Washington County Republican Party

Thank you to the 25 Republicans who have filed to be delegates to the 2014 Washington County Republican Party convention. More details of the convention will be announced soon.

A very enthusiastic group of 80 supporters gathered for a fundraiser Monday evening to re-elect District #16 State Senator Lydia Brasch. The reception was held at the offices of Independent Technologies in Blair and featured the endorsement of Nebraska U.S. Senator Deb Fischer. Supporters to re-elect Senator Brasch included many community leaders, business owners and elected officials. Re-elect Brasch event photo album
(L to R) Nebraska Republican Party Chairman J.L. Spray, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer, State Senator Lydia Brash, Washington County Republican Party Chairman John Orr

The Washington County Republican Party held a Central Committee meeting attended by over 45 Republicans on Monday, January 20, 2014 at the American Legion in Ft. Calhoun. Speakers included candidate for Governor Pete Ricketts, U.S. Senate candidates Ben Sasse and Clifton Johnson along with Metro Community College Board candidate Jim Tribbien. Attendees also got an update on the statewide Voter ID petition drive from Fremont Tea Party leader Paul Von Behren. Meeting photo album
Pete Ricketts speaking to Washington County Republicans:

REMINDER

The Republican Party Washington County Convention will be held within the first 10 (ten) days of June 2014. (TBD) The last day to file as a delegate is March 3rd, 2014 @ 5:00 pm.

The County Convention is a great way to get involved with the party. To participate, please file as a delegate by filling out the Washington County filing form here then stop into the Washington County Election Commission to sign your form in front of a notary. The form is also available at the following link: https://www.thewcrp.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/delegate14.pdf.  We will also have forms and a Notary Public available at our January 20, 2014 meeting.

The Washington County Election Commissioner’s office is located at: 1555 Colfax Street, Blair, NE. Office hours are M-F 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at the address below.

Thanks for participating,

John W. Orr
Chairman, Washington County Republican Party
Johnworr2@gmail.com
(402) 677-6728

The Washington County Republican Party is pleased to hold their 2014 Soup Supper & Candidate Forum. Enjoy homemade soups & deserts while getting a chance to meet & listen to Republican candidates for Governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, State Senate, County Commissioner and School Board.

The Washington County Republican Party had a number of Republican candidates visit their November 18, 2013 Central Committee meeting. Candidates spoke and answered questions. It was a very informative meeting. Candidates speaking were:
Senator Beau McCoy – running for Governor
Senator Lydia Brasch – running for reelection Dist. 16 Senator
Senator Peter Pirsch – running for State Auditor
Sheriff Mike Robinson – running for reelection Washington County Sheriff
Supervisor Jerry Kruse – running for reelection Washington County Board of Supervisors Dist. 2
Neleigh Boyer – running for Washington County Attorney
Scott Vander Schaaf – running for Washington County Attorney

Please plan to attend the Washington County Central Committee meeting on Monday, November 18, 2013 at 7:00 pm at Fernando’s in Blair. Special guest speaker is Senator Beau McCoy, candidate for Governor.