April 2024 Newsletter
Welcome to our very first Shelby County Iowa Republican’s Newsletter! Our goal is to publish monthly to inform our local community of upcoming events and relevant information.
Shelby County Chairman’s Corner: Thank you to all who participated in the Caucus and subsequent County Convention. We had 477 caucus participants in extremely adverse weather conditions! Results are posted at Caucus 2024 Results – Shelby County Iowa GOP.
The District 4 Convention was held Saturday, April 6th . Congratulations to Shelby County’s Mike Shaw for being elected to the State Platform Committee and to Tammi Schulz for being elected as an alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this July.
The new District 4 State Central Committee will be Steve Holt, Jim Boyer, Gary Nystrom, and Starlyn Perdue.
Republican National Convention Delegates were Gary Nystrom, Lynn Evans and Jeff Taylor.
Next up, the State Convention on May 4th in Clive.
The Shelby County Iowa GOP website is up and running – Please visit Shelby County Iowa GOP and sign up for the monthly newsletter. We are continuing to build content and will post information on 2024 Republican candidates in the near future.
We had a very successful showing of the documentary, Gridshock. 93 individuals attended to view the movie, learn about the human trafficking case from Shelby County, and engage in positive dialogue with the Shelby County Sheriff’s department. Thank you to all who made this event possible!
Our next Central Committee meeting will be Monday, April 22 at Mi Casa in Harlan, IA. Social hour at 6:00 pm, Speaker at 6:30 pm and the meeting at 7:00 pm.
State & District Updates
RPI Chairman’s Comments: Accolades to everyone involved in the 2024 Iowa Republican Caucuses. It was by any standard a great success. 110,000+ Iowa Republicans braved extreme weather to participate in the most transparent election process in the country. It could not have been done without the 10,000+ volunteers across the state and a dedicated team at RPI.
The Democrats, in contrast, decided to have a mail in ballot to appease the DNC and end Iowa’s First in the Nation position. About 20,000 Iowa Democrats requested ballots. Less than 14,000 returned their ballots. 614 voted “uncommitted.” The Iowa Democrat Chair applauded the new accessibility of the mail in process that resulted in lower voter turnout.
Iowa Federation of Republican Women: Michelle Crawford, IFRW’s new President, shared that everyone is settling into new leadership roles and planning for the upcoming year has begun. The Federation has big growth goals and a plan to spread their message across the state to increase clubs and membership numbers. The Spring Conference is April 25-26 in Davenport. Riley Gaines will be the Davenport speaker!
Iowa Federation of Young Republicans: IFYR Chair, Mary Weston, shared the 2024 goals which included chartering three new chapters, recruiting new members with a focus on graduating college Republicans. They successfully hosted the National YR quarterly meeting in Des Moines, held their annual Christmas party, and volunteered with caucuses.
Important dates:
4/13/2024 State Convention Committee meetings
4/19/2024 RPI Chairman’s Reception at Cardiff Center – 3232 1st Ave Fort Dodge – 6:00 pm – Special Guest – Congressman Wesley Hunt – $60/individual, $100/couple
4/25-4/26/24 IFRW Spring Conference – Davenport – Speaker Riley Gaines
5/4/2024 State Convention – Horizons Event Center, Clive, IA
5/25/2024 Tivoli Fest Parade – Elk Horn, IA
6/4/2024 Primary Voting
7/11/2024 Shelby County Fair Parade
7/15-7/18/24 Republican National Convention – Milwaukee, WI
11/5/2024 General Election
For the most up to date calendar of GOP events click: Iowa GOP Events
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