Our next Central Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 19 2010 from 7:00p – 9:00p at the Northwest Community Center (5110 Franklin Ave. in Des Moines).

Agenda

Our next Central Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 24 from 7:00p – 9:00p at the Northwest Community Center (5110 Franklin Ave. in Des Moines).

Confirmed Speakers:

• Rod Roberts, Candidate for Governor
• Pat Bertroche, Candidate for Iowa 3rd District US House

Agenda

• Pledge of Allegiance
• Guest Speakers
  • Rod Roberts, Candidate for Governor (15m)
  • Pat Bertroche, Candidate for Iowa 3rd District, U.S. Congress (15m)
• Order of Business
  • Recognize new activists or those returning after a long absence
  • Review & Approve Minutes – October 27th, 2009 (5m)
  • Receive Treasurer’s Report  (5m)
  • Executive Committee Report (10m)
  • Review and confirm new Executive Committee appointments.  (5m)
  • Review and confirm changes to the Central Committee. (5m)
  • Polk County Republicans activities since last CC meeting. (5m)
  • Committee Reports on Strategic Action Plan (20m)
• House District Director Spotlight (10m)
• Open Discussion & Wrap Up (10m)
• After the Meeting: House District Directors and CC Members – Get to know each other.

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!!!

Please join Kent Sorenson for what will sure to be an exciting event with Congressman Ron Paul of Texas who enjoys a national reputation as the premier advocate for liberty in politics today. Dr. Paul is the leading spokesman in Washington for limited constitutional government, low taxes, free markets, and a return to sound monetary policies based on commodity-backed currency.

This will be a great opportunity to come and support Kent for his State Senate Bid in Iowa’s 37th Senate District!

The event itself will be a free will offering.
Host Committee Spots Available (includes private meeting with Congressman Paul)

Please Contact
Susan Geddes
515-202-3733

Please RSVP to sgeddes0@aol.com
Date:         Saturday November 14th 2009

Time:        9:30am – 10:30am

Place:        Des Moines Airport Holiday Inn – 6111 Fleur Dr, Des Moines, IA

U.S. House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) laid out four reforms today that will be highlighted in the House Republican Health Care Reform Plan.

· Number one: let families and businesses buy health insurance across state lines;

· Number two: allow individuals, small businesses, and trade associations to pool together and acquire health insurance at lower prices, the same way large corporations and labor unions do today;

· Number three: give states the tools to create their own innovative reforms that lower health care costs; and

· Number four: end junk lawsuits that contribute to higher health care costs by increasing the number of tests and procedures that physicians sometimes order not because they think it’s good medicine, but because they are afraid of being sued.

You can learn more about the House Republican plan here.

You can read the current House health care bill being pushed by House Democrats here (all 1900 pages of it).

HT: Caffeinated Thoughts

The Republican Party of Iowa is hosting a special event – Leadership for Iowa on Saturday, November 7 at 5:30p.  It will be held in the Elwell Family Center at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.

With special guest, Governor Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota

Come meet the Republican gubernatorial candidates as well.

Tickets are just $25, which you can order here.

This annual event is coming up soon, the pertinent information is below.

Date:  October 31, 2009

Place:  Wakonda Country Club (3915 Fleur Dr. in Des Moines)

Time:  11:00 A.M.

Fashions:  Younker’s at Jordan Creek

Theme:  A Day for Abe – Celebrating Abe’s 200th year

Cost of Luncheon:  $35.00

Reserve no later than October 28th

Contact:  Audrene Hansen at 243-1679

Models:  Celebrity Republicans – women, men and children

Door Prizes

Map below:

Our next Central Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 27 from 7:00p – 9:00p at the Northwest Community Center (5110 Franklin Ave. in Des Moines).

Confirmed Speakers:

• Dave Funk – Candidate for U.S. Congress – Third Congressional District of Iowa
• Gobal Krishna – Republican Party of Iowa, State Central Committee representing the 3rd District.

The cold did not keep us from having a great crowd at Living History Farms.  We were privileged to have former Governor Robert Ray in attendance, and to hear from several of our elected officials and gubernatorial candidates.    You can check out some pictures at our Facebook Page, and watch videos from the evening below.

Kim Lehman is Iowa’s National Committeewoman for the Republican National Committee and she addressed our Central Committee last night.  You can watch video of her message here or below.