Mar-2014-WCRCC

NEWSLETTER 

FROM THE 

WASHOE COUNTY 

REPUBLICAN PARTY 

March-April 2014, Volume 2, No. 2 

TOM DICKMAN 

Reno-Sparks 

Tom Dickman 

First Vice Chairman 

Randy Lloyd-2nd Vice Chairman 

Jim Plugge-3rd Vice Chairman 

Secretary-Barb Hawn 

Cell 775-250-4296 

Treasurer-Chuck Reno 

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Tom Dickman, First Vice 

Chairman of the Washoe 

County Republican Central 

Committee, is now interim 

chairman until the April meeting 

of the WCRCC. 

In a surprise moment at the 

end of the January meeting of 

the WCRCC, Tom Taber announced 

his resignation, as 

chairman. He stated he decided 

to resign for personal reasons 

and wanted to make it 

possible for someone new to 

have time to reposition for the 

coming elections. 

DICKMAN: 

“WHAT I BELIEVE” 

President Abraham Lincoln 

referred to our country as “... 

the last best hope of earth.” 

President Ronald Reagan often 

referred to our country as 

“...the shining city on the 

hill...”. I believe they were 

both right. 

I want to take this opportunity 

to share with you my political 

beliefs, and I think I can 

best accomplish that with 

some quotes I’m sure you’ll 

recognize. 

*“In Philadelphia, outside 

Independence Hall, a woman 

asked, ‘Well Doctor, what 

have we got, a republic or a 

monarchy’ Benjamin Franklin 

replied, ‘A republic, madam, 

if you can keep it’”. 

*“Government is not reason; 

it is not eloquent; it is 

force. Like fire, it is a dangerous 

servant and a fearful 

master.” George Washington 

*“Liberty once lost ... is lost 

forever.” John Adams 

*“I am for preserving to the 

States the powers not yielded 

by them to the Union.” Thomas 

Jefferson 

*“A long habit of not thinking 

a thing wrong gives it a 

superficial appearance of being 

right.” Thomas Paine 

*“No one’s life, liberty or 

property is safe when the legislature 

is in session.” Mark 

Twain 

*“History does not entrust 

the care of freedom to the 

weak or timid.” Dwight D. 

Eisenhower 

*“Extremism in the defense 

of liberty is no vice. And moderation 

in the pursuit of justice 

is no virtue.” Barry Goldwater 

*“Freedom is never more 

than one generation away 

from extinction.” Ronald Reagan 

These are but a very few of 

the statements over the past 

238 years that form the basis 

of my personal political beliefs. 

I believe in liberty and 

the initiative of the individual, 

not the power and authority of 

government. 

First and foremost, I’m a 

believer in the Constitution 

and the Bill of Rights. Secondly, 

I’m a conservative. And 

thirdly a Republican. A Republican 

who is proud of the 

principles of lower taxes, 

smaller government and personal 

liberty. And a Republican 

who is not willing to compromise 

on those principles. 

I believe the Republican 

Party is, at the moment, the 

only viable party able to promote, 

preserve and protect 

those principles that made this 

the greatest country in the history 

of the earth. 

But, sadly, I also believe the 

Republican Party is in danger 

of losing its identity and the 

ability to effectively implement 

those principles. I believe 

the Party has been far too 

silent for far too long. I believe 

the Party has allowed itself to 

be defined by the Democrats, 

the press and others, and has 

not had either the courage or 

the determination to reply. I 

believe the Republican Party 

must find its voice and proudly 

proclaim and promote its 

principles. I believe the Party 

has the responsibility of holding 

the sacred trust of all Republicans, 

who are Republican 

for a reason; that reason 

being they believe in low tax- 

Dickman continued on Page 3 

A POSITIVE PATH TO YOUR FUTURE!

