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Executive Committee
PRESIDENTBARBARA TRAUTMAN3089 Oakleigh LaneGermantown, TN 38138(C) [email protected]
RECORDING SECRETARYSHARON BOREING1319 McCoy CircleJonesborough, TN 37659(H) 423-434-2222(C) [email protected]
FIRST VICE PRESIDENTALICE MARIE TILLMAN 4801 Albright RoadClarksville, TN 37043(C) 931-801-3564 [email protected]
CORRESPONDING SECRETARYSHARON OHSFELDT2464 Cedar DaleGermantown, TN 38139(C) 901-590- [email protected]
SECOND VICE PRESIDENTJUDY COOLEY342 County Rd 213Athens, TN 37303(H) 423-745-0159(C) [email protected]
PAST PRESIDENT
TREASURERBONNIE SILER9400 Grove View CoveGermantown,TN 38139(H) 901-755-5190(C) [email protected]
ASSISTANT TREASURERLYNA MEDLOCK7629 Foster RidgeGermantown, TN 38138(C) [email protected]
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AREA VICE PRESIDENTS
AREA 1A AREA 1B
WHITTNEY N.L. GOOD303 Bullington AvenueBulls Gap, TN 37711 (C) [email protected]
AREA 1C
CONSTANCE HIGHTOWER1490 Maple Leaf DriveMorristown, TN 37814(H) 423-581-9200 (C) [email protected]
AREA 2
BONITA FOWLER3503 Marble Bluff RoadLoudon, TN 37774(C) [email protected]
AREA 3A
MARILYN PRESLEYPO Box 87Rocky Top, TN 37769(H) [email protected]
AREA 3B
PATSY HENRY1718 Sedgefield DriveOoltewah, TN 37363(H) 423-894-6269(C) [email protected]
AREA 4A
LINDA CLARK2266 HWY 68Crossville, TN [email protected]
AREA 4B
CARLA HERBISON293 Wheel RoadShelbyville, TN 37160(C) [email protected]
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AREA VICE PRESIDENTS
AREA 5A
PATRICIA ALLEN 466 Pond Apple Road Clarksville, TN 37043(H) 931-648-0174(C) 931-216-4090to meal [email protected]
AREA 5B
SUSAN WITCHER203 Witcher Hollow RoadRed Boiling Springs, TN 37150(C) [email protected]
AREA 6
LINDA KOLLMANN4637 Sterling CrossNashville, TN 37211(C) [email protected]
AREA 7A
STACEY H. BREWERPO Box 1197Waynesboro, TN 38485(C) [email protected]
AREA 7B
MARY JANE MARTIN432 Lakeshore DriveLexington, TN 38351(C) [email protected]
AREA 8A
SHAILA STEWART289 Old Troy RoadMartin, TN 38237(C) [email protected]
AREA 8B
JEN FREE44 Maryland DriveJackson, TN 39301(C) [email protected]
AREA 9
MILDRED GUMP3068 Bentwood Run Dr.Collierville, TN 38017(H) 901-861-3347(C) [email protected]
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Standing Committees
BYLAWS
JENNIFER LITTLE352 Koasati RdBean Station, TN 37708 (H) 865-767-2008(C) 423-736-0731j [email protected]
FUNDRAISING
JULIA ATCHLEY PACE509 Smokey BranchVonore, TN 37885(H) 423-295-2766(C) [email protected]
CAMPAIGN ACTIVITY
FAYE T ROBINSON8594 Rambling Rose Drive Ooltewah, TN 37363(C) 423-413-9104farobinson9104 @gmaiI.com
LEGISLATION
FELICIA HIX 2825 Stonehedge DriveMurfreesboro, TN 37128(H) 615-904-0541(C) [email protected]
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR
RHONDA MOSSING1005 Bradford WayKingston, TN 37763(C)[email protected]
PUBLIC RELATIONS
ANDREA NORBERG7707 Bradley Creek RoadLascassas, TN 37085(H) 615-273-4447(C) [email protected]
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Special Committees and Appointees
ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
ALICE MARIE TILLMAN 4801 Albright RoadClarksville, TN 37043(C) 931-801-3564
BEYOND THE VOTE
TERESA WOOD5124 West Highway Chattanooga, TN 37405(C) [email protected]
AMERICANISM
PEGGY J. SNAPP2701 Kingsland CourtKingsport, TN 37660(H) 423-288-4934(C) [email protected]
CARING FOR AMERICA
KATIE L. SCOTTP.O. Box 96 Mason, TN 38049 (C) [email protected]
ARMED FORCES/ HOMELANDSECURITYN’GAIO WESENBERG186 Vantage PointeCounce, TN 38326(C) [email protected]
