with a revolt out there.”
https://chumly.com/n/1d406af
Colorado Democrats achieved one-party dominance in November, but now voters appear to be having a case of buyers’ remorse.
A Quinnipiac University poll released last week shows Colorado voters registering greater disapproval for Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper and the Democrat-controlled legislature, following a legislative session described as the most liberal in state history.
The poll also comes after Mr. Hickenlooper’s much-criticized decision to grant an indefinite reprieve of execution to death row inmate Nathan Dunlap, who killed four people at a Chuck E. Cheese's restaurant in 1993.
"There is a full-scale revolt going on right now in Colorado, and [Hickenlooper] is bearing the brunt of it,” said Floyd Ciruli, a pollster at Denver-based Ciruli Associates.
Saving Dunlap came at a high cost to the governor’s popularity. A whopping 67 percent of those surveyed said they disapprove of his decision to grant the reprieve, versus 27 percent who approve. At the same time, 69 percent of those polled said they support the state’s death penalty law, while 24 percent want to see it replaced by life without parole.
"By nearly 3-1, Colorado voters support the death penalty in their state and say where their elected officials stand on it could affect their vote,” said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute."This could help set up a high-voltage re-election campaign where the fate of a convicted murderer could help decide the fate of an incumbent governor.”
The same survey shows Mr. Hickenlooper running neck-and-neck with two potential Republican challengers: Secretary of State Scott Gessler and former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, who barely trail the governor in a hypothetical 2014 race.
Mr. Tancredo, who lost to Mr. Hickenlooper in 2010, trails 42 percent to 41 percent, while Mr. Gessler is behind by a 42-40 margin. A third Republican, state Sen. Greg Brophy, who represents a district in rural Colorado, trails 43 percent to 37 percent.
The poll shows 47 percent of voters approve of Mr. Hickenlooper’s job performance, versus 43 percent who disapprove. Those figures
represent a drop from past polls.
"He’s always been in the 50s in terms of approval ratings. As mayor [of Denver], he was in the 60s,” Mr. Ciruli said.
Last week, Mr. Hickenlooper defended his decision to postpone the Dunlap execution in an interview on KOA-AM in Denver, saying he knew he would face a backlash but that he was convinced that the 38-year-old inmate suffers from bipolar disorder.
"Trust me, I’ve heard how many people are angry,” Mr. Hickenlooper told a caller in an interview with talk-show host Mike Rosen."You are not alone in how upset you are. Some of my oldest friends were furious. But now they’re having that discussion.”
The Democratic legislature also came in with low marks, with 49 percent of voters polled saying they disapprove of its job performance and 36 percent saying they approve. Even in two Democratic strongholds, Boulder and Denver counties, 41 percent of those surveyed approve of the legislature’s work and 45 percent disapprove, according to the poll.
Two Democratic legislators, Senate President John Morse and state Sen. Angela Giron, have been targeted for recalls since the session adjourned May 8. Recall committees turned in signatures earlier this month in an effort to force both lawmakers on a recall ballot.
If enough signatures pass muster, the recall of Mr. Morse or Ms. Giron would be the first for a state legislator in Colorado.
Two of three gun bills approved by the state legislature have been targeted by a federal lawsuit filed by 55 of the state’s 62 sheriffs, among others. On top of that, elected officials from as many as 10 rural counties are discussing whether to form a new state, North Colorado.
That movement was launched after Mr. Hickenlooper signed Senate Bill 252 over the strong objections of rural lawmakers. The bill is expected to increase electricity costs by doubling the renewable-energy mandate on rural communities.
"Democrats are hugely on the defensive — they’re having to defend two recalls, a lawsuit on the gun bills, and then you have a group of eight counties talking about forming their own state,” Mr. Ciruli said."The governor’s problem is bigger than just the death penalty. He’s also dealing with a revolt out there.”
https://chumly.com/n/1d406af
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Sen. Cadman Blasts Hickenlooper for Upping Rural Electric Costs
www.realvail.com/article/1839/Hickenlooper-signs-b...areas
Colorado’s largest rural electric associations (REA) and the utility that supplies virtually all of the co-ops with power will have to get 20 percent of their energy from renewable sources by 2020 after Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday signed bitterly contested Senate Bill 252.
Predictably, Republicans were quick to bash the Democratic governor for caving to environmentalists and some"extremist” lawmakers in his party, who were equally quick to sing Hickenlooper’s praises.
Senate Minority Leader Bill Cadman, R-Colorado Springs, said in prepared statement:"Senate President John Morse initiated the urban attack on rural Colorado when he sponsored SB 13-252. With his signature, Gov. Hickenlooper joins Morse in perhaps the largest unfunded government mandate in Colorado history.”
But state Rep. Diane Mitsch Bush, a Steamboat Democrat who represents Eagle and Routt counties, said:""SB 252 will help the private sector develop new green jobs and maintain the more than 19,000 clean energy jobs in Colorado. SB 252 will increase local renewable installation and new, retrofit construction jobs and help a number of existing businesses in Routt and Eagle counties. Both may spur investments in local, rural biomass plants that use the beetle kill timber in our forests.”
Critics of the bill claimed it will lead to runaway electric bills for rural consumers, even though prices for wind, solar and other forms of renewable power have been steadily decreasing. Coal and natural gas remain the lowest cost forms of power.
