Faulkner Co. Republican Committee - Reagan Rockefeller Dinner - April 28th

Re-Elect State Representative Jeff Williams Event

Meet Dawn Clemence • Change we need. The voice we deserve.

WCRC Call to Meeting - March 20, 2018

Dear Fellow WCRC Member,

 

Attached is the WCRC Call to Meeting for 7 pm on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, to be held at the Willie James Event Place, 1161 West Henri De Tonti Blvd, Springdale, AR 72762. The doors will open for registration at 6:30 pm. Be sure to sign in so we can accurately account for your attendance.

 

The program for this meeting should be interesting. Land Commissioner John Thurston and Representative Trevor Drown, both of whom are running for Arkansas Secretary of State, have agreed to come speak with us. Your 1st Vice Chairman, Patrick Deakins, will MC. The event will include opening and closing campaign statements from both, with a middle segment designed for each candidate to respond to a pre-determined set of questions. If you have a question that you would like to have considered, please send to patrick.deakins@gmail.com as soon as possible.

 

Notification of proposed rule change: Please be prepared to vote on a proposal to move our meeting time from the 3rd Tuesday to either the 1st or 2nd Tuesday of the month. Details will be presented at the meeting.

 

If you are unable to attend and you wish to maintain Active WCRC membership status, a completed proxy is necessary. Your proxy will also help us insure we have a quorum on hand to conduct committee business. Proxy forms for this meeting are attached in both PDF and Word format. Let me know if you have any questions about how to complete a proxy.

 

NOTE: Completed proxies may be delivered to the meeting in the following ways:

 

• Hand carry by an attendee and present at check-in.
• Copy, complete, scan and email to the Chairman, Jim Estes at jestes65@reagan.com.
• Fax to Nancy Johnson at 479-756-8062 not later than 4 pm on day of meeting.
• US Mail to WCRC, PO Box 8166, Springdale, AR 72766 (checked 3:30 day of meeting). 

 

See you there!

 

Kindest Regards,

 

Jim Estes

 

Chairman, WCRC
479-225-0969 mobile
jestes65@reagan.com
 
"To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race."  Calvin Coolidge

RPCC Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner

Join us for the Republican Party of Crawford County Lincoln Reagan Day Dinner Saturday, April 7, 2018, Guest Speaker Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson.

Silent Auction 5:30 | Welcome and Dinner at 6:30

2001 E Pointer Trail, Van Buren, AR 72956 For tables or ad information contact RPCCARKANSAS@GMAIL.COM or 479-883-1558

Tickets can be purchased at EventBrite

Bring your device and leave the session up and running!

Republican candidates for office are invited to attend a special workshop on Campaigning with Social Media. Registration is limited to the first 60 participants.

Consultants Lauren Montgomery with Chase Consulting, and Stephen Houserman with Republican Party of Arkansas will equip candidates with strategies and insights to launch successful social media campaigns.

Registration 8:30-9:00
Sessions from 9:00-2:00 with boxed lunch provided.
Questions? Contact RPCCARKANSAS@gmail.com or call 479-883-1558

Tickets can be purchased at EventBrite

Lincoln Day Event Sucess!

Be ready for a fight, Northwest Arkansas GOP warned

By Doug Thompson

Posted: February 4, 2018 at 1:04 a.m.

NWA Democrat-Gazette/ANDY SHUPE

Senator Tom Cotton speaks Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018, during the annual Washington County Republican Committee Lincoln Day event at the Springdale High School Performing Arts Center.