CHAPLAINTERESA TUTTLE1861 Neptune RoadAshland City, TN 37015(H) 615-830-5751(C) [email protected]
EAGLE FORUM LOBBYISTBOBBIE PATRAY3216 Bluewater TraceNashville, TN 37217(H) 615-360-8810 (C) [email protected]
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Special Committees and Appointees
FACEBOOK ADMINISTRATOR-SOCIAL MEDIA CHAIR
SUSAN WITCHER203 Witcher Hollow RoadRed Boiling Springs, TN 37150(C) [email protected]
MAMIE EISENHOWER LIBRARY PROJECT – BARBARA BUSH LITERACYLYN WINDSOR8476 Allenby Lakes DriveGermantown, TN 38139(C) [email protected]
FINANCIAL REVIEW
MILDRED GUMP3068 Bentwood Run DriveCollierville, TN 38017(H) 901-861-3347(C) [email protected]
MUFFET BROCK AWARD
JEAN HUNTSMAN1477 Darbee DriveMorristown, TN 37814(H) 423-581-9153(C) 423-231-7653jeanhunt @yahoo.com
GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL REPORTINGGAYLE BENNETT4562 Whisperwood DriveCollierville, TN 38017(H) 901-861-4739(C) [email protected]
PARLIAMENTARIAN
PATRICIA JUNKIN2387 Baptist Church Road Culleoka, TN 38451(H) 931-987-0893(C) 703-731-3943paj unki [email protected]
BARBARA MCANDREW IRIS FUNDBRENDA DAVIS 1706 Townsend Blvd Franklin, TN 37064(C) [email protected]
PHOTOGRAPHERPATTI POSSEL581 Fern Meadow CoveCordova, TN 38018(H) 901-737-1246(C) [email protected]
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Special Committees and Appointees
PROTOCOLMINDY FISCHER8221 Beaufort Cove Germantown, TN 38138(C) [email protected]
REGENTS – NFRW ANGELA BURCH151 Yorkshire DriveHarrogate, TN 37752(C) [email protected]
RESOLUTONSJUDY KILMER1963 Hamburg CoveCordova, TN 38016(C) [email protected]
SCHOLARSHIPSDONNA HOWARD1925 Rye RoadGermantown, TN 38139(H) 901-755-3519(C) [email protected]
REGENTS – TENNESSEETERRI NICHOLSON1303 Camelot BayMt Juliet, TN 37122(C) [email protected]
SERGEANT- AT- ARMSDONNA HOWARD - Chair1925 Rye RoadGermantown, TN 38139(H) 901-755-3519(C) [email protected]
SENIOR TASK FORCEJUDY PEARSON1860 Enclave Green Lane West Germantown, TN 38139(H) 901-207-6978(C) [email protected]
SERGEANT- AT- ARMS LYN WINDSOR – Co-Chair8476 Allenby Lakes DriveGermantown, TN 38139(C) [email protected]
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Special Committees and Appointees
STANDARDS AND COMPLIANCE
SUSAN WITCHER203 Witcher Hollow RoadRed Boiling Springs, TN 37150(H) 615-699-2708(C) 615- [email protected]
STATE EX COM LIAISON
PATRICIA ALLEN 466 Pond Apple Road Clarksville, TN 37043(H) 931-648-0174(C) 931-216-4090to meal [email protected]
TENNESSEE DRUG AWARENESS
DR. SUZANNE THOMAS105 Shawnee CoveSavannah, TN 38372(C) [email protected]
WOMEN IN BUSINESS
JOANNE SKIDMORE2208 Alexander Blvd.Murfreesboro, TN 37130(H) 615-624-7659(C) [email protected]
WEB MASTER
PATTI POSSEL581 Fern Meadow CoveCordova, TN 38018(H) 901-737-1246(C) [email protected]
WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES
RENAE MARTIN 215 Cove Lane Savannah, TN 38372 (C) 731-607-0734 renaepma rtin@gmai I. com
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CLUB PRESIDENTSAREA 1A
AREA 1A VICE PRESIDENT
GREATER KINGSPORT REPUBLICAN WOMEN JUDY FISCHER2225 Sheffield StreetKingsport, TN 37660(C) [email protected]
WASHINGTON COUNTY FEDERATED REPUBLICAN WOMENBARBARA BOSWELL679 Headtown RdJonesborough, TN 37659(C) 423-791-3273bsbosw [email protected]
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CLUB PRESIDENTSAREA 1B
AREA 1B VICE PRESIDENTWHITTNEY N. L. GOOD
303 Bullington AvenueBulls Gap, TN 37711 (C) 423-748-4115
COCKE COUNTY FEDERATED REPUBLICAN WOMENCHARLOTTE LEIBROCK 1455 Highway 73Newport, TN [email protected]