SB 252 contains a provision calling for a 2-percent retail cap, but opponents – including Tri State Generation and Transmission, which supplies power to most of the state’s co-ops – argued the provision was flawed and prices for rural consumers will skyrocket. A massive advertising campaign has been under way to get Hickenlooper to veto the bill, which doubles the amount of renewable power the state’s co-ops must supply (from the current 10-percent level).
Publicly owned Xcel Energy, the state’s largest utility, is on track to generate 30 percent of its power from renewable resources by 2020. And Holy Cross Energy, the co-op that supplies electricity to Vail and Aspen and gets most of its power from Xcel, is already on track to meet the 20 percent threshold.
Hickenlooper on Wednesday also signed an executive order calling for the formation of an advisory committee to the director of the Colorado Energy Office on the effectiveness of SB 252.
"The reasons for signing the legislation outweigh the reasons for vetoing the bill, but this bill is imperfect,” the order reads."Some of the concerns raised during the legislative process were not given due consideration. Top among these concerns are the feasibility of the implementation timetable and consumer protections. The advisory committee will work to fully address these concerns, culminating in proposals for the 2014 legislative session.”
Regardless, state renewable energy advocacy groups hailed the governor’s decision.
"A year ago, the market outlook for renewable energy in Colorado was bleak,” said Sarah Propst, executive director of the Interwest Energy Alliance."Implementation of SB 252, combined with Xcel’s recent announcement that it will buy 550 [megawatts] of wind based on low price alone, means a complete turnaround for the Colorado market. Now we expect roughly 1,000 [megawatts] of market opportunity for clean energy over the next decade.”
Colorado’s largest rural electric associations (REA) and the utility that supplies virtually all of the co-ops with power will have to get 20 percent of their energy from renewable sources by 2020 after Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday signed bitterly contested Senate Bill 252.
Predictably, Republicans were quick to bash the Democratic governor for caving to environmentalists and some"extremist” lawmakers in his party, who were equally quick to sing Hickenlooper’s praises.
Senate Minority Leader Bill Cadman, R-Colorado Springs, said in prepared statement:"Senate President John Morse initiated the urban attack on rural Colorado when he sponsored SB 13-252. With his signature, Gov. Hickenlooper joins Morse in perhaps the largest unfunded government mandate in Colorado history.”
But state Rep. Diane Mitsch Bush, a Steamboat Democrat who represents Eagle and Routt counties, said:""SB 252 will help the private sector develop new green jobs and maintain the more than 19,000 clean energy jobs in Colorado. SB 252 will increase local renewable installation and new, retrofit construction jobs and help a number of existing businesses in Routt and Eagle counties. Both may spur investments in local, rural biomass plants that use the beetle kill timber in our forests.”
Critics of the bill claimed it will lead to runaway electric bills for rural consumers, even though prices for wind, solar and other forms of renewable power have been steadily decreasing. Coal and natural gas remain the lowest cost forms of power.
SB 252 contains a provision calling for a 2-percent retail cap, but opponents – including Tri State Generation and Transmission, which supplies power to most of the state’s co-ops – argued the provision was flawed and prices for rural consumers will skyrocket. A massive advertising campaign has been under way to get Hickenlooper to veto the bill, which doubles the amount of renewable power the state’s co-ops must supply (from the current 10-percent level).
Publicly owned Xcel Energy, the state’s largest utility, is on track to generate 30 percent of its power from renewable resources by 2020. And Holy Cross Energy, the co-op that supplies electricity to Vail and Aspen and gets most of its power from Xcel, is already on track to meet the 20 percent threshold.
Hickenlooper on Wednesday also signed an executive order calling for the formation of an advisory committee to the director of the Colorado Energy Office on the effectiveness of SB 252.
"The reasons for signing the legislation outweigh the reasons for vetoing the bill, but this bill is imperfect,” the order reads."Some of the concerns raised during the legislative process were not given due consideration. Top among these concerns are the feasibility of the implementation timetable and consumer protections. The advisory committee will work to fully address these concerns, culminating in proposals for the 2014 legislative session.”
Regardless, state renewable energy advocacy groups hailed the governor’s decision.
"A year ago, the market outlook for renewable energy in Colorado was bleak,” said Sarah Propst, executive director of the Interwest Energy Alliance."Implementation of SB 252, combined with Xcel’s recent announcement that it will buy 550 [megawatts] of wind based on low price alone, means a complete turnaround for the Colorado market. Now we expect roughly 1,000 [megawatts] of market opportunity for clean energy over the next decade.”
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Lamborn Questions Obama's Judgment in Promoting Susan Rice
Press Release from Cong. Lamborn questioning the promotion of Susan Rice
Lamborn Questions Obama's Judgment in Promoting Susan Rice
Rice Misled American Public on Benghazi Attack
Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05) released the following statement regarding President Obama's decision to promote former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, to become the nation's top national security adviser. The appointment does not require Senate confirmation.
"While I respect the President’s authority to select his personal advisers, I question his judgment to replace resigning national security adviser, Tom Donilon, with Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Ambassador Rice deliberately misled the public during a series of appearances on Sunday talk shows after the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya and continues to withhold critical information from Congress and the American people.” – Doug Lamborn
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https://chumly.com/n/1ce689a
Lamborn Questions Obama's Judgment in Promoting Susan Rice
Rice Misled American Public on Benghazi Attack
Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05) released the following statement regarding President Obama's decision to promote former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, to become the nation's top national security adviser. The appointment does not require Senate confirmation.
