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Republicans in Burleson County, Texas are having fun while preparing for the 2008 Elections ... Coming Up !January 1 - Swearing In of Local and State OfficialsGood Stuff! - What's Happened In The 2008 Election Cycle2008 General Election Shows Burleson County Squarely ConservativeWith 6,664 of the county's 11,234 registered voters casting votes in this year's Presidential Election it was clear the Burleson County values conservative politicians. Republican conservatives won locally in 14 out of 15 contested races and gained four more where they had no opposition. For race-by-race details see our Candidate's Page.McCaul Greeted At La Bamba Campaign Stop - November 3, 2008Michael McCaul's campaign got a hearty greeting when they stopped at LaBamba Grill. The timing was lunch, but the hand-shaking was sufficient to keep them in the parking lot on this last campaign tour through his district. Austin's Fox - Channel 7 TV helped record the event.BC-GOP Election Advertising In Burleson County Tribune - October 2008The Republican Party of Burleson County supports our Candidates with print advertising. If you didn't get a copy of the paper, here is your chance to check out our ads: October 16th, October 23rd, and October 30th.Republican's Fall Fest "Step Up To The Plate" - October 11, 2008U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul headlined the Burleson County Republican Party's annual Fall Fest at the Caldwell Civic Center On October 11, 2008. It was an excellent opportunity to meet and discuss views with local, regional, and national politicians, combined with great food, lots of speeches. and fun for all.General Election Training - October 7, 2008Republicans joined with Democrats in getting the latest Election Law and E-Slate Voting Machine use in preparation for November's General Election.Executive Council Meeting - August 19, 2008The BC-GOP Executive Council met to finalize the party's Fall campaigns and receive training in the use of the Republican "Voter Vault" system.Texas Republican Convention - June 12-14, 2008Burleson County Republicans descended on Houston for the 2008 Texas Republican Convention."Race To The Gate In 2008" SPRING FLING! - April 12, 2008Republicans gathered at the Cook's Point Community Center on April 12, 2008 to enjoy the Spring Fling evening of Politics, Food, Politics, Fun, and more Politics.Burleson County Republican Convention - March 29, 2008The 2008 Burleson County Republican Convention was held on Saturday, March 29th at the Cook's Point Community Center.Executive Committee and Election Judges Canvass Election Results - March 13, 2008The Republican Party of Burleson County Executive Committee and Election Judges met on March 13, 2008 to canvass the county voting in the Republican Primary Election. The canvass found no discrepancies in the election and certified the vote to the Texas Secretary of State.Texas Republican Primary - March 4, 2008Burleson county conservatives went to the polls to settle the Presidential, U.S. Senator, and Texas Court of Criminal Appeals contests as well as decide the fate of three Resolutions. The results of the ballot are here.Executive Committee Meeting - February 19, 2008 Republican Election Judges
met with the Executive Committee to finalize conduct of the Republican
Primary and the Precinct Conventions to be held just after the polls
close.A full page of photo coverage is available. The minutes are here. Spring Stampede Hits the Streets - February 15, 2008Burleson GOP's Spring Newsletter "The Stampede" is in the mail to all members. We have a copy here if you need an on-line version!Election School - February 12, 2008 Republican Election
Judges and Clerks
received training for the Primary Election from Burleson County's
Election Administrator
Paula Bartnesky. After the formal training, hands-on time in
the care and feeding of the electronic voting machines was popular.
Meet The Candidates At Kraitchar House - February 5, 2008The historic Kraitchar House in Caldwell was
the setting for our first
"Meet The Candidates" in 2008. Local and regional candidates
were
pleantiful as were the questions and opinions. The warm
weather
made punch much more popular than the advertised "coffee" and the eats
were good enough to convert all but the most contentious of Democrats.
Overall, it was an excellent opportunity for
one-on-one's
with Republican
candidates. We have a full page of picture
coverage right here.U.S. Senator Cornyn gives Legislative Update - January 15, 2008John Cornyn, U.S. Senator provided a legislative update hosted by the Brazos Valley Republicans.Executive Committee Meeting - January 8, 2008The Executive Committee
of the Republican Party of Burleson County, Texas met on
January 8, 2008 to conduct the Republican Primary Candidate Ballot
Position
Drawiing and to conduct regular business. Click here (on or the picture) for a full page of picture coverage. We also have the Meeting Minutes available. 2007 Fall Fest - September 22, 2007The Republican Party
of Burleson County's
2007 Fall Fest kicked off the 2008 election
cycle with politics, fun, learning, food, and a presidential straw
poll. Jerry Patterson, Texas Land Commissioner, was our
featured
speaker and aptly demonstrated that Texas history, even that of the
Public Land Office, is far more entertaining that Saturday Night Live! It was also an excellent night for "buttonholing" your favorite politician with local, state, and federal officals represented. The presidential straw poll had some surprising results! Check out our 2007 Fall Fest web page for full picture coverage. Burleson County Republicans Featured at GOP.com From October of 2006
to November 2007 (over a year!) the Republican National
Committee's web sites, RNC.org and GOP.com [saved here as
a
128KByte *.pdf]
featured a photo of
our 2003 Crawfish Boil as the lead-in to their GOP.com
Photo Galleries.
It's small, but it was the picture on the Republican Party's national
home pages,
and it's rewarding that they think our crawfish boil is representative
of "All across America,
candidates, state parties, and grassroots activists are hard at work
growing our party." Heck, we were just having
fun! And, we can even let you see the full
size version and another with Marsha
Stein, our Chair and chief crawfish
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