March 2020 Newsletter
Luis Buhler, Publisher



I sometimes hear from my Republican friends who are not deeply involved in the political process, "Why should I vote in the primary? - our nominee for President will be Donald Trump."

Our response should be - Your Vote Matters! In many primary races, a strong Republican turnout is needed to secure a top two finish for our candidates so they can compete in the fall election. In some local races where a runoff election is not required, we could potentially elect Republicans outright with a strong GOP turnout.       . . .  read more 




John Leyba
Financial manager and former San Jose planning commissioner John Leyba is running hard for the open District 3 supervisorial seat in Santa Clara County. He brings to the race his professional experience dealing with budgets and business operations, his experience as a planning commissioner in a district with significant development issues, and his background as a neighborhood association president.

He explains why he is running, "Our community's biggest problems, which are social service-related problems, are best led to resolution by the County. The County has responsibility for public health (including behavioral health and drug rehab), public safety (working with cities), corrections, and more. ... We must re-direct the County       . . .  read more



Featured Event



Election Night Party with Bridget Mahoney for Assembly
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 / 6:30-9:00 pm
Steelhead Brewing Co., 333 California Drive, Burlingame

Join Bridget Mahoney, candidate in San Mateo's 22nd Assembly District, for Election Night Results, Party and Mingling!  Watch local and national results as they come in!  C omplimentary appetizers and billiards.    Learn more.

RSVP: Register online.  Cost: $25 per person. For additional information, email Contact@MahoneyForAssembly.com.



Campaign Volunteer Events
 
See Details on BayArea GOP Home Page


Sat Feb 29 - Precinct Walk with Jonathan Fleming for SJ City Council 
Sat Feb 29 - John Leyba for Supervisor Precinct Walking
Sat Feb 29 - Sonoma County GOP Victory Phone Calls
Sat Feb 29 - Walk Precincts for CD 17 Candidate Ritesh Tandon
Sat Feb 29 - Precinct Walking for Helen Wang for San Jose Council D10
Sun Mar  1 - John Leyba for Supervisor Precinct Walking


 
 

March Events
 
See Details on BayArea GOP Home Page


Sat Feb 29 - Santa Cruz County GOP Lincoln Dinner with Sally Pipes

Mon  2 - Solano RWF Luncheon Featuring Steven C. Bailey
Tue  3 - Primary Election Day
Tue  3 - So. Monterey RWF Luncheon Featuring Edward J. Krigbaum
Tue  3 - Monterey GOP Election Night Victory Party
Tue  3 - Election Night Party with Bridget Mahoney for Assembly
Tue  3 - Contra Costa GOP Election Night Party
Tue  3 - East County Contra Costa Republican Election Night Party
Tue  3 - East Valley Congress of Republicans Election Watch Party

Tue 10 - Palo Alto RWF Luncheon with Alex Glew
Tue 10 - Liberty Forum of Silicon Valley Presents Trevor Loudon
Thu 12 - East Bay Area Republican Women Luncheon with Janae Stracke
Thu 12 - Monterey Peninsula RWF Luncheon with Corrin Rankin
Thu 12 - Mt. Diablo Republican Club Presents Brad Dacus
Thu 12 - Tri Valley Republicans Present Dr. Lawrence McQuillan

Tue 17 - Novato RWF Luncheon with John O'Connor
Wed 18 - Register Voters at the New Citizen Ceremony
Wed 18 - Marin RWF Luncheon with Cindy Elizabeth Saalwaechter
Wed 18 - SPARC March Dinner Featuring Tim Kane
Thu 19 - West Valley Luncheon Featuring Jonathan Madison

Tue 24 - East Valley Congress of Republicans Featuring June Gilliam
Thu 26 - Voter Registration at Citizens Swearing In Ceremony
Fri 27 - Evening with Dinesh D'Souza and Dana Loesch
 
 

Save the Date
 

Wed Apr 8 - Mt. Diablo Republican Club Presents Fog City Midge

Thu Apr 23 - Voter Registration at Citizens Swearing In Ceremony
Fri Apr 24 - PRI Luncheon Featuring Sally Pipes
Mon Apr 27 - East Valley Congress Meeting Featuring Jonathan Madison
 
Fri-Sun May 1-3 - CAGOP Spring Convention - Los Angeles

Mon-Thu Aug 24-27 - Republican National Convention - Charlotte, NC