Arizona Legislative District 23
Republican Committee
Web: www.d23azgop.org
Next Meeting: September 11,
2014.
Mustang Library, 10101 N 90th
Street, Scottsdale
Former State Representative
Jonathan Paton will speak on
Yes on Prop
122.
6:30 Sign-in, 7:00
meeting
Chairman's Corner - Joe Meli
Dear Fellow PCs,
On February 26th, 1993, a rented van filled with
fertilizer-based explosives detonated in the parking garage of the North Tower
of the World Trade Center in New York. Six people were killed. Everyone said at
the time, it could have been much worse. They were right.
Early on September 11th, 2001, as our nation was
getting up to start the day, the news flash came on TV of the first plane
hitting the World Trade Center. The rest, sadly, is history.
In 1993, we were troubled and became aware that our
nation was no longer at risk only abroad in strange, faraway places of the
world. We were now targets at home.
What we did or didn't do as a nation before
September 11th, 2001 would make a tremendous difference. We learned in the
hardest, most brutal way that those who seek to destroy our country will never
rest. We must remain ever vigilant, ever mindful that what we hold dear, our
country, the dream of our Founders, must always be protected. We must always
remember those who perished, and all those who wear a uniform, past, present and
future, who swear to protect us every day with their very lives. We honor them
all.
Our primary is over. We went to the polls on August
26th to do our duty as citizens. Those we elected as Republican candidates must
now receive our full support. Naturally, our great congressman David Schweikert
overwhelmingly won!
We are particularly proud that LD23's very own
Michele Reagan and Doug Little have won their very difficult primary races and
will now be our candidates for Secretary of State and Corporation Commissioner,
respectively. The same is true for Michelle Ugenti , John Kavanagh and Jay
Lawrence who saw victory in their very tough races. Kudos to all!
To all those who stepped forward to run, thank you!
It takes courage and conviction to be a candidate. Your efforts were
appreciated.
To our newest PCs, we welcome you to the fight! To
our re-elected PCs, we are proud to serve shoulder to shoulder with you to
continue the work we started in August, 2012!
We must remember, our real adversaries are not each
other, but rather those who seek to destroy our great country. When we work
together as PCs, we keep safe the values the Framers entrusted to us. We can
never take that for granted.
For us as Republicans, our nation is exceptional,
not simply just another member of the United Nations. For us as Republicans, our
freedoms are not given to us by government, we allow government to function with
our cautious consent!
For us as Republicans, our borders are not supposed
to be symbolic, a line on a map, they are the safeguards of our
sovereignty.
Mindful of these truths, as we move towards November
4th's election, our noble cause is once again within our grasp. We will retake
the majority in Arizona's congressional caucus! We will retake the majority in
the US Senate! In 2016, we will retake the White House! We will win in
2014!
Joe Meli
Chairman