GOP EVENTS 

MARCH AND APRIL 

Tuesday March 4 and April 1 

NEVADA REPUBLICAN 

ASSEMBLY 

At Republican headquarters 

March 7 and April 4 

FIRST FRIDAY 

Saturday March 8 

WASHOE COUNTY 

CONVENTION 

John Ascuaga’s Nugget 

Signup 7am-9am 

Tuesday March 11 

REPUBLICAN MEN’S CLUB 

DINNER 

6 pm at the Atlantis 

AND 

Tuesday April 8 

REPUBLICAN MEN’S CLUB 

LUNCHEON 

11:30 am at the Atlantis 

Tuesday March 11 and April 8 

REPUBLICAN WOMEN OF 

INCLINE AND CRYSTAL BAY 

Wednesday March 12 and April 9 

SPARKS REPUBLICAN WOMEN 

6 pm Sparks Nngget 

Thursday March 13 

REPUBLICAN WOMEN 

OF RENO 

Lunch 11:30 am Atlantis 


WASHOE REPUBLICAN 

WOMEN 

Lunch 11:30 am Atlantis 

Thursday March 13 and April 11 

REPUBLICAN CLUBS 

ROUNDTABLE 5:30 pm and 

WASHOE GOP EXECUTIVE 

COMMITTEE 6:30 pm 

GOP Headquarters 


WASHOE 


Luncheon at the Atlantis 11:30 am 

GOP EVENTS 

CONTINUED 

Monday, March 10 and April 14 

REPUBLICAN ADVOCATES 

INCLINE VILLAGE 

5:30 PM 


MT. ROSE REPUBLICAN 

WOMEN 

Dinner Tamarack Junction 6 pm 

SAME SEX 

MARRIAGE 

Ray Hagar Gazette-Journal 

Feb. 12, 2014 

The big news so far this week is the 

state of Nevada will no longer defend the 

state’s ban on same-sex marriage before a 

federal appeals court. Recent court rulings 

have turned Nevada’s defense of traditional 

marriage into a bowl of mush. 

“Case law over the last year and a half 

has completely turned our argument upside 

down,” state Attorney General Catherine 

Cortez Masto said Tuesday during a 

taping of the “Nevada Newsmakers” TV 

show. 

The concept that marriage is only between 

a man and a woman seems to be 

crumbling nationally. Nevada has raised 

the white flag in the 9th Circuit Court, and 

same-sex marriage proponents are winning 

legal battles across the nation. 

In a one-month span from December to 

January, two federal judges struck down 

state bans on gay marriage. Seventeen 

states now have same-sex marriage protections. 

KARL MARX 

“The oppressed are allowed once every 

few years to decide which particular representatives 

of the oppressing class are to 

represent and repress them.” 

“The philosophers have only interpreted 

the world in various ways: the point, however, 

is to change it.” 

“Religion is the opiate of the masses.” 

“Sell a man a fish, he eats for a day,. Teach 

a man how to fish, you ruin a wonderful 

business opportunity.” 

“History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second 

as farce.” 

MARIAN BOND REPUBLI- 

CAN WOMEN OF RENO 

In 1949 Republican Women of Reno 

was formed, and for 65 years has been a 

strong leader in Washoe County supporting 

Republican ideals, candidates, and educating 

members. The club will be celebrating 

this momentous year with a special 

party in July. We will be inviting all Washoe 

County Women’s Clubs to join us as we 

honor our past and current leaders and 

65th birthday. We will also recognize present 

and past leadership in all the other Federated 

organizations. 

This year the club has dedicated our 

programming toward important issues and 

highlighting candidates. We had a very 

successful candidate forum in January 

where we had Assemblyman Randy Kirner, 

and candidate Lisa Krasner on the platform 

to share their views. 

In February we brought in John Eppolito, 

and Steve Coe, and the subject was 

the Common Core State Standards. Our 

members now are well informed on this 

controversial issue involving the education 

of our children. We send our thanks to 

John and Steve for their valuable program. 

March will again serve as our time to 

present important candidate views with a 

Forum featuring Sue Lowden, who served 

as a Nevada State Senator and State Senator 

Mark Hutchison. Both are running for 

Lieutenant Governor of Nevada. This will 

provide an excellent opportunity to learn 

their positions on this elective office. 

Luncheon meetings are held on the second 

Thursday of each month, and commence 

at 11:30 am. The venue is Atlantis 

Casino Resort Spa. Reservation line is 

866-806-5501. Price is $20 with reservation, 

$25 for walk-ins. All are welcome….. 

1st Vice-President Marian Bond 

Promoting transparency in government 

has long been at the core of (Nevada Public 

Research Institute) NPRI’s efforts. 

Not only do we citizens have a right to 

know how our government operates and 

how it spends our money, but that information 

is essential to making wise judgments 

in public policy. Feb. 4, 2014 

“Capitalism did not create poverty—it inherited 

it,” observed individualist philosopher 

Ayn Rand. 

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JOANELLOEN SLOCUMB 

PRESIDENT INCLINE 

VILLAGE CRYSTAL BAY 


We are proud to announce that our Jo 

Marshal scholarship winner for 2013 was 

Lyndsay Slocumb. She will be featured on 

National TV Fox News on Sunday, March 

9th on KAME Channel 21. This show features 

young adults who have overcome 

great hardships in their lives and Lyndsay 

was in a tragic ski accident while she was 

racing at Boreal Ridge six years ago. So 

our fund raiser at the Governors' Mansion 

in May will be for scholarships in our village. 

We would like to have you contribute 

a basket or an appropriate gift for the silent 

auction. Please contact Celine Nugent at 

815-5587 if you can help. 

