The Cleveland County Republican Party is holding precinct meetings and county convention on March 12, at the Cleveland County Extension Building Auditorium at 130 S. Post Road in Shelby.

All registered Republicans are invited and encouraged to participate.  Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 9 a.m.  Precinct meetings begin at 9 a.m., immediately followed by the county convention.  Registration fee is $5.

During the precinct meetings, voters select precinct officers and delegates to the county convention.

During the county convention, delegates will elect delegates to the District and State GOP Conventions. Delegates to these conventions must be elected at the county convention.

For more information, contact the Cleveland County Republican Party Chairman, Ronnie Whetstine, at 704-484-2GOP, or visitwww.ccgop.com.

The speaker for the February 8^th meeting will be Michele Nix NCGOP Vice Chair.

Michele Nix was elected to the position of Vice Chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party in June, 2015. Michele ran on a campaign platform of initiating a team of Grassroots Republican activists to engage minorities and youth voters to ensure a Republican victory in 2016 in the swing state of North Carolina. Since being elected Michele has visited over 50 counties in North Carolina, attending or speaking at county meetings, district meetings, and fundraisers. Michele’s goal is to impact all 100 counties by building coalitions and strengthening the Republican message.

Michele Nix was born in Troy, New York and (more…)

The next meeting of the Cleveland County GOP will be on January 11.

Judge Richard Dietz of the N.C. Court of Appeals will present a program on the U.S. Supreme Court, including background on the justices, noteworthy cases coming in 2016, and his own experience at the High Court.  Judge Dietz is one of a small number of N.C. lawyers to have personally argued in the U.S. Supreme Court.  He represented the gun owner in the major gun rights case of the 2013 term of the Court.

Judge Dietz will be on the ballot in 2016 running to keep his seat on the Court of Appeals.  After graduating first in his law school class at Wake Forest University, Judge Dietz went on to become one of the best known appeals lawyers in the State.  He handled high-profile cases ranging from billion dollar appeals for Fortune 500 companies to groundbreaking constitutional cases for high school students.  He is a board certified specialist in appellate practice and has been ranked as one of the State’s “Super Lawyers” and “Legal Elite.”  Governor McCrory appointed Judge Dietz to fill a vacancy on the Court of Appeals in 2014.  You can learn more at his website www.DietzforCourt.com

The meeting will be at 7PM at the Cleveland County Memorial Library, 104 Howie Drive in Shelby. The public is invited.

The CCGOP will not hold a regular meeting in December. Instead, please join us for a Christmas Social to congratulate Senator Debbie Clary on being inducted into the NCGOP Hall of Fame, at 216 S. Lafayette Street in Shelby on December 14^th  at 6 PM. The cost for Christmas Social will be $30 per person with cash bar provided. Reservations are required by Monday, December 7th to Ronnie Whetstine, 704-477-7594 or chairman@ccgop.com.

Shelby native Debbie Clary was one of 16 activists and supporters of the North Carolina Republican Party to be inducted into the NCGOP Hall of Fame on Saturday.

The members welcomed into the hall of fame on Saturday were inducted for their hard work and dedication to the party.

“I’m very honored to be recognized, and especially in such great company as (North Carolina) Supreme Court Justice Bob Edmunds,” Clary said <MORE from The Star>

The speaker for the November meeting will be Colton R. Overcash theWestern Regional Representative for U.S. Senator Thom Tillis. The meeting will be at 7PM at the Cleveland County Memorial Library, 104 Howie Drive in Shelby. The public is invited.

Please join

Speaker Tim Moore, Commission Jason Falls,
Commissioner Susan Allen, Commissioner Johnny Hutchens
Rep. Kelly Hastings, Councilman Dennis Bailey
and Commissioner Ronnie Hawkins

for a campaign reception honoring
Senator Warren Daniel

with Special Guest
Lt. Gov. Dan Forest

on November 14, 2015
Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm

at the home of
Senator Wes Westmoreland & Melinda Westmoreland
849 W. Marion St., Shelby, NC 28150

Donation Levels: Host $5,100 |Co-Host $1,000 | Chair $500 |Friend $250 Couple $100 |Individual $50 RSVP to Marissa Farrell at Marissa@ncstatesenate.com

Please join us for a reception honoring
Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10)
Chief Deputy Whip, Vice Chairman House Financial Services Committee
Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.

Hosted by
Melinda and Wes Westmoreland
The Honorable Debbie Clary
Commissioner Susan Allen
Commissioner Jason Falls
Commissioner Johnny Hutchins
Senator Warren Daniel
J. Ronnie Whetstine

The Westmoreland Home
849 West Marion Street
Shelby, North Carolina 28150
$2700 Co-Host
$1000 Sponsor
$500 Patron
$250 Friend
$50 Attend
RSVP to Erica Church by
Tuesday, October 13th, 2015 at erica@mchenryforcongress.com

What a difference a speaker makes. If you want to blame one person for this session legislature of the dragging into September, Tim Moore would be the man. It’s not because he’s failing. It’s because he’s doing his job.

For the past few session, the legislature has adjourned <more>

The speaker for the September meeting is Amelia Kennedy with Leaderes Comunidad of NC a group to organize Hispanic to register Republican. The meeting will be at 7PM at the Cleveland County Memorial Library, 104 Howie Drive in Shelby. The public is invited