Senate District 52 – 2nd Annual Fall Freedom Festival!
WCRW First Meeting of the 2010-11 Session: Election Countdown!
Washington County Republican Women’s next meeting will be held on Saturday, September 11th at 9:00am at the Lake Elmo Inn in Lake Elmo, Minnesota. Join WCRW on this historic day for our first meeting of the 2010-11 session! We will be welcoming local elected officials from Senate District 52; Rep. Bob Dettmer and Sen. Ray Vandeveer for an update on their campaigns as we start counting down to the November elections! We will be paying tribute to those who lost their lives during the attack of the Twin Towers with a moment of silence at the beginning of the meeting.
Cost is $20.00 per person ($15.00 for members) and includes a fantastic breakfast provided by Lake Elmo Inn. Those who choose to do without breakfast can pay a discounted rate of $10.00. Please pay at the door.
YOU MUST RSVP to the meeting by Thursday, September 9th so that we can have an accurate breakfast count! Please RSVP to Heidi Schumacher by evite, phone (651)739-9053 or e-mail at [email protected].
REMINDER: Membership fees for the 2010-11 session are due and should be paid at this first meeting. Please bring a cash or a check for $25.00 written out to Washington County Republican Women. *Please note that membership fees & meeting costs have risen due to the increase in meeting room rental and other expenses.
All to often, the elections that receive the most attention in the state of Minnesota are those for legislative positions and also the Governor’s race, while little attention is paid to the judicial elections. Three branches of government are required to maintain the balance and separation of powers and we must start paying equal attention to the activities of each. Who we elect to the judiciary is just as important as who we elect to the House of Representatives, Senate and Governor. We have three outstanding judicial candidates this year that have been working non-stop to increase awareness of the importance of judicial elections and exposing the dangers of Merit Selection and Retention Elections bill.
These three candidates have been doing everything they can to educate the public on the importance of the judicial elections, including holding conference calls open to the public on Sunday evenings. Justice in Minnesota is a nonpartisan, citizen driven effort to restore our judicial branch of government and is sponsoring and moderating these conference calls. I encourage everyone to join in on the next conference call to hear these fantastic candidates, along with other guest speakers The next Judicial Candidate conference call will be held this Sunday, August 22nd at 7:00pm. Join the call by dialing 219-509-811, access code 501618#. Press *6 to mute and unmute.
Chris Penwell
Local candidate Chris Penwell (Republican-endorsed), running for the 10th Judicial District, is another candidate who is determined to uphold the rights of the people. After the 10th district was embroiled in controversy earlier this year, it is good to see a quality and experienced candidate like Mr. Penwell standing out from the crowd of over 20 people vying for the position. Be sure to check out Mr. Penwell’s website for more information. The 10th Judicial District covers 8 counties, including Washington County.