Save the date May 13th, Tuesday at 5:30 

pm in Carson City at the Mansion. We will 

continue to keep you informed on the candidates 

and issues concerning our community. 

The Margin Tax will be presented at 

our March 13 meeting by Incline Village 

resident Jim Clark 

Lisa Krasner will speak to us on the 

constitution. She was appointed Commissioner 

of the State of Nevada on Aging and 

Disability and wants to create a brighter 

future for our Great State. 

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Dickman continued from page 1 

es, restrained government and personal 

liberty. 

I do not believe the Republican Party 

should move to the left after the election 

defeats in 2012. Sadly, there are those who 

are determined to move the Party to the left 

in the hopes of winning future elections. 

But in doing so, the party will compromise 

its own principles, lose its identity and become, 

in essence, nothing more than a minor 

league Democrat party. 

Finally, the 19th century philosopher 

Friedrich Nietzsche said “There are no 

facts, only interpretations.” Personally, 

I’m not on board with that statement at all. 

But I suspect it may be not only convenient, 

but true and taken to heart for those 

who would urge Republicans to move to 

the left. I hope you’ll join me in keeping 

Washoe County truly Republican, and far, 

far away from the left. 

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RAY ROCHA - PRESIDENT 

NORTHERN NEVADA RE- 

PUBLICAN MEN’S CLUB 

The February luncheon meeting was 

very successful with 70 + attending and we 

received excellent coverage from the media. 

Governor Sandoval spoke and then 

introduced State Senator Mark Hutchison, 

who is running for Lieutenant Governor. 

Ray Rocha then introduced Chuck Reno, 

candidate for Mayor of Reno. 

At the February Executive Board meeting 

there were some changes to the Board. 

Pat Shea is now Treasurer and Membership 

Development Chairman, and Frank 

Brittian was elected Vice-President. It was 

also decided we will conduct quarterly executive 

board meetings with workshops 

and special meeting scheduled on an asneeded 

basis. On a monthly basis prior to 

the general meeting we will have primarily 

a one-topic agenda meeting. 

The Republican Men’s Club of Northern 

Nevada will next meet on March 11th for a 

dinner meeting at the Atlantis Casino Resort 

Spa. There will be two speakers on the 

agenda, Sue Lowden, former Nevada State 

Senator, and candidate for Nevada Lieutenant 

Governor, and Eddie Lorton, a long 

time Reno resident and local businessman 

who is a candidate for Mayor of Reno. Our 

speakers will be introduced by President 

Ray Rocha. Cost for the March dinner 

meeting is $35 for members, $40 for non 

members. For reservations & payments 

call Pat Shea, Treasurer with questions at 

(775) 721-6742 or go to the club email site 

rmcnnv@gmail.com 

The agenda for the April meeting is currently 

in the planning stage. 

FROM SENATOR 

DON GUSTAVSON 

Recently, I sent a survey of 25 questions 

to my newsletter subscribers. A question 

was asked, “Do you support repealing 

the current Silver State Exchange law 

that implements a government run 

healthcare system in Nevada” More than 

500 of you weighed in on the question, and 

the result was osignificant: 8.6% were undecided 

or had no opinion and 9.4% opposed 

disarming the program. 

But an outstanding 81.9% of you agreed 

that the Silver State Exchange needed to 

be taken down! Your voice is heard. What 

to do then? 

GOP CONVENTION 

Feb. 12th, 2014 Michael McDonald- 

Chairman, Nevada Republican Party 

The Nevada Republican Party is 

pleased to announce that at the 2014 Nevada 

Republican Convention in Las Vegas 

this April 12th and 13th, delegates will cast 

their ballots in a Presidential Preference 

Poll for the 2016 election. 

Nevada is proud to host the “First in the 

West” Caucus in early 2016, and with the 

Presidential Preference Poll at our convention 

we’re continuing our role as a leader 

in grassroots empowerment in the Republican 

Party. The poll will be conducted by 

secret ballot, and because privacy of the 

vote is assured, results of this poll will express 

the will of regular Nevada Republicans, 

free from the influence of pundits or 

professional political consultants.. 

The convention delegates will be selected 

by tens of thousands of their fellow 

Nevada Republicans at the neighborhood 

precinct meetings and county conventions 

across the state in the coming weeks. 

I encourage all Nevada Republicans to 

go to your precinct meetings, get involved 

and participate, including taking the opportunity 

to become a county convention 

delegate and possibly a delegate to the 

state convention where this vote will take 

place. 

For information about your county’s 

precinct meetings and county convention, 

contact your local GOP central committee 

- contact information is here. You can also 

contact us by replying to this email, and 

we’ll connect you with someone near you 

that can help you get involved. 

