CR Meeting 4/29

Just a reminder to be sure to join us for our last meeting of the Spring Semester, which will take place tomorrow (April 29th) at 8 PM in Grise Hall room 337. Our featured speaker will be Jim DeCesare, who is currently running for a third term in the Kentucky House of Representatives. We will also have PIZZA for this meeting!!! Hope to see you there!

Warren Co. Lincoln Day Dinner

Last Saturday night we had 10 people at the Carroll Nicely Center for the annual Warren County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner. Guest speakers included WKU President Gary Ransdell, Judge Executive Mike Buchanon, State Senator and 2nd Congressional District Candidate Brett Guthrie, Amy Bingham (Jim DeCesare's wife), Former Deputy Political Adviser to President George W. Bush, Scott Jennings, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Our very own Dr. Scott Lasley presented the Volunteer of the year award. Andrew Denney, Jeremy Roe, Alex Gerard, Nicole Aho, and Shane Noem all helped out with Senator McConnell's campaign. Great time and GREAT food.

KFCR 2008 Conference

Andrew Denney, Jeremy Roe, and Shane Noem went to Lexington for the 2 day Kentucky Federation of College Republicans 2008 Conference. Republican students from across the commonwealth gathered on UK's campus to make friends, listen to guest speakers, and elect officers for the 2008-2009 school year. The speakers included Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Former Deputy Political Adviser to President George W. Bush, Scott Jennings. In addition, Shane ran for Secretary and won the post in a landslide. Hopefully we can send an even bigger delegation to next year's conference.

District Convention

Brett Guthrie, our state senator from Bowling Green who is running to fill Ron Lewis' U.S. Congressional seat, needs volunteers to help pass out yard signs, bumper stickers, etc. at the District Convention on Saturday, April 26. Every member is eligible to attend the convention. It is very important that we have a big turnout at this event. If you would like to participate please let Shane know ASAP!

Next Meeting

Be sure to join us for our last meeting of the Spring Semester, which will take place on April 29th at 8 PM in Grise Hall room 339. Our featured speaker will be Jim DeCesare. Mr. Decesare is currently running for a third term in the Kentucky House of Representatives. He has done a good job representing the interests of Bowling Green and it is important that we as an organization do what we can to facilitate his reelection. In addition, we will discuss ways in which you can stay involved with the group while you are away from WKU for the summer. We will also discuss our tentative plans for the fall semester so we can hit the ground running when everyone comes back to campus following the summer break.

KFCR and Lincoln Day Dinner

Those interested in attending KFCR or the Lincoln Day Dinner in Bowling Green should let Shane Noem know ASAP. WKU can have up to 5 delegates at the conference, plus Shane is running for a state office and would benefit greatly from the support of any members in attendance. Also, if you plan on attending the Lincoln Day Dinner, please be sure to plan to be there an hour ahead of time as the group has agreed to help distribute campaign materials in support of Sen. McConnell's reelection bid.

Special Thanks to Sec. Grayson

The College Republicans would like to send a special thanks to Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson for delivering the first in what will hopefully become a series of breakfast lectures sponsored by the political science department. The lecture was both interesting and informative, and we hope to have the Secretary back to speak to the CR's in the near future.