SPRINGDALE -- Be ready for a hard-fought battle for control of Congress in the general election in November, both U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton and 3rd District Rep. Steve Womack told a crowd of about 700 at the annual Lincoln Day fundraiser at the Pat Walker Theater at Springdale High School.
"Some Democrats are already measuring the drapes," expecting to take majority control in the next election, Cotton said while predicting that effort would fail. But every single primary election will be studied by each side's experts to discover trends and openings. The May party primaries in Washington County will be one of the elections watched closely to see how a Republican-friendly area performs in a contest, he said.
The GOP fundraiser, one of the state's largest, was attended by a who's who of state elected officials. The chief honoree of the night, though, was Matt Mika, a longtime organizer of GOP events who was severely wounded at one of those events -- coaching the GOP Congressional baseball team June 14 in Alexandria, Va., when a gunman opened fire. Mika was called to the stage by Womack and made, for the night, an honorary member of the University of Arkansas baseball team, complete with a jersey signed by the team.
Mika thanked U.S. Capitol Police officers David Bailey and Crystal Griner by name for preventing the deaths of anyone on the team, including him. Mika is director of government relations for Tyson Foods and was hit twice in the chest by rifle fire.
"I'm not supposed to be here," Mika told the crowd, telling them all to "Be in the moment." Always remember when with your family that you might never have the chance to see them again, he said. He received a standing ovation after his remarks.
Others speakers besides Cotton, the featured speaker, and Womack included Gov. Asa Hutchinson, while at least three other statewide office holders attended: Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin, Attorney General Leslie Rutledge and state Treasurer Dennis Milligan. Hutchinson graduated from Springdale High School and said he was glad to be back in the region. He's the first native-born resident of Benton County to be elected governor, according to the state records. The only previous governor from Benton County moved there as an adult.
"Washington County, with its growth and quality of life, shows what private enterprise can do," Hutchinson told the crowd. That kind of success across the state, encouraged by the state's GOP majority, will be rewarded by voters in November, he said.
Cotton also predicted the strong economy and removal of the "hated individual mandate" that would have required people to "buy health insurance after the government made it unaffordable" would be recognized and supported by voters in November. He also mentioned the tax cut recently approved by Congress and signed by the president.
Joshua Mahony of Fayetteville, Womack's only announced Democratic opponent, said his opponent and Cotton should check back with constituents more often and at other locations than GOP fundraisers.
"Steve Womack and Tom Cotton are in Washington, D.C., so much they can't see the groundswell of anger rising up among Arkansans over their voting to take away our health care and giving tax cuts to the wealthy and leaving the crumbs to middle-class Arkansans," Mahony said.
The loudest applause Cotton received in his speech was when he brought up moving the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, a longtime goal of conservatives.
Pat Dicesare of Florida was in the region to visit his daughter in Prairie Grove. He and his family came to Saturday's event in large part to see Cotton, he said. "He's been a great supporter of the president and I think he's on the fast track to bigger and better things," Dicesare said before Saturday's event began.
In remarks before the event began, Cotton said the recently released memo by Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee "does raise troubling issues" about use of domestic surveillance issues. Cotton has been a strong supporter of renewing the powers for such surveillance but said there needs to be strong congressional oversight. The Democratic members of House Intelligence have drafted a counter-memo which didn't pass a committee vote to release, but Cotton said he hopes it's released. "I would like to see it," he said. Cotton is a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee but, as such, isn't at liberty to discuss whether he has seen all the classified background documentation the memo is based upon.
Womack recently won the chairmanship of the powerful House Budget Committee. He said Congress is most likely to pass yet another temporary spending measure instead of a regular budget, but said frustration on both sides of the partisan aisle is building up support for major changes to the budget process in the future.
"I've been there seven years, and I've not seen regular order since I've been there," Womack said of his time in Congress of the regular budget process brought through to completion.
"This is no way to run any business, much less the federal government," Womack said.
Exactly what kind of changes Congress could make to budgeting has yet to be thrashed out, but there are proposals aplenty, he said.
Hutchinson, Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin and Attorney General Leslie Rutledge also expressed confidence Republicans would do well in November, particularly in Arkansas. "The changes we've seen in the last decade were not some pendulum swing that will swing back every couple of years," Griffin said. "It was a seismic re-alignment." All the state's constitutional officers were Democrats as recently as 2010, state records show. Now none are.
NW News on 02/04/2018

Lincoln Day Event Attendees Include: Gov. Asa Hutchinson, US Senator John Boozman, US Senator Tom Cotton, US Representative Steve Womack, Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin, Attorney General Leslie Rutledge

January 28, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Washington County Republican Committee
Announces Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton to Address Lincoln
Day Event at Springdale High School Preforming Arts Center

SPRINGDALE — Washington County Republican Committee Chairman Jim Estes and
Lincoln Day Event Chairman State Representative Robin Lundstrum are pleased to
announce this year’s speaker. On February 3, 2018 we will host Arkansas Senator Tom
Cotton at the Springdale High School Preforming Arts Center.

