Results of the Montrose Republican Caucus held on March 4th have been nearly completed and we wanted you to have the results that are identified thus far.  This most specifically would include the list of delegates and alternates to the County Assembly, since it is a short 18 days from the Caucus to the Assembly.  Click here to get the initial version of the Montrose County Assemlby Delegate and Alternate list; once we have completed the contact information we will repost that for you information (most likely will be early next week).  Attendance at this year's caucus throughout the 28 precincts was right at 500 individuals.

Montrose County Republicans conducted a United States Senate Candidate and Colorado Governor Candidate preference poll of the caucus participants on March 4th.  Following are the results of the preference polls:

U.S. Senate

• Mark Aspiri - 12 votes or 3.1%
• Randy Baumgardner - 85 votes or 21.9%
• Cory Gardner - 233 votes or 59.9%
• Owen Hill - 51 votes or 13.1%
• Tom Janich - 8 votes or 2.1%

Governor

• Bob Beauprez - 59 votes or 14.2%
• Greg Brophy - 61 votes or 14.7%
• Scott Gessler - 134 votes or 32.3%
• Steve House - 50 votes or 12.0%
• Mike Kopp - 47 votes or 11.3%
• Roni Bell Sylvester - 3 votes or 0.7%
• Tom Tancredo - 61 votes or 14.7%

Montrose County Republicans are encouraged to pre-register for the March 4th Caucus!  It is not mandatory to pre-register; however, it is encouraged since it will speed up the check-in process at the caucus.

Please visit www.caucus.cologop.org to Pre-Register for the March 4th Caucus!

Please note that Caucus locations have been established and the information you receive when pre-registering may not be accurate.  Your Caucus location is identified below and recapped as follows: 19 Montrose precincts will meet at Centennial Middle School; 3 Olathe precincts will meet at the American Legion Post; 5 West End precincts will meet at the Naturita Library; and precinct 11 in Maher will meet at the Community School Building.
 

Colorado Republicans across the State will conduct their precinct caucuses on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 beginning at 7:00pm.

One of the main objectives of the caucuses is to conduct a Preference poll for Governor and U.S. Senate to determine which Republican candidates Colorado favors in the 2014 Republican nomination process.  Every Republican participant at the caucuses throughout the State of Colorado will have the opportunity to vote their preference for one of the Republican Governor and U.S. Senate candidates for the 2014 election.  Results are anticipated to be broadcast during the 10:00pm news the evening of the caucuses.  

In Montrose County, these caucuses will take place at 4 locations throughout the County - 19 precincts (#1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, & 27) in the City of Montrose area will come together at Centennial Middle School, 3 Olathe precincts (#12, 13, & 28) will meet at the American Legion facility, 5 West-End precincts (#5, 8, 10, 15, & 16) will meet at the Naturita Library, and the Maher precinct (#11) will meet at the Maher School Community Building.  During the caucuses participants will elect 2 Precinct Committeepersons along with delegates and alternates to the Montrose County Assembly.  Delegates and Alternates to higher level districts as well as the State Assembly will be chosen from this pool of County Delegates and Alternates at the Montrose County Assembly on March 22nd at Centennial Middle School in Montrose.

To simplify the registration process and reporting requirements of the caucuses Montrose County will be participating in the Colorado Republican Caucus and Assembly System (CRCAS).  The CRCAS program includes a process by which participants to the precinct caucuses are able to pre-register online for their particular caucus.  This will greatly speed up the process of checking people in during the caucus itself on the evening of March 4th.  Instructions for how to pre-register will be forthcoming in early February.  Republican participants to the precinct caucus will be strongly encouraged to preregister online once the process is formally opened, but this will not be a requirement to participate.

The last day to affiliate with the Republican Party to be able to participate in the caucuses was January 6th.  The last day to establish residency is February 3, 2014.  If you have moved recently, or since the last caucus, please go to the County Clerk's office and inform them of your new address so that you can participate in the caucus for your new address.

