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 [...]
Chairman’s Corner by Scott McGraw What a great speech President Trump gave for the State of the Union address a couple days ago. We had a great gathering at the KGOP office for the speech and had plenty of food from some great cooks we have in this party! Ann Davey Koomans and Wanda Arbuckle [...]
Chairman’s Corner by Scott McGraw What a great year your local Republican Party has had in 2017. We continue to make progress on a number of fronts and I am very proud to be your chairman! It seems the older I get, the faster the years seem to roll by. It’s probably just me, so [...]
Chairman’s Corner by Scott McGraw Dow 24,000! This is truly an impressive market rally since Donald Trump has been elected. The Dow Jones closed at 18,259.60 on Nov. 7, 2016. As I write this on Nov. 30, the Dow is hovering around 24,250. That’s just 10 points from a 6,000-point gain in just over a [...]
Chairman’s Corner by Scott McGraw Your Kalamazoo County Republican Party will participate in the state party’s Super Saturday on Oct. 14 to help prepare for the 2018 election season. I’m excited about the things we are doing both at the state and the local level to get ready for 2018. We have many local elections [...]
Chairman’s Corner by Scott McGraw It’s never too early to get a head start on a big projects Well, your Republican leadership in Kalamazoo County is hard at work preparing for the 2018 general election! Volunteers have been training on door-to-door campaigning and have now hit the streets, knocking on doors throughout Kalamazoo County. Door-to-door [...]
Chairman’s Corner by Scott McGraw Well, they’re at it again. This time it’s not the Washington liberals. It’s not about Somalian refugees, or wall-hating immigration triads, or gun rights protestors. It’s not the Lansing liberals, either. It’s not about overturning right to work, or Flint’s water crisis, or the teacher’s retirement system. It’s right here [...]