February 2023
Greetings Ladies, I hope you are staying warm. The recent temperatures make me wonder why my husband and I relocated here rather than in Florida! I am looking forward to the Spring and warmer weather, longer days, and sweaters rather than heavy coats. As I mentioned in a previous meeting, the workgroup that is looking at our mission and goals is recommending the following: •SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: oA change in the Scholarship Program to focus on young women who are seeking a license or certification rather than only those seeking a university degree. This will require a total revamping of our forms, process and the schools to which we send invitations. The reason for this is that in the past we have granted money to very talented young women, who attend schools out of DE and then never return. We hear nothing from them after the dinner. In addition, we invite them and their parents to our June dinner meeting and never hear another thing from them either. The parents don’t join our club and that’s it. oAs the time is getting late, we will not be able to offer a scholarship this year. oHope Whaley has kindly agreed to be the new Chair of this committee. Please consider assisting her with revamping the forms, identifying and locating schools that will meet our new criteria. •ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Please, please, please send an email to the Governor – http://John.Carney@delaware.gov Kyle Krall – Kyle.Krall@delaware.gov; Shawn Garvin – Shawn.Garvin@delaware.gov. There are so many things wrong with this, I don’t know where to begin. oIt’s not legislation – it’s a mandate. The General Assembly – our elected officials have been completely cut out of the process. I never voted for anyone who works for DNREC, but someone or someone’s there will be deciding what I can drive in a few years. oThe grid can’t handle it. The state is spending a small fortune putting in charging stations and they will collect the fee to charge your car’s battery – direct competition to the small businesses out there. oIf the state decides that too much electricity is being used during a heat wave or cold snap, they can just turn off all the charging stations. oIf you have to park on the street, how do you recharge your car’s battery? oThe Fire Departments have been taking enhanced training to deal with battery fires that can occur when there is an accident. It takes 80,000 gallons of water to put out one of these fires. I’m certainly glad we live near the ocean! We definitely need to make some noise about this. I look forward to seeing you at our February 22nd meeting. Dr. Kevin Carson, Superintendent of Sussex Vocational Technical School will be our guest speaker. Marilyn Booker, Chair Sussex County Republican Committee
Special Messages from Marilyn
February 18 – Republican State Party Executive Committee Takeaways
Greetings, fellow Republicans, The State GOP’s Executive Committee met Thursday evening. There were some things discussed that I wanted to share with you: 1) The state party is seeking volunteers to make phone calls to voters and ask a few survey questions. Those who volunteer will be given a call list and a script. If you have some time and interest in helping with this project, please contact me: mailto mbooker3@icloud.com. 2) Our RNC Political Advisor will be in DE to provide training on “Pushing, Chasing and Curing” absentee ballots. The class will be offered in Newark at the Colonial Headquarters located in the Peoples’ Plaza, Newark on 2/22. There will be a repeat of this class on 2/23 in Lincoln at Senator Dave Wilson’s Auction House on Rt #113. The class will be in the Red Barn. Both classes will begin at 6:30 PM. 3) School Board Elections will take place on May 9th. The last day to file to be a candidate is March 3rd – less than 2 weeks from today. We are still trying to identify people who are willing to represent our children on these boards and not the harmful ideology that is creeping into public school curricula throughout the state. 4) For the School Board Elections on May 9th, there will be only 2 ways to cast a ballot in this election – either absentee or in person on May 9th. These elections typically have an extremely low turnout. It may be difficult to determine who the candidates are because after a candidate files and before the name is posted on the Department of Elections’ website, the candidate is put through background checks. This process may take a few weeks. As the candidates who share our values complete the vetting process, I will send you their names. Then, it is critical that you go the polls and vote for them! 5) Members of the General Assembly are requesting that we send letters in opposition to the Electric Vehicle mandate to Governor Carney – John.Carney@Delaware.gov and Shawn Garvin – Shawn.Garvin@Delaware.gov. Please see the February Chair’s message for details. 6) The State Party Convention will be held at the Modern Maturity Center in Dover this year. The annual dinner is April 28th. The price has yet to be determined. The Convention is the next day, Saturday, April 29th. The cost of the Convention is $50.00. At this convention we will elect a Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer as well as address any new State Party Rules. The Sussex Region has the largest contingent of Delegates with 107. We also need 2 alternates for each RD. If you are interested in being a delegate or alternate, please contact me very soon. We must submit the names of our Delegates to the state by April 9th. 7) We will be offering an RDC/EDC Training on March 15th at Old Paths Church of Christ. There is no need to register, just arrive at the Church by 6:30 PM to attend the class. We will be discussing some of the latests tactics for getting out the vote and electioneering and how each of you can participate in turning Delaware Red. Marilyn Booker, Chair Sussex County Republican Committee
February 9 – Call to ACTION!
Greetings Fellow Republicans,
There are a couple of issues that are “hot” right now and I am asking that you take the time to take action and send emails in opposition if you agree with my position. The first is the mandate that by 2035, Delaware will adopt the California Electric Vehicle Standards and the second is another attempt by the Democrats in the General Assembly to legalize recreational marijuana.