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Tag: Ethnic Vice-Chair

MIGOP 2011 State Convention - Vice-Chair Election Results

By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
Posted on Sat Jan 29, 2011 at 08:16:47 PM EST
Tags: Michigan Republicans, 2011 MIGOP State Convention, State Party Chair, Bobby Schostak, State Party Co-Chair, Sharon Wise, Coalitions Vice-Chair, Victor Diaz, Outreach Vice-Chair, Eileen McNeil, Grassroots Vice-Chair, Steven Kuivenhoven, Ethnic Vice-Chair, Linda Lee Tarver, Administrative Vice-Chair, Jon Nunn, Youth Vice-Chair, Sarah Ledford, Prevailing Wage Law, Debbie Stabenow, DeVos Place, Tea Party of West Michigan, Independence Caucus of Kent County, Right-to-Work, Michigan FairTax Proposal (all tags)

Just before the 2011 MIGOP State Convention, Troy Rolling, who was Bobby Schostak's challenger for MIGOP State Chair (and who was running without a Co-Chair candidate) withdrew his name from consideration, and his withdrawal letter was presented at the district caucuses on Friday night. This left now-Chairman Schostak running unopposed. After he and his co-chair Sharon Wise were unanimously approved by the General Session on Saturday, and a few speeches (Ron Weiser actually referenced my interview with him during his address), the convention got down to the business of nominating, supporting, and electing the MIGOP vice-chairs for the 2011 - 2012 term. Those results, and some other observations, are below the fold.

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Interview With Linda Lee Tarver - Candidate for MIGOP Ethnic Vice-Chair

By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
Posted on Fri Jan 28, 2011 at 12:53:46 AM EST
Tags: Linda Lee Tarver, Michigan Republicans, 2011 MIGOP State Convention, Ethnic Vice-Chair (all tags)

With the 2011 MIGOP State Convention right around the corner, so to speak, the candidates for the various state party offices have been touring the various county and regional events relentlessly in order to engage Convention Delegates and attempt to secure their votes. Thursday evening I sat down with Linda Lee Tarver, one of the candidates for MIGOP Ethnic Vice-Chair.

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A Message To Our Legislators - Beware False Choices

So . . . Who Do You Really Like?

By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
Posted on Tue Jan 25, 2011 at 11:52:43 PM EST
Tags: Michigan Republicans, MIGOP 2011 State Convention, State Party Chair, Coalitions Vice-Chair, Outreach Vice-Chair, Grassroots Vice-Chair, Ethnic Vice-Chair, Administrative Vice-Chair, Youth Vice-Chair, Survey Monkey, Midwest Polling (all tags)

Okay, before I get started, let me point out that the Delegate Packet that was supposed to go out to every single voting delegate and alternate to the 2011 MIGOP State Convention can be found by following this link. (It's a downloadable PDF.) I say "supposed to go out" because, once again, someone seems to be screwing around with the credentialing process. More correctly, there seems to be some delegates and alternates who aren't getting their convention information in a timely manner, if indeed at all.

But surveys, of course, seem to be going out to everyone (whether by e-mail or by phone) . . . and that's where we go below the fold.

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