AZ GOP Legislative District 19

LD19 Monthly Meeting to be held Thursday May 17, 7PM – please note new location information

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:13:22 +0000

This is an important meeting as we will be discussing the upcoming LD25 district reorganization as well as receiving a legislative-session-end summary from our lawmakers. LD18 has been invited to participate in this meeting as we and they are being combined to form the new LD25.

We will meet at RMMCC but due to summer remodeling our meeting will not be held in the Mesquite building usual location. Rather, it will be held in the performing arts room, S140. The room is in the Saguaro building which is just southwest of the Mesquite building where we usually meet. There are entrances into the Saguaro building on the west, north, and south sides. The S140 room is on the east end of the building.

See you at 7PM!

April Caucus Results

admin — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:59:20 +0000

Below are the results from last nights caucus. The top 52 vote-getters will go to the convention as delegates, positions 53 through 68 are alternates. If a delegate cannot serve, an alternate will be chosen in sequence to take the delegates position.

No.	Last Name	First Name	Vote Total
1	Olson	Justin	85
2	Pierce	Justin	83
3	Pierce	Sherry	82
4	Pierce	Gary	80
5	Oldroyd	Patricia	77
6	Pearce	Kathy	75
7	Winn	Kathleen	71
8	Ellingson	Sarah	70
9	Parker	Barbara	70
10	Ellingson	Mons	69
11	Heidenblut	George	69
12	Heidenblut	Judith	67
13	Perron	Joseph	67
14	Perron	Virginia	67
15	Dawson	Haydee	64
16	Stapley-Williams	Linda	63
17	Turley	Geoff	62
18	Geisdorf	Merrianne	59
19	Master	Barry	59
20	Wilson	Jaccy	58
21	Miller	Deborrah	57
22	Bloomer	Zachary	56
23	Murray	Ian	56
24	Jay	John	55
25	Palace	Laurie	54
26	Grimm	Dan	53
27	Mathisen	Luke	53
28	Nauman	Joanna	52
29	Dawson	Bernard	51
30	Nelson	Sigsbee	51
31	Shadley	Ronald	51
32	Bailey	Cindy	50
33	Sammartino	Anthony	49
34	Gardner	Teresa	48
35	Reading	Clare	48
36	Rosner	Richard	48
37	Switzer	David	48
38	Walker	Jerry	47
39	Clingman	Jerry	46
40	Jackson	Kenneth	46
41	Stradling	Harold	45
42	Gardner	Wayne	44
43	Stradling	Janice	43
44	Adams	Kerry	38
45	Adams	Ellen	36
46	Knight	Gail	34
47	Biehl	Kenneth	33
48	Ellsworth	Pace	33
49	Boatman	Sarah	31
50	Saxey	Jeremy	31
51	Ellsworth	Tanner	30
52	Peterson	Paul	29
53	Millet	Paul	28
54	Violette	Kevin	27
55	Webe	Pamela	26
56	Bollwinkle	Billie	26
57	Lurth	Derek	26
58	Consentino	Samuel	25
59	Otiz	Cesar	25
60	Reading	Jamea	25
61	Morris	Jon	23
62	Cook	Derek	23
63	Constentino	Vincent	23
64	Clevenger	Eric	22
65	Straface	Tricia	22
66	Straface	Gregory	21
67	Sickles	Mickey	17
68	Fortner	Caleb	9

Official Call to the Special Meeting of the Arizona Legislative District 19 Republican Committee

admin — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:07:43 +0000

Official Call

To The Special Meeting

Of The

Arizona Legislative District 19 Republican Committee

Fellow LD 19 Precinct Committeemen:

I, Wayne Gardner, Chairman of the District 19 Republican Committee, in accordance with the By-Laws of the Arizona and National GOP Organizations, do hereby officially call a Caucus to elect delegates to the Arizona State GOP Convention which will be held on May 12, 2012.

April 19, 2012

Maricopa Community College, Red Mountain Campus

7110 E. McKeilips Road

Mesa, Arizona

Registration will begin at 6:30 PM; the meeting will be called to order at 7:30 PM. You will need Photo identification for registration.

