PRESIDENT’S Newsletter February 2019 | www.tfrw.org Inspire. Unite. Achieve. Table of Contents President’s Message Don’t Wait – Register Today! 2 A Lot Coming Up in 2019! The Pace is Picking Up! 3 It can be difficult coming up with topics for the President’s Bringing in New Members 4 Newsletter and President’s Message, but this month I have more topics than time! The bizarre news the Marketing Madness 6 Democrats are supplying this year has left me laughing Holiday Fundraising 7 out loud on numerous occasions, and it’s only the beginning of 2019. My top four would have to be: the chaos in Virginia, Chuck Schumer’s pre-State of It is that Time Again… 8 the Union response to “fix” the broken economy, followed by Stacey Abram’s actual response to the State of the Union address, and, my favorite, the Green Thinking about Running? 9 New Deal. Remembering Dorothy To the top three elected officials in Virginia, your party should have been nicer Crockett 10 to Justice Kavanaugh; karma is real. Chuck, we just added 304,000 new jobs The Governor’s Mansion 12 to the economy; fact checking works both ways. Stacey you were to give a RESPONSE to the State of the Union, your rebuttal included issues the President 2019 Patrons 12 did not mention in his SOTU. How about that Green New Deal? To quote the It’s Island Time, Again! 14 Daily Wire, AOC’s Green New Deal is “…the stupidest document ever written.” Newsletter Awards 15 The fun doesn’t end there, google ‘Cardi B and taxes’ for a real belly laugh! Thank you, Dems, for keeping me entertained this month. Important Rules 16 We have a lot coming up in 2019, and I want as many TFRW members to join in Scholarships 16 this year. Preparing a Budget 17 April 24-26 Belles ‘N Boots, Legislative Day, the Patron’s Reception, and the April Board Meeting will be here before you know it. There are details about Let Us Lead the Way 17 each event in this newsletter. Spotlight on Laura Koerner 18 June 21-22 Board of Directors Meeting at The Westin at The Domain. “10 Outstanding” Award 18 October 3-5 The Convention Committee is hard at work planning your Be Our Voice 19 convention at Moody Gardens in Galveston. The most exciting part of convention is that we have the entire facility to ourselves! Human Trafficking 20 Be on the lookout for the Nomination Application for the TFRW 2020-2021 A Huge Success! 21 Board. All Leaders, please apply! Inauguration Day 22 February 23 TFRW Membership YTD 24 Karen Cuneo Newton President, T.F.R.W. PRESIDENT’S NEWSLETTER TEXAS FEDERATION OF REPUBLICAN WOMEN Guest Speaker Ronna McDaniel, RNCInspire. Chairman Unite. Achieve. 2018-2019 ELECTED Legislative Day OFFICERS Thursday, April 25, 2019 PRESIDENT Karen Newton Austin, Texas Alamo Heights RW 210 863 5540 [email protected] Don’t Wait – Register Today! FIRST VICE PRESIDENT https://2019-legislative-day.eventbrite.com Glynis Chester RW of Greater North Texas 214 923 5923 Volunteers are needed to help make Legislative Day successful. Contact [email protected] Julie Faubel at [email protected] if you can help out in Austin. VP BYLAWS The Honorable Diane Haddock Cowtown RW 817 917 1100 Belles ‘N Boots [email protected] Wednesday, April 24, 2019 VP CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES Michele Samuelson 6:00 PM until 10:00 PM Northwest Austin RW By popular demand, Belles ‘N Boots is returning to Scholz 214 995 0413 [email protected] Garten on April 24, 2019. With more music, more food, and yes… more beer, you won’t want to miss this fantastic VP FINANCE Becky Berger Legislative Day tradition. RW of Yoakum 979 505 0508 You loved them two years ago, so the [email protected] Branded Heart band will return to play VP LEGISLATION Julie Faubel your favorite songs while you dance Lake Conroe Area RW under the stars. 918 519 1599 [email protected] And the Live Auction has taken on a life of its Our theme this year is VP MEMBERSHIP own with more experiences and items you Staff Appreciation, and to Rhonda Lacy Midland Co. RW can’t get anywhere else. The best part is that demonstrate our gratitude for all 432 553 1593 this year you can preview, bid, and purchase [email protected] they do, all Capitol Staffers will items before Belles ‘N Boots even starts! You VP PROGRAMS receive discounted admission to Linda Hagler can preview items now by clicking HERE. We’ve Central Texas RW only just begun to add the fantastic items and Belles ‘N Boots. 