Clackamas County Republican Party August Newsletter

Message from the Chair AUGUST 1, 2019 It is an important time to be engaged and involved. We need Clackamas your support and assistance. Our County Fair Officers party cannot succeed without August 13-18 in Traci Hensley – Chair volunteers and PCPs. 2020 will be Canby.

[email protected] the time for us to make serious change in the direction of our State We need volunteers and – Vice-Chair PCPs to help staff our and County. Change will only booth at the Fair. We [email protected] come when people demand and have petitions that need Linda Neace – Secretary to be presented to fight for it. Please join us as we everyday Oregonians [email protected] embark on this journey to make on issues that are Eric Hofeld – Treasurer Clackamas County livable again important to them (Tolling, Vehicle [email protected] Traci Hensley, Chair Registration Fees, Recall of the Governor. Please contact us Republican Party Platform if you have any questions We also have a Convention in Pendleton August 22-24. beautiful Painted Please join the Republican PCPs, elected Wooden Flag to raffle officials and others from around the state at the off to support the party. Upcoming Meetings 2019 ORP Platform Convention. At this convention the entire platform will be For more information (All Meetings will take place at CCRP discussed, modified, and adopted for the about shifts available Offices unless otherwise noted) upcoming 2020-2021 year. Clackamas County please contact Chair has the opportunity to send up to 32 delegates Office: Hensley. to this convention. There are still spots 612 Molalla Ave available. Please contact Chair Hensley if you Thank you Oregon City, OR 97045 wish to attend. Please note there is a cost involved. $140 for the registration plus the cost Mailing: of hotel. Below is the link to the platform so PO Box 1002 you can review it and offer input. Clackamas, OR 97015 Thank you for helping shape the direction of the Oregon Republican Party. (971) 808-1145 https://oregon.gop/orp-platform-2017 [email protected]

CCRP Executive Committee Central Committee Meeting Recap Meeting Central Committee PCPs met on July 13th for the quarterly meeting of the CCRP. Chair Hensley gave her report on praising Oregon’s 11 Senators who left the state August 5 – 7pm in order to protect us from the terrible effects of House Bill 2020 (Cap and Trade Bill). She issued a challenge to PCPs to recruit one new republican or PCPs for the CCRP Central Committee next meeting to increase our numbers. The group heard a legislative recap from Meeting Representative , more on page 2. Bills recap from Roxanne Ross.

Saturday September 7, 2019 We heard a candidate development update from Dave Stewart. We appointed 17 9 AM new PCPs. Mark Shull gave update on the new Sandy Oregon Area Republicans (SOAR). Members of the group were appointed as some of the new PCPs. Mike AMR Building 12438 SE Capps Rd Strickland was a guest speaker and updated the PCPs on his court case and how to Potluck to follow Meeting protect our rights from government overreach.

Clackamas County Republican Newsletter August 2019 Page 2

Volunteer Opportunities in local Become a PCP Apply to Serve on a Committee for Clackamas County Cities A Precinct Committee Become involved within the County by applying to Person is the Parties Below are the links to our cities serve on one of the many Advisory, Boards and where people can click to get eyes and ears on ground Commissions that give guidance and information to the in their community. Clackamas County Board of Commissioners. It is easy involved and engaged in their local They are the ones that to do, just fill out the application and hit submit. The communities. engage their neighbors County needs to hear from all residents on all of the Sandy and talk about the issues issues from planning to budget and economic https://www.ci.sandy.or.us/ important to them. development and more. Please click the following link Canby to see the openings right now. Below is the link to the http://www.canbyoregon.gov/index form. We can appoint https://www.clackamas.us/community .html you at our next Central West Linn Committee Meeting. Bad Bill Recap from Roxanne Ross https://westlinnoregon.gov/ SB 608 – Rent Control Bill Wilsonville HB 3427 – Gross Receipts Tax http://www.clackamascou HB 2015 – Drivers cards for Illegals https://www.ci.wilsonville.or.us/ ntyrepublicans.org/precinc HB 2975 – Takes money from Taxpayer Kicker Fund Milwaukie t-committee-persons/ SB 28 – Increased Fees paid to Oregon Health Authority https://www.milwaukieoregon.gov/ SB 761 – Initiative Petition Impacts Lake Oswego https://www.ci.oswego.or.us/ Oregon State Fair Molalla https://www.cityofmolalla.com/ August 22-September 4 Happy Valley in Salem https://www.happyvalleyor.gov/ Gladstone The Oregon Republican Party https://www.ci.gladstone.or.us/ is asking for volunteers from each county to help staff the Oregon City ORP Fair Booth in Salem https://www.orcity.org/ during the two Week Fair. If you wish to volunteer please House District Captains contact ORP Vice Chair Tracy (These Leaders work with the PCPs in Honl at [email protected] different areas to help them get engaged) [email protected] Boring & Dull Day HD 18 Sandy Sumner (Molalla, Community Social August 9th in Boring at 4:30pm. Beavercreek) State Representative Christine Drazan Please join the Boring HD 26 Open (Wilsonville) speaking at the Clackamas county Central Community for an Ice Cream Committee Meeting on July 13. HD 37 Steve Freiling (West Linn) Social. HD 38 JD Pavek (Lake Oswego)

.Legislative Recap from State Representative Christine Drazan HD 39 John Lee (Canby) (District 39) Representative Drazan spoke highlighted the committees that she served on HD 40 Les Poole (Oregon City)

during the long session which were Health-Care and Economic HD 41 OPEN (Milwaukie) Development and the Sub-Committee on Joint Ways and Means for HD 48 (East Happy Valley Education. She said we need more PCPs and republicans to share their voice in Salem. She went into details on the reasons why the Cap and Trade Bill HD 51 (Happy Valley, Damascus)

HB 2020 was terrible and would make Oregon unaffordable to live in and HD 52 Mark Shull (Sandy and the raise a family. She spoke on the need to change the makeup of those in Mountain) power in order to make a difference for those we care about. We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to the representative for all she did to fight for us this session and how hard she will fight in the short Paid for by the Clackamas County session that will start in February. We are with you and will join you. Republican Central Committee.