NVFRW REPORTER News from around the Silver State August 2019 NvFRW giving future candidates the skills to win By Diane Baranowski NvFRW President On Friday, April 5, the Nevada Federation of Republican Women brought the National Federation’s Campaign Management School to Reno, and it was a very successful, day- long event. 1st VP Lynn Armanino and I spent three months calling every single Nevada GOP County Chair to ask who they knew who might benefit of her hard-won lessons learned important it will be in 2020 to encour- from attending. We also called every from managing hundreds of win- age the RNC to work with Nevada’s elected and candidate from 2018 to ning candidates over the years of her counties to not only re-elect the ask who they knew who might ben- very successful campaign manage- President, but to unite Nevada around efit from it. And you can see from the ment business, Tuesday Associates in the critical importance of getting our picture of us all that we had a great Massachusetts. But the stories of her majorities back in the Senate and turnout. losses were just as entertaining! Assembly. We had just a couple of NFRW’s Holly Robichaud lec- Washoe County GOP Chair men attend, one of whom is running tured non-stop for 7 hours that day Michael Kadenacy spoke to the with advice, anecdotes and stories attendees during lunch about how See School on page 14 There’s been plenty to do during 2019! By Diane Baranowski From the President’s Desk NvFRW President It’s been such a busy year for all of us plished so far and what is coming down the because of the 80th Legislative Session from pike in the next several weeks. February to June and now coming up to Our Legislative Chair Yolanda Knaak sending delegates and Club Presidents to gives us an overview of some of the bills we the NFRW Convention in Indianapolis in were so involved in – many to defeat but some September. This newsletter will serve as a brief reminder of some of what we all accom- See President on page 2 Diane Baranowski This newsletter is the sole publication of the Nevada Federation of Republican Women and is NOT paid for by any Candidate, Candidate Committee or PAC 2 Nevada Federation of Republican Women August 2019 NvFRW convention President’s Corner in Reno October 18-19 From page 1 The Nevada Federation of Republican Women to support. We will be holding its Biennial Convention on October are so grateful to 18-19 at Harrah’s Reno. Yolanda for her Preliminary Agenda: constant diligence 1. Executive Board in following the will meet Friday morning at sometimes har- 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. Rooms will rowing progress be available Thursday-Fri- of BAD bills that Saturday nights. we needed to be 2. There will be a gen- asked to come eral session from 10 a.m. to testify against in 4 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday - full front of so much days Friday and Saturday. hostile and igno- 3. Regents cocktail reception Friday late rant opposition. TO WIT: how many times did we have to correct afternoon. the opposition’s statement: “In our democracy . “ ? I remember 4. Banquet dinner Saturday night 7 to 9 p.m. MANY times, almost to no avail. 5. Then a final new/old Executive Board of Then we attended another great Legislative Day that Yolanda Directors meeting Sunday 9:30 to 11 a.m. had spent one solid year planning and executing. Almost every This should help with your travel plans. All single one of our Republican legislators came to the room in the other details will come later. Questions: call Diane Legislative Building to acknowledge our constant presence and Baranowski, NvFRW president, at 775-225-0932 efforts to support them. It was informative and gratifying – even when we detected good-natured divergence in their opinions on some bills. I think we all sensed more unification against a common threat to the taxpayers and law-abiding citizens of Nevada. Please see our Nevada FRW Convention flyer herein. Please come and help us elect new officers. Also this is what we will be selling at Brenda’s tables: $15 each. Let’s all buy at least one for friends and family – and WEAR THE HELL OUT OF THEM THROUGH 2020! As President I am handling the credentialing process for those Club Presidents who may not want to. I would love for you to call me (775-225-0932) and let’s chat about this. My deadline is Aug. 29, so it is ongoing now until then. And I again thank our Newsletter Editor Angela Mann for put- ting this together so well and diligently. We will issue one more after our Convention then our tours of duty will be over. I hope to see all of you in Reno in October. Diane 2019 Nominations are right around the corner! Your NvFRW Nominations Chair, regarding the Nominations processes. President and can honestly say that it Darlene Reudy, is already planning She and Diane Baranowski want to has been fascinating