February 1, 2012 
General Meeting

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Dr. Walter "Wally" Wilkerson
     Trying to understand the political process can be daunting at times. Republican conventions are held every two years (except for the National Convention held only in presidential election years), and there are four convention levels: the election precinct level, the county or senatorial district level, the state level and the national level. To understand the process, including how delegates are chosen, NSRW has invited Dr. Walter “Wally” Wilkerson, Montgomery County Republican Chairman, to educate members and guests during the February 1, 2012 general meeting.                 Dr. Wilkerson was elected Montgomery County Republican Chairman in 1964, and under his 37 years of leadership, Montgomery County has gone from a solid blue to a dominating red. In 1966 the County Party fielded one precinct and three countywide candidates in an effort to build the Party at the local level. All received less than 30 % of the vote. In the 2008 March Primary, every Republican on the ballot won with a high of 75.98% of the vote to a low of 72.76% of the vote. These percentages surpassed the winning percentages of every county of equal size and demographics in the State.
   In 2010, the Republican wave predicted by the polls in 2008 became a reality in Montgomery County on November 2nd. Across the State, the number of straight Republican votes was overwhelming, and this was true of Montgomery County. Republican straight ticket vote total (60,435) was 84.8% of all the straight votes cast and 52.2% of the total votes (115,869) cast in the County. Governor Perry received 82% of the vote in his re-election bid. The Party’s GOTV (Get Out the Vote) program produced a voter turnout percentage of 46.4% compared to the statewide total of 37.5%, a spectacular difference of 8.9%.
(Information taken from “THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY Historic Milestones”, by Dr. Wilkerson).

Meetings (see calendar page)

The North Shore Republican Women meet the first Wednesday of the month at Bentwater Country Club. Sign-in starts at 10:45 a.m. with the meeting beginning at 11:00 a.m. Lunch is served at approximately 11:30 a.m., with the program at noon. Meetings last until 1:00 p.m. Lunch is optional, but reservations must be made by calling 936-597-6219. 

NSRW'S Dorothy Woodall Presented "Ten Outstanding Women Award" at TFRW Convention in Fort Worth!

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We are proud to announce that our charter member, Dorothy Woodall, was awarded one of the "10 Outstanding Women" awards at the Texas Federation of Republican Women 2011 Convention November 19. Congratulations Dorothy!
For more photos of Dorothy and other members attending the convention, click here.
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U.S. Senate candidates Ted Cruz, Lela Pittenger, and Ben Gambini attended the January 26 forum.

NSRW Candidate Forum 

A crowd of over 200 voters and candidates from local, U.S. and state races were in attendance at the NSRW Candidate Forum January 26.  See more photos on photo page.

An informal presidential straw poll was taken during the forum. Results from 133 voters were: Newt Gingrich - 54, Mitt Romney - 38, Rick Santorum - 28, Ron Paul - 1, and Undecided - 12.
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Gail McKinnon, seated, is happy to have prospective members sign up for NSRW.
 Membership Events

Prospective members, or those interested in learning more about NSRW, attended membership events in January:

Wine and Cheese Party 
Thursday, January 12th 
at the home of Lyn Hullinger
 19 Club Creek Dr., Bentwater
(See photos on photo page)

Brunch 
Tuesday, January 17th
at the home of Sharon O'Neil 
36 Benthaven Isle West, Bentwater.
(See photos on photo page) 

(To see photos of the NSRW quilt, which was displayed at the 2011 International Quilt Festival in Houston, click here).

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