2008 GAGOP Convention Process Begins


9th District Committee Meeting - February 9, 2008
Gainesville - Ryan's Steak House

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1. Recently re-elected DOT Chairman Mike Evans addresses the District Committee Members. Left is Sen. Jack Murphy who also spoke. 2. Sen. Lee Hawkins of Gainesville addresses the group with news from the Gold Dome. 3. District members: J'Net Viera, 2nd Vice Chairman Brad Scott, 1st Vice Chairman Wesley Clark, and Sec. Sally Forest
 

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     Thanks to Mary Jones and Linda Wright for the above photos
1. Bettye Chambers, 9th District Communications Director/Webmaster gave a website report which proudly indicated 1,973 unique visitors and 71,952 hits in January 2008 to our  www.gagop9.org site.  2 and 3.GA GOP Treasurer Bob Mayzes conducted a training session on the 2008 Georgia Republican Convention Planning Manual

§ Click here to download Convention Planning Manual
§ Info on District Convention in Cleveland on April 18 - 19, 2008.


(L) - Kevin Harris, 9th District Chairman, conducted the business session. One item on the agenda for the 9th District Committee meeting was the passage of a resolution opposing our Georgia House Speaker's recent actions of removing house members from positions of leadership.  Read the following article and a copy of the resolution passed:  Read Kevin's meeting report below.

Access North GA.Com
9th District GOP denounces House Speaker over DOT board vote  -- By Ken Stanford Editor 

 

Precinct Mass Meetings

The Convention process began on February 16 across Georgia with Precinct Mass
Meetings in all counties with populations of  80,000 or over. Hall County's meetings were
typical of many others going on across the District and State.
 

Hall County of the 9th District

 Precinct Mass Meetings
Step One in the GA GOP
Convention Process
GA Mountain Center - February 16, 2008
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1. Hall GOP Chairman Paul Stanley calls the Mass Meetings to order in the theater of the GA Mountain Center in Gainesville where 50 qualified Hall GOP members participated in their precinct meetings. Chairman Stanley explains the purpose of the meeting and gives a brief overview of the steps in the GA GOP Convention process. 2. P. Martin Ellard and Gordon Sawyer (past Hall GOP Chairmen) with Bettye Chambers, 9th District Communications Director/Webmaster. She is also a past Hall GOP Vice Chairman for Communications.
 

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3 and 4. Jim Pilgrim, Ken Cochran, Eileen Castle, Dawn White and Charlie Lewis work the registration table at the Mass Meeting.  5. Greeting Hall GOP members are Chairman Paul Stanley, District Attorney Lee Darragh and Immediate Past Chairman Kerry Cook.
View more photos on the Hall GOP website at www.hallgop.com
 

Georgia National Committeewoman Linda Herren reports that Georgia will be allowed its full 141 delegates to the GOP National Convention on September 1 - 4 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota. This is the 7th largest state delegation going to the convention. This includes Delegates at Large (the Democrats call theirs Super Delegates). These are elected officials like the Governor, members of Congress, key members of the GA House and Senate, GA National Committeeman, GA National Committeewoman, GA GOP Chairman.  Georgia will elect 30 Delegates and 30 Alternate Delegates at Large at the State Convention in Columbus on May
16 - 17.  Each of Georgia's 12 Congressional Districts will elect three delegates and three alternate delegates to the National at their District Conventions on April 19.  View the following:

 

February 9, 2008
Dear 9th District Members

Thank you for a very successful meeting in Gainesville this afternoon.  For the third consecutive meeting, there was excellent attendance, with thirteen of the fifteen counties being represented. Also, we would like to send a special thanks to Paul Stanley and the Hall County GOP for assisting with the logistics of the meeting. In addition, we would like to thank Mike Evans, Senator Jack Murphy, Senator Lee Hawkins and Jim Pilgrim (on behalf of Rep. Carl Rogers) for visiting the meeting and sharing their thoughts and comments. Finally, we are especially grateful to State GOP Treasurer Bob Mayzes for helping us to prepare for the 2008 convention cycle.

During the meeting, District Chairman Kevin Harris announced the following committee chairmen for the upcoming district convention: Bill Adams (Rules), Josh Turner (Registration and Welcome), Judy Grammar (Credentials), Wesley Clark (Finance), Bill McDonald (Resolutions), and Speaker’s Bureau (Brad Scott). In addition, Larry Toney was named as the official liaison to chair to work with potential candidates and incumbent Republicans going into the July primaries and November election cycle. Please contact the committee chairman or Kevin Harris if you know someone who would like to be considered for a particular committee.

Due to district rules, the district committee approved the following people to serve as the Nominations Committee: Mary Jones (Chair), Lurline Argo, Don Hutelin, Blake Collins, Susan Ellis, Andrew Miller, Truett Moss, Al Chang, and Jim Pilgrim.

The 2008 District Convention will be the best yet! I look forward to seeing each of you at Black Bear Resort at the 9th District banquet on April 18, 2008.

Kevin J. Harris
Chairman, 9th District GOP
PO Box 1
Mineral Bluff, Georgia 30559
(706) 455-9200 Cell
www.gagop9.org

Mark your calendar for the 9th District Convention
April 18 - 19, 2008 -- Hosted by the White County Republican Party
Joshua Turner, Chairman

 Friday night Road to Victory Banquet at the Black Bear Dinner Theater.
Half way between Cleveland and Helen
www.blackbeardinnertheatre.com/public
(currently advertising their Valentines Day Special.)
Helen Black Bear Lodge & Cabins  - 310 Black Bear Ridge, Sautee, GA 30571
 http://helenblackbear.com/ - Get Directions

    Friday night lodging will be available at the Ramada Inn in Helen or at the
    Black Bear Lodge and Cabins.

Saturday Convention at White County High School
2600 Hwy. 129 North, Cleveland -- one mile out of Cleveland

More specific information and schedule to follow soon.
Watch for flyer at top of column one on our website - coming soon. 
www.gagop9.org

Joshua Turner, White GOP Chairman
Post Office Box 515
Cleveland, Georgia 30528
Home: (706) 219-3719
 Cell: (706) 892-7747

 
 

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 National Standing -- Republicans  |  Polls    2/17/08
  Republicans  |  Polls
 Candidate  Delegates
 won to date 		 Delegates needed
 John McCain  822  369
 Mitt Romney  282  909
 Mike Huckabee  243  948
 Ron Paul  14  1,177
 Fred Thompson  5  1,186
 Rudy Giuliani  1  1,190
 Duncan Hunter  1  1,190
 1,191 delegates needed for nomination
 

Visit our website for frequent news updates -- District and Political
www.gagop9.org


Bettye Chambers
9th District Communications Director/Webmaster
770 271 2595
 
                                                      District 9 -- Officers

     Kevin Harris
      Chairman
Wesley Clark
 First Vice Chair
Brad Scott
Second Vice Chair
Bobby Valentine
Treasurer
     Louise Little
       Asst. Treasurer   
      706-374-6638
      		Sally Forest
 Secretary		 Jim Powell
 Asst. Secretary		 Nathan Deal
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     Regional Directors:

     Southeast
     Reva Jennings
      Hall, Forsyth		 Northwest
Regina Parris
 Catoosa, Dade, Walker,
Whitfield		 Mountain
Clint Smith
Union, White, Lumpkin,
Dawson		 Central -
Mary Jones
 Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens,
Murray, Gordon