The Madison County Young Republicans are excited to host the 2013 Young Republican Federation of Alabama State Convention on April 20 in Huntsville.  Congressman Mo Brooks, Congressman Robert Aderholt, Agriculture Commissioner John McMillan, and Civil Appeals Court Judge Scott Donaldson will address 75+ YRs from across Alabama at the State Convention.

Attendees will receive exclusive grassroots training from the Leadership Institute.  Ron Nehring, Chariman Emeritus of the California Republican Party, will conduct a grassroots activism course with a focus on communications, fundraising, and candidate recruitment.

At the conclusion of the official business meeting, the MCYRs will host a Poolside Social with Madison County elected officials, Republican club leaders, and grassroots activists.  The Poolside Social will be held at the Ledges Clubhouse from 4:30 – 6:00 pm on Saturday, April 20.  Hors d’oeuvres will be served, and drinks will be available for purchase at the cash bar.

Please contact David Pinkleton at davidpinkleton@hotmail.com for more information.

Dear Friends,

I am honored and humbled to have been elected to my first term as Chairman of the Madison County Republican Executive Committee. I look forward to working with you and for you for the next two years to ensure we increase our Republican presence in our local, state and federal governments.

The year is already starting off to show how controversial and contentious issues can be in our state as the legislature and the senate develop and pass new legislation for our state. It is interesting to see how our opponents can twist and fabricate messages to vilify the Republicans and scare voters into believing the sky is falling without allowing citizens the opportunity to fairly evaluate the legislation for themselves. However, I am going to stop right here before I get into a political discussion that will make you stop reading this first message from me.

We are extremely fortunate to have an outstanding team of elected officials from Madison County. They have stepped up to the plate and tackled some very important issues concerning, women’s health, and school accountability. We need to support them and let them know that we appreciate the job they are doing. Conversely, when we disagree with what they are doing, we should tell them and explain why we disagree.

The Republican Party has done very well in Alabama. Alabama is a conservative state. As a party, we espouse conservative values that resonate with our citizens. However, in the last election, not only did we not capture the minority voters, the young voters, or the women voters; we failed to energize our base to get out and the vote for our national and local candidates.  During the recent Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) our National Chairman, Reince Priebus, stated that our message was poor and that the party is seen as a group of “angry old men.”  This is the message and image we need to change, while still reassuring our conservative base that we are steadfast in our principles and beliefs.

What are we doing in Madison County? We are reaching out to young men and women to become more involved in the Republican Party. We are organizing to reach out to minority voters, to speak with them, and try to show them that our conservative principles mesh very well with their beliefs. Our basic problem in many cases is that we have not tried to go into the minority communities to discuss issues. We must open that discussion!

I want you to join us!  We are a party of hard-working men and women who share several basic principles:

• We believe in smaller government and the free market.
• We believe it individual freedom.
• We believe in individual/personal responsibility.
• We believe in lower taxes rates which encourage entrepreneurs to create jobs for our citizens.
• We believe in the Constitution of the United States and support it.
• We believe in strong family values and the traditional definition of marriage.
• We believe in the right to life at any age.

The Madison County Republican Executive Committee (MCREC) is an elected committee whose members must run for a district seat in the district where they live. This happens every four years during the years in which the governor of the State of Alabama is elected. We want to hear from you and welcome your comments and concerns.

I urge you to contact us and join us as we move forward into the 2014 election cycle. There are several Republican Clubs that you can join. The clubs are:

• The Teenage Republicans Club
• The Young Republicans Club
• The  Republican Women of Huntsville Club
• The  Republican Women of Madison Club
• The Twickenham Republican Women’s Club
• The Republican Men’s Club
• The Pachyderm Club
• The Tennessee Valley Republican Club.

I look forward to hearing from you and encourage you to join us, challenge us, and help us find candidates for local, state, and national offices. We need your input and support. Please contact us.

Regards and respects,

John A. Como

Chairman

Auburn Conservatives for Tomorrow (ACT) and Young America’s Foundation will host An Evening with Ann Coulter on Friday, March 22, 2013 at the Hotel at Auburn University.  The VIP Dinner & Photo Op begins at 5:30 PM, and the Program starts at 7:30 PM.  Program general admission is FREE for students and $20 for non-students at the door.

VIP Dinner and Photo Op tickets are available for An Evening with Ann Coulter.  Please direct inquiries to ACT Director of Operations & Outreach Cody Garton at wcg0006@auburn.edu.

Rep. John Merrill of Tuscaloosa will formally announce his candidacy for

the Republican nomination for Secretary of State in 2014.  Rep. Merrill is

announcing his candidacy in the next two days in four cities in Alabama.

Location of the Huntsville event:

Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 2:00 pm

Madison County Courthouse Front Steps (Inside if rain)

100 Northside Square

Visit his website at:  www.electjohnmerrill.com

For more information:  John@ElectJohnMerrill.com

205-887-2787

Alabama House Republicans have released their 2013 Agenda based on our state motto. In case you are wondering, our state motto is “We dare defend our rights.”

Visit: http://alhousegop.com/2013/01/17/2013agenda/

The Madison County Republican Executive Committee (MCREC) elected a new slate of officers on November 19.

Chairman: John Como
Vice Chairman: Randy Hariston
Secretary: Kathy Linden
Treasurer: Leah Hitt

At Large:
Policy Committee: Elbert Peters
Policy Committee: Brad Taylor

As the elected officers begin serving in January 2013, we thank the outgoing officers for their service. We also thank the MCREC members and elected officials for all of their work and dedication during the 2012 elections.

Congratulations to all or our Republican candidates who have won their races! We still have one additional race pending a possible recount. We have quite a list of winning candidates!

Congressman Mo Brooks – 5th Congressional District

Twinkle Andress Cavenaugh – President, Public Service Commission

Roy Moore – Chief Justice, Alabama Supreme Court
Tommy Bryan –  Alabama Supreme Court, Place 1
Lyn Stuart – Alabama Supreme Court, Place 2
Glenn Murdock – Alabama Supreme Court, Place 3
Jim Main – Alabama Supreme Court, Place 4

Sam Welch – AL Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 1
Liles Burke –  AL Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2
J. Michael Joiner – AL Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3

Craig Pittman – Al Court of Civil Appeals, Place 1
Terri Thomas – Al Court of Civil Appeals, Place 2
Terry A. Moore – Al Court of Civil Appeals, Place 3

Claude Hundley – Madison County District Court, Place 1

Karen Hall – Circuit Court, Place 1
Ruth Ann Hall – Circuit Court, Place 3
Donna Pate – Circuit Court, Place 5
Chris Comer – Circuit Court, Place 6

Linda Coats – District Court, Place 3

Jane Smith – Madison County Circuit Clerk

Dale Strong – Chairman, Madison County Commission
Steve Haraway - Madison County Commission, District 2
Eddie Sisk - Madison County Commission, District 3
Phil Vandiver – Madison County Commission, District 4
Phil Riddick – Madison County Commission, District 5

Dan Nash – Madison County School Board, Place 1
Angie Bates –  Madison County School Board, Place 2

The Madison County Republican Party has named Huntsville attorney Patrick Tuten as its first legal counsel.

Tuten, 42, is past president of the Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and was an applicant during the Alabama GOP’s candidate committee selection process for a new district judge in June.

More information is available at: http://blog.al.com/breaking/2012/08/huntsville_attorney_patrick_tu.html

Watch this video about Obama’s claim that business were not build by the business owner!

From the America Future Fund, this ad answers the Obama’s criticism that his “you didn’t build that” statement has been taken out of context. So, the America Future Fund put the whole context in this ad, which is arguably worse for Obama.