I look forward to meeting you in person 

at the Nevada Republican State Convention 

– thank you! 



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REPUBLICAN ADVOCATES INCLINE VIL- 

LAGE Meet: Second Monday; Crosby’s Pub, 5:30 

pm, $25, tahosbjc@aol.com 

SPARKS REPUBLICAN WOMEN: Meet every 

Second Wednesday, 6 pm, Sparks Nugget, 3rd 

Floor, SP Room, $23 members, $28 non-members 

and walk-ins; Buffet dinner; Lois Lefebvre 775-356- 

1979 or LoisLefebvre@aol.com 

MT. ROSE REPUBLICAN WOMEN Meet: last 

Wednesday at 6 pm at Tamarack Junction. Members 

$25, guests $30.; 225-3011 or diannewr@yahoo.com 

WASHOE REPUBLICAN WOMEN meet third 

Wednesday, noon, at the Atlantis,. buffet lunch. $20, 

$25 non-members; 828-2395, renoruthann@aol.com 

INCLINE VILLAGE REPUBLICAN WOMEN 

Meet: the Chateau Incline Village, Lunch $25 speakers 

to be announced .Contact Millie Carter 831-4596 

or Joanellen Slocumb 831-4984 

NORTHERN NEVADA REPUBLICAN JEW- 

ISH COALITION No set meetings; 772-8610, 

donkaplan@pyramid.net 

REPUBLICAN WOMEN OF RENO Meet: Atlantis 

Hotel,second Thursday, Second floor, $20, 2nd 

Thursday 11:30 am, Heidi Smith 775-742-3330 

REPUBLICAN MEN’S CLUB OF NORTHERN 

NEVADA Meet: Atlantis Hotel, second floor, Second 

Tuesday 11:30 am, $20 members, $25 non-memebers, 

775-721-2742 rmcnnv@gmail.com 



MISSION STATEMENT 

The Washoe County Republican 

Central Committee 

(WCRCC) is the governing 

body of the Washoe 

County Republican Party. 

The purpose of the WCRCC 

is to assist in the election 

of qualified Republican 

candidates to public office 

through recruitment, training 

and voter education. 

WASHOE COUNTY FACTS 

Washoe county is unusual in its shape and size. 

It is approximately 195 miles north to south and 35 

miles west to east. 

It has 13 counties on its border. 

Pershing County - east, Churchill County - east, 

Lyon County - southeast, Storey County - south 

Carson City - south, Placer County, California - 

southwest, Nevada County, California - west, Sierra 

County, California - west, Lassen County, California 

- west, Modoc County, California - west, Lake 

County, Oregon - north, Harney County, Oregon - 

northeast 

Its county seat is Reno 

It has 6500 sq miles and a population of 429,000 

THE DEM REPORT 

RGJ by Ray Hagar Feb. 23, 2014 

The Reid Machine’s engine was revved 

up for the first time this year on Saturday, 

as county caucuses of the Nevada Democratic 

Party were held across the state in 

preparation for the 2014 election. 

The Washoe County Democratic Caucus 

at Wooster High School, drew a estimated 

crowd of more than 250. The crowd 

shocked Mary Connelly, the state director 

for U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry 

Reid, D-Nev. 

Reid has made it his goal to have a fully 

funded and efficient state Democratic Party, 

thus the nickname, the “Reid Machine.” 

(ED NOTE: Where does the money come 

from to promote these programs? Is it local? 

Is it from Reid’s warchest? Just wondering!) 

Nevada is considered a battleground 

state, though Democratic President 

Barack Obama has carried it in the past 

two presidential elections. 

Connelly was surprised so many attended 

the Washoe caucus, since it is a nonpresidential 

year. 

“We didn’t do any betting on how many 

people would come,” Connelly told the 

crowd. “But let me tell you, based on the 

numbers we were throwing around, we 

would have all lost. You completely blew 

us out of the water.” 

The goal of the caucus was to choose 

delegates to the upcoming Washoe County 

Democratic convention. Yet it was also a 

forum for some of Nevada’s lesser-known 

Democratic candidates. 

OH YES. AND IN ANOTHER STORY 

BY RAY HAGAR FEB 23 IN THE RGJ: 

(Nevada Senator Harry) Reid said 

someone else is already lined up to run 

for the Democrats. But he would not name 

Nevada’s new challenger to Sandoval. 

“I’ve had a number of conversations, 

and we will fill every one of our spots,” 

Reid said. 

“We are going to be competitive in all 

of the state offices –– from controller up to 

governor,” Reid said. 

Reid would give no hints on who the 

new Democratic gubernatorial candidate 

will be, even if he lived in Northern or 

Southern Nevada. 

