Volume 9 Issue 2 Southern Hills Republican Women February 2016 DIRECTORS Mission Statement President The Southern Hills Republican Women’s Club believes in American exceptionalism. We are Lynn Armanino committed to supporting and advancing the Republican Party, and its candidates, at the local, [email protected] state and national level. To fulfill this mission we will: 702-248-1414 • provide information on current political and community issues, • organize members and coordinate efforts to promote and elect Republican candidates, 1st VP • maintain our commitment, passion and knowledge in support of the Republican Party and Nickie Diersen conservative issues. [email protected] • influence policy making at all levels of government. 702-897-4682 2nd VP February 23 Guest Speaker Dorothy Kazanjian [email protected] 702-685-3631 Treasurer Linda Schlinger The Voice of Common Sense [email protected] 702-896-9829 Alan Stock is one of the all-time most well-known talk show hosts in Las Vegas. Secretary Talkers Magazine named Alan Stock as one of the 100 most influential talk radio Heather Stamer [email protected] hosts in America for 16 straight years. Radio and Records named Alan one of six top 702-743-0381 local talk radio personalities in the nation. Communications Director Alan has been the recipient of three Electronic Media Awards. In 2003, Alan was vacant inducted into the Nevada Broadcasters Association’s Hall of Fame. Alan has worked Events Director in the television and radio industry for over 30 years. Marilyn Ford [email protected] Alan’s first radio job was with a small 1,000-watt station in Petaluma, California. 702-450-7063 From there, he went to KSRO in Santa Rosa, San Diego’s heritage station KOGO, Campaign Director Sacramento’s KSTE and San Francisco’s KSFO. Carolyn von Gortler [email protected] In 1999, Alan was hired as the afternoon drive time host at KXNT in Las Vegas, 702-914-3730 Nevada. In the first eighteen months, afternoon ratings quadrupled. Alan is now the popular KXNT afternoon drive time host. Budget & Finance Director Parliamentarian Sharon Banta Alan graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Sonoma State [email protected] University and a Master’s Degree in psychology from California State University at 702-496-5111 Dominguez Hills. Luncheon fee is Join us on Tuesday, February 23 as we hear Alan's take on all things politics in payable in advance to SHRW Nevada. $25 for members $30 for non-members Price at the door is $30 if space is available Buckman’s Grille is located at 2600 Hampton Rd. Henderson, Room opens at 10:45 a.m. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. Guest Speaker Reservation deadline February 18 Nevada State Controller (must be received in the mail) for the monthly Luncheon Please send checks to: So. Hills Republican Women: 2505 Anthem Village Drive SHRW Accepts Credit & Debit Cards Suite E-223 Henderson, NV 89052 To make lunch reservations with a credit/debit card Go to or drop them in the mail box at 2001 DiPinto https://twitter.com/sohillsrwwww.SHRWluncheon.eventbrite. com/ and click (corner of Hampton & DiPinto ) on register. 1 Street) President’s Message Lynn Armanino February 2016 February 23, 2016 is the state-wide Nevada caucus. Per Wikipedia, " Nevada has historically been a swing state. It has voted for the winner of every presidential election since 1912 except in 1976. From 1992 to 2004, the margin of victory was always five points or less." If you don't know where to caucus, go to http://nevadagop.org/ and click on Nevada Caucus, scroll down to where it says Click here for your location and enter your in formation. Nevada is expected to have 30 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. The first step to becoming a delegate at the national convention starts with the caucus in Clark County. You can sign up to be a delegate prior to the caucus at http://clarkcounty.gop/delegate/. In February we will hold a straw poll at our luncheon where our guest speaker is Alan Stock. The timing is perfect as our February luncheon is also the day of the caucus. SHRW is always saying how important it is to reach out to other communities. We have a wonderful opportunity to do so this month thanks to the efforts of one of our club members, Jan-Ie Low and www.CNYintheDesert.com. She says, "Our mission is to educate the community about the Asian American & Pacific Islander culture as it relates to the annual Lunar New Year and Chinese New Year celebration, including history, tradition, customs, arts, dance, & music. Our goal is to bring the largest Lunar New Year celebration in the US to the great city of Las Vegas; thus, promoting tourism and attracting the ever-increasing numbers