Election Filing Starts TODAY!!

If you are thinking of running for office this year in the GOP Primary or serving as a member for the county Executive Committee then here are some important dates for the upcoming March 2018 Primary Election.

September 12, 2017 – First day to file for office for the positions of Precinct Chair.

November 11, 2017 – First day to file for a place on the 2018 Primary Ballot.

December 11, 2017 at 6:00 pm – Last day to file for a place on the 2018 Primary Ballot.

January 1, 2018 – First day to apply for a ballot by mail.

February 5, 2018 – Last day to register to vote in the 2018 Primary Election.

February 20-March 2, 2018 – Early Voting for the 2018 Primary Election.

February 23, 2018 – Last day to apply for a ballot by mail (received, not postmarked).

March 6, 2018 – Primary Election Day.

Along with the state and federal elections, this years slate of local Milam County Offices up for elections are as follows:

County Judge

Commissioner, Pct. 2

Commissioner, Pct. 4

County Clerk

District Clerk

County Treasurer

Justice of the Peace, Pct. 1

Justice of the Peace, Pct. 2

Justice of the Peace, Pct. 3

Justice of the Peace, Pct. 4

If you have any questions or concerns just contact me at williamwhitmire@yahoo.com

Thanks,

Bill

Updated Filing GOP Filing list for Milam County!

Hello Everyone,

There are still a few people who have spoken with me about filing for office. They have until 6:00 pm, Monday, December 14^th to get with me and sign up. Since last week, Odes Foster of Milano filed to run for County Commissioner, Precinct 3.

For the final day of filing, I will available from 1:00 pm until 6:00 pm at 411 E. First Street in Cameron to accept applications.

To date the following have filed for office on the GOP Ballot.

District Judge

John W. Youngblood (Incumbent)

District Attorney

Bill Torrey (Incumbent)

Sheriff

David E. Greene (Incumbent)

Herbie Vaughan

County Tax Assessor

Sherry Mueck

County Commissioner, Precinct 1

Richard "Opey" Watkins (Incumbent)

County Commissioner, Precinct 3

John L. Fisher (Incumbent)

Odes Foster

Constable, Precinct 1

John Anderle (Incumbent)

Constable, Precinct 2

Charles L. “Charlie” West (Incumbent)

Kenny Schneebeli 

Constable, Precinct 3

Jay Beathard (Incumbent)

I also spoke with current Tax-Assessor Kolette Morgan and she said she will not be seeking reelection to office citing her health concerns for not wanting to go through an election.

I would also like to let you know about the 6^th Annual Reagan Day/Texas Independence Day Dinner set for February 4^th, to be held at the Cameron VFW post. Times to be announced in the coming week. All of the local GOP candidates will be there, as well as many of the state GOP candidates as well. The Republican Women of Milam County will be hosting this event and put on the finest dinner and fund raiser of the year. More information to follow on this. There will be a ticket for each of our Milam County Press outlets.

That’s about it for today. Have a wonderful and safe rest of your week and for those traveling for football games and such, be careful out on the roads.

Thanks,

Bill

Bill Whitmire

Chairman,

Milam GOP

254-482-0354

Filing for office - Who has as of yet!!

Good Morning,

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Here is the list of those to file for offices as of this morning.

District Judge

John W. Youngblood (Incumbent)

 

District Attorney

Bill Torrey (Incumbent)

 

Sheriff

David E. Greene (Incumbent)

 

County Tax Assessor

Sherry Mueck

 

County Commissioner, Precinct 1

Richard "Opey" Watkins

 

County Commissioner, Precinct 3

John L. Fisher

 

Constable, Precinct 1

John Anderle

 

Constable, Precinct 2

Charles L. “Charlie” West

 

Constable, Precinct 3

Jay Beathard

I will update this list from as there are updates. I will also update on the Milam GOP Facebook site as they com in and will post on the Milam GOP Twitter page as they com in.

As always, if you have a question or concern please feel free to call or email me.

Thanks,

Bill

It's time to start filing for office!!!

This Saturday, November 14th, marks the opening of the filing period for the 2016 primary election. I will be accepting applications for a place on the GOP primary ballot starting at 8:00 am Saturday morning at my family's office in Cameron, Texas.

The office is located at 411 E. First Street, across the railroad tracks from the Crime Stoppers Warehouse of Horrors.

I'll be there from 8 till around noon. If you need an application or just have a question feel free to give me a call at 254-482-0354.

Thanks
Bill

Filing Day is Here!!