Participants at the Republican Caucus meetings throughout Montrose County on March 4th will elect delegates to represent them at the Montrose County Assembly according to the following delegate apportionment plan.  This delegate apportionment plan was approved by the County Party Executive Committee on December 30, 2013, and is based upon the number of votes for Romney, Republican Candidate for President, in the 2012 General Election.  There are a total of 200 possible delegates to the Montrose County Assembly, which includes the delegates apportioned by precinct as shown below as well as 16 At-Large Delegates.  These At-Large Delegates include the 5 Executive Committee members, 4 Standing Committee Chairs, 6 District Captains, and 1 State Representative.

Montrose County Assembly Delegate Apportionment

Precinct	Delegates	Precinct	Delegates
1	8	15	1
2	8	16	3
3	7	17	7
4	7	18	8
5	7	19	8
6	7	20	9
7	4	21	8
8	3	22	8
9	8	23	10
10	1	24	7
11	1	25	10
12	8	26	7
13	8	27	6
14	5	28	10

Happy New Year!  2014 is going to be a very important year for Republicans at the County, District, State, and Federal level.  The Montrose Republican Party is gearing up for this all important election cycle and is hoping you are ready to jump in and help with your time and energy as well as financial support wherever you deem appropriate.
 
In an effort to shorten the length of our monthly Central Committee meetings as well as an opportunity to share information with those who may not be able to attend the meetings, the Leadership Committee decided that we should create a monthly informational piece to include with the Central Committee meeting announcement.  Along those lines, Elected Officials and Committee Chairs will be making reports and informing of their activities in the last month to be included in a compiled monthly report.  Click Here to view the March Newsletter.

The Montrose Republican Central Committee Biennial Reorganization Meeting took place on Thursday, February 14, 2013.  The main purposes of this meeting were to elect County Party leadership for the next two year cycle along with electing two Bonus Members to represent Montrose Republicans at the State and Higher District Central Committee meetings.  A County Vacancy Committee was also designated at the meeting.

The results of the Organizational meeting of the Montrose Republican Party are as follows:
 

• Chairman - Dave Laursen (re-elected)
• 1st Vice-Chairman - Bob Brown (re-elected)
• 2nd Vice-Chairman/Precinct Coordinator - Brian White (re-elected)
• Secretary - Betty Oglesby
• Treasurer - Carla Logan (re-appointed)
• Strategy & Planning Committee Chair - Becky Waugh
• Events & Fundraising Committee Chair - Dale Laird
• Public Relations Committee Chair - Judy DeVincentis
• Candidate Support Committee Chair - Kristin Modrell

Contact information for these Executive Comittee members and Standing Committee Chairs can be found under the Officers tab.

Dianna Coram and Barb Hulet were elected as the two Bonus Members representing Montrose Republicans at State and District Central Committee meetings for the next 2 years.  The County Vacancy Committee Members who were elected are Elaine Pigford, Don Rapp, Kay Heinschel, David Crawford, Callie Carey, and Rosemary Murphy.  Brian White, 2nd Vice-Chairman/Precinct Coordinator, serves as the Chair of the County Vacancy Committee.

CONGRATULATIONS to all of the above!!!

If you are interested in assisting Montrose County Republicans, we would be delighted to have your help. We are constantly looking for people to help with various tasks. To best handle the various needs and the various individuals willing to help, we have created a database to which we can refer when a specific need arises. With that in mind please take a few minutes to complete and submit our volunteer survey by clicking on this link. Simply complete the survey and submit to Dave Laursen, Chairman, at dklaursen@hotmail.com or chairman@montrosegop.org.

 

• Tuesday, March 4th - Statewide Republican Caucus (precinct locations noted on home page of website)
• Thursday, March 13th - beginning at 6:00pm - social time prior to Central Committee meeting at Education Services Board Room, 930 Colorado Ave.
• Thursday, March 13th - beginning at 6:30pm - Central Committee meeting at Education Services Board Room, 930 Colorado Ave.
• Saturday, March 22nd - beginning at 9:00am - Montrose County Assembly at Centennial Middle School in Montrose
• Saturday, April 5th - SD6 District Assemby - beginning at 9:30am at Dolores Community Center in Dolores
• Saturday, April 5th - HD58 District Assembly - beginning at completion of SD6 Assembly and most likely around 11:00am at Dolores Community Center
• Saturday, April 12th - State Republican Assembly at the Coors Event Center, University of Colorado at Boulder campus
• Tuesday, June 24th - Primary Election