The surest sign that intelligent life exists 

elsewhere in the universe is that it has 

never tried to contact us. ~Bill Watterson, 

Calvin and Hobbes 

PERS PAYOUTS 

NPRI February 13, 2014 

Chantal Lovell, 702-222-0642 

PERS information now available, 

searchable on TransparentNevada 

LAS VEGAS — Nevada PERS pension 

payouts for January 2014 are now online 

and searchable by name at TransparentNevada, 

the Nevada Policy Research Institute 

announced today. For the first time, the 

searchable database at TransparentNevada. 

com/nvpers will allow taxpayers to easily 

see how much money former government 

employees are collecting from Nevada’s 

taxpayer-backed and woefully underfunded 

Public Employees’ Retirement System. 

The database features retired employee 

names, January 2014 gross payout amounts 

and projected 2014 total payout amounts, 

calculated by multiplying the January payout 

by 12. 

Despite a recent Supreme Court ruling 

that PERS payouts, retiree names and other 

pertinent information, including retirement 

dates, years of service and job titles are 

public record, PERS continues to defy public-records 

requests from NPRI and others 

and has only provided data for January 

2014. 

On TransparentNevada, users will find 

that 1,054 past workers are poised to receive 

more than $100,000 this year in their 

retirement payouts from the Public Employees’ 

Retirement System. Another 

10,755 are on pace to take in more than the 

state’s median household income of 

$54,083. Over half of the 49,073 retirees 

collected more than $2,642, the maximum 

monthly Social Security benefit for someone 

retiring at 66. And PERS retirees can 

begin collecting in their 50s or even their 

40s. 

An analysis of the data reveals many reasons 

for concern over “spiking” — the 

practice by which public employees inflate 

their pay during their final year, two or 

three to inflate their reirement pay. 

PAT CADDELL: The establishment Republicans 

want the IRS to go after the Tea 

Parties. Got it? They want to go after the 

Tea Parties because the Tea Parties are an 

outside threat to their power hold, and I’m 

telling you, the lobbying, consulting class 

of the Republican Party and Republican 

leadership who have been attacking the Tea 

Parties and alienating them, they want the 

IRS to do this. From Rush Limbaugh 

February 17, 2014 

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VOTING PROCESS 

By Bob LeGoy 

In a story in the Reno Gazette-Journal 

February 16, 2014 by Ray Hagar he reports 

Sharron Angle claims voter fraud is 

rampant in the United States. 

As a long-time member of the Washoe 

County Election Certification Board I am 

familiar with how it works in Washoe 

County’s computer system. 

First it is important to know there is no 

connection with other computers anywhere. 

It is only Washoe County’s voting 

system. This is an obvious necessity. 

Second there is a very important effort to 

make sure each voting place ballot is fully 

vetted to make sure it is correct, checked 

and rechecked. 

Before an election voting machines are 

examined to make sure they are in working 

order. Since each has a battery they are 

charged 24-7 and occasionally need to be 

replaced. These jobs are filled by trained 

workers to make sure they are ready to receive 

the voting program. 

Once the machines are ready the programs 

are installed by the trained workers 

and it is time for the certification board 

members to check a Secretary Of State 

-mandated sample of the machines for accuracy 

of voting ballots. 

Then after the election the certification 

board members are again called upon to be 

sure results are true. And since there is a 

paper trail on the voting machines the voter 

can see his or her results and approve or 

change their vote to agree with their 

choice. When the certification board meets 

after the election a mandated percentage of 

machines are checked against these voter 

agreed paper votes. And as a member of 

certification board I have never seen an error. 

As far as the allegation by Sharron Angle, 

there is fraud I cannot say dead people 

or those who moved without changing address, 

have not voted. And, of course, this 

is where fraud can more easily take place. 

To me, it seems strange photo ID is not a 

part of the process because you go almost 

anywhere today and someone demands to 

be shown photo ID. 

In my opinion photo ID is necessary to 

insure integrity to the voting process. 



“It’s not true that life is one damn thing after 

another — it’s one damn thing over and 

over.” — Edna St. Vincent Millay 

RENO’S FINANCES 

Reno Gazette-Journal January 27, 2014 

From a story written 

by Anjeanette Damon 

Last month, when the Reno City Council 

voted to sell off a piece of land at a loss 

to rescue one of its bonds from default, 

more than one council member said their 

motivation to back the deal was driven by 

the desire to keep Reno from becoming “a 

Detroit,” which filed for bankruptcy last 

year. 

Reno may not be on the brink of insolvency, 

but it is facing some pretty significant 

financial challenges, not the least of 

which is the fact its overall debt load is 

nearly nine times what it was 15 years ago. 

Here are five things that should concern 

you about the City of Reno’s finances: 

1) Reno is cash strapped. 

