by Sue | Jul 8, 2017 | Republican Party News
Susan with CCRP Chair Matthew Rainwater
The State Committee meeting was held on January 28th, and your chair, state committeeman and state committeewoman attended to participate in reorganization, including elections.
The Washington State Republican Party issued the following statement on January 28:
“The Washington State Republican Party (WSRP), meeting this afternoon in Ellensburg, re-elected Susan Hutchison as Chairman for another two-year term through January 2019. ‘We will continue to build on our successes of the last four years with a great team at the state party,’ Chairman Hutchison said.
“The WSRP also adopted organizational by-laws, elected members to serve on its Executive Board for the next two years, and elected Grant Peterson as Vice Chairman. Peterson, from Stevens County, was Director of Emergency Management in the Reagan administration and is retired U.S. Air Force.”
by Sue | Oct 8, 2014 | National News, Republican Party News
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus keynotes this year’s Washington State Republican Party Annual Dinner, on Wednesday, December 17th! Save the Date!
His highly acclaimed speech last week defined the GOP’s “Principles for American Renewal.” In an excellent and timely presentation of what the Republican Party stands FOR, he covered our party’s key guiding values in eleven areas:
1: Our Constitution should be preserved, valued and honored.
2: We need to start growing America’s economy instead of Washington’s economy so that working Americans see better wages and more opportunity.
3: We need to pass a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution, make government more efficient, and leave the next generation with opportunity, not debt.
4: We need to start over with real healthcare reform that puts patients and their doctors in charge, not unelected bureaucrats in Washington.
5: Our veterans have earned our respect and gratitude, and no veteran should have to wait in line for months or years just to see a doctor.
6: Keeping America safe and strong requires a strong military, growing the economy, energy independence, and secure borders.
7: Every child should have an equal opportunity to get a great education; no parent should be forced to send their child to a failing school.
8: The best anti-poverty program is a strong family and a good job, so our focus should be on getting people out of poverty by lifting up all people and helping them find work.
9: Our country should value the traditions of family, life, religious liberty, and hard work.
10: We should make America energy independent by encouraging investment in domestic energy, lowering prices, and creating jobs at home.
11: We need an immigration system that secures our borders, upholds the law, and boosts our economy.
Read more, watch the speech, and see what people are saying at www.GOPPrinciples.com
by Sue | Aug 3, 2013 | Republican Party News
posted 8/2/2013
BELLEVUE, WA – WSRP interim-Chair Luanne Van Werven released the following statement on the election of a permanent chair for the Washington State Republican Party:
“The election for our next Washington State Republican Party chair will be held at the regularly scheduled state committee meeting during the weekend of August 23-24 in Spokane. In order for us to be a strong and healthy Party, we must establish who will be our leader not only in the 2014 elections, but also during this November’s important election as well. We have consulted with our legal counsel, and concluded that we are well within our bylaws to hold this election at our previously scheduled meeting.”
The Washington State Republican Party chair is elected by the 117-member state committee, which consists of three representatives from each of Washington’s 39 counties. If any press has interest in attending the election, please contact Keith Schipper either by email or at 425-460-0570 so that we may work on setting up accommodations.
by Sue | Jul 30, 2013 | Republican Party News
Posted 7/30/2013
BELLEVUE, WA – Former Vice-Chair Luanne Van Werven released the following statement regarding her new role as Chair of the Washington State Republican Party:
“I want to wish Kirby Wilbur all the best in his future position at the Young America’s Foundation. He has served this Party and the state of Washington well as he championed conservative principles for more than 40 years.
“I am excited to step up and get to work with the great WSRP staff to ensure a seamless transition. Continuity for the Party is essential to ensuring big victories in 2013. This year, the Washington State Republican Party plans on adding one more member to the Majority Coalition Caucus by electing Rep. Jan Angel in November’s special election, along with many Republicans in local races across the state. Working toward a Republican majority in both chambers of the Legislature will be my goal, as it was my predecessor’s. I can’t wait to work with all the great Republicans across this state as we seek to reform state government so that it once again works for Washington’s families.”
Luanne Van Werven lives in Whatcom County, and was elected to the position of Vice-Chair for the Washington State Republican Party this past January. She served as Chair of the Whatcom County Republican Party for 4 years, and was elected as the Republican State Committeewoman for Whatcom County in December 2012.
by Sue | Jul 30, 2013 | National News, Republican Party News
Posted 7/30/2013
BELLEVUE, WA – Effective at 5:00 p.m. today, Monday, July 29, 2013, Chairman Kirby Wilbur resigned his post as leader of the Washington State Republican Party. Chairman Wilbur released the following statement on his announcement:
“I am resigning as the chairman of the Washington State Republican Party, effective today at 5:00 p.m. I have been offered a five-year contract with the Young America’s Foundation that I would be foolish not to accept. I will be moving to the “other” Washington within the next couple of months to write this next chapter of my life.
“It has been an honor to serve as chairman of the WSRP since January 2011. We have had many successes and I have had some failures. The Party has a good crop of up-and-coming leaders, and a strong staff, and it will continue to move forward no matter whose hand is on the helm.”
Chairman Wilbur was elected to his first term in January 2011. Under his leadership, Washington elected the only statewide Republican official on the west coast in Secretary of State Kim Wyman, and picked up 1 seat in both the State Senate and the State House in 2012. In late 2012, early 2013, two Democrats joined with our Republican Senators to create the Majority Coalition Caucus, thus giving Republicans a majority in at least one chamber of the Legislature for the first time since 2004. Chairman Wilbur was reelected to a second term in January 2013.
Vice-Chair Luanne VanWerven will serve as interim chair of the WSRP. According to WSRP bylaws, the election of a permanent chair must take place within 90 days of today.