"While I respect the President’s authority to select his personal advisers, I question his judgment to replace resigning national security adviser, Tom Donilon, with Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Ambassador Rice deliberately misled the public during a series of appearances on Sunday talk shows after the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya and continues to withhold critical information from Congress and the American people.” – Doug Lamborn
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https://chumly.com/n/1ce689a
Hickenlooper Signs Measure to Raise Utility Rates on Rural Colorado
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 5, 2013 Contact: Jesse Mallory
Phone: (303) 866-3931
COLORADO
STATE SENATE
STATE CAPITOL
DENVER
80203
Hickenlooper Signs Measure to Raise Utility Rates on Rural Colorado
Denver- Today Governor Hickenlooper signed Senate Bill 252, a measure that increases utility rates on working families across the state by mandating that customer-owned rural cooperatives and utilities increase their renewable energy standard when they can least afford it.
Senate Republicans expressed outrage at what they view as another assault on rural Colorado. Senate Minority Leader Bill Cadman, R-Colorado Springs, said,"Senate President John Morse initiated the urban attack on rural Colorado when he sponsored SB 13-252. With his signature, Governor Hickenlooper joins Morse in perhaps the largest unfunded government mandate in Colorado history.”
He went on to say,"In addition to disregarding the bipartisan opposition to this legislation, the Governor is ignoring the common interests of Coloradans in favor of special interests of extremists. Colorado families, businesses owners, farmers and ranchers will now be on the hook for billions of dollars in increased utility rates. Additionally, all government entities -- municipalities, school districts, fire departments -- will now face unnecessary rate increases.”
Senator Greg Brophy, R-Wray, added,"Here is another example of the Democrats’ callous attitude toward the families in rural Colorado who are struggling to make ends meet. Utility bills will now increase on the very people who can least afford it.”
Senator Steve King, R-Grand Junction, said,"Senate Bill 252 will directly impact people on fixed incomes in rural areas who are just barely hanging on in this economy. I am very disappointed that Governor Hickenlooper would sign yet another measure that only gained bipartisan opposition and puts seniors at risk.”
Opponents of Senate Bill 252 include Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry, National Federation of Independent Business, Colorado Concern, Colorado Mining Association, IBEW Local #111, IBEW Local #667, IBEW Local #969, IBEW Local #12, IBEW Local #68, IBEW Local #113, Rocky Mountain Agribusiness Association, Colorado Corn Growers Association, Colorado Telecommunications Association, Colorado Farm Bureau, Colorado Cattlemen Association, Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, Action 22, Club 20, Progressive 15, Metro North Chamber of Commerce, Pueblo Home Builders Association, Colorado Hospital Association, Economic Development Council of Colorado, Craig Moffat Economic Development Partnership and the Douglas County Business Alliance.
Senator Brophy concluded by asking,"If Senate Bill 252 is such a reasonable piece of legislation, I am curious why the Governor decided to sign it in Denver and not when he was traveling in rural parts of the state?”
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http://chumly.com/n/1ce6790
June 5, 2013 Contact: Jesse Mallory
Phone: (303) 866-3931
COLORADO
STATE SENATE
STATE CAPITOL
DENVER
80203
Hickenlooper Signs Measure to Raise Utility Rates on Rural Colorado
Denver- Today Governor Hickenlooper signed Senate Bill 252, a measure that increases utility rates on working families across the state by mandating that customer-owned rural cooperatives and utilities increase their renewable energy standard when they can least afford it.
Senate Republicans expressed outrage at what they view as another assault on rural Colorado. Senate Minority Leader Bill Cadman, R-Colorado Springs, said,"Senate President John Morse initiated the urban attack on rural Colorado when he sponsored SB 13-252. With his signature, Governor Hickenlooper joins Morse in perhaps the largest unfunded government mandate in Colorado history.”
He went on to say,"In addition to disregarding the bipartisan opposition to this legislation, the Governor is ignoring the common interests of Coloradans in favor of special interests of extremists. Colorado families, businesses owners, farmers and ranchers will now be on the hook for billions of dollars in increased utility rates. Additionally, all government entities -- municipalities, school districts, fire departments -- will now face unnecessary rate increases.”
Senator Greg Brophy, R-Wray, added,"Here is another example of the Democrats’ callous attitude toward the families in rural Colorado who are struggling to make ends meet. Utility bills will now increase on the very people who can least afford it.”
Senator Steve King, R-Grand Junction, said,"Senate Bill 252 will directly impact people on fixed incomes in rural areas who are just barely hanging on in this economy. I am very disappointed that Governor Hickenlooper would sign yet another measure that only gained bipartisan opposition and puts seniors at risk.”
Opponents of Senate Bill 252 include Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry, National Federation of Independent Business, Colorado Concern, Colorado Mining Association, IBEW Local #111, IBEW Local #667, IBEW Local #969, IBEW Local #12, IBEW Local #68, IBEW Local #113, Rocky Mountain Agribusiness Association, Colorado Corn Growers Association, Colorado Telecommunications Association, Colorado Farm Bureau, Colorado Cattlemen Association, Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, Action 22, Club 20, Progressive 15, Metro North Chamber of Commerce, Pueblo Home Builders Association, Colorado Hospital Association, Economic Development Council of Colorado, Craig Moffat Economic Development Partnership and the Douglas County Business Alliance.
