Chairman’s Corner by Scott McGraw The start of a new year and the start of a new election cycle can be an exciting time. The beginning of something new usually gives us an opportunity – wiping the slate clean and starting over. There are new possibilities as you think of the possible outcomes of what [...]
Chairman’s Corner by Scott McGraw What an eye-opening experience the general election results gave us. I was very excited before the election thinking the Republicans were prepared better than we’ve been in a long time, but I was wrong. This cycle was certainly a shift in Kalamazoo County further to the left from what we [...]
Chairman’s Corner by Scott McGraw We’re at crunch time for the 2018 election cycle and what a finish this is going to be! Both sides are pumped up for their candidates and both side have funded their coffers. Let the games begin! I don’t believe I’ve ever seen so many commercials and postcards on an [...]
Chairman’s Corner by Scott McGraw The primary is finally over and now the real work begins. This November’s election is one of the most important elections in my mind that Kalamazoo County has had ever. There is so much at stake. Kalamazoo County has been a transitioning community over the past decade. For the past [...]
Chairman’s Corner by Scott McGraw It’s been quite an active primary so far this year and I’m sure this next week will feature more fireworks. The television airways have been jammed with political ads for weeks now and even this morning (Aug. 1) every ad on the morning news is from a politician. Back-to-back-to-back political [...]
Chairman’s Corner by Scott McGraw This is the text of a speech that Chairman Scott McGraw gave to open the Lincoln Tribute Dinner on June 23, 2018. Thank you all for coming to this year’s Lincoln Tribute Dinner – a celebration of the Kalamazoo GOP’s history and a tribute to our favorite president Abraham Lincoln. [...]
Chairman’s Corner by Scott McGraw I am proud to announce that the Kalamazoo County Republican Party’s Lincoln Tribute Dinner will feature keynote speaker Congresswoman Liz Cheney. This is a major speaker coming to Kalamazoo for our annual event that has been a part of our local party for more than 100 years! Kalamazoo has been [...]
Chairman’s Corner by Scott McGraw There were some surprises on Tuesday afternoon, April 24, at the Kalamazoo County Clerk’s office. That was the filing deadline for the 2018 elections. Each year I spend a few hours down at the clerk’s office, waiting for the last-minute filers (which there always seems to be). Every other year, [...]
Chairman’s Corner by Scott McGraw The 2018 election cycle is upon us. I’ve actually gone door-to-door already and it’s only March. Margaret O’Brien and I have gone out a couple of times during the month with snow on the ground and the wind howling in our faces. For Margaret, she’s even more out there. She [...]
Chairman’s Corner by Scott McGraw I was disturbed by comments made by U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow following the shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in mid-February. Stabenow, who has been at the opposite end of the political spectrum as most of the readers of this column, is an ineffective senator and a [...]