✯ MONTGOMERY COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY ✯

The Montgomery County Republican Party hosted its first annual “Armor of God, Montgomery County Prays” prayer event on Saturday, May 13, at Grace Church Woodlands. The event was a wonderful time of worship, prayer, and encouraging messages for our Montgomery County elected officials, bringing the community together to cover each elected official in prayer, regardless of party affiliation.

Reverend Jason Nelson explained how we are to utilize each piece of the armor of God (Ephesians 6:11-18) in our daily lives. The keynote speaker, Judge Vincent Santini of the 457^th District Court, urged those in office to live and stand by faith when administering their duties. Other speakers included Pastor and State Republican Executive Committeeman Dale Inman (SD 4), and Spokesman for Senator Ted Cruz, William Little.

Republican Party of Texas Chairman Matt Rinaldi, State Representative Steve Toth, and Sheriff Rand Henderson lent their voices via video, urging those in attendance to keep up the fight for good while remaining in prayer for revival in our state and country. Finally, Reverend Nelson provided a rousing prayer over all the elected officials in Montgomery County.

Texas Senator Brandon Creighton was originally scheduled as the keynote speaker, but on the evening before the prayer event was asked by Lt. Governor Dan Patrick to stay in Austin as one of only three Texas Senators selected to help him negotiate the gap between the Senate and House budgets. Montgomery County is proud to have Senator Creighton in Austin working on our behalf.

Senator Creighton sent a representative to answer questions about the Legislative Session and provided a written statement for the event, which was read by SREC Committeeman Dale Inman. “I miss everyone who’s there at Grace Church this morning and I’m extremely grateful to be invited to speak at the Armor of God prayer event,” said Senator Creighton.

His statement provided an update on efforts he’s been leading in the Texas Senate as the new Education Committee Chairman and Higher Education Subcommittee Chairman to get rid of DEI, CRT, tenure, and bloated university budgets. He said that his focus is on conservative principles, free enterprise, and capitalism in Texas.

Precinct 89 Chair Melinda Olinde (far right) visits Fire Station 186 in Magnolia. Appreciation lunches were delivered on May 4-5 to firefighters at Station 186 by Olinde, Eden Café, and Quality of Life Medical Center in honor of Firefighters Appreciation Day.

Precinct 67 Chair and conservative warrior, Kathryn Ross, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 15. Kathy was a strong, principled, fearless woman who selflessly gave her time and treasure standing up for conservative causes.

Kathy became Precinct 67 Chair (The Woodlands) in 2018, and was much loved by everyone who had the privilege of working with her. During election season, she was a dependable sight in the parking lots around Montgomery County, while also supporting statewide candidates and causes. She was a smart, fierce person who made a point to support and encourage others and was never afraid to speak the truth.

Kathy was a founding member of the Montgomery County Freedom Caucus, a former Chaplain of the Woodlands Republican Women’s Club, an instrumental member of the Montgomery County Pachyderm Club, an owner of multiple businesses, and a member of Grace Church Woodlands. She also showed her love for the least among us with her foster residential care home, The Wee Care Girls.

Her favorite color, pink, accurately symbolizes the love and compassion she embodied. Kathy leaves behind an inspiring legacy of strength, loyalty, and love, and her encouraging presence will be deeply missed in Montgomery County by the Republican Party County Executive Committee and by all who knew and encountered her.

The Fundraising Committee is fresh off its first successful Get-Out-the-Vote (GOTV) Bowling Tournament Fundraiser held on April 30. Over 60 enthusiastic bowlers and many more onlookers participated in this fun event that raised more than $8,000! In fact, the amount raised from this event was approximately one-half of that which we spent in our GOTV campaign in last November’s gubernatorial election. Read more »

Stephanie Schwantes serves in The Woodlands, helping our community defend religious liberty, family values, quality education, election integrity, and fiscal responsibility. She also enjoys photography, gardening, and spending time with family. She is pictured with fellow Precinct Chairs Luis Pedraza and Kathy Ross. Stephanie has been married for 38 years and has seven beautiful grandchildren. Read more »

The Christs' newest PAC, which they have deceptively named the "Montgomery County Texas Republican Club PAC," has opened a PAC headquarters, which they are calling the "Republican Welcome Center." If you do a Google Maps search for "Montgomery County Republican Party," it now directs you to the location of the Christs' PAC headquarters on Austin St. in Conroe. They also have begun listing the address of their PAC's facility as the Montgomery County Republican Party Headquarters on their minority group emails and website.

This is not the first time Chairman Christ has been involved in promoting a PAC meant to confuse voters. The unsuspecting voter who sees that the Party's elected Chairman is advertising and fundraising for this PAC, and has designated his PAC office as the official Party Headquarters, would certainly get the impression that the Christs' PAC is the official Montgomery County Republican Party Headquarters, but it is not!

This is another attempt by Chairman Christ to circumvent the Party majority and operate without the checks and balances provided by elected Precinct Chairs.

Texans have been watching our state slide toward purple for several years now. In the 2020 presidential election, Democrats comprised an alarming 46.5 percent of the vote in the Lone Star State. There are many reasons for this voter demographic shift, but some portion of the blame can certainly be placed on a slew of elected Republican officials who have abandoned President Reagan’s vision of a Republican Party platform of bold, unmistakable colors and have instead covered themselves in pale pastels.

When the 88th Texas Legislative Session began on January 9, 2023, it became abundantly clear that the "Pastel Republicans" would use this session to try and destroy the Republican Party of Texas as they wrote laws to marginalize the Republican Party's power and influence in Texas. If you want to preserve the Republican Party as a "bottom-up," grassroots organization, click below to read more and contact the Senate Committee on State Affairs to oppose House Bill 1635, which would eliminate the Republican Party's ability to disassociate with any candidate who refuses to follow Party principles or Party rules.

Check out the bills filed by your Texas lawmakers by visiting our State Legislators Progress Report!

At a May 10 press conference, the US House Oversight Committee revealed that it has obtained thousands of pages of financial records pointing to an extensive influence-peddling scheme involving nine members of the Biden family, including Joe Biden.

Yet, the New York Times headline on May 11 declared that the committee had found "no evidence of wrongdoing by President Biden." No one who watched the Oversight Committee press conference could say with a straight face that the GOP inquiry presented no evidence, but that's exactly what the nation's "paper of record" along with other leftist media outlets are trying to get the American public to believe.

Twitter user Chrissy Dupuy quipped, "NYT has gone from 'All the News That's Fit to Print' to 'Only News That Fits the Narrative.' And The Narrative is a lie."