Senator Brophy concluded by asking,"If Senate Bill 252 is such a reasonable piece of legislation, I am curious why the Governor decided to sign it in Denver and not when he was traveling in rural parts of the state?”
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http://chumly.com/n/1ce6790
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
GOP seeks candidates to challenge Morse on potential recall ballot
Jeff Hays speaks out about the recall effort in El Paso County in the Gazette:
GOP seeks candidates to challenge Morse on potential recall ballot
Published: June 4, 2013, 1:27 pm, by Megan Schrader
Jeff Hays, chairman of the El Paso County GOP, said Tuesday the Republican Party is actively engaged in finding candidates to challenge Senate President John Morse, D-Colorado Springs, should his name appear on a recall ballot.
"I think it’s too early to talk specific names,” Hays said."There are some people who have said they are interested.”
Hays said the precinct leaders from Senate District 11 will meet to discuss the issue.
More than 16,000 signatures were submitted to the Secretary of State’s Office on Monday, and if almost 7,200 of those are registered voters from Senate District 11, Morse will face a recall election. Morse has said he’s skeptical that the petition gatherers did their due diligence to make sure signers were from his district.
That election will likely be sometime after September if the signatures are valid, but when depends on how long the issue is drawn out in court.
Voters in Senate District 11 – southwestern Colorado Springs – will be asked if Morse should be removed from office and if so, who should replace him. Candidates can get their name on the ballot by collecting 1,000 signatures.
"I think you need to have somebody that’s an attractive alternative to the type of legislator that Sen. Morse has been,” Hays said."Someone who is willing to listen to constituents, willing to fight for the people in his district.”
blogs.gazette.com/coloradopolitics/gop-seeks-candi...allot
https://chumly.com/n/1ce0edf
GOP seeks candidates to challenge Morse on potential recall ballot
Published: June 4, 2013, 1:27 pm, by Megan Schrader
Jeff Hays, chairman of the El Paso County GOP, said Tuesday the Republican Party is actively engaged in finding candidates to challenge Senate President John Morse, D-Colorado Springs, should his name appear on a recall ballot.
"I think it’s too early to talk specific names,” Hays said."There are some people who have said they are interested.”
Hays said the precinct leaders from Senate District 11 will meet to discuss the issue.
More than 16,000 signatures were submitted to the Secretary of State’s Office on Monday, and if almost 7,200 of those are registered voters from Senate District 11, Morse will face a recall election. Morse has said he’s skeptical that the petition gatherers did their due diligence to make sure signers were from his district.
That election will likely be sometime after September if the signatures are valid, but when depends on how long the issue is drawn out in court.
Voters in Senate District 11 – southwestern Colorado Springs – will be asked if Morse should be removed from office and if so, who should replace him. Candidates can get their name on the ballot by collecting 1,000 signatures.
"I think you need to have somebody that’s an attractive alternative to the type of legislator that Sen. Morse has been,” Hays said."Someone who is willing to listen to constituents, willing to fight for the people in his district.”
blogs.gazette.com/coloradopolitics/gop-seeks-candi...allot
https://chumly.com/n/1ce0edf
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Rep Waller guest column Justice delayed by governor is justice denied
"I am incredibly disappointed with Gov. John Hickenlooper's executive order to stay the execution of Nathan Dunlap."
www.ourcoloradonews.com/news/guest-column-justice-....html
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www.ourcoloradonews.com/news/guest-column-justice-....html
https://chumly.com/n/1cb615f
Monday, May 13, 2013
Colorado GOP calls for investigation into IRS, Obama Administration’s targeting of conservative groups
As I'm sure you have heard, the Obama Administration and the Internal Revenue Service has been targeting conservative groups that disagree with the President. These tactics are reprehensible and dangerous. Look below for a statement from Colorado GOP Chairman Ryan Call, calling for an investigation into the IRS and Obama Administration's actions.
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.@MarkUdall must support an investigation of the IRS's tactics taken against conservatives #COPolitics #GOP #tcot tinyurl.com/bsc6h9c
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"The Obama Admin is using the power of the IRS to target and silence Americans with dissenting opinions. These suppression techniques have no place in a democracy. They are beyond reprehensible; they’re dangerous." Click 'like' if you agree. tinyurl.com/bsc6h9c
Thank you so much for your help!
Sincerely,
Owen Loftus, Communications Director
Colorado Republican Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 13, 2013
Colorado GOP calls for investigation into IRS, Obama Administration’s targeting of conservative groups
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.—On Friday the Internal Revenue Service has been inappropriately targeting conservative organizations whose opinions may differ from Pres. Obama’s.
Colorado Republican Committee Chairman Ryan Call released the following statement regarding the dangerous actions taken by the Obama Administration and the IRS--
"The Obama Administration is using the power of the IRS to target and silence Americans with dissenting opinions. These suppression techniques have no place in a democracy. They are beyond reprehensible; they’re dangerous.
"Every member of Colorado’s Congressional delegation, especially Sen. Mark Udall, must immediately make a public statement against the actions taken by the Obama Administration and the Internal Revenue Service. They must also call for and support a thorough investigation of the actions taken against conservative groups.
"Chief Justice John Marshall famously observed that 'the power to tax involves the power to destroy.' Every American should be concerned when the federal government decides to use the taxing power of the IRS in an attempt to target and destroy political opponents."
