January 13, 2018 WCR Speaker – Phillip Parrish
Phillip Parrish, Gubernatorial candidate was the featured speaker at the Washington County Republicans breakfast on January 13, 2018. Phillip is a former teacher, principal, and more recently a U.S. Naval Intelligence Specialist. Phillip brings a unique perspective and interest in keeping Americans in Minnesota safe.
Under Phillip’s administration, Minnesotans will no longer fund jihadists through the exploitation of social programs. We will no longer train ill-intented people for nefarious and terrorist activities. We will not provide refuge to illegals, illicit front companies, and foreign non-government organizations. We will no longer spend tax-payer money for the immigration relocation program, 750 million dollars of which was spent in 2016.
Phillip’s top priorities are to support private healthcare programs through access to care and private insurance; to cut individual and corporate taxes including removing the “death tax” policies; to expose and remove policies that promote sanctuary cities and programs; to end taxpayer funded programs that threaten life (conception to natural death); to end programs that promote foreign government interest and policies; to rescind executive orders that over-burden small and large businesses; to challenge Minnesota education programs and restore our place as the gold standard in the nation and to make extraordinary efforts to modernize our transportation, energy, and communication infrastructure.
A cornerstone to Phillip’s life is a life of service. He has volunteered for countless church and community youth programs as a teacher, music leader, and mentor for more than 30 years.
Sources: Phillip’s talk 1/13/18 to WCR of MN and Parish for Governor
WCR October 14 Speaker: Mary Giuliani-Stephens
Mary Giuliani-Stephens
The Washington County Republicans’ next speaker will be the Mayor of Woodbury, Mary Giuliani-Stephens. A long time resident of Woodbury, Mayor Giuliani-Stephens was elected in 2010 and is currently serving her second term.
Plan to attend the 9:00 meeting at the Lake Elmo Inn, and bring a family member, friend or neighbor to hear Mayor Giuliani speak. Breakfast will be served at 9:00 a.m.
Please note that reservations are required; please click here.
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More about Mary Giuliani-Stephens:
Woodbury Bulletin: Growth and Change: Woodbury Mayor Gives State of City Address
Washington County Republicans 9/9/17 Meeting
Jennifer Carnahan, MN GOP Chair
The Washington County Republicans of Minnesota welcomed Jennifer Carnahan, Minnesota Republican Party Chair as the first speaker of the 2017 – 2018 year. Jennifer is putting her 20 years of business experience to work building and strengthening the infrastructure of the Minnesota Republican Party.
Jennifer sees strong prospects for Minnesota Republicans this year. Congressional Districts 1, 7 and 8 where Trump had strong wins in the 2016 Presidential Election are attainable seats. Because of upcoming redistricting during the next Census year, winning the Governor’s race is key to turning our state red. The State Auditor and Attorney General are also important open seats to be won. In addition, the Secretary of State seat is vulnerable to being flipped Republican.
Carnahan spoke of the three key priorities she sees for our party:
1. Build a financial war chest for the 2018 elections
2. Eliminate the debt and reduce our operating expenses
3. Build a strong organization and operating structure
She announced that after four months, the GOP has:
1. Delivered strong fundraising results May 1 – August 31, including one of our biggest fundraising months on record (July), for a non-election year.
2. Deployed an innovative state fair strategy and turned our booth into a fundraising vehicle – by implementing a merchandise emporium – which delivered record sales: a 34.1% increase versus 2016.
3. Signed a lease amendment last week, which reduced our second largest operating expenditure (monthly rental payments) by 25%, which will result in a net savings to the party of approximately $50,000 over the next 18-months.
4. Trimmed operating expenses and right-sized the organization in May/June by 13% to provide monthly efficiencies to the organization.
5. Continued to pay down our long-term debt obligations, with reductions by nearly 10% of our total since May 1.
6. Built a top-tier team and will continue to hire ‘high performing’ leaders capable of elevating our organization to the next level; to ensure strong strategy, operations and execution for the 2018 election cycle.
Carnahan is spreading a positive message and is very optimistic for 2018. After a visit to the White House and to the Republican National Committee summer meetings, she reports that both are invested in turning Minnesota red in 2018.
Lastly, she explained the Political Contribution Refund Program program where an individual can be reimbursed $50 ($100 per couple) for a contribution to the party or candidate of their choice. For more information, click here.
Carnahan was enthusiastically received and everyone was very excited!
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Join us for our next breakfast meeting at the beautiful Lake Elmo Inn on October 14, 2017 and hear Mayor Guiliani-Stephens speak!