2) Reno is leveraged to the hilt. 

3) Train trench bonds are a house of 

cards. 

4) Reno is not socking money away to 

pay retirement benefits. 

AND 5) Reno’s not socking money 

away to pay workers’ compensation benefits 

either. 

ED NOTE: This is a long story and if 

you missed it your time will be well spent 

to go to RGJ.com and read it. There is not 

space for it all here. 



OTHER REPUBLICAN 

ORGANIZATIONS 

ASIAN-AMERICAN REPUBLICAN 

CLUB OF RENO 

Elena Brady (775) 825-3972 

tahoemb@gmail.com 

COLLEGE REPUBLICANS 

Ashley Corcoran, President 

Meetings: Joe Crowley Student Union, 

every other Wednesday 

8:00 P.M. president@unrcr.org 

NEVADA REPUBLICAN 

ASSEMBLY(NvRA) 

Bill Anthony, President 775-787-6017 

Meeting at WCRCC headquarters 

1st Tuesday at 7:00 P.M. 

For more information email 

info@nvra.com 

WHO IS MARK 

HUTCHISON? 

By Andrew Doughman, Las Vegas Sun 

Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 | 

Gov. Brian Sandoval tapped first-term 

Nevada State Senator Mark Hutchision as 

his chosen running mate, saying earlier 

this year Hutchison 

would make a “tremendous” 

lieutenant governor. 

Hutchison, a 50-yearold 

litigator can recount 

his credentials and recite 

his appreciation for education, 

job creation and supporting small 

business like any political candidate. 

“I’m very much the product of a bluecollar 

environment and very hardworking 

parents,” he said. “I grew up in a very traditional 

LDS home and lifestyle. Church 

was very important to us and a very big 

part of our life, and continues to be now.” 

His dad, Garry, would tell his son to keep 

his head down, work hard and get an education. 

A self-described hard-charging, Type-A 

Bonanza High School grad, Hutchison 

scrapped his way through law school at 

Brigham Young University, started his 

own law firm, represented Nevada in a 

multistate lawsuit to overturn “Obamacare,” 

got elected to the state Senate and, 

in July, announced he’s ready to lead the 

state. 

“Gov. Sandoval and I have a history of 

teaming up together and supporting and 

defending Nevada’s constitutional rights 

and legal rights,” he said. 

After 2014, Hutchison said, they would 

continue to be a team: Sandoval, the former 

federal judge at the helm, and Hutchison, 

the bulldog litigator on deck. 

If Sandoval wins re-election, there’s a 

chance the popular Hispanic governor 

might again ascend to the national stage. 

Sandoval might even challenge Sen. Harry 

Reid, D-Nev., when Reid is up for re-election 

in 2016. 



Thomas Jefferson, 1774: “God who gave 

us life gave us Liberty. Can the liberties of 

a nation be secure when we have removed 

a conviction that these liberties are the gift 

of God?” 

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WASHOE COUNTY 

FIRE PROTECTION 

Reno, Nevada. Feb. 25, 2014. The 

Washoe County Board of Commissioners 

held its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, 

Feb. 25, and took action on items including: 

approved a mutual aid agreement 

between the City of Reno and the Truckee 

Meadows Fire Protection District to provide 

fire and rescue services. 

Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District 

(TMFPD): Item 7. Acting as the Board 

of Fire Commissioners, the Board approved 

an amended cooperative agreement 

between TMFPD, Sierra Fire Protection 

District and the City of Reno to provide 

fire and rescue services in mutual aid situations. 

“I am happy to see the restrictions 

that caused unnecessary delay in calling 

for mutual aid will be removed,” said TM- 

FPD Chief Charles Moore. “We anticipate 

the City of Reno will also approve the 

amendments.” 

From Washioe County press release 

Feb. 25 


your email address to: office@washoegop.org 

OUTREACH 

COMMITEE 

WCRCC Executive Committee 

Makes Appointment 

Sherry Powell of Reno was nominated 

and approved by the Washoe GOP Executive 

Committee on February 19 as the new 

chairperson for the Washoe GOP Outreach 

Committee. 

SUE LOWDEN 

Sue Lowden is a long-time Nevada resident, 

philanthropist and an award-winning 

news reporter, anchorwoman businesswoman. 

She has also 

served as a Nevada State 

Senator and Chairman of 

the Nevada Republican 

Party. She and her husband 

Paul have been 

married 32 years and reside 

in Las Vegas and 

Laughlin, Nevada 

In the Nevada State Legislature, Lowden 

served as the Senate Majority Whip and 

the Chairman of the Senate Taxation Committee. 