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Please also take a moment to share the following Tweets today--
Obama & IRS's suppression tactics have no place in democracy. Theyre reprehensible & dangerous #COPolitics #GOP #tcot tinyurl.com/bsc6h9c
.@MarkUdall must support an investigation of the IRS's tactics taken against conservatives #COPolitics #GOP #tcot tinyurl.com/bsc6h9c
NOTE: If you start a tweet with a handle (eg @MarkUdall, @cologop), you must include a character like a period before it. If you don't, only the person named and your followers will be able to see your tweet, greatly reducing the number of people you can reach.
Please be sure to 'like' and 'share' our message on Facebook too--
"The Obama Admin is using the power of the IRS to target and silence Americans with dissenting opinions. These suppression techniques have no place in a democracy. They are beyond reprehensible; they’re dangerous." Click 'like' if you agree. tinyurl.com/bsc6h9c
Thank you so much for your help!
Sincerely,
Owen Loftus, Communications Director
Colorado Republican Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 13, 2013
Colorado GOP calls for investigation into IRS, Obama Administration’s targeting of conservative groups
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.—On Friday the Internal Revenue Service has been inappropriately targeting conservative organizations whose opinions may differ from Pres. Obama’s.
Colorado Republican Committee Chairman Ryan Call released the following statement regarding the dangerous actions taken by the Obama Administration and the IRS--
"The Obama Administration is using the power of the IRS to target and silence Americans with dissenting opinions. These suppression techniques have no place in a democracy. They are beyond reprehensible; they’re dangerous.
"Every member of Colorado’s Congressional delegation, especially Sen. Mark Udall, must immediately make a public statement against the actions taken by the Obama Administration and the Internal Revenue Service. They must also call for and support a thorough investigation of the actions taken against conservative groups.
"Chief Justice John Marshall famously observed that 'the power to tax involves the power to destroy.' Every American should be concerned when the federal government decides to use the taxing power of the IRS in an attempt to target and destroy political opponents."
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Assault on our 2nd Amendment
Our 2nd Amendment has been under assault all year, so we're proud to co-sponsor this great event with our friends from the Independence Institute. Click here for details and to RSVP: elpaso.coloradogop.us/doclib/2nd Amend event.pdf chumly.com/attachment/12404712
https://chumly.com/n/1c3f7f4
https://chumly.com/n/1c3f7f4
Morse and Michael Bloomberg
State Senator John Morse is apparently so desperate for approving constituents, he's going outside of Colorado to find them: Namely, leftist radicals like Michael Bloomberg. We deserve better.
bit.ly/11SP3iW"
https://chumly.com/n/1c3f843
bit.ly/11SP3iW"
https://chumly.com/n/1c3f843
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Congressman Lamborn reintroduces bill to create geospatial tech agency,
"Map It Once, Use It Many Times" legislation intended to streamline federal bureaucracy dealing with map making by reforming, consolidating, and reorganizing federal geospatial activities.
Sheriff Terry Maketa and Commissioner Glenn to host town hall
El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa will co-host a town hall meeting with El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn on May 2.
The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Lewis Palmer High School located at 1300 Higby Road.
www.ourcoloradonews.com/trilakes/news/sheriff-terr....html
The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Lewis Palmer High School located at 1300 Higby Road.
www.ourcoloradonews.com/trilakes/news/sheriff-terr....html
Monday, April 29, 2013
Republican legislators storm out of House
A near midnight-hour debate Friday on taxing marijuana turned into a House kerfuffle when majority Democrats interrupted remarks by Republican Rep. Bob Gardner of Colorado Springs in order to save 13 bills on the calendar, causing the GOP to storm out of the chamber in protest.
Read More:
coloradostatesman.com/content/994122-republican-le...house
https://chumly.com/n/1bef561
Read More:
coloradostatesman.com/content/994122-republican-le...house
https://chumly.com/n/1bef561
Friday, April 26, 2013
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Herman Cain coming to Colorado Springs
Mr. Cain will be the Keynote Speaker at our upcoming Lincoln Day Dinner.
Check it out here: elpaso.coloradogop.us/index.php
Reserve your spot now!
https://chumly.com/n/1bd6464
Check it out here: elpaso.coloradogop.us/index.php
Reserve your spot now!
https://chumly.com/n/1bd6464
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Lamborn Pushes Keystone Pipeline Bill in Natural Resources Committee
Committee Passes Keystone Bill
Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05) voted in favor of a bill to move forward with completion of the Keystone XL pipeline today and delivered the following prepared remarks in the House Natural Resources Committee markup session of HR 3, "The Northern Route Approval Act."
lamborn.houseenews.net/mail/util.cfm?gpiv=21001024...gen=1
Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05) voted in favor of a bill to move forward with completion of the Keystone XL pipeline today and delivered the following prepared remarks in the House Natural Resources Committee markup session of HR 3, "The Northern Route Approval Act."
lamborn.houseenews.net/mail/util.cfm?gpiv=21001024...gen=1
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Lambert Leads Emergency Preparedness Committee
Lambert Leads Emergency Preparedness Committee
April 23, 2013
Today, the Legislative Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery Committee (LEPRRC), chaired by Senator Kent Lambert (R-Colorado Springs), met to discuss disaster preparedness and response for the Colorado Legislature.
"This committee plays a vital role to ensure that essential government operations continue in the event of a statewide emergency,” stated Lambert."If a major public health or safety issue arises, the state must be prepared to coordinate and help direct all operational activities.”
