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January Meeting: Club Elections & The Mighty Freshmen Reps.

1/9/2019

Our Club's elections are being held this month. Please update your membership before the 7pm elections, and help us move forward in this exciting year!
Then we'll greet and hear from our big freshman class of legislators in the Tulsa Metro area. Listen to where they come from and where they'll be working for improvements in Oklahoma.
There'll also be a short business segment for the Oklahoma Republican Assembly.
Please join us
Tuesday, Jan. 15th
6:00 p.m. for dinner
7:00 p.m. for speaker
Golden Corral in Tulsa
(on 71st Street and Mingo, just west of Hwy 169)

Tulsa Republican Assembly Endorses Canadian County GOP Manifesto

12/13/2018

In a unanimous vote of support by the membership, The Tulsa Area Republican Assembly weighed in on the efforts of many other grassroots Republicans, who are rallying to the support of the Canadian County Republican Committee(CCRC).
Last month the Canadian County Republicans issued an open letter to the Oklahoma Legislature. Their letter included a 4-point directive. The substance of the letter is seeking reforms.

The letter from the CCRC made national news when the Washington Post took issue with the audacity of questioning whether public education could be privatized, in the manner that President GH Bush advocated in 1991.

Dec. 11th Meeting: Sen. Joe Newhouse Returns From War

12/7/2018

Tulsa Republican Assembly is grateful to have Senator Joe Newhouse safely home from a special forces mission in North Africa. He was selected to help lead this effort to deal with the growing ISIS insurgeancy in Niger & other North African nations.
He survived a dangerous mission but some of the men in his unit tragically died in battle.
Last month Joe was able to tell a few of us a little bit of the dangerous mission he was a part of. He confirmed that the Tongo Tongo deaths were from his team.
But Senator Newhouse also plans to speak about his other commission; that of representing his Tulsa County district at the state capitol.
The New York Times published a video and print story on the battle. You can read it at www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/02/17/world/africa/niger-ambush-american-soldiers.html

We're moving our December meeting forward one week, because of holiday schedules.
It's this coming Tuesday, Dec. 11th, at 6-8pm.

Nov. Meeting: 2019 Preview With Senator Nathan Dahm

11/18/2018

State Senator Nathan Dahm gives us a preview of what's in store for Oklahoma Politics, in 2019.
Sen. Dahm is currently a Senate Majority Whip and serving his 2nd term, representing SE Tulsa County.
We'll discuss many fiscal & budgeting matters, as well as the liberty agenda that Dahm has championed for Oklahoma citizens. Criminal justice reforms, health policy, and agency reforms are just a few matters we'll delve into.
Nathan always welcomes audience questions and attempts to answer them thoroughly, as time permits.
Come early for dinner and get a good seat..

October Meeting: Judging The Judges, With Kevin Adams

10/11/2018

On Oct. 16th, noted defense attorney Kevin Adams will break down the ballot's many judgeship elections.
From our supreme court Justices, to the country magistrates, we will talk about which judges demonstrated the best

fidelity to the constitution,
impartiality to the cases, and
discretion in adjudications.

Kevin Adams has first hand experience in almost every courtroom in the Tulsa Courthouses and in the state capitol. He'll lead a discussion of the factors that citizens should be mindful of.
We will also have some presentations and analysis on some state questions to be decided on election day. David Tackett will present an initiative to open the prescription eyewear market and end protectionists laws which are unique to Oklahoma.

We meet at Golden Corral's meeting hall at:
71st & South Mingo Ave.
Tulsa, OK
Dinner: 6pm (dutch treat)
Program: 7-8pm
Invite your friends and take part in this civic gathering.

Sept. Meeting: 5 Decades With Steve Byas

9/9/2018

On Tuesday, Sept. 18th, The Tulsa Republican Assembly will celebrate the 5 decades of Steve Byas' leadership in Oklahoma's conservative advocacy.
In the 1970s, Steve Byas stepped up when Oklahoma's conservative movement needed help.
Despite losing a legislative race in a heavily Democrat district, Steve & some other defeated candidates decided that Frosty Troy needed to be responded to.
The young men started a magazine designed to "set Frosty straight".
As a professional educator and community leader, Byas and his associates decided that our legislators were getting a free pass by the commercial media while they inched our conservative state further & further to the left.

Steve Byas - author, publisher, professor, & political organizer.

August Meeting: Marijuana Medicine Myths Dispelled

8/16/2018

Dr. Jim Meehan MD & Cannabis researcher Chip Paul will continue their lively discussions of the hopes & fears regarding medical marijuana.

At 7pm, Tuesday; Dr. Jim Meehan(MD), and Cannabis researcher Chip Paul will devote an hour to efforts to dispel the myths of Medical Marijuana. Bring your claims and questions, fears & hopes.

Jim Meehan is known to many for his opposition to Dr. Ervin Yen and a few resulting confrontations at the state capitol. Meehan is an advocate for informed consent healthcare options, rather than state mandates. Dr. Meehan has significant concerns about this new public health policy.

Chip Paul is the principal author of SQ788 and the founder of GNU Pharma, in Owasso, OK.

Last month, Pat Campbell hosted a great debate with these two fine Oklahomans, on his morning show.
Please join us Tuesday,

6p.m. for dinner, 7p.m. for the program
Golden Corral in Tulsa
(on 71st Street and Mingo, just west of Hwy 169) Map

July Meeting: Rep. Mike Ritze

7/13/2018

We're honored to have Dr. Mike Ritze as our keynote speaker. He is a great statesman, dedicated Doctor, devoted father & husband, and advocate for liberty & life.
Rep. Ritze has been an instrumental proponent of so many conservative causes in Oklahoma politics. His many years in the political realm bring so many stories to share.
Ritze is known for his passion, independence, and love of country. Many have sought his council in matters of liberty and government for more than 3 decades of involvement in Oklahoma politics.
Dr. Ritze has been a practicing physician in Broken Arrow for most of his adult life, except when he volunteered to serve in the armed forces as a medical officer.

OKRA Convention Success: Straw Poll Results

6/20/2018

Last night's OKRA Endorsing Convention was a huge success for the Republican Assemblies. Our delegates sifted through 94 Republican primary races in just 70 minutes.
Several candidates and their assigned surrogates did manage to stop by and greet the delegates over dinner. We decided to do an 'open mic' for about 15 minutes, prior to 'gavelling in'.
We endorsed 62 candidates, all of whom secured between 67% and 100% of the votes in the convention hall.
In eight races there were many appealing candidates to choose from. Here are the straw poll results.

Oklahoma Republican Assemblies Endorses 62 Candidates In Primary Races

6/19/2018

The Oklahoma Republican Assemblies(OKRA) Endorsed 62 Republican Candidates tonight, at their biennial Endorsing Convention, in Tulsa. This event is held prior to the State primary elections every 2 years. This year the Tulsa Area Republican Assemblies hosted the convention and entertained motions to endorse in 94 Republican primaries and issued endorsements in 62 of those races.
The threshold for endorsement is attaining at least 2/3 of the votes cast in a vote of the convention delegates. Anything less than that 67% is not an official endorsement of the convention according to the bylaws of the National Federation of Republican Assemblies.
Here are the 62 Republican Candidates who are officially endorsed by the Oklahoma Republican Assemblies, at the 2018 Endorsement Convention.
The straw poll results of other races will be published shortly