Throughout her legislative service, 

Senator Lowden was well known as an ardent 

sup-porter of low taxes on Nevada’s 

working families and a fierce proponent of 

responsi-ble state spending. Her work in 

office earned her the Guardian of Small 

Business Award from the Nevada chapter 

of the Na-tional Federation of Independent 

Businesswomen. 

Running for Lieutenant Governor 

of Nevada Lowden erxplains the Lieutenant 

Governor serves as the President of 

the Nevada State Senate, Vice-Chair of 

the Interagency Committee for Tourism 

and Economic Development, Chair of the 

Advisory Council on Economic Development, 

Chair of the Commission of Tourism 

and is a member of the Board of Economic 

Development, Board of Directors of the 

Department of Transportation and the Executive 

Branch Audit Committee. 

Besides these duties the Lieutenant 

Governor serves as acting Governor every 

time the Governor leaves the State. This is 

not a part-time job. 

IT’S NOT OVER 

Reno Mayor Race Still Up In The Air - Reno Gazette-Journal Feb. 26, 2014 

Former Councilwoman Jessica Sferrazza has asked the Nevada Supreme Court 

to reconsider its ruling banning term-limited council members from running for 

mayor, saying the court was pressured to issue an expedited ruling before candidate 

filing opens on March 3. 

The court’s ruling last week abruptly ended Sferrazza’s campaign for mayor. She 

is now arguing that the court did not consider a list of precedent setting cases in its 

opinion. 

“After conferring with my attorneys, who have analyzed last week’s decision 

carefully, there appear to be relevant Supreme Court precedent regarding candidate 

eligibility cases that merit bringing to the court’s attention for reconsideration,” 

Sferrazza said in a brief interview. “This was an expedited case decided under the 

pressure of the candidate filing deadline and the issues to be resolved in this matter 

are of enough public importance to make sure all aspects of the case receive appropriate 

deliberation.” 

REP.MARK AMODEI 

From the Reno Gazette-Journal 

Ray Hagar, February 26, 2014 

REP. MARK AMODEI, of Nevada’s 

2nd U.S. House district, has been in Congress 

since defeating (Nevada State Treasurer 

Kate) Marshall in 2011. He’s said he 

has become frustrated by the “political 

sport” in Washington, D.C. 

“There are a lot of people who are obsessed 

with the political sport,” Amodei, 

R-Carson City, told the RGJ editorial 

board last week. “I sometimes refer to it as 

the culture. But it is political sport where 

it’s like, ‘I want to beat you on this issue so 

I can go out and politically say I’m here or 

I’m there or I’ve won.’ Meanwhile, back at 

the ranch, the barn is burning down on an 

issue.’” 

Amodei gave two examples — immigration 

reform and the Yerington land-transfer 

bill. 

The biggest frustration is that there is a 

heck of a lot of effort and energy focused 

on political sport in the time I’ve been 

there,” Amodei said. “And even if you 

win, where is your trophy?” 

MANY CANDIDATES 

Reno Gazette Jurnal Februart 26, 2014 

By Brian Duggan 

With last week’s Nevada Supreme 

Court’s decision killing the mayoral candidacies 

of former Councilwoman Jessica 

Sferrazza and Councilman Dwight Dortch, 

several local politicos have expressed interest 

in the position. 

While filing for the office doesn’t start 

until Monday, here’s a look at some of the 

notable names suddenly coming out of the 

woodwork to take on declared candidates 

Eddie Lorton and Chuck Reno: 

• Barry Breslow, Reno lawyer and cousin 

of former Sparks mayor Bruce Breslow 

• Reno City Councilwoman Hillary 

Schieve 

• Dan Gustin, former Reno City Councilman 

• Reno Councilwoman Neoma Jardon 

• Washoe County Commissioner Kitty 

Jung 

• Washoe County Commissioner Marsha 

Berkbigler 

Thomas Jefferson letter to Wilson Nicholas 

— 1803: “Our peculiar security is in 

the possession of a written Constitution. 

Let us not make it a blank paper by construction.” 

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LINCOLN DAY 

DINNER 

The Washoe County Republican Party 

held its Lincoln Day 

Dinner on Valentine’s 

Day, February 14th at 

the Tuscany Ballroom 

at the Peppermill Resort 

Casino. Every table 

was filled as supporters 

LARS LARSON 

met candidates, enjoyed 

a formal meal and competed 

for enticing auction items. 

Lars Larson, syndicated talk show radio 

host was the keynote speaker. 

Republican Unity was a theme heard 

throughout the evening. Reaching out to 

a more diverse voter base and shared concerns 

for cementing Republican election 

results were sentiments expressed by every 

attendee interviewed. 

Socializing and discussions with the 

many, many candidates present was a major 

focus. The evening’s highlight included 

a stirring speech from Lars Larson, popular 

national talk show host. 

