Election 2024

Almost 250 years ago, brave men wrote the following ...That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which In...

Taxes continue to go up (what else is new?) Our Chatham county commissioners (all democrats, in case you have forgotten) are raising our property taxes, supposedly to pay for raises and bonuses for county staff. The county commissioners, making these increases after they held to no increases during their public budget meetings, have decided to raise them by $0.02 per hundred dollars of property value, putting our tax rate above Wake, Alamance, Randolph, Harnett, Moore, and Lee counties. Alama...

And then there were eight (Presidential Candidates) Republicans seeking the GOP nomination continue to increase in number. Here is the current list: Ryan Binkley Ron DeSantis Larry Elder Nikki Haley Asa Hutchinson Vivek Ramaswamy Tim Scott Donald Trump Time to start thinking about who to support: who represents your values best? Who is electable? Another North Carolina 'State of Emergency’ Our governor likes to be dramatic. And, he likes control. So, why not declare another ‘state of emer...

The nutty season is starting. Before you read any farther, take a guess how many candidates have filed for election as President in 2024. Did you guess, 10? Maybe 20? Here are the total numbers as of today: Republican candidates – 199 Democrat candidates – 100 Nonpartisan – 136 Unaffiliated -- 23 Libertarian – 17 And on and on, including 3 registered communists.That being said, the top Republican candidates are Trump, Haley, Ramaswamy, Elder, and Hutchinson. DeSantis, Pence, Scott and Sun...

The big story - President Trump Unprecedented. The Left hates President Trump. Today he was indicted on multiple past-their-expiration-date ‘trumped’-up charges. This is an attack on anyone who supported our President. When Trump says they (the Left) aren't coming for him, but that they are coming for us, we better take heed. Cooper tried to veto common sense NC Governor Cooper vetoed a bill passed overwhelming in the NC House and Senate that would do away with the Jim Crow-era requirement fo...

Convention results First - a huge thanks to everyone who attended the Chatham Republican Party convention on Saturday. We had a good turnout, we heard from candidates, we listened to keynote speeches, we voted on resolutions, and we elected our officers and executive committee members. Election Results Here are the Chatham County GOP officers for the next two years. Chair: Terry Schmidt 1st Vice Chair: Greg Preston 2nd Vice Chair: Joe Godfrey Secretary: Mike Marino Treasurer: Gayle Daniel ...

County Convention The Chatham County Republican Convention is less than two weeks away, on March 18. In addition to voting on county GOP officers, we will vote on several political resolutions to be sent to the State GOP, and also hearing from speakers. Just in – Senator Ted Budd will be attending and speaking, along with Dr. Paul Brintley from the Faith and Freedom Foundation, and candidates for state offices in 2024. We will also take a straw-poll vote on the next Republican presidential cand...

Chatham County Republican Convention The Chatham County Republican Party convention will be March 18 at 08:30 AM in the George Moses Horton Middle School gymnasium in Pittsboro. To register for the Chatham Convention, please go here: https://secure.winred.com/ccgop-ec60b911/convention23. Registration closes at noon on March 16, and there is no on-site registration. You must attend the county convention in order to be a voting delegate at the district or state conventions. Want to make your voi...

Convention Updates A reminder to register for the Chatham GOP convention on March 18, 2023 at 08:30 AM in the George Moses Horton middle school gym. You must attend the County convention in order to be a delegate to the State convention in June. We are still finalizing speakers, but plan to come hear Dr. Paul Brintley (Faith and Freedom Foundation), Judge Valerie Zachary, Ben Moss, and others. To register for the Chatham Convention, please go here: https://secure.winred.com/ccgop-ec60b911/con...

Convention Updates A reminder to register for the Chatham GOP convention on March 18, 2023 at 08:30 AM in the George Moses Horton middle school gym. You must attend the County convention in order to be a delegate to the State convention in June. We are still finalizing speakers, but plan to come hear Dr. Paul Brintley (Faith and Freedom Foundation), Judge Valerie Zachary, Ben Moss, and others. To register for the Chatham Convention, please go here: https://secure.winred.com/ccgop-ec60b911/con...

Chatham County Convention The Chatham County Republican Party convention will be March 18 at 08:30 AM in the George Moses Horton gymnasium. In general, you must be a registered Republican as of January 31, 2023 in order to be a voting delegate at the convention. You must attend the county convention in order to be a voting delegate at the district or state conventions. Date and location of the 9th District Convention is still being worked. But, hold the date for the North Carolina State Conven...

Happy New Year from the Chatham County Republican Party! Convention season Springtime is Republican convention season. This year, being an odd-numbered year, we elect party officers at all levels - county, district, and state. To attend the county convention as a voting delegate one must be a registered Republican in Chatham County as of January 31, 2023. To attend the district or state convention as a voting delegate one must attend the county convention as a voting delegate. We are tentat...