GREENE COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN LINDA KELLEY1 0 5 S p e n c e r S t r e e tGreeneville, TN 37745 (C) 423-258-5259lindakelley71141 @gmail.com
SEVIER COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN SHERRY HUSKEY1258 Amber LaneSevierville, TN 37862(H) 865-453-3182 sherry. [email protected]
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CLUB PRESIDENTSAREA 1C
AREA 1 C VICE PRESIDENT
CONSTANCE HIGHTOWER1490 Maple Leaf DriveMorristown, TN 37814
(H) 423-581-9200 (C) 423-327-0530FAX: 423-581-2299
GRAINGER COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN JENNIFER LITTLE352 Koasati RdBean Station, TN 37708(H) 865-767-2008(C) [email protected]
HAMBLEN COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN JEAN HUNTSMAN1477 Darbee DriveMorristown, TN 37814(H) 423-581-9153(C) 423-231-7653jeanhunt @yahoo.com
HAWKINS COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN ELOISE EDWARDS205 West Hills Drive Rogersville, TN 37857(C) [email protected]
REPUBLICAN WOMEN OF CLAIBORNE COUNTYANGELA BURCH151 Yorkshire DriveHarrogate, TN 37752(C) [email protected]
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CLUB PRESIDENTSAREA 2
AREA 2 VICE PRESIDENTBONITA FOWLER
3503 Marble Bluff Road Loudon, TN 37774(C) 865-740-7967
fowler.bonita @gmail.com
BLOUNT COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN TERESA LEQUIRE2315 Ellejoy RoadWalland, TN 37886(H) 865-983-7607(C) [email protected]
MCMINN COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN JUDY COOLEY 342 County Rd 213Athens, TN 37303(H) 423-745-0159(C) [email protected]
KNOX COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN MANUELA SCOTT PTACEK12320 Pittman DriveKnoxville, TN 37932(H) 865-531-1719(C) [email protected]
MONROE COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN JULIA ATCHLEY PACE509 Smokey BranchVonore, TN 37885(H) 423-295-2766(C) [email protected]
LOUDON COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN TAMMY GALLAHER1805 Manis RoadLenoir City, TN 37771 (C) [email protected]
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CLUB PRESIDENTSAREA 3A
AREA 3A VICE PRESIDENT MARILYN PRESLEY
PO Box 87 Rocky Top, TN 37769
(H) 865-426-7388odessie43 @hotmail.com
CAMPBELL COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN KATHY DOUGLAS319 Old Standard Hollow LaneNewcomb, TN 37819(H) 423-784-9771(C) 606-280-3664No email
ROANE COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN RHONDA MOSSING1005 Bradford WayKingston, TN 37763(C)[email protected]
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CLUB PRESIDENTS
AREA 3B
AREA 3B VICE PRESIDENT PATSY HENRY
1718 Sedgefield DrOoltewah,TN 37363(H) 423-894-6269(C) 423-364-4622
BRADLEY COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN
GAYLA MILLERPO Box 1002Cleveland TN [email protected]
POLK COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN
MARIETHA SILVERS267 River Run RdCalhoun, TN [email protected]
HAMILTON COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN
PATSY HENRY1718 Sedgefield Drive Ooltewah, TN 37363(H) 423-894-6269(C) [email protected]
TENNESSEE VALLEY REPUBLICAN WOMEN
LAVERNE ELLIOTT6975 Glen Cove RoadOoltewah, TN [email protected]
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CLUB PRESIDENTSAREA 4A
AREA 4A VICE PRESIDENT LINDA CLARK2268 HWY 68
Crossville, TN 38555(C) 361-960-4011
CUMBERLAND COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN
REBECCA FOSTER1020 Fred FordCrossville, TN 38571(C) [email protected]
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CLUB PRESIDENTS