We are pleased to host Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton in Northwest Arkansas and
anticipate he will deliver a timely message concerning US legislative issues that impact
every Arkansan. For ticket information please call Ticket Chairman Julie Harris (479)
799-1046 or jjonharris@aol.com Tickets are on sale now at the Washington County
Republican Committee Facebook page or directly on Eventbrite under Washington
County Lincoln Day Event with Senator Tom Cotton.

“Senator Cotton has quickly become a powerful leader in the Senate who speaks with
great clarity and sincerity” said Chairman Jim Estes.
“Senator Tom Cotton is a clear voice on conservative issues and in a time when our
Republican platform is what our country needs, I am thankful our party has a delegation
that is not afraid to vote and speak out. Tom Cotton has served us well.” Robin
Lundstrum Dinner Chairman and State Representative District 87.

*** UPDATE AS OF 01/28/2018 ***
Confirmed attendees: Gov. Asa Hutchinson, US Senator John Boozman, US Senator Tom
Cotton, US Representative Steve Womack, Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin, Attorney General Leslie
Rutledge

For press credentials and press contact, call Mattie Harris 479-283-9153 or email at
mattieaharris@gmail.com.

Robin Lundstrum, Chairman
Washington County Lincoln Day Event
rlundstrum@cox.net (479) 957-1959 |fax (479) 248-1080

Washington County GOP Announces Filing Period for County and Township Offices

January 19, 2018
Washington County GOP Announces Filing Period for County and Township Offices


Fayetteville, AR – The Washington County Republican Committee (WCRC) announced today that filing for county and township offices will begin at noon on Feb. 22 and end at noon on March 1. Filing for County Committee Elector/Delegate to County Convention will also be received during this period
Members of the local Republican Party will be present at the Washington County Courthouse Building in the Washington



County Quorum Court Room according to the following schedule:
February 22nd – Noon until 4:30 pm.
February 23rd, 26th, 27th, 28th – 8:00 am until 4:30 pm.
March 1st – 8:00 am until Noon.
After filing with the county Republican Party, candidates must provide written evidence of filing, fee payment and additional paperwork to the Washington County Clerk before noon on March 1.
Candidates wishing to file should contact WCRC Chairman Jim Estes at 479-225-0969 or jestes65@reagan.com. The preferential primary is May 22.

2018 Candidate Filing Fees
County Judge $4,000
Sheriff $4,000
Assessor $3,500
Circuit Clerk $3,500
Collector $3,500
Coroner $2,000
County Clerk $3,500
Treasurer  $3,500
Constable $100
Surveyor  $200
Justice of the Peace  $200
Committee Member $50

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson speaks at monthly meeting of the Washington County Republican Committee January 16.

Governor Asa Hutchinson

A Northwest Arkansas native seeking reelection this year, Hutchinson recounted accomplishments of his first term. A $100 million income tax cut, computer coding taught in schools, and a desire to be known as “the jobs governor” were goals set and met since taking office in 2015, he said. His reelection platform is focused on education, tax cuts, and economic development. 

Hutchinson’s administration oversaw “the largest tax cut in the state’s history,” which was absorbed by economic growth and job creation including last year’s “lowest unemployment rate in Arkansas history.” GDP growth was 3.5 percent, higher than the national rate, he said, and during his administration more than 60-thousand jobs were created.

