With an impressive array of Presidential Candidates, food, and a setting at the always fun Jalapeno Pete’s at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, tickets for the Summer Picnic are going fast!!

There are only about 50 Tickets left for this outstnding event that will be broadcast live by C-Span and covered live by almost every major news organization…..

Speakers at the 2012 Polk GOP Summer Picnic – Be There!!
Ron Paul	Rick Perry
George Pataki	Thaddeus McCotter

Don’t Miss this Exciting National Level Event

Call or Email Darrell Kearney Today to Purchase Your Tickets

Phone:  515-280-6438

email: dkearney@polkgop.com

The next central committee meeting will be held on August 23rd at 7 pm at the Holiday Inn Downtown Des Moines – 1005 6th Avenue, Des Moines.

Even if you are not a central committee member, you are encouraged to attend in a non-voting role. Below is a Google map for directions to the location.

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Once again, the Polk County Democrat Machine is trying to stack the deck in their favor. Please make time to attend the open meeting on Polk County Supervisor Redistricting to be held 7 p.m. Wednesday in Room 120 of the Polk County Administration Building, 111 Court Ave. in Des Moines.

Here is an article for background: Polk County Redistricting

The Machine is trying to ramrod through a bad plan for Polk County citizens by adopting a plan that provides disproportionate representation, throwing out the American ideal of one man-one vote.

Please make plans to attend and to support a fair, open and honest process for adoption of the Polk County Board of Supervisors District Map

Dave Funk
Co-chairman, Polk County Republican Central Committee

We will be participating in the West Des Moines Independence Day Parade, the Urbandale Independence Day Parade, and Ankeny Summerfest.Parade.

We are looking for donations of candy to be brought to the Central Committee meeting on June 28th.  Candy is one of the most popular items handed out during each of the parades and your fellow Republicans will appreciate any donations of candy that you can bring to the meeting.

Please note that because of the heat typical at this time of year, candy that melts is not preferred.  Consequently, it is preferred that donations of candy bars and chocolates be avoided.  Otherwise, we can use all of the candy we can get.

There will be a collection bin at the entry door to the Central Committee meeting on Tuesday.  Help your fellow Republicans reach out to as many voters as possible by taking the time to bring some candy to the meeting.

For those not attending the Central Committee meeting, you may drop off a donation at the meeting location between 6:30 pm and 7 pm.  The meeting is held at the downtown Holiday Inn (1005 6th Avenue, Des Moines)

Following are the votes of Polk County House members on the Omnibus Budget Bill – HF 697 – which was an agreed upon budget between House Republicans and the Governor:

Voting Yea – For HF 697

Peter Cownie – R

Chris Hagenow – R

Erik Helland – R

Kevin Koester – R

Scott Raecker – R

Voting nay – Against HF 697

Ako Abdul-Samad - D

Ruth Ann Gaines - D

Bruce L. Hunter - D

Kevin M. McCarthy - D

Jo Oldson - D

Janet Petersen - D

Kim Pearson - R

Absent

Rick Olson - D

The Omnibus budget passed the legislature with a constitutional majority.

The Republican Party of Iowa is hittin’ the road! 

The staff of the Republican Party of Iowa is heading all over the state – to 15 different cities – in order to talk with you about the Republican Party as the 2012 elections roll around.  We have printed off  new and improved county manuals called The Grassroots Guide to the Republican Party of Iowa, and we will be handing out free copies to Executive Committee members and grassroots activists. 

The meeting will be short and sweet and food will be available.  We have done a lot to update the infrastructure of the Party, so please come see us so you can hear about what’s new and improved!

The next RPI Road Show Stop is going to be near you:

The Republican Party of Iowa Headquarters

621 East 9^th Street, Des Moines, IA

Thursday, June 2, 6:30pm

Ø RPI’s Executive Director, Chad Olsen, will be there to update you on the Straw Poll and to answer any questions you may have.

Ø RPI’s Communications Director, Casey Mills, will be there to talk about engaging the press, building websites and using Twitter and Facebook.

Ø RPI’s Data Director, Patrick Stewart, will be there to explain Voter Vault and how it can help you build the party.

Ø RPI’s Organization Director, Ryan Gough, will be there to talk about the Caucus process and to answer any questions about networking and organizing the party.  

The campaign for the White House, the Iowa Senate majority and our county officials’ seats has already begun.  Let’s work together to bring a permanent conservative majority to this great state.

Please RSVP to rgough@iowagop.org or call 515-282-8105. 

We look forward to seeing you!

All the best,

Ryan

P.S.  Please note that RPI will also be holding “Road Show” meetings in Osceola and Carroll in the next couple of months.  If the date or distance for the Des Moines stop is not convenient for you, these opportunities will be available.  Dates and times will be announced for the Osceola and Carroll stops soon. 

Ryan C. Gough

Organization Director

Caucus Coordinator

rgough@iowagop.org

515.282.8105 – office

515.867.1997 – cell

515.282.9019 – fax

Republican Party of Iowa

621 East Ninth St.

Des Moines, IA 50309

DES MOINES – Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn issued the following statement on today’s passage of health insurance legislation by the U.S. House of Representatives.

“Instead of working for bipartisan reforms that most Iowans could support, Iowa’s congressional Democrats chose a partisan approach that amounts to a staggering, half-a-trillion dollar cost to the American taxpayer while giving the federal government an unprecedented amount of control over personal health care decisions.

“The blatant disregard shown for the opinions of everyday Iowans who oppose this partisan bill is offensive enough, but it is unconscionable for Congressmen Boswell, Braley and Loebsack to force another $562 billion in debt on our children and grandchildren.”