AREA 4B
AREA 4B VICE PRESIDENT CARLA HERBISON
293 Wheel RoadShelbyville, TN 37160
BEDFORD COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN
BARBARA BLANTON114 Fairway View DriveShelbyville, TN 37160(H) 931-684-6761(C) [email protected]
FRANKLIN COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN
SHEILA M. WILLIAMSP.O. Box 188Monteagle, TN 37356(H) 931-924-3000(C) [email protected]
COFFEE COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN
BOBBIE MORSEPO BOX 10 Manchester, TN 37349(C) [email protected]
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CLUB PRESIDENTSAREA 5A
AREA 5A VICE PRESIDENT
PATRICIA ALLEN466 Pond Apple RoadClarksville, TN 37043
(H) 931-648-0174(C) 931-216-4090
to meal [email protected]
MONTGOMERY COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN TERESA TUTTLE1861 Neptune RoadAshland City, TN 37015(H) 615-830-5751(C) [email protected]
NASHVILLE REPUBLICAN WOMEN MARY OBERSTEADT320 Old Hickory Blvd, Unit 2818Nashville, TN 37221(C) [email protected]
MUSIC CITY REPUBLICAN WOMENCONNIE HUNTER5512 Trousdale DriveBrentwood, TN 37027(C) [email protected]
RED RIVER REPUBLICAN WOMEN CORINTHIA ELDER766 West Accipiter CircleClarksville, TN 37043(C) 931-624-0898leeelder61 @gmail.com
SUMNER COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN SHARON JOHNSON 805 Plantation BlvdGallatin, TN 37066(H) 615-451-2444(C) [email protected]
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CLUB PRESIDENTSAREA 5B
AREA 5B VICE PRESIDENT
SUSAN WITCHER203 Witcher Hollow Road
Red Boiling Springs, TN 37150(H) 615-699-2708(C) 615- [email protected]
MACON COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN
LALLIE DOUGLAS13250 Galen RoadLafayette, TN 37083 (H) 615-688-7371(C)[email protected]
MT JULIET REPUBLICAN WOMEN
GWYNNE QUEENER821 YorkMt Juliet, TN 37122(C) [email protected]
REPUBLICAN WOMEN OF ACTION
ROYCE FOSTER366 Gull RoadMt Juliet, TN [email protected]
REPUBLICAN WOMEN OF WILSON COUNTY
BETTY JACKSON1175 Chicken RoadLebanon, TN [email protected]
AREA 6AREA 6 VICE PRESIDENT
LINDA KOLLMANN4637 Sterling CrossNashville, TN 37211
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CLUB PRESIDENTS(C) 615-498-1951
REPUBLICAN WOMEN OF MARSHALL COUNTY JANET HECKLE2865 Spring Place RoadBelfast, TN 37019(H) 931-359-7896(C) [email protected]
REPUBLICAN WOMEN OF RUTHERFORD COUNTY TERRI KILGOUR5016 Lady Thatcher DriveMurfreesboro, TN 37129(C) [email protected]
REPUBLICAN WOMEN OF MAURY COUNTY L O N A H E I N S1500 Williamsport PikeColumbia, TN 38401(C) 615-476-5889chefLona @comcast.net
R EPUBLICAN WOMEN OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY ASHLEE BUTTON177 Carronbridge WayFranklin, TN 37067(C) [email protected]
W ILLIAMSON COUNTY REPUBLICAN CAREER WOMEN SHERRY ANDERSON5662 Bending Chestnut RoadFranklin, TN 37064(C) [email protected]
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CLUB PRESIDENTSAREA 7A
AREA 7A VICE PRESIDENT
STACEY H. BREWERPO Box 1197
Waynesboro, TN 38485(C) 931-722-0689
HARDIN COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN
VICKI D. LAY350 Yeiser DriveSavannah, TN [email protected]
PICKWICK REPUBLICAN WOMEN
DONNA WOODSIDE120 Windwood PointeCounce, TN 38326(C) [email protected]
MCNAIRY COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN
BRENDA CAULEYP. O. Box 155 Ramer, TN 38367(C) [email protected]
WAYNE COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN
STACEY H. BREWERPO Box 1197Waynesboro, TN 38485(C) [email protected]
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CLUB PRESIDENTS
