July 2013 Federation of Republican Women Volume 8 Issue 2

Courtesy Ronal Reagan Presidential Library, 1984

Georgia FederationThe Fresh Faces of of Republicanthe GOP’s Future Women Volume: 5 Number 1

Mission: Educating and Empowering Women for Better Government

Associate Editor’s Desk 2 VOICES Magazine July, 2013 Volume 8—Issue 2

Publisher Georgia Federation of Republican Women

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend the bees,” but when it Editor-in-Chief 6th District’s Tribute to Sue Everhart, three-term comes to seeking or Judy True chair of the GA GOP. In her remarks to the at- obtaining leadership tendees, she made a comment about the im- roles here in the Geor- Associate Editor portance of grass roots. She posited: What would gia GOP (with the Sherry Roedl have happened on November 6, 2012, if Speaker exception of Sue Ever- Boehner had gone back to Ohio to rally Ohioans? hart), we are “MIA.” How sad! There are plenty of Feature Editor What would have happened if Marco Rubio had business studies that state women do not help other Millie Rogers gone back to to encourage Floridians to work women get ahead in the corporate world once they to get the vote out? What would have happened if themselves have broken through the glass ceiling. Columns Editor Reince Pribus had spent more time in Wisconsin? Again, how sad. In my view, if our party is going to Ullainee Stokes Maybe, just maybe, would be in the survive, it will need all of us women — Caucasian, White House today repairing the damage done Black, Hispanic, and Asian — to speak up and take Manuscript Editor these last four years by a Democratic administration. action, i.e., to help women succeed in getting elect- Babe Atkins-Byrne ed to public office. The mantra of the Republican Party is to Layout Artist be more inclusive; to work to recruit females, His- GFRW has been described as the crème Judy True panics, Asians, and Blacks into the Party. This work de la crème of the grass roots. Every club within the falls on the grass roots. It falls on each of us. We Federation must do all it can to welcome diversity Distribution Directors cannot sit back and leave it to someone else to do. into their ranks. We must all make an effort to go Bobbie Frantz & Millie Rogers We all need to do more to change the face of the into the Black Communities, the Hispanic Communi- Republican Party from a “bunch of angry, old men ties, the Asian Communities and talk about the val- Copy Editor (and women)” into a party that welcomes new, ues we share that have made this country what it is. Melinda Mock young, diverse individuals. Sharon Day, Co-Chair of We must not preach; we must be engaging; and, we the Republican National Committee, who spoke at must educate. We need to start a dialogue with Editorial Advisor the spring GFRW board meeting in mid-May, also these diverse groups. We need to “think outside the Lisa Ziriax voiced her concern that the Republican Party must box” on how to welcome them into our clubs. We welcome females, Hispanics, Asians, and Blacks or need to find interesting ways to identify people like Regular Columnists the Party will be in serious jeopardy of becoming Susana Martinez, Republican Governor of New Rose Wing, Johnell Woody, extinct. Mexico, who grew up in a family of Democrats. Randy Evans Governor Martinez tells the story of one day she had With regard to females, it is appalling to a conversation with a Republican who talked about Photographers me, “(n)one of Georgia’s eight statewide constitu- the Republican Party — its ideals and tenets. She Judy True, Mary Lou Berghel, tional offices, from governor through agriculture ultimately realized she was, in fact ,a Republican! Laurie Padgett commissioner, is held by a woman. None of the five There are other Susan as in our communities. Let’s members of the state Public