Hutchinson responded to criticism of him for not signing a bill prohibiting Sharia law being used in Arkansas courts: “The bill did not say ‘Sharia law.’ It said ‘foreign law.’” He said as a longtime lawyer he had never seen a problem related to this, and was concerned that the language of the bill could cause a problem for a foreign-based company operating in Arkansas. However, Hutchinson said “I am opposed to Sharia law in American courts.”

Other critical issues to which Hutchinson responded included cutting taxes, which eventually totaled $150 million, while raising others, such as tire disposal fees. He said some categories of the fees were lowered while others increased. Also, he defended referring increased funding of the state’s highway program to the voters and responded to criticism that he oversaw the biggest spending in Arkansas history. Hutchinson noted that similar accusations have been made against governors of Texas and Tennessee and against President Trump. Arkansas, he said, is increasing in population and needs
more money for prison reform, foster care, and education. Prison spending requires an additional $30 million for space increase for prisoners and K-12 education has a constitutional mandate to match inflation.
On the other hand, the governor said Arkansas Medicaid spending is down $117,000. “There are fewer people on Medicaid in Arkansas than when I became governor and there are fewer people on food stamps.” Except for people employed, in school, or contributing time to voluntary organizations, he favors a state-mandated work requirement for Medicaid recipients.

Hutchinson said the state’s manufacturing and agriculture are dependent on the North American Free Trade Agreement and that Arkansas’ top two trading partners are Canada and Mexico. “NAFTA is 25 years old. It needs to be modified,” he said, indicating that he has to trust President Trump, who has been critical of NAFTA, to make a good judgment on the agreement.
Other accomplishments during his administration noted by the Governor were:
--Strong defense of the National Rifle Association. --Signing of every pro-life bill. Videos of Planned Parenthood abuses prompted him to defund and decertify Planned Parenthood in the state as a Medicaid provider. --Resistance to an Obama administration mandate requiring gender-neutral bathrooms in local school districts – “I wrote local school superintendents telling them to disregard the Obama directive; local school districts are doing just fine.”

Hutchinson also gave a brief biographical sketch of himself, noting his career as a Republican. Besides being chair of the Benton and the Sebastian County Republican Committees, he served in the 1990s as the state Republican chairman. And, he said: “In the early days, the Republican Party was too small to divide. I fought for the principles of our party and I’ll support the Republican platform.”

The Washingon County Republican committee meets the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Willie James Event Place in Tontitown.

Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton to Address Lincoln Day Event at Springdale High School Preforming Arts Center

PRESS RELEASE

Washington County Republican Committee

Announces Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton
to Address Lincoln Day Event at
Springdale High School Preforming Arts Center

SPRINGDALE — Washington County Republican Committee Chairman Jim Estes and Lincoln Day Event Chairman State Representative Robin Lundstrum are pleased to announce this year’s speaker.  On February 3, 2018 we will host Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton at the Springdale High School Preforming Arts Center.

Senator Tom Cotton

We are pleased to host Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton in Northwest Arkansas and anticipate he will deliver a timely message concerning US legislative issues that impact every Arkansan.  For ticket information please call Ticket Chairman Julie Harris (479) 799-1046 or jjonharris@aol.com   Tickets are on sale now at the Washington County Republican Committee Facebook page or directly on Eventbrite under Washington County Lincoln Day Event with Senator Tom Cotton. “Senator Cotton has quickly become a powerful leader in the Senate who speaks with great clarity and sincerity” said Chairman Jim Estes.

“Senator Tom Cotton is a clear voice on conservative issues and in a time when our Republican platform is what our country needs, I am thankful our party has a delegation that is not afraid to vote and speak out.  Tom Cotton has served us well.”  Robin Lundstrum Dinner Chairman and State Representative District 87.

For Press Passes and Press Contact Mattie Harris 479-283-9153 email
mattieaharris@gmail.com
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Robin Lundstrum, Chairman
Washington County Lincoln Day Event 
rlundstrum@cox.net    (479) 957-1959 |fax (479) 248-1080