All Republican Caucus

Calling All
Clinton Republicans

Some say the Republican Party Organization in Clinton is too
old and has too many of the same faces. 
I agree, we need a good mix of new and older blood.  As Chairman of the Republican Town Committee
I want to make this happen.  But I can
only do it with your help.  What’s a town
committee you say?  It is the lowest
level of party organization in Connecticut. 
Major parties must have them by law. 
Since we have no counties here, the next level is the state
organization.  Our job is to recruit
candidates and win elections, but there is more.

Since Clinton is largely run by volunteers, we search out
and interview Republican and Independent (legally known as unaffiliated) voters
who we recommend to the Board of Selectmen for appointments to bodies like the
Shellfish, Inland Wetlands and Harbor Commissions.  There are over one hundred such positions
available and vacancies always exist.  We
also select delegates to state and federal conventions who nominate Republican
candidates for Governor, U.S. Senate, Congress and State Senate and State Representative.  On the state level it would be the seats
currently held by Art Linares (R) and Tom Vicino (D).

How can you help revitalize the Republican Party in
Clinton?  Rather simple actually, join
the Town Committee and here is a great way to do that.  We are holding a caucus of all Republican
electors (voters) on January 9, 2014 at the Town Hall at 7:00 PM.  A caucus is a meeting and any registered
Republican can attend, speak, vote and be nominated for the Town Committee.  You can be nominated from the floor or as
part of a slate.  Then a vote will take
place.  There are 35 positions available
but it is not necessary to fill them all. 
An organizational meeting will be held in March with the new Committee to
elect officers.  Town Committee
membership is a legal position that has a two year term.  This new group will have its terms expire in
January of 2016.  We meet monthly at the
town hall.

This is your chance to make things happen.  Instead of sitting on the sidelines and
wondering how the process works or worse yet, complaining about it, you can
make changes for the better if you don’t like how the town or party is run.  You are invited to participate.  Call or contact me through our web site at www.clintongop.org
by using the “Contact” Tab.  We are
seeking a mix of people to include younger family people who are active in the
community or want to become active.  You
may even want to run for office some day. 
Let us hear from you.

Phil Sengle  Chairman –

Clinton Republican Town Committee