432 254 9990 [email protected] experiences that will be available, so check back often. Bidding will begin on Monday, SECRETARY Marie Maggio March 11th, and any items that have not been Golden Triangle RW purchased outright by April 24th will transition Legislative Day Sponsorship Levels 409 782 4018 [email protected] to the Live Auction at Scholz’s (and likely sell for Legislative Day Sponsor Form TREASURER a much higher price). Cindy Payne Belles ‘N Boots Sponsorship Levels Bulverde Area RW Belles ‘N Boots Sponsor Form 830 980 7927 So go ahead… buy your TICKETS, let [email protected] your hair down, kick up your heels, and IMMEDIATE PAST Bid, Bid, Bid! PRESIDENT Theresa Kosmoski Glynis Chester, First Vice President Becky Berger, VP Finance Village RW 713 502 3527 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Julie Faubel, VP Legislation Kit Whitehill, Community Engagement [email protected] [email protected] PRESIDENT’S NEWSLETTER | FEBRUARY 2019 2 TEXAS FEDERATION OF REPUBLICAN WOMEN Inspire. Unite. Achieve. Legislative Update by Julie Faubel, VP Legislation [email protected] The Pace is Picking Up! Now is a great time to Governor Abbott Announces “Emergency Items” for the 86th contact your legislators Legislature to learn more about their In his recent State of the State speech, Governor Abbott highlighted his five priorities for this session “emergency items” he wants legislators to focus on - school finance, higher and learn how you and teacher pay, school safety after last year’s gun massacre at Santa Fe High, limits your club can help their on property tax increases, and improving disaster response and resiliency after efforts. To follow the 2017’s punishing storm, Hurricane Harvey. With this designation, lawmakers are progress of the 86th freed from a constitutional restriction against voting out bills during the first 60 Legislature, check out days of their 140-day session. They can now move faster on these five topics. these websites: To read Governor Abbott’s remarks, go to: https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/ https://senate.texas.gov/ governor-greg-abbott-delivers-state-of-the-state-address https://house.texas.gov/ Senate and House Committees Announced Lt. Gov. Patrick and Speaker Bonnen have announced their chambers’ committee assignments. Do you know the committee assignments for your Senators and Representatives? Senate Committees https://senate.texas.gov/committees.php House of Representatives Committees https://house.texas.gov/committees/ During a recent press conference Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen discussed their priorities for the 86th Legislative Session. “Leading Ladies of the Legislature” with featured guests Chairman Stephanie Klick and TFRW VP Legislation Julie Faubel with Capitol RW officers. PRESIDENT’S NEWSLETTER | FEBRUARY 2019 3 TEXAS FEDERATION OF REPUBLICAN WOMEN Inspire. Unite. Achieve. Growing Your Club by VP Membership Rhonda Lacy [email protected] | 432-553-1593 Bringing in New Members Alice King RW 2019 Has Begun I hope you are all settled into your new routine for this year. NOW, we need to do TWO things: 1. Make sure everyone is re-upped and 2. Spread the Republican message to brand new friends and acquaintances, and ask them to join your club. Rebecca Bradford, District Director SD 20 and TFRW Past President HOUSE CLEANING TIPS! (2010-2011); Grace Jones, President of Alice King RW; Karen Newton, VP Membership - Put together a list of TFRW President; and Rhonda Lacy, TFRW VP Membership. those who have not re-upped. For every 25 people find a volunteer who will call, text, Talking Points for Bringing in New Members email and visit the homes of those people • Remind people [we quickly forget] that Republicans lost to gather membership their dues. FOLLOW over 30 contested appellate court seats to the democrats. THROUGH! • Republicans lost 2 State Senate seats and 12 State Rep Presidents - TEACH your club members seats. to be bold and ask their friends to join. • 50% of all kids, even in Texas, are turning to socialism. ALWAYS carry extra applications with you. Suburban women are turning to socialism. USE THEM! • Remind people that if Republicans, who are ALREADY Treasurers - Send membership dues and REGISTERED, had voted, that we would have won nearly email lists promptly to the TFRW office at every contested race. The democrats beat us in GOTV [Get Out The Vote]. [email protected] or 13740 N Highway 183 Suite J4, Austin, TX 78750-1832. Please don’t hold • Send people to President Trump’s website or go to checks and lists. Send them semi-monthly, PromisesKept.com and pull up all that has been accom- if at all possible. plished to date in 14 different areas of our lives. Click on each one for a detailed list. Make sure that membership appli- Ladies, we DO need the masses to join us. Not each woman will cations are set out at each place for be able to work the 40 hours of volunteer time that you put in each regular meeting.