AREA 7B
AREA 7B VICE PRESIDENT
MARY JANE MARTIN432 Lakeshore DriveLexington, TN 37351
REPUBLICAN WOMEN OF HENDERSON COUNTY
MARY JANE MARTIN432 Lakeshore Drive Lexington, TN 37351 (C) [email protected]
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CLUB PRESIDENTSAREA 8A
AREA 8A VICE PRESIDENT
SHAILA STEWART289 Old Troy RoadMartin, TN 38237
PARIS/HENRY COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN
WEAKLEY COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN
KATANA HAWKS170 Bizzle LaneMartin, TN 38237(C) [email protected]
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CLUB PRESIDENTS
AREA 8B
AREA 8 B VICE PRESIDENT
JEN FREE44 Maryland DriveJackson, TN 39301
MADISON COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN
KANDY NEWMAN 9 Water Dance Cove Jackson, TN 38305 615-496-7446 [email protected]
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CLUB PRESIDENTS
AREA 9
AREA 9 VICE PRESIDENT
MILLIE GUMP3068 Bentwood Run Dr. Collierville, TN 38017
(H) 901-861-3347(C) [email protected]
REPUBLICAN WOMEN OF PURPOSE
MINDY U. FISCHER8221 Beaufort CoveGermantown, TN [email protected]
TIPTON COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN
KATIE SCOTTP.O. Box 96 Mason, TN 38049 (H) 901-294-2279 (C) [email protected]
SHELBY COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN’S CLUB
DONNA HOWARD 1925 Rye RoadGermantown, TN 38139(H) 901-755-3519(C) [email protected]
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TFRW AREA DIVISIONS *Denotes ClubsAREA 1A AREA 1B AREA 1C AREA 2 AREA 3ACarter Cocke * Claiborne * Blount Anderson
* Sullivan * Greene * Grainger * Knox * CampbellJohnson * Sevier * Hamblen * Loudon FentressUnicoi Jefferson Hancock * McMinn Morgan
* Washington * Hawkins * Monroe PickettUnion Scott
* RoaneAREA 3B AREA 4A AREA 4B AREA 5A AREA 5B
* Bradley Bledsoe * Bedford ** Davidson Clay** Hamilton * Cumberland * Coffee ** Montgomery DeKalb
Meigs Grundy * Franklin Robertson Jackson* Polk Putnam Lincoln * Sumner * Macon
Rhea Sequatchie Marion OvertonVan Buren Moore SmithWarren TrousdaleWhite *** Wilson
AREA 6 AREA 7A AREA 7B AREA 8A AREA 8BCheatham Giles Chester Benton CarrollCannon ** Hardin Decatur Henry/Paris Crockett
* Marshall Lawrence Dickson Houston Dyer* Maury * McNairy * Henderson Humphreys Gibson* Rutherford Lewis Hickman Lake Haywood** Williamson * Wayne Perry Obion * Madison
Stewart* Weakley
AREA 9FayetteHardemanLauderdale
** Shelby* Tipton
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GRAND DIVISIONS MAP
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THREE GRAND DIVISIONS COUNTIES
WEST MIDDLE EASTObion Stewart Bedford Scott UnicoiWeakley Montgomery Franklin Morgan Carter Henry Robertson Grundy Cumberland JohnsonDyer Sumner Warren BledsoeGibson Macon Van Buren HamiltonCarroll Clay White CampbellBenton Houston Putman AndersonLauderdale Dickson Cannon RoaneCrockett Cheatham DeKalb RheaTipton Davidson Coffee MeigsHaywood Wilson Sequatchie BradleyMadison Smith Moore PolkHenderson Trousdale McMinnDecatur Jackson MonroeShelby Overton LoudonFayette Pickett BlountHardeman Fentress KnoxChester Humphreys SevierMcNairy Dickson JeffersonHardin Williamson CockeLake Hickman Union
Perry GraingerLewis HamblenWayne ClaiborneLawrence HancockGiles HawkinsMaury SullivanMarshall GreeneLincoln Washington
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THE REPUBLICAN PHILOSOPHY
We believe that: The right of the individual to achieve the best that is within him, as
long as he respects the rights of others, is the source of our Nation's strength.