work with won- ahead for our new officer elections remind all members to be thinking derful people – and REALLY hones at our Membership/BOD Convention about who might want to consider one’s leadership skills in a hurry! I meeting on October 19, 2019. She Leadership positions. Remember: thor- would encourage anyone to step up wants to add one more member to her ough training for club positions hap- to Leadership – it is a fantastic oppor- committee from the South to join Rose pens at our Leadership Conferences. tunity to sharpen skills that we then Fox, and she will need two members Outgoing Executive Officers are use in many other aspects of life – not from the North. Darlene will address always more than happy to help just politics or women’s clubs. Call everyone at upcoming Northern and new officers in their transition. I am Darlene with any questions at: 775- Southern Leadership Conferences thoroughly enjoying my tenure as 851-7412 or [email protected]. August 2019 Nevada Federation of Republican Women 3 SAVE THE DATE! NvFRW’s 35th Biennial Convention and Fall Meeting Will Be FRIDAY-SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18-19, 2019 at Harrah’s Hotel Casino in Reno We will be electing new officers! and enjoy lovely, clean and CRAZY cheap hotel Help guide your leaders into the next two years and rooms here in Reno! critical upcoming Election season! Reserve your room now by clicking on the Harrah’s NvFRW can only be dynamic and effective with link right here! YOUR input! https://www.caesars.com/reserve/ Convention registration rates, prices, tentative agen- ?propCode=REN&action=FindRooms&groupcode= da, Official Call coming soon S10NFR9 You will be pleased with the ROOM RATES. At these rates, we can all bring a friend, double up We must register for a hotel room by October 1. Jaclyn Scott is an entrepre- deployed to support Special Forces publishing her first book about neur, writer, Soldier/Veteran, and in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring leadership and self-development for public speaker. As the Owner / Freedom). She was one of the first women (men can read it as well). CEO of Outpost Gray, she special- women selected to attend Army Jaclyn does not view “downtime” izes in gender specific intelligence Ranger School. She has been award- like the rest of the world. If she is and security solutions. She leads ed numerous citations and combat not hiking a mountain, reading a teams in providing unique access to medals to include the Bronze Star of book, or engaged in some sort of information, places, and systems to Merit for outstanding leadership as “relaxing” half-marathon, during combat terror and human traffick- Team Leader during combat. her time off you might catch her ing (HT). Today, Jaclyn is an Army sleeping. Yoga and solitude have Jaclyn works closely with politi- National Guard Chief Warrant become very enjoyable hobbies. cians and public/private sector pro- Officer working in Special Nonetheless, she always seems fessionals to assist in developing Operations community, with a spe- to find that “extra” time to take anti-HT legislation and programs. cialization in Electronic Warfare & another class or learn a language. Jaclyn’s military experience is Cyber operations. She sees firsthand With all her endeavors, Jaclyn has unique and extensive. As an enlist- the impact cyber-warfare and the learned that to be successful you ed Soldier, she was competitively social-media have on our society must learn to fight for balance. She selected as part of the first Special and children. Jaclyn holds a minor truly believes that her life is best Operations female Cultural Support is accounting and major in business. served impacting others and the Team (CST), in which she twice She is currently writing and world. 4 Nevada Federation of Republican Women August 2019 Republican Women’s Day at 2019 Nevada Legislature Members of the Nevada Federation of Republican Women arrived in Carson City to attend a day-long variety of sessions in the state’s Capitol. NvFRW members also met with many of the Legislators to discuss policies and points of view. Save These In the Assembly chambers are NvFRW Dates President Diane Baranowski, left, a tour guide v September for the Nevada 26-29: NFRW Legislature, Biennial Convention, Kim Baccus, Indianapolis, Indiana Barb Hawn, v October 18-19: Lindy Leonard NvFRW Biennial and Convention/ Cindi Chandler. Membership/Board Meeting, Harrah’s Reno August 2019 Nevada Federation of Republican Women 5 2019 Legislative Session Results The good, the bad and the ugly By Yolanda Knaak Massachusetts 11, New Jersey 14, New 80th Nevada Federation of Republican Women York 29, Rhode Island 4, Vermont 3, Nevada Legislative Chair Washington 12, Delaware 3, Colorado 9, New Mexico 5 and Oregon 7 equal- Legislature Check and see how your repre- ing 196 electoral votes.