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!!!

The Organizational Meeting for the Montrose Republican Central Committee for the 2014 Election Cycle will take place on Thursday, February 14th beginning at 6:30 pm at the Montrose Education Services Board Room, 930 Colorado Avenue. At this organizational meeting, new leadership will be elected for the next two years. This includes Chairman, 1st Vice-Chairman, 2nd Vice-Chairman/Precinct Coordinator, and Secretary as well as Committee Chairs for the Strategy/Planning Committee, Events/Fundraising Committee, Candidate Support Committee, and Public Relations Committee. A Nominating Committee composed of Elaine Pigford (Chair), Betty Oglesby, Don Rapp, Ron Henderson, and David White will be making nominations for each of these positions at the Organizational meeting. Nominations can also come from the floor of the meeting from voting members of the Central Committee.

If you are interested in filling any of these positions, contact one of the Nominating Committee members or have a nomination ready to come from the floor of the Organizational meeting. It is very important that as many of the voting members of the Central Committee as possible participate in this meeting. According to the Bylaws, no proxies are allowed and a quorum is the actual voting members present at the meeting. Also according to the Bylaws (which can be found under the Organizations/Central Committee tab of this website), the voting members of the Central Committee include the Executive Committee (Chairman, 1st Vice-Chairman, 2nd Vice Chairman/Precint Coordinator, Secretary, & Treasurer), District Captains, Precinct Committeepersons, Standing Committee Chairs, Montrose Republian Women's President, Montrose Young Republican's President, Elected Officials (County level and above if reside in Montrose County), and the Executive Committee members of higher level Central Committees who reside in Montrose County.

Please join us for this very important meeting - the leadership chosen will be helping us build towards a successful election in November 2014!

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.

 

• Thursday, December 12th beginning at 6:00pm - Sweet and Chili Christmas celebration sponsored by Young Republicans at Montrose High School Cafeteria
• Friday, December 20th beginning at Noon - Republican Women's meeting at the Montrose Aquatic Center
• Tuesday, March 4th - Statewide Republican Caucus (Montrose locations to be determined)
• Saturday, March 22nd - Montrose County Assembly Centennial Middle School in Montrose
• Saturday, April 5th - HD58, JD7, & SD6 District Assemblies (most likely date and locations to be determined)
• Saturday, April 12th - State Republican Assembly at the Coors Event Center, University of Colorado at Boulder campus
• Tuesday, June 24th - Primary Election