The 2012 Durham County Republican convention will be held March 17. Registration begins 9:30 AM. Precinct meetings will start at 10:00 AM. Register online here.
Location: DPS Staff Development Center
2107 Hillandale Road
Radio Talk Show Host Frank Roche will be a guest speaker.
We will post more information about speakers as it becomes available.
Rob Christensen, N&O reporter and author of The Paradox of Tar Heel Politics: the Personalities, Elections, and Events that Shaped Modern North Carolina, will discuss the evolution of North Carolina politics and how the state has become the most politically competitve state in the South.
Time: Sunday, January 29, 2012, 3 pm- 4 pm
Place: Durham County Library, Southwest Regional Library, 3605 Shannon Rd,
Cost: Free
In North Carolina, you must register as a Republican no later than 1/31/12 in order to be eligible to attend your Republican precinct meeting in February. Take action now to insure you have a vote and a voice!
The January Durham County Republican Party Executive Committee meeting will be held Tuesday, January 17th at 7:00 pm. We will meet at
Healthy Start Academy
807 West Chapel Hill Street,
Durham, NC.
All registered Republicans are invited to attend.
I hope we can move to a more civil discourse on the merits of the proposed voter photo id law. In that hope, I offer the following:
The South Carolina voter id law being challenged by the Obama Justice Department is the product of a bi-partisan task force.
President Carter and Secretary of State Baker chaired the Federal Election Reform Commission in 2005. Their recommendations included requiring voters to produce a photo id. The Commission concluded: Continue reading
Hearing Gives Residents the Opportunity to Provide Input for the Durham-Orange and Durham-Wake Passenger Rail Corridors
What: Rail Transit Alternatives Analysis Public Hearing Continue reading
The Durham County Republican Party is starting 2012 off with a bang!
Just a few days ago, I received word that James P. Cain, former Ambassador to Denmark from 2005 – 2009, has accepted my invitation to be our featured speaker for our Lincoln-Douglass Day dinner. Stay tuned for the exact day and time of the event (most likely late February, potentially early March), but once those details are announced, I strongly recommend that you make plans to attend. Continue reading
Triangle Republican Women
Monday, January 9, 2012 at 6:30
Carolina Ale House
(Bus.15-501 – Across from Sam’s Club)
Featured Speaker:
Tami L. Fitzgerald, the Executive Director of the North Carolina Values Coalition.
The Triangle Republican Women and the Durham County Republican Party
will meet jointly this month.
Monday, December 12th.
6:30 for dinner
7:00 installation of TRW officers and social
CAROLINA ALE HOUSE
Several candidates for state-wide office will be joining us,
so this will be a great opportunity to chat with them in a social setting.
Earlier this week, Erin Hartness from WRAL-TV called me. She wanted to come by my office to film a brief interview for a story she was putting together regarding the raises that the Durham County Commissioners recently gave to County Manager Mike Ruffin among others. One of the most important things that I said didn’t end up in her story. I wish it had because every American needs to completely comprehend this concept.
As citizens in this fine republic, it is our duty to hold our elected officials accountable. We should do this in a respectful fashion, but do it nonetheless. Continue reading