“Victory 2012”

There are a number of key events that have occurred and are coming up as we move down the path to “Victory 2012” in November. Mesa and the Arizona GOP received many accolades as the host of the GOP Debate in February. LD 19 approved a new set of by-laws at our last meeting. The new by-laws will guide our activity as we transition into the new LD 25 and next
election cycle. Haydee Dawson was elected as a new Area Leader and she brings a great deal of enthusiasm and activism to your board.

LD 19 Delegates to the Arizona State GOP Convention

The next step as we move to “Victory 2012” is for the District to elect delegates to the Arizona State GOP Convention which to be held on May 12, 2012 at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. The LD 19 delegate election will be held April 19, 2012 and conducted under by-laws adopted by the Arizona State GOP and the National GOP. Several key points:

LD 19 can elect 52 delegates and up to 52 alternates for the 2012 Arizona State GOP Convention.
Any GOP voter in the district is eligible to run as a delegate to the state convention.
Only elected Precinct Committeemen and those appointed by the County Board before December 31, 2011 are eligible to vote.
You must vote in person at the meeting – no proxies are allowed.
The District/County Caucuses are covered by a unique set of by-laws drafted by the State GOP and National GOP; District and County by-laws are not applicable.
The Caucus can only deal with the election…no other business can be conducted.2
The State GOP will rigidly enforce the by-laws, any deviation could result in a loss of delegates, There may be a monitor at our meeting.
E-mail is an acceptable method to deliver the call to our PC’s.

Ideally, a delegate candidate should be active within their district as a Precinct Committeeman or active volunteer in support of a candidate’s campaign.

If you wish to enter your name on the ballot for a LD 19 State Delegate Candidate please submit the following information via email to George Heidenblut at lassenmtnvote@cox.net, if you do not have email access contact George at 480-544-0425.

Last name, first name, middle name

Street address, city, zip code

Home phone, cell phone

Email address, voter identification number

Your candidate request must be submitted by 5:00 PM, Thursday April 12, 2012 to be listed on the ballot. Candidate names will be listed on the ballot in alphabetic order.

Candidate names submitted after the 5:00 PM, April 12, 2012 will listed on the ballot as a “write in” candidate.

The Arizona State GOP and National GOP by-laws are listed at the end of this letter.

Arizona State GOP Convention Volunteers

The State GOP will need numerous volunteers to make the state convention successful; if you wish to help in this effort contact Alberto Gutier at 602-908-8900 or albertogutier@aol.com. You would find it very worthwhile to assist with the convention.

Arizona State GOP Convention Guests

All Precinct Committeeman and GOP voters are welcome to attend the convention. You must be credentialed to gain admittance to the convention. Please forward your name and address to George Heidenblut at lassenmtnvote@cox.net, if you do not have email access contact George at 480-544-0425. Your name will be submitted to the Arizona GOP to obtain your credentials.

National Convention Delegate

If you would like to enter your name as a member of the Arizona Delegation for the National GOP Convention, you will need to complete the form at the end of this letter and submit it to the Arizona State GOP. National delegates must cover their own expenses, it is estimated the cost 3 to attend the National Convention is in excess of $3000. At this time the Arizona GOP has not been informed where the Arizona Delegation will be housed.

Looking forward to seeing you at our upcoming delegate election, if you have any questions regarding the election please feel free to contact George Heidenblut, 480-544-0425.

Wayne Gardner
Chairman Arizona GOP Legislative District 19

Special Election and Bylaws Vote at March 15th District Meeting

admin — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:28:48 +0000

To All Precinct Committeemen:

You should have received your call letters by now for the Special Meeting on our regular meeting night, Thursday, March 15, 2012. We will be voting for a 3rd Vice Chairman as well as bylaw changes proposed by the Bylaws Committee. If you would like to read the Bylaws as they are now, please go to our AZ GOP LD 19 website, please click on the Bylaws tab in the navigation above. You will be able to download them from there.

Registration will open at 6:30 PM. You will need photo ID for registration. We will call for write-in candidates after the opening ceremonies, and the ballots will be collected. Polls will be open until 7:30 p.m. to give everyone time to vote.

