Republican Party Chairman Dave Weston has released a list of party officials and activists who endorse his reelection.
In an email, Weston wrote,
“Dear Delegate,
“When I was elected as your Chairman in 2013, I was honored and humbled to become the custodian of the legacy of the Republican Party and all the hard work that entailed. I was blessed to work with a great Central Committee and State Committee, and together we assembled a plan to build the infrastructure of the Party.
“Over the course of the last election cycle, we held seven candidate and activist training schools around the state. At each and every one of them, we stressed the importance of incorporating Republican Principles within the curriculum. We were honored and blessed to have many great subject matter experts from various fields agree to collaborate together to impart their strengths and share their knowledge with as many candidates as possible.
“When Dr. Coburn announced his early retirement from the Senate, the State Party set up candidate forums across the state during the Primary to ensure that every candidate had the opportunity to be heard. We streamed these online and worked with local radio stations to broadcast as well.
“The work that so many did was blessed with one of, if not the, largest win ratio in state history, 70%. That doesn’t even include the races that we won because Democrats failed to field a candidate.
“Oklahoma activists truly defended their title as the “Reddest State in the Nation;” and because of that, Steve Fair and I were able to work with the RNC to bring the Southern Republican Leadership Conference to Oklahoma City. This is Oklahoma’s best chance to have a substantive role in selecting who the conservative frontrunner for our nomination will be.
“There is much that we have accomplished, but there is still work to be done. We need to continue to build communications, improve our training and work to make resources even more available to our candidates, our counties, and our activists.
“I have been blessed to receive support from many activists and officials from across the state. Below is a list of just some of those endorsements.
“I humbly ask for your vote of support at the Convention this Saturday, April 11th. Together, we can continue to build a strong, conservative party.
Sincerely,
Dave Weston
Joy Hofmeister, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Jeff Hickman, Speaker of the House
Steve Fair, National Committeeman
Steve Edwards, Former State Party Chairman
Dewey & Victoria Bartlett Jr., Mayor of Tulsa
Tom Montgomery, CD2 Chairma
Wayne Watts, CD4 Chairman
Marjorie Brown, CD4 Vice Chairman
Holly Miller, CD5 Chairman
Sen. Brian Crain
Sen. Ron Justice
Sen. Ron Sharp
Sen. Joe Silk
Sen. Frank Simpson
Sen. Roger Thompson
Sen. Ervin Yen
Rep. Jeff Coody
Rep. Ann Coody
Rep. Travis Dunlap
Rep. Dennis Johnson
Rep. Chris Kannady
Rep. Mark Lepak & Linda
Rep. Scott Martin
Rep. Casey Murdock
Rep. Pat Ownbey
Rep. Sean Roberts
Rep. Earl Sears
Rep. Kevin Wallace
Rep. Harold Wright
Cleveland County Commissioner Harold Haralson & Sue
Cleveland County Commissioner Darry Stacy & Tash
Dewey County Commissioner Dillion Berry
District Attorney Angela Marsee
Cleveland County Sheriff Joe Lester
Mark Hamm, Moore City Council
Russell & Teresa Turner, Adair County Chairman
Dave Spaulding, Cleveland County
Allie & Sharon Burgin, Garvin County Chairman
Dwain Sehon, Grady County Chairman
Charlotte Smith, Kay County Chairman
Hope Sutterfield, Stephens County Chairman
Larry Heikkila, Cleveland County Vice Chairman
Jana Roberts, Cleveland County State Committeewoman
John Roberts, Cleveland County State Committeeman
John Greening, Cleveland County District Committeema
Bonnie Green, Cleveland County GOP Treasurer
Ken Feagins, Former State Committeeman Cleveland County
Bob Neidhart, Former District Committeeman Cleveland County
Bill & Georgia Williams, Comanche County Vice Chair
James Gottfried, Garvin County State Committeeman
Doris Gottfried, Garvin County State Committeewoman
Bill Schwenk, Grady County Vice Chairman
Letitia Bugner, Grady County GOP Treasurer
Seth Rott, Former State Committeeman Seminole County
Matt Blubaugh, Oklahoma County Activist
Caleb Humphrey, Cleveland County Activist
Eugene Markum, Garvin County Activis
Maureen Rudd, Garvin County Activist
Larry & Mary Stacy, Cleveland County Activists
Joyce Stockton, Grady County Secretary
Cindy Sullivan, Oklahoma County Activist
Judy Wesselhoft, Cleveland County Activist
If the GOP wants more participants, they have GOT to have State Conventions that are quick and don’t last for 9 hours. I’m willing to help, they have got to do something or NO ONE will show up EVER!
Other states have weekend conventions that are filled with training, meeting with candidates (national and state), etc. The problem with Oklahoma GOP Conventions is that we get there early, sit and listen to a bunch of speeches as they fill the time, and then we are worn out by the time the business starts. Maybe we should spend time on the business and not the speeches!
I would also be willing to have a weekend meeting (2 days) if there were great training from the Leadership Institute for the activists, trainings for the county officers, trainings for candidates, etc. Then it would be worthwhile to take that time to prepare ourselves for the elections.
Just an idea!