The committee reviewed the current state emergency management plan, heard from the Department of Public Safety and set their interim schedule. It will also be responsible for creating a plan to allow the legislature to continue to operate in the event of a serious disaster, statewide epidemic or environmental disaster.
Senator Lambert, a retired Air Force colonel, was elected by the committee members to chair the committee. His diverse career included tours as a B-52 instructor pilot, a senior scientific analyst in the Pentagon, the air and defense attache in Jordan and Sweden, the Deputy Defense Intelligence Officer for Europe in the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the Deputy Director of the Air Force Space Command Space Analysis Division.
April 23, 2013
Today, the Legislative Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery Committee (LEPRRC), chaired by Senator Kent Lambert (R-Colorado Springs), met to discuss disaster preparedness and response for the Colorado Legislature.
"This committee plays a vital role to ensure that essential government operations continue in the event of a statewide emergency,” stated Lambert."If a major public health or safety issue arises, the state must be prepared to coordinate and help direct all operational activities.”
The committee reviewed the current state emergency management plan, heard from the Department of Public Safety and set their interim schedule. It will also be responsible for creating a plan to allow the legislature to continue to operate in the event of a serious disaster, statewide epidemic or environmental disaster.
Senator Lambert, a retired Air Force colonel, was elected by the committee members to chair the committee. His diverse career included tours as a B-52 instructor pilot, a senior scientific analyst in the Pentagon, the air and defense attache in Jordan and Sweden, the Deputy Defense Intelligence Officer for Europe in the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the Deputy Director of the Air Force Space Command Space Analysis Division.
City Hall TODAY!
Please join our new City Council members at City Hall (107 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903) around 1:00 today to sign up to speak about the Community Solar Garden.
Today City Council is considering a resolution to postpone the expansion of the Community Solar Garden until it's more economical and equitable. The expansion subsidy, which is scheduled to begin on May 1, willl cost all ratepayers between $22 and $33 million over the next 20 years. Join us if you don't believe that everybody in town should pay higher rates in order to subsidize solar energy. The earlier you arrive and sign up, the earlier you will be able to speak, so come early.
Today City Council is considering a resolution to postpone the expansion of the Community Solar Garden until it's more economical and equitable. The expansion subsidy, which is scheduled to begin on May 1, willl cost all ratepayers between $22 and $33 million over the next 20 years. Join us if you don't believe that everybody in town should pay higher rates in order to subsidize solar energy. The earlier you arrive and sign up, the earlier you will be able to speak, so come early.
Monday, April 22, 2013
A call to action from Kanda!
Please join me tomorrow, April 23, at 1pm at City Hall (107 N. Nevada Ave.). We need to show that this city is known to be Conservative for a reason... Conservatives live here, work here, and are ready to put their Conservative principles into action!!! Please be prepared with a brief testimony of why you don't want to support this subsidy.
It's time to put our Conservative principles into action!!!
Our newly-elected City Council passed a resolution to vote on whether to rescind the $33 million solar vendor subsidy that our old Council "felt good" about. It won't feel good when those dollars translate into higher utility bills for the rest of us.
Since passing the resolution today, the new Council has informed me that they are being inundated with emails by those in favor of continuing this unjust policy of stealing from citizens to subsidize these start-up solar companies. It is expected that many of them will be at the City Council meeting tomorrow to bully and intimidate the new Councilors into keeping this subsidy. We already meet ALL state and federal requirements for renewables in our energy portfolio until 2022! Why during a recession would any responsible City Council vote to increase our costs when we have been more than responsive to mandates from above?
For information please email: k_calef@hotmail.com
https://chumly.com/n/1bc285a
It's time to put our Conservative principles into action!!!
Our newly-elected City Council passed a resolution to vote on whether to rescind the $33 million solar vendor subsidy that our old Council "felt good" about. It won't feel good when those dollars translate into higher utility bills for the rest of us.
Since passing the resolution today, the new Council has informed me that they are being inundated with emails by those in favor of continuing this unjust policy of stealing from citizens to subsidize these start-up solar companies. It is expected that many of them will be at the City Council meeting tomorrow to bully and intimidate the new Councilors into keeping this subsidy. We already meet ALL state and federal requirements for renewables in our energy portfolio until 2022! Why during a recession would any responsible City Council vote to increase our costs when we have been more than responsive to mandates from above?
For information please email: k_calef@hotmail.com
https://chumly.com/n/1bc285a
The King and his Court get to work
Councilman King gets City Council started with a bang!
csbj.com/2013/04/22/the-king-and-his-court-get-to-...-work
csbj.com/2013/04/22/the-king-and-his-court-get-to-...-work
Bipartisan bill to extend job growth tax incentives passes House
Interesting article about job creation in Colorado.
coloradohousegop.com/2013/04/bipartisan-bill-to-ex...house
coloradohousegop.com/2013/04/bipartisan-bill-to-ex...house
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Friday the president released a budget that never balances.
Stand up for our childrens' futures and demand a balanced budget: ow.ly/jYRm9
https://chumly.com/n/1bba102
Stand up for our childrens' futures and demand a balanced budget: ow.ly/jYRm9
https://chumly.com/n/1bba102
HB13-1303 Scarier than you think!
Here's JUST ONE of the MANY pieces of evil (besides ONLINE voter registration!!!). Basically, it brings voters back from the dead, moved away, or just didn't care category.
