Revolution Deferred: Starnes Takes DCRP Chairman’s Race
Posted on April 4, 2009 at 7:05 pmRon Paul supporter Matt Collins was defeated by Kathleen Starnes in his bid for Davidson County Republican Party Chairman by a thirty vote margin this morning at Hillsboro High School. The vote was rematch of the March 7th election for chair that had ended in deadlock. The following is a press release sent out in behalf of the victor:
Kathleen Starnes was elected Chairman of the Davidson County Republican Party (DCRP), Saturday, April 4, during the DCRP Convention at Hillsboro Hill School, Nashville, TN. Prior to her election, she had served as 1st Vice Chairman since 2007.
Starnes plans to energize the County’s party by expanding and strengthening its base through outreach and involvement. One of her first priorities will be to meet with area directors to outline a strategy to achieve this goal.
“My vision is to expand the grassroots of our party where in Davidson County there is only one Republican out of ten House of Representative seats and one Republican out of four Senate Seats. We have a wonderful opportunity to grow those numbers.
“Also, I am committed to represent all Davidson County Republicans. We are not just a Green Hills party — we need to reach out and involve our friends who live in Hermitage, Old Hickory, Antioch and other surrounding areas.”
In addition to outreach and garnering active participation, she wants to enhance the DCRP website with blogs, up-to-date information and links to every Republican senator or representative in the State. “We must do a better job of leveraging technology to stay connected, communicate and provide resources.”
Starnes is a member of the Nashville Republican Women and is their treasurer. She is a Governor appointee to the Tennessee Council for Interstate Adults Offender Supervision, a charter member of You Have the Power and The Green Hills Action Partners and a board member of Women in Numbers (WIN). Also, she has served on the Boards of the American Red Cross, Bethlehem Centers of Nashville, Watkins Institute of Design, Dress for Success and Metro General Hospital. She and her husband Larry are native Nashvillians.
In addition to Starne’s election the following slate of officers was elected:
1st Vice Chairman Matt Collins
2nd Vice Chairman Daniel Davis
Recording Secretary Barbara Oonk
Treasurer Jason Keen
Vice Treasurer E.V. King
At-Large Directors:
Jon Crisp
Michael Berry Donegan
Diane Di Stasio
Anthony Roberts
Jason Rutledge
Regional Vice Chairs
Kay Brooks, Region I
Dewey Cooksey, Region II
Bo Schwartz, Region III
UPDATE: The defeated shares his view.
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Everyone behaved well Saturday…and we got a new Board of strongly committed folks. The great thing is that now….we can focus on beating Democrats again. I believe that the next two years will be the greatest in our history locally.Ms. Starnes and Mr. Collins will both do a great job…I know that both have the good of our party as their primary goal…and to help Nashvillian’s as a whole have a beter life in these trying times. I am proud of the way all of our candidates conducted themslves..with honor and class.
If at first you don’t succeed, try,try again. As soon
as sufficient numbers become aware of what the campaigne for Liberty is all about and realize it is in the best interest of America and its future they will win with overwhelming numbers, and if the opponents do not have the same spirit as do the Ron Paul supporters as regards liberty, economic sanity,
and high moral regard for future generations, they should be ran out of the country on a rail, tarred and feathered or at least ashamed of them selves.
Gotta love that inclusive politics.
On another subject, I watched the lady, Representative from Minnesota question Ben Bernanke and Tim Gietner. She is very intelligent and asked at the end that she get an answer whereas the Lowlife
Barney Fwank, oh thats Frank, took up minutes explaining why there was not time for her to recieve the 0ne second answer to her question. That is one Chairman that should be in prison, not simply because he was the recipient of large amounts of bribe money from the Major Banks nor because he had
male prostitutes in and out of the White house but
just because he lisps when he talks. That would be grounds enough so far as I am concerned,
The evil neocon war monger have unlimited money and political power. Blessed are the peace makers.
The neo-cons are desperately struggling to maintain grip on their power. They appear to have forgotten that they got SMOKED in the last elections … top to bottom … and change is coming.