Events

Impacting our Community and Commonwealth: The Importance of Citizen Engagement

Award-winning journalist, Jim Waters, will be our guest speaker at the next Warren County Conservatives meeting February 25.

Jim Waters leads the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions, Kentucky’s first free-market think tank, leveraging his extensive policy and media background to advocate for free markets, individual liberty and transparent government.

An award-winning journalist, Jim’s columns appear in publications statewide. Jim’s writings have also been featured in national outlets, including the Wall Street Journal and USA Today.  He’s a frequent guest on talk radio, including the Terry Meiners Show on Louisville’s 840WHAS and the nationally syndicated Lars Larson Show, and has appeared on FOX News and CNN television. Jim also anchors Kentucky’s Voice radio and TV shows on Word Media.

He’s also a member of the American Enterprise Institute Leadership Network and a Kentucky Colonel. 

Location & Time: 6:30 p.m. Hilton Garden Inn, 1020 Wilkinson Trace.

Every four years, after the presidential election, the Warren County GOP elects a new Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and Youth Chair (18-40 years old). Each position serves a four-year term.

What Are the Roles and Responsibilities of Party Officers?

Chair – Voting Member of the Republican Party State Central Committee. Serves as the CEO of the County Party and oversees an annual plan that reflects the County’s goals and priorities.

Vice-Chair – Voting member of the Republican Party State Central Committee. Assists and supports the Chairman in carrying out important tasks and acts as a go-between for the Chairman and other key stakeholders as needed. While this is one of the most undefined roles, it plays a critical role in maintaining the relationship between the State and County.

Treasurer – The lead officer responsible for the financial compliance of the County Republican Party and ensures proper adherence to all reporting rules and regulations.

Secretary – Keeps and is responsible for the minutes and records, including correspondence, of all County Party meetings.

Youth Chair – Encourages party engagement among young voters. They should design and implement programs that will build engagement among young voters throughout the county and share with the District and State Youth Chair to build coordination throughout the state.

Who Can Vote in the Selection of Party Officers?

Precinct Officers

What is a Precinct Officer?

Precinct officers are registered Republican voters who serve as the elected representatives for a voting precinct. There are 53 voting precincts in Warren County. Each precinct has a Chair, Co-chair and a Youth Chair.

How Do You Become a Precinct Officer?

Attend the Warren County Republican Party Reorganization in Bowling Green and volunteer to serve as a Chair, Co-chair or Youth Chair for your voting precinct. If there are more volunteers than positions in a precinct, an election is held and representatives are selected by majority vote.

When will the Warren County Reorganization Be Held?

The date and location has not been announced. The Warren County GOP is required to announce the reorganization date by January 25. If you are interested in serving as a County Officer or Precinct Officer, contact Warren County GOP Chairman John Williams.

Precinct captains are the backbone of the Republican Party and leaders in the community. Warren County has 53 precincts and each must be filled with strong leaders so that we continue to elect Republicans to office.  Every precinct has a Captain, Co-Captain and Youth Chair.

Most precincts have 1800-2400 Republican voters.

Duties & Responsibilities:

*Precinct Captain & Co-Captain: These are volunteer grassroots roles that play a vital part in building relationships within the community and or precincts, sharing information from both the party and the community, and supporting election campaigns. Responsibilities also include facilitating voter registration and absentee ballot access, leading get-out-the-vote efforts, distributing campaign materials, promoting our party, and addressing voter concerns.

*Precinct Youth Captain: As a Precinct Youth Captain, you’ll energize young voters in your community and engage them in county and party events. This is your chance to design dynamic programs that spark interest in politics! Lead fun initiatives and discussions that resonate with the youth of Warren County. Join us on this exciting journey to cultivate a vibrant future for our party—one enthusiastic young voter at a time (must be under the age of 40).

Grassroots volunteers play the most important role in the Republican Party. They bring in energy and fresh new ideas. Inspiration for this role may be drawn from Lawrence Tribble’s poem “Awaken” written in 1750, prior to the American Revolution.

“Awaken”

One man awake,

 Awakens another.

The second awakens

His next door brother.

The three awake can rouse

A town

By turning the whole place

Upside down

The many awake

Can cause such a fuss

It finally awakens the

Rest of us.

One man up

With dawn in his eyes
Surely then

Multiplies.

Keeping in mind that many active duty servicemen and women are unable to celebrate the holidays at home, and as a tribute to veterans for their service, Warren County Conservatives dedicated a parade float in their honor. The float will debut Saturday, December 7 at the Bowling Green KY Jaycees Christmas Parade.