February 2020

 

John,

In February, we celebrated Black History Month and the numerous legacies that
shaped the Republican Party and our country’s history and culture. The
Republican Party of Texas (RPT) was founded by a bold group of African American
leaders at the Harris county courthouse during the hot summer months 152 years
ago. We remain committed to remembering the lasting legacy the African American
community had and continues to have on our party. We remain as committed today
to the fight for freedom and liberty for all as the party was here in Texas at
its founding. It is a message - a message of freedom and opportunity - that we
take to every corner of our great state. 



Last month the RPT shared the exciting launch of our new podcast - Let’s Talk
Texas! The show is a weekly discussion on news, politics and hot topics facing
the state and country Jordan Overturf and I host the show. The podcast is
available on iTunes, Spotify, and Google Podcast. Be sure to follow
@LetsTalkTexas on Twitter and @letstalktexaspodcast on Instagram to get the
latest news and hear the latest program!

Following our huge Special Election victory in late January in House District
28, I was honored to attend the swearing in for Representative Gary Gates at
the Texas State Capitol. Representative Gates’ victory served an excellent test
run of our Victory plan - a plan we have been refining through 2019. Despite
focused Democrat efforts and $2 million spent on their side, we doubled the
margin of victory from 8 percent to 16 percent in a critical suburban district.
This is the type of trouncing we can continue to expect if we are able to
continue executing on our Victory plan for November. Representative Gates
worked incredibly hard as a candidate, and that was absolutely crucial in his
election. I have no doubt he will represent the people of HD 28 well in the
Texas House. 

 

I had the pleasure of attending Reagan and Lincoln Day Dinners across the
state this month in Denton, Guadalupe, Rockwall, Upshur and Coryell Counties It
was excellent to visit with grassroots activists and elected officials from all
levels of government who are coming together to work towards one common goal -
keeping Texas red. Thank you to all of those who attended Reagan and Lincoln
Day events across the state. Your involvement is vital to the Republican
Party’s success in 2020.

Finally, we ended the month with the second board meeting for our RPT
Volunteer Engagement Project. Former RPT Chairman Steve Munisteri and RPT
Political Director Mitch Carney delivered outstanding news that we are well on
our way to achieve our ambitious voter registration and volunteer engagement
goals. 

Here is big news from the meeting!  By late February, we had already
registered 50,000 new Texas Republicans on our way to our 100,000 goal - and we
had done so at a much lower cost than we’d budgeted.

We are firing on all cylinders as we look ahead to the General Election in
November!


Other pictures from some of the many events and activities in February:

Attended a reception in Dallas with California Congressman Devin Nunes. It’s
always great to visit with Republicans across the country.

Traveled to Gonzales county - home of the Gonzales flag and immortal “Come and
Take It” message - where I spoke at a Senate District 18 training event on how
we will keep Texas red in 2020.

Attended the Guadalupe county Lincoln Day Dinner.

Attended the Burnet County Chili Cook Off

Celebrated Presidents Day with Congressman Roger Williams at the Johnson
County Republican Party.

Spoke at the Greater Katy Area Republicans “Get Out the Vote” rally. It’s
exciting to see Republicans across the state getting fired up to head to the
polls in 2020.

Had the pleasure of sharing my Christian testimony and speaking at the Faith
Assembly in Fort Worth.

Presented the Red Alert Presentation to an excited group of Texas Longhorns at
UT’s College Republican Monthly Meeting

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We have accomplished an unbelievable amount as we prepare for 2020, but there
is so much more to do. To help us keep Texas red, please text VEP to 72000 now
and we’ll get you plugged in. 


Also, if you want to be in the loop on news about your Texas Republican Party
and elected officials, text TXNEWS to 72000.


The stakes could not be higher this year, but we have proven that our plan is
working and as long as everyone does their part, we will continue to win in
Texas and leave an even brighter future than the one we inherited. We are not
tired of winning yet!


Sincerely,







James Dickey
Chairman, Republican Party of Texas

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