Major donors were honored, and the final 

auctions items were redeemed. 

It was a successful fundraising event for 

the upcoming electoral season. 

TOM TABER 

Here it is March already. In just nine 

months we will be completing our General 

Election ballots (sooner if you vote early) 

and hoping that we have managed to 

change the balance of power at the national 

level. At least that appears to be the level 

of focus. Not saying that by holding on to 

the House of Representatives and managing 

to be the majority party in the U.S. 

Senate isn’t a good idea and a wonderful 

goal, but let us take a look a little closer to 

home shall we? 

The Democrats currently hold four of 

our six Nevada Constitutional offices. We 

do have an opportunity this year to make it 

a clean sweep for Republicans. After all, 

an Attorney General who will look after 

the needs of our fine State would be a clear 

pleasure from that of the current holder of 

that office. Having a Secretary of State 

who is interested in the welfare of our political 

world via the protection of our voting 

rights and privileges would be an inspiration 

to ensure that all legal Nevada 

citizens were the only ones voting in our 

elections. To have the Treasurer’s position 

inhabited by someone who actually understands 

finance would be a great pleasure. 

It would be a boost to Nevada to finally 

have someone who actually desires to uphold 

the position of Nevada Comptroller 

and function in that position for the benefit 

of Nevadans. 

A change of one seat currently held by 

Democrats in the Nevada Senate to a Republican 

candidate will provide control of 

that body to Republicans. This will be a 

big assistance in keeping our State from 

following California into the socialistic 

pit. Moving the State Assembly toward 

Republican control is a bit more challenging 

as we are down by 27-15, which is a 12 

member deficit. BUT, if we pick up three 

seats in the Assembly, 2014 will change 

the numbers to 24-18. By working hard in 

2016 we can pick up another three seats 

making the numbers tie at 21-21. This 

would be a grand improvement! Who 

knows; we might even find that by 2016 

we can achieve 20-22 and by golly we 

have control! Why is control so darn important? 

Because without control under 

the rules of the Legislature, we do not chair 

any committees, our bills are not heard and 

we are not allowed to bring legitimate testimony 

to the hearings. 

SO! Let us all learn about our 2014 

Republican candidates. The close of filing 

for office is March 14th. Get behind your 

picks in the Primary elections! Most importantly 

get behind the Republican candidate 

in the general election following our 

June primaries. The top of the ballot is 

important but every other office on the ballot 

is also important; judges, school board, 

city offices, etc.! Don’t stop voting until 

you have voted to ensure Republican ideas 

and ideals throughout the entire ballot. 

Remember, there is no such thing as a nonpartisan 

position! Tom 

It really is up to the other branches of government 

to stand up when their power is 

being usurped, when they are, in essence, 

being violated. But nobody in Congress is. 

The Democrats in Congress love it. The 

Republicans in Congress are paralyzed. 

The Republicans in Congress must think 

that the American people are perfectly fine 

with Obama breaking the law or doing 

anything -- and if anybody criticizes him, 

why, they’re gonna be made to pay at the 

next election. Rush Limbaugh Feb 12, 

2014 

ROBERTS RULES OF 

ORDER-MARCH 6 

“Forget about the National Guard, send us 

a Parliamentarian” 

Maintaining a majority opinion while 

respecting the right of the minority to attempt 

to sway the opinions of the group is 

the most important part of using parliamentary 

procedures. When people feel 

they haven’t even been heard or haven’t 

been heard correctly, things may become 

heated. 

This is why learning the basics of Robert’s 

Rules of Order are so important, especially 

now since both the County and State 

Conventions are coming up soon. 

I will be conducting the same, Free Parliamentary 

Procedure Workshop, twice on 

Thursday, March 6, 2014 from 11:00am to 

1:00pm and again from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. 

The workshop will take place at the 

Washoe County Republican Party Headquarters 

located at 3652 S. Virginia Street, 

Suite C-8, in Reno, Nevada. There will be 

a Power Point Presentation and handouts. 

Seating is limited and will be done on a 

first come first serve basis. 

I am currently the President of the First 

Nevada Unit of the National Association 

of Parliamentarians and also the Parliamentarian 

for both the Nevada State Republican 

Party and the Washoe County 

Republican Party. I have presented several 

workshops in the past and served as parliamentarian 

at several state conventions for 

various organizations. 

For further information, contact Ralph 

McMullen at 775-240-5943 or by email at 

ralphandvicky@yahoo.com 



“The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate 

the powers of all the departments 

in one, and thus to create whatever the 

form of government, a real despotism. A 

just estimate of that love of power, and 

proneness to abuse it, which predominates 

in the human heart is sufficient to satisfy us 

of the truth of this position.” --George 

Washington, Farewell Address, 1796 

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