Dee Dee Benkie to Speak at Next Meeting

National Republican Committewoman Dee Dee Benkie will be the Guest Speaker at our March Meeting.

Dee Dee was a special assistant in Karl Rove's office in the Bush White House and the former 9th District Vice Chairman.

The meeting will be on Saturday, March 6th at 11 am at the Headquarters in Vevay.

Reasons we wont vote for Baron Hill

Yes Baron, It ended up on youtube, and we're going to play it over and over again.

Let the games begin

Switzerland County Clerk Ginger Peters has announced that candidates wanting to run in the primary and general elections in 2010 can begin signing up in her office on Wednesday, January 20th.

The deadline to file for office is Friday, February 19th, at noon.

Also: those who need to register to vote may do so until Monday, April 5th. For those who are already registered, Ginger Peters said that her office is busy working to get all of the new 911 addresses into the system. Once in, a notice will be mailed to voters, and if they find that the information or address is incorrect, they will need to call the clerk's office as soon as possible, 427-4415.

The primary election will be held on Tuesday, May 4th; with absentee applications being available for most voters beginning on Wednesday, February 3rd.

Anyone having any questions regarding the upcoming election or registering to vote should contact the clerk's office in the courthouse, or call the office at 427-4415.

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Offices that are up for election in 2010 include (current office holders):

- U.S. Senator (Evan Bayh); U.S. Representative in District 9 (Baron Hill); Indiana State Senator District 45 (Jim Lewis); Indiana State Representative District 68 (Bob Bischoff).

- In the county: Prosecuting Attorney (Monica Hensley); Clerk of the Circuit Court (Ginger Peters); County Auditor (Rachel Schuler); County Sheriff (Nathan Hughes); and County Assessor (Joan Armstrong).

Also: County Commissioner, District 3 (K.C. Banta); County Council District 1 (Tom Conroy); County Council District 2 (Mike Jones); County Council District 3 (Terry Hall); County Council District 4 (Don Covington); Cotton Township Trustee (Barbara Bowling); Craig Township Trustee (Tony Jackson); Jefferson Township Trustee (Lowell Wayne Sullivan); Pleasant Township Trustee (Joe Spiller); Posey Township Trustee (Robert Jackman); York Township Trustee (Kip Hatton).

Also: Township Board Members and Precinct Committeemen will also be elected.

Campaign School

9th District Chair Erin Houchin is having a Campaign School which is being held Saturday, January 30, 2010 from 8:30am - 5:00pm at the Salem Lions Club. Seating is limited. Contact Erin Houchin at erinhouchin02@gmail.com for more info.

You may also want to contact member Kay Cook before you go as she has attended one of these before and has some insight.

Meet Mike Sodrel

Former 9th District Congressman Mike Sodrel will be in Vevay on Tuesday, Jan 12th at 430pm at the Republican Party Headquarters.

Come out and welcome Mike back to Vevay for a special announcement.

Ray Stevens and Obamacare

A New Year

The New Year is upon us and with it comes a crucial election year for your Republican
Party.

With some hard work and effort we can win victories here in Switzerland County as well as
Nationally.

Locally, we need candidates for Sheriff, Commissioner, and Council as well as a host of
Courthouses Offices.

Nationally, it looks like the 9th District will have a contested primary
and the winner will most certainly have a good chance at unseating Baron Hill.
As such, your local party will be working hard to put Republicans in office, but we need
your help to do it.

If you’re currently a member, its time to renew your membership. If you haven’t been a
member, please consider joining. Together we can achieve so much.

Membership costs for this year will be $25.00 per person or $35.00 for a family membership.
We will be publishing our newsletter quarterly this year. It can be sent to you via email, or
you can pick up a printed copy at the Headquarters.

Meetings are the first Saturday of every month at 11am. We work hard to have guest
speakers lined up for each meeting.

We’re also available on Facebook ® under Switzerland County Republicans.

Come join us and support your party!