The Polk County Republican Party and the Robb Kelley Victory Club are pleased to announce the first annual Robb Kelley Victory Club Dinner.  The dinner is an opportunity to honor the work of the late Robb Kelley, who was a former Chairman and CEO of EMC Insurance and an active supporter of Republican politics in Polk County and the state of Iowa.

The dinner will be held on the evening of May 26th, with a Host Reception at 6:00 and General Reception and Dinner at 7:00 .  The location will be announced soon, but will be held in the Des Moines Metro area.  Tickets will be $75 apiece, with half tables of 5 and full tables of 10 providing special amenities to the table sponsors. Members of the Robb Kelley Victory Club will receive complementary ticketing and amenities based on their level of Club support.

We are also pleased to announce that Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, will be the Guest Speaker at the Robb Kelley Victory Club Dinner.  Gingrich was a US Representative from Georgia for 20 years, and was Speaker of the House for the last 6 years of his time in office.  Gingrich has founded and is working with several conservative organizations include “American Solutions for Winning the Future” and “The Center for Health Transformation”.

“This will be a tremendous opportunity for Republicans to remember the great example set by Robb Kelley, whose commitment to community action in Central Iowa lives on through his family today,” said John Bloom, Polk County Republican Party Chairman.  “It is doubly exciting that we can honor Robb’s legacy by having such a dominant figure in Conservative Politics as Newt Gingrich join us in this celebration!”

Questions about the Robb Kelley Victory Club or the dinner, and requests to purchase tickets, can be directed to Darrell Kearney, Senior Financial Officer, via email at dkearny@polkgop.com, by telephone at 515-280-6438, or by fax at 515-282-9019.

More information will be available here in coming weeks!

Our next Central Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 30 2010 from 7:00p – 9:00p at the Northwest Community Center (5110 Franklin Ave. in Des Moines).

Confirmed Speakers:

• None at this time… stop back for updates!

Agenda

• Not yet determined… stop back for updates!

Due to the volume of data entry required before we can get security properly setup for Central Committee members, it will be Monday (Feb before we will have secured access available for Central Committee members on this web site.  We apologize for the delay.

Saturday, February 6, at 7:00 PM, it’s the 99th Birthday of Ronald Reagan of Fort Des Moines, who earned his commission here in 1937. In honor of President Ronald Reagan’s 99th birthday, the Fort Des Moines Museum will feature two of his early war movies, featuring Rear Gunner (20 min.) and For God and Country (40 min.) with a short presentation about his life at Fort Des Moines. Tickets are $5 per person. For more information please visit the Fort Des Moines website at www.fortdesmoines.org or call the museum during regular business hours at 515-282-8060.

The Museum is at 75 East Army Post Road in Des Moines.  See the map below.

As we have reached the end of the Central Committee term for 2008-2010, we will be making security changes as follows:

• All 2008-2010 Central Committee members access to secured site areas will be removed effective immediately.
• All 2010-2012 Central Committee members who have existing accounts on the site will be re-added by the end of the week (Jan 30).  We apologize for any inconvenience this may create.
• Executive Committee members, Polk GOP Committee Chairs and Officers will not have their access impacted.

If you are an incoming Central Committee member who does not have an account, please proceed with registering on the site at this link.  We will get your access added by Jan 30.

Polk County GOP had a Caucus Temporary Chair Training session scheduled for tonight at 5:30… that session is cancelled.  There are two sessions scheduled for next week (Tuesday Jan 12 at 7:00 PM and Saturday Jan 16 at 10:00 AM).  Another session may yet be scheduled as well, but if you can attend one of next week’s sessions, please do.  Look for updates here or see the Polk County GOP Calendar here.

Just a reminder that there are a number of key events occuring this weekend… you can go to our calendar at this link for more information.

The biggest event is the Republican Party of Iowa “Leadership For Iowa”, which will be held the the Iowa State Fairgrounds starting at 5:00 PM.  Tickets are $25.  Tim Pawlenty, Governor of Minnesota, will be the featured guest.  More information at www.iowagop.org.  All of the candidates for Governor plan to attend, and Terry Branstad will be holding an open house and rally at his new headquarters (3590 109th Street, Urbandale) at 4:00.

There are hundreds of activists expected at this event.  We hope to see you there!!!

State Chairman Matt Strawn outlines Iowa GOP education reform measures.

We performed some maintenance on the web site over the weekend, and some of you may have had issues accessing the web site, especially Sunday.  We did not expect any impact, but only discovered after completing the work that some people were affected.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Steve Sheffler, RNC National Committeeman from Iowa, spoke at the Polk County Central Committee meeting on Tuesday evening (May 26).  Most of his report was regarding the last RNC meeting where 3 resolutions were passed.  Steve’s report was also on his Facebook page, and is reprinted below.

Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 9:00pm
Dear Republican Friends:

I just returned from a 3-day Republican National Committee meeting in suburban Washington D.C. I am a proud co-sponsor of these 3 resolutions that help differentiate the Republican Party from the Far Left policies of the Democrat Party. I was a participant in these discussions from the very beginning. I am also a one of the founding members of the Republican National Conservative Caucus.

Because Kim Lehman, the Republican National Committeewoman could not attend, I was given her proxy and participated in the Resolutions Committee prior to the special meeting that adopted these 3 resolutions. I was proud and honored to make the motion to adopt all 3 of these resolutions at the
Resolutions Committee.

I was a vocal proponent of these resolutions. It is my strong belief that a National Committee person should try to make a difference-not just take up space. In addition, I believe that we must stand for principle without apology. If we don’t, we will find our Party in a minority for a long, long
time.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve you!

Sincerely,

Steve Scheffler
National Committeeman for Iowa

To Republican and Conservative Activists:

I am pleased to announce that on Wednesday, May 20, 2009, the Republican National Committee adopted the three resolutions we proposed nearly a month ago. The resolutions recognize the the Democrats’ march towards socialism, oppose Congressional earmarks, and commend Republican members of Congress for opposing bailouts and reckless government spending.

The Republican National Conservative Caucus played a vital role in building the coalition necessary to pass these resolutions. Together, these resolutions bring us one step closer to our goal of returning the RNC to the conservative principles upon which the Republican Party was built.

For more information about the resolutions, please visit the Republican National Conservative Caucus website at this link.

If you are not currently a member of the Republican National Conservative Caucus and you would like to help return the Republican Party to the conservative principles upon which the party was built, please become a member by visiting the RNCC website at http://www.repconcaucus.com/user/register.

Very truly yours,

 

 

James Bopp, Jr.
Republican National Conservative Caucus