Gearing Up for 2012 Elections

There are 4 levels of political meetings that happen in every election cycle. It all starts at the basic units, the precinct caucuses. Although there was a straw poll for the GOP presidential candidates, the really important business was to elect the delegates for the next level upward... the Mower County Convention.  That convention in March conducted various business items, but the important selection of delegates to the two higher levels was the most essential job.  There was a lot of interest in these delegate and alternate positions, and close balloting resulted in a lengthy counting process, and there was one runoff.  But now the delegates for the Congressional District and State conventions have been set.

But all that is just the starting line.  All the attendees and other supporters of a sound government based on constitutional principles need to gear up for the long summer and fall of campaigning, coffee klatches, neighborly discussions, door knocking, phone calling, fair and community event booths, and contributing.

The opposition party always pretends they are the poor guys and we are the rich ones. But when the official campaign finance reports come out, their money is equal or greater than ours.  And those reports do not reflect much of the non-monetary benefits from unions, an amount that far exceeds any benefits coming from businesses and private individuals.

So... despite the exhausting battle for the GOP presidential nomination, the real work for everybody here in the local trenches has barely begin.  Anybody who wants to see responsible economics in government along with the provision of all important services as well as constitutional social policies... all of us need to start rollin' up our sleeves.  We've got work to do.

Mower County Convention March 2012

On Saturday morning, March 17th, an enthusiastic crowd gathered at the Senior Center at Austin and worked through a very full agenda into the early afternoon.  Fortunately, there was just barely enough time to get all the things done that are necessary to conduct a spirited campaign in 2012 on national, state and local levels. 

Both of the candidates for MN Congressional District 1 appeared and received a warm welcome. Mike Parry and Alan Quist outlined solid economic plans that the current incumbent won't embrace. And both outlined their agenda on a range of other topics that met with solid support from the delegates elected at the February Mower caucuses.  Other representatives of announced candidates also spoke on behalf of their candidates. 

 February 2012 Caucuses

Despite news reports that GOP caucuses in MN were down this year, that was certainly not the case in Mower County at this year's February 7th caucus.  We had three locations, Austin for the western part of Mower County, LeRoy for the SE portion and Racine in the NE portion. Approximately 300 concerned and activated citizens came out to vote in the straw poll, to discuss the issues and candidates, and to elect delegates and alternates for the county convention Saturday, March 17th at the Austin Senior Center.

Facebook & Twitter

 Facebook and Twitter help all of us keep up with the latest happenings and the people who have something to say.  Check out Mower County Republicans and get involved with these links, too.  Jennifer Gumbel was one of our earliest proponents of these, but now lots of folks are joining in.  How about you?

Even if you don't have a Facebook or Twitter account, you can still LOOK at the links. You will be able to see what others are saying.  It is easy, just click either one...
           

GOP Fundamentals

We support excellence in government so every person will have the full exercise of all of his or her proper rights as granted by our Constitution and Bill of Rights. We shall work in every way to assure the maintenance of good government that benefits all citizens by promoting the principles and objectives of the Republican Party as determined by the Mower County Convention, the First Congressional District Convention, the Minnesota State Convention and the National Republican Convention.

 

Don't forget... it was the Republicans who abolished slavery!
It was Democrat presidents Wilson and Roosevelt who
forced Germans, Italians, Japanese and others to "interment camps."

2012 Redistricting: Relatively 'Small' Changes to District 27

 Click on this map for a much larger map.

MN Senate District 27 includes all of Mower County and Freeborn County and added 4 townships in Faribault and 3 townships in Dodge counties.  New cities are Wells, Kiester in Faribault and Hayfield in Dodge. The city of  Blooming Prairie is also included.  Removed from the former district are 4 NW townships of Fillmore and the cities of Wykoff and Fillmore. 

MN House District 27A, the western portion of the district, includes Albert Lea and all of Freeborn County except London Twp in the SE corner, plus 1 township in NW Mower County, Udolpho and two townships of SW Dodge county. New cities include Wells, Kiester and Hayfield and Blooming Prairie. 

MN House District 27B. the eastern portion of the district, now includes ALL of Mower County except Udolpho Twp plus one township in Dodge county and one in Freeborn county, London.  All of the former Fillmore county area was removed.. This district includes the city of Austin and all the rest of the cities of Mower county plus the city of Myrtle in Freeborn county.

2012 Map for MN Congressional District #1