In this edition:
- What’s been happening?
- What’s the good news
- What can YOU do?
- Upper Cumberland Meetings and Special Events
Since the last update:
- former president and this year’s presidential candidate, Donald Trump, narrowly escapes an assassination attempt,
- an innocent rally attendee is murdered in front of his family and several others critically injured,
- the RNC had a fantastic convention and introduced the VP nominee,
- the Democrat on the presidential ballot changed his mind and is no longer running for president,
- the Democrats promote a candidate to the ballot without bothering to allow citizens to vote,
- the presumptive democrat nominee hijacks the former candidate’s war chest of campaign cash,
- our current president is MIA or AWOL or ?,
- the vice president is very busy erasing prior policy positions and performance records as if they were on an Etch-A-Sketch
- the next presidential debate was scheduled, cancelled, rescheduled and now is uncertain
- the stock market took a tumble
- the Olympic planners offended everyone and again rewarded a man in a women’s sporting event
Have you had enough? Are you motivated to get busy?
We’ve got WORK to do and there are jobs for Everyone!
Good News! RNC was a great success, Republican Candidates advance to November!
What can YOU do?
GO!
Teams are forming to go to battleground states. If you have an available week in October and energy to block walk for approx. 4 miles a day, this is the job for you!
MAKE CALLS!
You can begin today to make calls to voters in other states to help Get Out the Vote efforts. You select the state and the amount of time to make the calls. If you have strong internet reception and are willing to make this type of contact, this is the the job for you!
DONATE!
If you do not have a flexible schedule but want to support Tennessee teams deploying to these battleground states, this is the job for you!
Did you know that 1 in 3 Christians do not vote reliably? That could be as many as 25 million American voters sitting out the election. YOU can make a difference. Go to the link below and sign up to be a part of a letter writing campaign. Pledge for the number of letters you wish to send. When you get the confirmation of your commitment, you will receive a list of names and the letter to send. You make copies of the letter, personalize the letter and an envelope, stamp it and send at the designated time in your instructions. Your part is to make the copies, obtain envelopes and stamps. You CAN do this and recruit others to help!
Congratulations to all Federal and State Republican nominees!
| FEDERAL OFFICE – all incumbents advance to the November election Senator Marsha Blackburn Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger – Congressman Tim Burchett – Congressman Chuck Fleischmann Congressman Scott DesJarlais – Congressman Andy Ogles – Congressman John Rose Congressman Mark Green – Congressman David Kustoff STATE OFFICES Senator Becky Massey – Senator Todd Gardenhire = Chair Ken Yager – Senator Shane Reeves Senator Janice Bowling – Senator Ferrell Haile – Senator Bill Powers – Senator John Stevens Senator Page Walley – Senator Joey Hensley – Senator Paul Rose Rep. John Crawford – Rep. Bud Hulsey – Rep. Timothy Hill – Rep. David Hawk -Rep. Tim Hicks Rep. Rebecca Alexander = Rep. Jerome Moon – Rep. Gary Hicks – Rep. Rick Eldridge – Chair Jeremy Faison Rep. Robert Stevens – Rep. Jason Zachary- Rep. Michele Carringer – Rep. Andrew Farmer Rep. Elaine Davis – Rep. Dave Wright – Rep. Lowell Russell – Rep. Dan Howell -Rep. Mark Cochran Rep. Kevin Raper – Speaker Cameron Sexton – Rep. Greg Martin – Rep. Greg Vital – Rep. Ester Helton-Haynes Rep. Ron Travis – Rep. Monty Fritts – Rep. Tim Rudd – Rep. William Slater -Rep. Dennis Powers Rep. Charlie Baum – Rep. Kelly Keisling – Rep. Iris Rudder – Rep. Michael Hale – Rep. Ed Butler Rep. Ryan Williams – Rep. Paul Sherrell – Leader William Lamberth – Whip Johnny Garrett – Rep. Clark Boyd Rep. Rush Bricken – Rep. Bryan Terry -Rep. Mike Sparks – Rep. Susan Lynn – Rep. Gino Bulso – Rep. Pat Marsh Rep. Jake McCalmon = Rep. Scott Cepicky – Rep. Sabi Doc Kumar – Rep. Jody Barrett – Rep. Clay Doggett Rep. Kip Capley – Rep. Kirk Haston – Rep. Chris Todd – Rep. Jay Reedy – Rep. Jeff Burkhart – Rep. Tandy Darby Rep. Rusty Grills – Rep. Mary Littleton – Rep. Brock Martin – Rep. Debra Moody – Rep. Chris Hurt Rep. Mark White – Rep. Justin Lafferty – Rep. Todd Warner – Rep. Ron Gant – Rep. Kevin Vaughn Rep. John Gillespie – Rep. Tom Leatherwood NEW NOMINEES: 9th Congressional District – Charlotte Bergmann 2nd State Senate District – Tom Hatcher 4th State Senate District – Bobby Harshbarger 8th State Senate District – Jessie Seal 20th State Senate District – Wyatt Rampy House District 4 Renea Jones – House District 12 Fred Atchley – House District 15 Justin Hirst House District 20 Tom Stinnett – House District 27 Michelle Renee – House District 33 Rick Scarbrough House District 50 Jennifer Webb – House District 52 Laura Nelson – House District 53 Yog Nepal House District 60 Chad Bobo – House District 65 Lee Reeves – House District 67 Jamie Dean Peltz House District 68 Aron Maberry – House District 80 Brad Grantham – House District 88 – Larry Hunter House District 93 Renarda Clariett – House District 98 Cecil Hale |
August GOP Meetings & Special Events
Van Buren County GOP Monday, August 5th @ 6:00 pm FB link
Burritt College
445 College St, Spencer, TN 38585
Putnam County GOP – Tuesday, August 6th @ 5:30 pm FB link
Potluck at 5:30 pm (please bring sides or desserts)
Program: US Senator Hagerty’s Office – Tanner Cox and Bonny Warren
90 E Spring St, Cookeville, TN 38501
Cumberland Co Republican Women
No meeting in August -Social on August 1st
Rep. Women of the Upper Cumberland – Special Event FB link
Upcoming Event: The Yellow Rose Affair on August 10th (see calendar below)
Overton County GOP Tuesday, August 13th @ 6:30 pm FB link
Program: TBA
Livingston-Overton Chamber of Commerce
222 East Main St
Livingston, TN
Cumberland County GOP – No meeting in August FB link
Come see us at the Cumberland County Fair – August 19th – 24th
Smith County GOP Tuesday, August 20th @ 6:30 pm FB link
Food & Fellowship at 6:30 pm, Program at 7 pm
Program: TBA
Smith County Chamber of Commerce
939 Upper Ferry Rd, Carthage, TN 37030
Warren County GOP Monday, August 26th @ 6 pm FB link
Program: TBA
Warren County Admin building, Magnolia room
201 Locust Street McMinnville, TN 37110
White County GOP Monday, August 26th @ 6:00 pm FB link
Speaker: TBA
3rd Floor, White County Courthouse
1 East Bockman Way, Sparta, TN38583
Jackson County GOP Tuesday, August 27th @ 6:00 pm FB link
Doors open at 6 pm, Potluck at 6:30 pm, Program at 7 pm
Timeless Events on Main
200 South Main St, Gainesboro TN 38562
Bledsoe County GOP TBA FB link
Program: TBA
Pikeville, TN 37367
Bledsoe Co. Young Republicans (Meeting TBA) FB link