Candidates filing for a place on the 2014 GOP Primary Ballet
Andy Isaacs, Rick Gommert, Frank Summer, Dave Barkemeyer, Kyle Deal (Interim Chairman), Sam Berry, Donna Orsag, Jay Beathard, and Chuck "Tank" Balch

Opening day of the filing period for the 2014 Primary Elections was brisk for the Republican Party of Milam County as nine candidates came in to file for seven of the eleven spots on the 2014 GOP Primary Ballet.

Candidates filing are as listed below:

County Judge

David Barkemeyer – incumbent
Frank Summers

County Treasurer

Donna Gilbert Orsag – incumbent

County Commissioner (unexpired term)

Chuck “Tank” Balch – incumbent

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1

Rick Gommert – incumbent

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2

Sam Berry – incumbent

Justice of the Peace, Precinct

Andy Isaacs – incumbent
Kim Stewart

Constable, Precinct 3 (unexpired term)

Jay Beathard

I will be updating the filing information as quickly as possible via email and on our website at www.milamgop.org

Filing for a place on the 2014 GOP Primary Ballet will conclude on December 9th, 2013. Anyone who would like to fill out an application to file in the Republican Primary they can reach me at 254-627-9349 or via email at milamgop@yahoo.com
Thanks,
Kyle

 

Kyle Deal

Interim Chairman
Republican Party of Milam County
milamgop@yahoo.com

December 6, 2011 - First Week of Filing Update

Hello Everyone,

It has been a busy first week. I wanted to let you know how things have gone to date.

Judge-20th District Court
John Youngblood (Incumbent), 45, of Cameron

County Attorney
Bill Torrey, 64, of Cameron, Attorney

Sheriff
David Greene (Incumbent), 59, of Cameron
Greg Kouba, 46, of Thorndale, Deputy Sheriff-Bastrop County

Tax-Assessor
Kolette Morgan (Incumbent), 43, of Cameron
Karen Barry, 58, business manager of Cameron

County Comm, Pct 1
George Tomek (Incumbent), 46, of Cameron

County Comm, Pct 3
John Fisher, 63, of Rockdale, Rancher & Auctioneer
Odes Foster, 69, of Milano, Insurance Adjuster

Constable, Pct 1
John Anderle (Incumbent), 34, of Cameron

Constable, Pct 2
Charlie West (Incumbent), 63, of Cameron
Kenny Schneebeli, 35, of Cameron, County Inspector

So far these 12 have come in to file; however, I am expecting several more between now and the end of the filing period being December 15th.

Also planning to file for County Treasurer is Julie Biar. She is currently gathering signatures in support of her campaign for Treasurer.

I will be updating the filing information as quickly as possible via email and on our website at www.milamgop.org

If anyone would like to fill out an application to file in the Republican Primary they can reach me at 254-482-0354 or via email at milamgop@yahoo.com
Thanks,
Bill

Bill Whitmire
Chairman,
Republican Party of Milam County
254-482-0354

First Day of Filing for the 2012 Primary!!

Hello Everyone,

I hope everyone had a Wonderful Thanksgiving!!

Tomorrow is the beginning of the 2012 election with the opening day for filing for the 2012 Primary Election. I will be opening the doors of the Party Headquarters at 8:00 to start accepting applications and will be there until about 9:45 when I will take a short break to attend the County Commissioners meeting at the Courthouse. Depending on the length of the meeting I will take a short lunch and be back to man the office until 5:00. If anyone is unable to make it to the headquarters tomorrow then please feel free to give me a call at 254-482-0354 and I will be glad to arrange a meeting for applying for a place on the primary ballot.

I am very excited about this year’s election and look forward to meeting with all the candidates. For them this is a big step as running for office is now small task. The folks are willing to give up their own time and sacrifice of themselves to serve us. This is why we should all do what we can to show our support and help them as they work to continue to bring conservative change to Milam County; a change that we saw take root in the 2010 election.

The media has asked that we have a few people on hand for some pictures around 9:30 so please feel free to come by around 9:30 and be a part of the fun. For the candidates I hope you take the media up on this offer of free publicity. You can apply whenever you like but please come by around 9:30 for some pictures with the newspapers. I will be taking photos of the candidates for our website so to those folks I would say look good for the camera.

This is an important election; with redistricting taken over by the courts to benefit the Democrats and the inaction of elected officials in federal offices we all need to all work together to help insure that we elect true conservatives who will work with us to create a better future for our children and grandchildren. Thanks to everyone for your help and I look forward to working with everyone in the years to come.

See You Soon,
Bill

Bill Whitmire
Chairman,
Republican Party of Milam County