(1) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, ANY REGISTERED ELECTOR WHOSE REGISTRATION RECORD HAS BEEN MARKED AS "INACTIVE - FAILED TO VOTE" IS, AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, AN ACTIVE ELECTOR.
(2) BY AUGUST 1,2013, THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL UPDATE THE STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION DATABASE TO REFLECT THE ELIMINATION OF "INACTIVE - FAILED TO VOTE" VOTER STATUS PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION.
openstates.org/co/bills/2013A/HB13-1303
(1) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, ANY REGISTERED ELECTOR WHOSE REGISTRATION RECORD HAS BEEN MARKED AS "INACTIVE - FAILED TO VOTE" IS, AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, AN ACTIVE ELECTOR.
(2) BY AUGUST 1,2013, THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL UPDATE THE STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION DATABASE TO REFLECT THE ELIMINATION OF "INACTIVE - FAILED TO VOTE" VOTER STATUS PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION.
openstates.org/co/bills/2013A/HB13-1303
Friday, April 19, 2013
Colorado Senate News
Check out the latest news from the Colorado Senate.
www.coloradosenatenews.com/?q=category/tags/news
https://chumly.com/n/1bab723
www.coloradosenatenews.com/?q=category/tags/news
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
April 17 Update from El Paso County GOP
VRD Weekly Training
Wednesdays at 12:00 Noon
At EPC Republican HQ FREE
Please have your RSVP to Info@gopelpaso.com by the Tuesday
Candidate Training & Campaign
Saturday, May 18 at 7:30 AM – 3:00 PM
At Double Tree in Greenwood Village $15
RSVP to Info@gopelpaso.com by Tuesday of that week
House District 17 and 19 Leaders Meet and Greet
Monday, May 6th 6:00 p.m.
At EPC Republican HQ
RSVP to Info@gopelpaso.com by Friday, May 3
Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Sunday, May 5 9:30-5:30
Freedom Financial Center
We have volunteer opportunities available. Please stop by our booth and visit with us. Contact us for more information info@gopelpaso.com.
Meadow Grass Music Festival
Friday May 24- Sunday May 26
La Foret Conference & Retreat Center, 6145 Shoup Rd,
We need volunteers to help with voter registration. Please contact us at info@gopelpaso.com
Campaign Combat Team
Welling Clark has agreed to quarterback the Campaign Combat Team, our Analytics Team. We are looking for statisticians, and other analytical types who are interested in getting involved. Please contact Welling Clark at Welling80904@yahoo.com for more information.
Lincoln Day Dinner
Our Annual Fundraiser, the Lincoln Day Dinner, will be taking place in June. Please look to our website www.gopelpaso.com for an exciting announcement about who is coming to speak
Greetings El Paso County Republicans,
As basketball coaching legend Bobby Knight said, "The will to win is not nearly as important as the will to prepare to win." Now is the time to prepare to win in 2014. We have tremendous opportunities to roll up our sleeves and get to the hard, rewarding work required, and we know you're up to the task. Join us; be a part of the winning Republican TEAM that will dominate El Paso county elections and deliver the winning votes for our state and national candidates.
Our TEAM update:
Training:
Our new El Paso County GOP Voter Registration program has begun! Jon Frazier will conduct free training sessions at Headquarters every Wednesday at noon, required for anyone who wants to get certified to register voters. Please RSVP to info@gopelpaso.com by 5:00 p.m. the Tuesday before
For those of you interested in becoming candidates or learning more about campaigning, the Colorado GOP and Reagan Club of Colorado are hosting a Candidate Training and Campaign School on Saturday, May 18. Please look to our new website, www.gopelpaso.com, for more details and a link to the registration page.
We will be hosting series of meet and greets for the House District leadership, discussing plans and strategies for the next election cycle. Kick-off for House District 17 and 19 leadership on May 6th, at 6:00 p.m. So Chairs, Vice Chairs and Secretaries, mark your calendars. Precinct and Division Leaders, your turn is coming soon.
Expansion:
We are expanding with our new website. Republican related groups can post links, updates, and information about upcoming events right to the site. Our goal is to extend our reach and present useful tools for anyone who wants to get involved or be in the know and be the true Republican Hub for El Paso County. Check back often for new tools.
The will have a booth at the Cinco de Mayo Celebration at the Freedom Financial Center on May 5th. Please stop by our booth and visit us! There are also volunteer opportunities available so please contact us for more information atinfo@gopelpaso.com
We will also have a booth at the Meadow Grass Music Festival in Black Forest from May 24th-May 26th. This is wonderful summer kick-off event, with plenty of music, food and fun. Those who are interested in volunteering, please contact us!
Analytics
Welling Clark has agreed to quarterback our Analytics Team. We are looking for statisticians and other analytical types who are interested in mining and interpreting data and helping to set forth a winning strategy based on those data going into the next election cycle. Please contact Welling Clark at Welling80904@yahoo.com for more information.
Money
Our annual fundraiser and signature event, the Lincoln Day Dinner will be taking place in June. Check our website, www.gopelpaso.com, for an exciting announcement about who will be speaking at this event! Feel free to check out our donate button while you visit the site.
