Final Filing Day Candidate Listing

Hello Everyone,

Well the final day of filing has come and as of 6:00 pm this evening, the final field for the 2016 Primary Election is set. I want to thank all the candidates who filed and wish good luck to those in contested races. I will list the final list of GOP candidates and then address a few other issue following the list.

The final list of those who filed for office on the GOP Ballot is as follows (listed alphabetically where there is not incumbent):

District Judge

John W. Youngblood (Incumbent)

District Attorney

Bill Torrey (Incumbent)

Sheriff

David E. Greene (Incumbent)

Herbie Vaughan

County Tax Assessor

Melanie Crook

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)

Steve English 

Constable, Precinct 2

Charles L. “Charlie” West (Incumbent)

Kenny Schneebeli 

Constable, Precinct 3

Jay Beathard (Incumbent)

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. Thank you so much for your help and patience.

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

Looking Down the Road!

Well it’s time to start thinking about the 2014 primaries and the eventual 2014 General Election. Here in Milam County we will have 11 local offices up for election along with the state and federal offices. Candidates will start filing for office November 9th, I will list them all later. Needless to say, we need some good folks to step up and take a part in the process.


I hear a lot of people grumble about those in office or about how much we need term limits, but without good people stepping up to serve…well nothing will change.

How about you, have you ever thought about running for office? Yes there are some negatives, but the benefits of working for your fellow citizens to improve things for the future generations far outweigh any negatives that can be associated with serving in office.

The founders of this country set up the government (be it federal, state, or local) to be a place for citizen servants to govern for a while and then return home to live under the very laws they passed while in office. Unfortunately, over time that philosophy has been shattered and now we have lifelong politicians who make a career of being in government.

Politicians who work to make the legislating of the government at all levels so difficult to understand that most people feel unduly intimidated by it and fail to even try and comprehend it. I dare say this alone is the single greatest contributor that creates the misunderstanding, overregulating, and overspending that engulfs today’s big government.

What we need are more citizen servants. People not looking for a career, just a chance to serve their fellow citizens and reign in the generally out-of-touch elected bodies such as the administrative, legislative, judicial, and yes…even the local county government at times.

So, are you willing to step forward and help out by doing your part? Or are you going to stand on the sidelines and watch those you disagree with or those who have been in office for too long continue to lead the country, state, or local government.

The choice is yours. You can run for office, help someone else run for office, or get involved with the local county party. But what none of us can do any longer is just continue on the same path and hope something better comes along. If you look at the truly great moments in history you will see that the path of the future was not decided by the will of one or two people, but by the actions of a determined and motivated citizenry.

So as a citizen, how motivated are you at this moment in history.

Voting is a start, NOW GET INVOLVED!


Thanks,
Bill


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