March 15, 2012

Mesa Utility Building

640 N. Mesa Drive

Mesa, Arizona 85201

(North of University, on west side of the street)

See you there!

Your LD19 Board

UPDATE: Monthly PC Meeting Changes – February 16, 2012

admin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:13:47 +0000

DUE TO CANDIDATE CANCELLATIONS, THE SENATORIAL CANDIDATE DEBATE WILL NOT TAKE PLACE. OTHER SPEAKERS HAVE BEEN ADDED. ALL OTHER DETAILS REMAIN UNCHANGED.

DATE: 2/16/2012
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Mesa Utility Building - 640 N. Mesa Dr., Mesa, AZ 85201
SPEAKERS: Claire Van Steenwyck (Senate Candidate), Bill Bish (Constitutional Education), John Mills (Director of Special Projects for the House of Representatives, discussing the IRC proposed maps and the alternate maps and plans and dates for reorganization.)

We will be meeting jointly with PCs from LD18.

UPDATED: January LD19 meeting reminder and information

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:47:12 +0000

Meeting will be held Thursday, January 19th, at Anzio Landing. Meeting starts at 7:00pm and will be preceded by PC training at 6:00pm and a meet and greet at 6:30pm. Our speaker is Bill Ponath, author of the book Verdict for America. Mr. Ponath will speak on the topic of candidate selection. You can find his full biography here.

We will also hear from various elected officials. Senate candidates Claire Van Steenwyck and Representative Jeff Flake currently plan to attend the meeting.

*This post was updated January 7th to reflect the attendance of Representative Flake.
*This post was updated January 10th to reflect the attendance of Claire Van Steenwyck.

Important Upcoming State and County GOP Meetings in January

admin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:46:56 +0000

Please add to your calendars:

Annual State Republican Mandatory Meeting
Date: Saturday, January 28, 2012
Time: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: Church for the Nations
Address: 6225 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix

Maricopa County Republican Mandatory Meeting
Date: Saturday, January 14, 2012
Time: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: Church for the Nations
Address: 6225 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix

No December District Meeting – Enjoy the Holidays!

admin — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:47:09 +0000

See you all in January. Have a safe and happy holidays.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

UPDATED: November LD19 Meeting Information and Location

admin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:00:38 +0000

The November District Meeting will be held November 17th at Anzio Landing, 2713 N Thunderbird Circle, Mesa 85215. PC training at 6:00, meet and greet 6:30, and meeting will start at 7:00. Speakers are Brad Zinn and AZ GOP Chair Tom Morrissey.

Brad Zinn co-chairs Verify The Vote, Arizona Elections Task Force in Arizona. The task force helped introduce and back legislation in this year’s session, and is now partnering with True The Vote in Houston to provide poll worker and poll watcher training.. Mr. Zinn also serves on the Board of Advisors of www.AnyStreet.org , and www.ArizonaMainstreamProject.org , as well as being a freelance reporter for www.WesternFreePress.com

Tom Morrissey is the current chairman of the Arizona State Republican Party.

Hope to see you there!

(Updated 16-Nov-2011 to reflect participation by both speakers)

LD19 Representative Justin Olson recognized as a “Rising Star” by the Arizona Liberty Project

admin — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:50:56 +0000

The Arizona Liberty Project held its first annual Conservative Heroes Award Dinner September 23^rd 2011. The awards dinner was designed to honor the top conservative state legislators in both the House of Representatives and State Senate.

Legislative District 19 AZ House Representatives Justin Olson was recognized as a “Rising Star”.

Arizona Liberty Project (AZLP) Chairman Mark Spinks said “this group of conservative heroes and rising stars have worked hard to earn this coveted award. They have been steadfast in their fight for conservative values and have worked diligently to make sureArizonabecomes the model for effective and efficient government.”

The Arizona Liberty Project mission is to promote and work toward a smaller, more efficient government that works within its constitutional authority, to champion the conservative cause, to raise awareness and involvement of the people and to engage the community through events, fundraisers and education.

Please congratulate Representative Olson at our next district meeting.