We appreciate all your dedication and passion to promote and preserve our freedoms. Never forget we are the Great Opportunity Party, dedicated to help people break barriers and reach their full potential. We’re part of something bigger than ourselves, and your passion and enthusiasm toward this cause is inspiring and humbling. Thanks for all you do and we look forward to helping in any way we can to serve your needs and to dominate and deliver here in this great county.
Sincerely,
The El Paso County Republican Party Leadership
Jeff Hays, Chairman
Sandra Bankes, Vice Chair
Mary Bradfield, Secretary
https://chumly.com/n/1b99c33
Wednesdays at 12:00 Noon
At EPC Republican HQ FREE
Please have your RSVP to Info@gopelpaso.com by the Tuesday
Candidate Training & Campaign
Saturday, May 18 at 7:30 AM – 3:00 PM
At Double Tree in Greenwood Village $15
RSVP to Info@gopelpaso.com by Tuesday of that week
House District 17 and 19 Leaders Meet and Greet
Monday, May 6th 6:00 p.m.
At EPC Republican HQ
RSVP to Info@gopelpaso.com by Friday, May 3
Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Sunday, May 5 9:30-5:30
Freedom Financial Center
We have volunteer opportunities available. Please stop by our booth and visit with us. Contact us for more information info@gopelpaso.com.
Meadow Grass Music Festival
Friday May 24- Sunday May 26
La Foret Conference & Retreat Center, 6145 Shoup Rd,
We need volunteers to help with voter registration. Please contact us at info@gopelpaso.com
Campaign Combat Team
Welling Clark has agreed to quarterback the Campaign Combat Team, our Analytics Team. We are looking for statisticians, and other analytical types who are interested in getting involved. Please contact Welling Clark at Welling80904@yahoo.com for more information.
Lincoln Day Dinner
Our Annual Fundraiser, the Lincoln Day Dinner, will be taking place in June. Please look to our website www.gopelpaso.com for an exciting announcement about who is coming to speak
Greetings El Paso County Republicans,
As basketball coaching legend Bobby Knight said, "The will to win is not nearly as important as the will to prepare to win." Now is the time to prepare to win in 2014. We have tremendous opportunities to roll up our sleeves and get to the hard, rewarding work required, and we know you're up to the task. Join us; be a part of the winning Republican TEAM that will dominate El Paso county elections and deliver the winning votes for our state and national candidates.
Our TEAM update:
Training:
Our new El Paso County GOP Voter Registration program has begun! Jon Frazier will conduct free training sessions at Headquarters every Wednesday at noon, required for anyone who wants to get certified to register voters. Please RSVP to info@gopelpaso.com by 5:00 p.m. the Tuesday before
For those of you interested in becoming candidates or learning more about campaigning, the Colorado GOP and Reagan Club of Colorado are hosting a Candidate Training and Campaign School on Saturday, May 18. Please look to our new website, www.gopelpaso.com, for more details and a link to the registration page.
We will be hosting series of meet and greets for the House District leadership, discussing plans and strategies for the next election cycle. Kick-off for House District 17 and 19 leadership on May 6th, at 6:00 p.m. So Chairs, Vice Chairs and Secretaries, mark your calendars. Precinct and Division Leaders, your turn is coming soon.
Expansion:
We are expanding with our new website. Republican related groups can post links, updates, and information about upcoming events right to the site. Our goal is to extend our reach and present useful tools for anyone who wants to get involved or be in the know and be the true Republican Hub for El Paso County. Check back often for new tools.
The will have a booth at the Cinco de Mayo Celebration at the Freedom Financial Center on May 5th. Please stop by our booth and visit us! There are also volunteer opportunities available so please contact us for more information atinfo@gopelpaso.com
We will also have a booth at the Meadow Grass Music Festival in Black Forest from May 24th-May 26th. This is wonderful summer kick-off event, with plenty of music, food and fun. Those who are interested in volunteering, please contact us!
Analytics
Welling Clark has agreed to quarterback our Analytics Team. We are looking for statisticians and other analytical types who are interested in mining and interpreting data and helping to set forth a winning strategy based on those data going into the next election cycle. Please contact Welling Clark at Welling80904@yahoo.com for more information.
Money
Our annual fundraiser and signature event, the Lincoln Day Dinner will be taking place in June. Check our website, www.gopelpaso.com, for an exciting announcement about who will be speaking at this event! Feel free to check out our donate button while you visit the site.
We appreciate all your dedication and passion to promote and preserve our freedoms. Never forget we are the Great Opportunity Party, dedicated to help people break barriers and reach their full potential. We’re part of something bigger than ourselves, and your passion and enthusiasm toward this cause is inspiring and humbling. Thanks for all you do and we look forward to helping in any way we can to serve your needs and to dominate and deliver here in this great county.
Sincerely,
The El Paso County Republican Party Leadership
Jeff Hays, Chairman
Sandra Bankes, Vice Chair
Mary Bradfield, Secretary
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GOP in the CS Independent
GOP sees morning in El Paso County | Local News | Colorado Springs Independent:: www.csindy.com/coloradosprings/gop-sees-morning-in...59507
"'We're trying to have most of our oars in the water, rowing in the same direction," says Jeff Hays, chairman of the El Paso County Republican Party. "And that's always a challenge when you have a big organization of very opinionated, excited, enthusiastic people.""
"'We're trying to have most of our oars in the water, rowing in the same direction," says Jeff Hays, chairman of the El Paso County Republican Party. "And that's always a challenge when you have a big organization of very opinionated, excited, enthusiastic people.""
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