Republican Liberty Caucus

There’s a lot going on in RLC-land. Some updates from the states:

Arizona: Roy Miller of Phoenix has replaced Bennett Kopp as the new Arizona RLC State Chair. Roy can be reached at rmiller451@aol.com.

Arkansas: Jim Martin of Eureka Springs is the new RLC State Contact. Jim can be reached at jim@iordering.com.

Colorado: Michelle Northrup is our new State Coordinator in Colorado. Michelle is a columnist and reporter for her local newspaper. Michelle is originally from Maine. She and her husband live on a Mountainside in Black Hawk. She can be reached at michelle@poulin.com. The RLC is pleased to have Michelle’s enthusiasm on board in Colorado.

Illinois: The state RLC has established a new website at http://www.rlcil.org. The new state Co-Contacts are W. Guy Finley in Round Lake and Robert M.W. Stanford in Normal. Guy can be reached at wgfinley@dynascope.com and Robert can be reached at rm-ws@usa.net.

Iowa: Roger Barr of Boone has been appointed the new RLC State Contact. Roger can be reached at rbarr3766@yahoo.com.

Kansas: Steve Shute has been appointed the new RLC State Contact. Steve is a resident of Wichita and comes to us from the Ron Paul for President campaign. He can be reached at scshute@embarqmail.com.

Louisiana: Aaron Andrus was appointed the RLC state contact in March. Aaron and his wife Jill have four children, ages 8 years to 4 months old, and reside in Lake Charles. Aaron graduated with a BS in Finance from McNeese State University and a Masters in Pastoral Studies from Loyola University New Orleans (2006). He is the Assistant Operations Manager for Seabulk Towing Services, Inc and has been a registered Republican since 1996. We are excited to have Aaron on board. He can be reached at Aymn27@aol.com.

Nevada: RLC National Board member Daniel Rego has moved to Las Vegas and is the new RLC State Contact in the state. Dan can be reached at DanielRego@mad.scientist.com.

North Carolina: RLC National Treasurer Jeff Palmer reports: Spearheaded by the Triangle-Area (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill) RLC Meetup group, which held its largest organizational meeting to date on March 20, the North Carolina RLC approved bylaws, elected an interim Board, heard from our local congressional candidate (who’s now a Board member), and increased its paid membership by more than 50%. A RLCNC rechartering application will be submitted to national shortly. New members came all the way from Wilmington where the Cape Fear Republican Liberty Caucus was founded and promises to absorb the 150+ member Wilmington-Area Ron Paul Meetup group. Seeds have also been planted for local RLC groups in Charlotte, Asheville, and the Triad (Winston-Salem/Greensboro/High Point). Interestingly, three of our new members — including one of our most promising — were libertarian Republicans who just happened to being playing pool in the room where we were about to have our meeting. When it rains, it pours! North Carolina has a delegate selection process separate from and parallel to our upcoming presidential primary and, as the state’s Ron Paul movement has switched gears to the GOP “inside-baseball” that the delegate selection process entails, the RLC here has enhanced its reputation as the putative expert on the process and on working within the GOP.

Oklahoma: Nathan Davis, an Oklahoma GOP Precinct Chair in Wagoner County, is the new RLC State Contact. Nate can be reached at n8davis02@yahoo.com.

Pennsylvania: Shawn McArdle of Erie has been appointed the new RLC State Contact. Shawn can be reached at
franklintwprepublican@verizon.net.

Tennessee: The state RLC has a new contact, Dr. Joe Dumas of Signal Mountain in Hamilton County. Dr. Dumas is a Professor of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He is a volunteer for Bachman Community Center and Mountain Arts Community Center. He is a rated chess player and is the Senior Tournament Director of the U.S. Chess Federation. The RLC is thankful to have Joe as our state contact. He can be reached at joe@joedumas.com.

Dr. Joe Dumas

Virginia: A statewide Republican Liberty Caucus chapter meeting is taking place at 3:30 pm on Saturday, March 22 at the Snow Memorial Library in Spotsylvania (north of Richmond and south of Fredericksburg). The featured speaker with be State Senator Ken Cuccinelli, one of the few libertarian-leaning Republicans in the state legislature.

Senator Ken Cucinelli

Utah: A statewide Republican Liberty Caucus chapter meeting is taking place at 2:30 pm on Saturday, March 22 at the Sandy Library in Sandy. This is the first official organizing meeting for the RLC in Utah. The state RLC contact is Lowell Nelson, who can be reached at lowell@netdocuments.com.

Washington: On March 3, several interested parties came together for a conference call regarding the formation of an RLC chapter. There will be an RLC charter meeting on April 19 at 1:00pm in Wenatchee in Chelan County. The state RLC contact is Michelle Murphy, who can be reached at mnmurphy@usit.net.

Wisconsin: The state RLC has a new contact, David Baumgardner of La Farge in Vernon County. David is an Eagle Scout who is currently completing his goal of obtaining a Law Degree. He is involved with Boy Scouts of America, the Vernon County Republican Party, GOPAC, the NRA, the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, and the Federalist Society. We welcome David’s enthusiasm to the RLC and look forward to a Wisconsin chapter. David can be reached at dpbaumgardner@hotmail.com.

David P. Baumgardner

Wyoming: The state RLC has established a new website at http://www.wyrlc.org.