of leisure visitors and giving our locals a taste of what the holiday is all about." For the first time ever this year, CNY in the Desert will be held in multiple locations over a one-week period. Participating venues include: The LINQ Promenade, The Boulevard Mall, Downtown Container Park, Fashion Show Mall, and the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace! What's great is that is ALL FREE and open to the public. :-) February is Black History Month. Interesting to note, the First African American Senator and Representatives were: Sen. Hiram Revels (R-MS), Rep. Benjamin S. Turner (R-AL), Robert DeLarge (R-SC), Josiah Walls (R-FL), Jefferson Long (R-GA), Joseph Rainey and Robert B. Elliott (R-SC), 1872, and they are all Republicans. The abolitionist, Frederick Douglass was a Republican. Hmmm. The Springs Preserve is celebrating Black History Month February 20th with live music and dance performances, food from local soul food restaurants, a historic black Las Vegas photo exhibit, and activities for the kids including arts and crafts, carnival games and face -painting. The most important thing citizens of the United States can do is become informed about the people for whom they vote. "The Second Amendment only protects the people who want all the guns they can have. The rest of us, we've got no Second Amendment. What are we supposed to do?" This quote is by a 13-term congresswoman who has represented the upstate New York Rochester area in the House of Representatives since 1987. Personally, I like to think our elected Nevada Republicans are smarter and more educated than this statement paints the Democrats elected. The Nevada caucus is the beginning of our 2016 election process and it's our responsibility to elect the best Republicans we can! Stay tuned to our newsletter each month and you'll learn more about our guest speakers and candidate forums. "A zebra doesn't change its spots." ~ Al Gore, 1992 Does it get any better than that? 2 2 Campaign Management School in Las Vegas by Lynn Armanino What a feather in our cap! Once again Las Vegas was the "first in the West" when we hosted the NFRW Campaign Management School on Friday, January 29, 2016. The pace was rapid; the information was thorough. There was so much to cover in one day our heads were spinning when it was all over. We learned the importance of messaging, the value of analysis and knowing how to target your efforts, how to find swing voters, the value of social media, how to talk to the press, the art of fund raising, the difference between campaign managers and campaign consultants, and, among everything else, how to work smarter not harder. And there was still more. I now realize the importance of hiring the right campaign manager and the value of being a team player. A professional Campaign Manager is worth their weight in gold. We all walked out of the training feeling that it was time well spent, we would attend the class again, and it was a hugely valuable experience. Some of the attendees were from California, Colorado, Wyoming and even upstate New York. The day was filled with information and directions for either campaigning or working with campaigns. One thing I'll share, when we talk to Democrats remember to be a HAPPY REPUBLICAN! NvFRW Southern Leadership Conference 2016 The 2016 Leadership Conference was a roaring success. NvFRW President Lori Piotrowski open the conference and then NFRW president, Carrie Almond spoke to us about the Federation's efforts working in conjunction with the RNC to elect Republicans from the President on down. Carrie Almond was generous with her time and was an inspiration to us all. Regent members had met her the night before and we were quite impressed with her soft-spoken manner coupled with strength of passion and determination. So far 2016 is starting off with an exciting bang! We were joined by Ed Williams, CCRP Chairman; Bobby Talbot, NV RNC; Sara Sendak, the NV RNC Communications Director; and, our guest speaker was Dana Walch, CEO of RedRock Strategies. There were four round tables geared to those members attending who do not sit on their clubs' boards but want to learn more regarding promoting our clubs and the press, grass roots efforts and how to be the most effective, voter registration and how to get around today's challenges and social media. Betty Rumford, president of Spring Mountain RW said "Kudos for the presentation on the Achievement Award. Nickie did a grand job… she explained the different rankings and how doable it is for every size Club to obtain the Diamond Award." Betty summed the day up with "Your speakers were the best!" Others comments were "Pleased with what I learned today." and "Keep doing what you're doing.