Republican Professional Women of St. Tammany August 2017 Dates to Remember: Sept. 6, 2017 - RPWST Meeting Oct. 4, 2017 - RPWST Meeting Nov. 1, 2017 - RPWST Meeting Dec. 6, 2017 - Christmas Party Jan. 3, 2018 - RPWST Installation Meeting ** Dates subject to change Our next RPWST business meeting will be on Wednesday, August 2 at Annadele's Plantation Restaurant. Our guest speaker will be Rafael Goyeneche of the Metropolitan Crime Commission. We also will hear a congressional report from Kathy Stuart who works with Sen. Bill Cassidy. Sign-in and cash bar will begin at 6:30 PM. Our business meeting and dinner ($35 per person) will begin at 7 pm. Dinner will consist of a Caesar salad, choice of Grilled Chicken Florentine or Eggplant Gabrielle, and chocolate mousse for dessert. Please RSVP to Barbara Phillips and/or Pam Ferguson by Monday July 31 at barbiedollmom@gmail.com or pam@igreal.com or you may respond to the evite which was sent. Hope to see you at what promises to be an information-packed meeting. Executive Board: President Pam Ferguson 1st Vice President Programs and Venues 2nd Vice Pres. - Samantha Goodwin Membership Secretary, Recording Daphne Misuraca Secretary, Corresponding Liz Didier Treasurer Barbara Phillips Standing Committees: Bylaws Campaign - Communications Susan Strain Legislative Public Relations/Publicity Scholarship Robin Pringle Additional Committees: Americanism Community Involvement Fundraising Meeting Raffle Military Tracy Krieger NFRW/LFRW Awards Stephanie Danielson
August 2017 pg 2 Where to Find It: RPWST Painting with a Twist Photos Pgs 3, 4, 6 & 11 NFRW Biennial Information Pgs 5 & 14 Northshore Rotary Big Game Info pgs 7 & 8 RRR Fundraiser Info Pg 9 Legislative Report Pg 10 LFRW Magnolia Application Pg 12 RPWST Membership Application Pg 13 NFRW & LFRW Information Pg 14 Congratulations to Samantha Goodwin Class of 2018!! Happy Birthday!!! Shana Tranchant August 5 Ellie Schroder August 6 Peggy Spiceland August 7 Pam Egan August 10 Maureen O Brien August 12 Malise Prieto August 12 Anne Thompson August 21 Barbara Ryan August 22 Robin Pringle August 26 Brandy Morris August 30 The Past is the beginning of the Beginning and All that is and has been Is but the Twilight of the Dawn. - H.G. Wells
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Republican Professional Women of St. Tammany Empowering women through political education and through the support of Republican candidates for better government August 2017 pg 4
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Legislative Report Compliments of The Hayride - Guest Post by John Diez August 2017 pg 10 Most political observers agree that the last decade of Louisiana politics has been anything but dull due to a series of trends and changes, all of which can be expected to play a role in the character and perhaps outcome of the state s 2019 elections: Implementation of term limits by the voters which has led to a 50% turnover in the Louisiana House of Representative in 2007 and will create a gaping 36 vacancies in the House of Representatives and 16 vacancies in the State Senate that will need to be filled in the 2019 election cycle. The decline of John Breaux Democrats. In 2000, 60% of voters statewide were registered Democrats. Since then, Democratic Party registration has declined about a point each year and currently represents 44% of Louisiana voters. The driving force behind this decline are white Democrats, who made up 35% (920,796) of the electorate in 2000 and only 18% (546,255) today. The election of the first Republican majority in the State Legislature since Reconstruction in the late 1800s. A new era of big Political Actions Committees (PACs) bringing in big dollars. These new third party PACs from Gumbo PAC to the Louisiana Committee for a Republican Majority to George Soros s PAC, Louisiana Safety & Justice brought millions in independent campaign expenditures. Campaign finance reports show that combined, the 10 biggest third-party PACs in Louisiana raised more than $18 million since 2007. The defeat of both parties heavyweights in Washington: Mary Landrieu and David Vitter. Three straight years of vitriol and bile campaigns: 2014 U.S. Senate (Landrieu vs. Cassidy), 2015 Governor (Vitter vs. the field) and 2016 U.S. Senate (too many candidates to list). The election of a Democrat as Governor when voters bucked the trend amid a clear pro-republican political movement a classic Louisiana move that again shows we are unique. Considering the past decade of Louisiana politics, dubbed by many as the era of Washington D.C. Bayou-Style Politics, many are wondering if 2019 will be a cooling-off year, perhaps even desiring a return to relative normalcy. Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the 2019 elections, and particularly those for the state legislative seats, have national ramifications and will draw the attention and financial resources from both national parties as well as numerous other partisan political organizations from outside the state. This will set the stage for even more contentious battles than we have seen in the past decade in the Bayou State. Why? The state legislators who will take office before the 2020 Census could ultimately decide control of the U.S. Congress because they will be charged with the dubious but consequential task of re-drawing Congressional districts. What makes Louisiana particularly interesting to both national parties? Currently, Democrats are eyeing the 24 seats they need to gain control of Congress, and the Louisiana Congressional delegation is a prime target to flip if Congressional boundaries are shifted. With 53 votes in the Louisiana State House of Representatives and 20 votes in the Louisiana State Senate, the Louisiana delegation has the potential to shift from a 5R/1D to a 4R2D or even a 3R/3D. With the real possibility of a power shift, the national Democrats are taking redistricting seriously. How about this for the opening sentence in a recent article published by NBC News: When Eric Holder and Barack Obama go on vacation together, they talk about redistricting. A headline in a recent Chicago Tribune article also brought to light the impending shift, reading, Holder warns that Democrats future rests on state elections, rigged maps. These articles are simply setting the stage for the power struggle to come. According to David Simas, former White House political director, the Obama/Holder organization will be most involved at the state legislative level, with an eye on redistricting possibilities after 2020. Furthermore, Raj Goyle, an activist with the Democracy Alliance, a Soros-funded organization, stated that Progressive donors and organizations need to immediately correct the lack of investment in state and local strategies. Considering that George Soros invested over $1 million in the 2015 Caddo Parish District Attorney election, it is safe to say that national interests are already invested in the outcomes of state and local races in Louisiana. Rest assured that Republican operatives are making strategic plans and equally large sums of financial investments in the upcoming state legislative battles for the 2019 elections. Both parties recognize the ramifications of partisan control of legislative bodies going into the 2020 redistricting cycle. For those of you hoping for a return to normalcy, the 2019 elections for the Louisiana State Legislature are slated to be anything but normal and far from local.
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August 2017 pg 12 LFRW Magnolia Club 2017 Enrollment Form This is a NEW Membership RENEWAL Membership Name Club Organization Company Address _ City State _ Zip _ Phone Cell Home _ E-Mail Address _ Please Enroll me in the LFRW 2017 Magnolia Club Enclosed is my membership fee. Individual Membership $100. If you are an LFRW Member, Your Club Name _ Club Membership $100. Club Name Make Check payable to LFRW and Mail Completed Form to: Peggy Vidrine, Magnolia Club Chair 12149 Lake Estates Ave. Baton Rouge, LA 70810 (225) 335-1140 pvidrine2000@yahoo.com For office use: Received payment date Notes
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