The California Republican Party will be hosting speakers RNC Chair Reince Priebus, Congressman Pete Sessions, and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at its
Spring Convention in Burlingame on March 14-16.

See convention details.  Plan ahead, as tickets may sell out.

Reince Priebus was elected Chairman of the Republican National Committee in January, 2011, and reelected in January, 2013.

He acted in his first term to stabilize the RNC finances, rebuild operations, and dramatically improve the ground game.

After the 2012 elections, Chairman Priebus initiated an intensive review of RNC problems.  He said, "We know that we have problems.  We've identified them, and we're implementing the solutions to fix them."

Priebus is committed to taking the party's message of freedom and economic opportunity to all states and all communities.  He has hired national political directors, as well as staff in some states, for outreach to Hispanic, Asian-Pacific and African American communities. 

In addition, the party will improve efforts to include women and communicate with women voters.

With the last presidential campaign generally considered too long and self-destructive, Priebus has overseen a successful effort to change the RNC rules to shorten the presidential primary campaign and schedule an earlier national convention.

Reince has also moved to improve party infrastructure.  The RNC has hired Silicon Valley engineer Andy Barkett as its Chief Technology Officer and opened a satellite office in the Bay Area.

Reince Priebus began working on Republican campaigns when he was 16.  He worked his way through the ranks of the Republican Party of Wisconsin to become the State Chairman. 

Under Reince's leadership in 2010, Republicans won a U.S. Senate seat, elected Scott Walker Governor, gained two House seats, and took both houses of the State Legislature.

Reince is a lawyer from Kenosha, Wisconsin.  He has a California connection from his time clerking for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund in Los Angeles.

He will keynote the Friday banquet at the CRP Convention.




Condoleezza Rice served as National Security Advisor and Secretary of State for President George W. Bush, the first black woman to do either.

Dr. Rice is currently a professor at Stanford University and a Senior Fellow on Public Policy at the Hoover Institution.  She is also a founding partner of RiceHadleyGates, an international strategic consulting firm.  

In addition, she serves on several boards, both corporate and non-profit.

In 1991, Rice co-founded the Center for a New Generation, an innovative, after-school academic enrichment program for students in East Palo Alto and East Menlo Park.  She remains actively involved in its successor organization.

Condoleezza Rice grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, where she attended segregated schools until her family moved to Denver.  She had an impressive academic career, learned Russian, and became an assistant professor at Stanford.

Rice served as a Soviet specialist on the National Security Council Staff for the George H.W. Bush administration.  Subsequently she returned to Stanford, where she became the University's Provost.

She has authored and co-authored numerous books, including two bestsellers, No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington (2011) and Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family (2010).

Secretary Rice will speak at the Saturday luncheon at the CRP Convention.




Congressman Pete Sessions is the Chairman of the powerful House Rules Committee and is a member of the House Republican Leadership Team. 

He recently served two terms as the Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), leading the successful Republican campaign efforts to win back the House Majority in 2010, resulting in the largest Republican gains since 1938.

Congressman Sessions has represented Texas in the House of Representatives since 1997.  His 32nd District includes northeast Dallas and neighboring suburban cities.

Pete Sessions is a stalwart defender of U.S. homeland and national security interests, as well as the men and women who defend them.

As the parent of a child with Down syndrome, he is a passionate advocate for people with disabilities.

Congressman Sessions also believes that taxpayers deserve results from their government, and he has pursued common-sense, market-based reforms to help government operate more efficiently.

During his 1994 campaign, Sessions showed remarkable foresight when he toured rural portions of his district with a livestock trailer full of horse manure and a sign saying "the Clinton health care plan stinks worse than this trailer."

Pete Sessions graduated from Southwestern University.  He worked as district manager at Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in Dallas, and then as V.P. of Public Policy at the National Center for Policy Analysis.  He is the proud father of two sons and three stepsons.

He will be the featured speaker on Saturday night at the Convention.

  

 

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The Conservative Forum of Silicon Valley Training Session on Latino Engagement
Saturday, February 8, 2014 / 5:15 pm
Harry's Hoffbrau, 390 Saratoga Avenue, San Jose

You are invited to a presentation by Paulo Sibaja to learn how to bring the message of freedom to the Latino community. The influence of Latinos in business, politics, and American culture is growing at a dramatic rate. But their involvement in the conservative movement has not matched that pace. The Conservative Forum of Silicon Valley will host a class that helps participants to identify those shared traditional values with Latinos regarding education excellence, and economic and religious freedoms.

Cost: $10 in advance; $15 at the door. Harry's Hoffbrau has been very supportive and attendees are encouraged to arrive early and buy a delicious dinner. Find out more ...

   
GOTV for Kevin Faulconer in San Diego Mayor Runoff
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
San Diego

The runoff special election in the San Diego mayoral race to replace disgraced Mayor Filner is set for Tuesday, February 11, 2014. Kevin Faulconer is the endorsed Republican candidate. We have a unique opportunity to regain leadership of the eighth largest city in the U.S.

Visit the Faulconer for Mayor campaign website to learn more, volunteer or donate. Let's work together for victory in San Diego!
 

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Novato GOP Women Present Regionalism Reform Activist
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 / 11:30 am
Marin Country Club, 500 Country Club Drive, Novato

The Novato Republican Women invite you to their luncheon with featured speaker Debbie Bacigalupi on the topic "Regional Governance, Private Property and Water Rights". Bacigalupi researches and speaks extensively on how government ideological initiatives such as U.N. Agenda 21 erode the U.S. Constitution, individual liberty and property rights.

RSVP: Deadline to reply is Feb. 7.  Find out more ...

 

Wednesday, February 12, 2014 / 7:00 pm
Santa Clara County Administration Building, 70 W. Hedding Street (at First Street), San Jose

The monthly meeting of the Santa Clara County Republican Party.  Normally the second Wednesday of the month.  Social period 6:30 pm. Questions? Contact HQ at director@svgop.com or 408-246-6600.