Government exists to protect the freedom of opportunity in which each individual's creative ability can flourish.
Government activities should be limited to those things that people cannot do at all, or can-not do so well for themselves.
The most effective government is government close to the people. That both government and society should assist those who cannot
provide for themselves, but that every effort should be made to help them become self-supporting, productive citizens with pride in their independence.
Equal rights, equal justice and equal opportunity belong to all, regardless of race, creed, age, sex, and national origin.
The preservation of our Nation and the security of our citizens depend upon the Constitution, the laws and the courts, and that respect for them is the responsibility of every individual.
Government is accountable for maintaining sound money and a responsible economy. Individual rights, liberties, and properties are continually eroded when citizens are op-pressed by excessive taxation, inflation, government waste and over regulation.
Government is responsible for national defense and that only a strong America can remain a free America.
It is absolutely essential to maintain a strong national defense posture in order that we may, at all times, negotiate from a position of strength, not weakness, in our continuing efforts toward world peace and friendship.
These concepts are the foundation of our national strength and that the Republican Party, which is committed to their preservation, is the party of today and the party for the future.
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THE NINETEENTH AMENDMENT
On June 4, 1919, the 66th U.S. Congress passed the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. To complete the adoption of the amendment (which would give women the right to vote), three-fourths of the states had to ratify the amendment.
In Tennessee, Governor A. H. Roberts convened the General Assembly on August 9, 1920. Among those in the legislative body was Harry T. Burn (R) of McMinn County, the youngest member of the House. He was not pledged to either side of the issue.
Ratification was a hard-fought battle in Tennessee. Suffragists and Antis had been in Nashville all summer preparing for the fight. Both sides made the Hermitage Hotel their headquarters during this time.
On August 19, 1920, the amendment came up for a vote amid yellow roses worn by the suffragists and red roses worn by the Antis. A motion was made to table the amendment. If that motion passed, the 19th Amendment would be dead in Tennessee. The motion was defeated by a tie vote.
A vote on the original motion, the ratification of the 19th Amendment, was called for. The ratificationists knew they had 48 votes, one short of a majority of 49. As the roll was called, Harry T. Burn was the member of the General Assembly who cast the much-needed 49th vote. The motion passed 49 to 47.
Why had Harry T. Burn voted to ratify the 19th Amendment? This is how Mr. Burns explained his vote to his colleagues on the House floor the day after the vote, “I know that a mother's advice is always safest for her boy to follow, and my mother wanted me to vote for ratification.”
Mrs. J. L. Burns of Niota, Tennessee, had written the following letter to her son and he had it in his pocket on August 19, 1920.
Dear Son: Hurrah and vote for suffrage! Don't keep them in doubt! I notice some of the speeches against. They were bitter. I have been watching to see how you stood, but have not noticed anything yet. Don't forget to be a good boy and help Mrs. Catt (Carrie Chapman Catt) put the "rat" in ratification.
Your mother
**Reprinted in the Directory and Bylaws of TNFRW with permission of the family of Harry T. Burn.
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TENNESSEE FEDERATION OF REPUBLICAN WOMEN
OUR HISTORYRepublican Women's Clubs have existed for over 100 years. The
oldest Club on record was founded in Salt Lake City in the late 1800's. Miss Marion E. Martin, the oldest Assistant Chairman of the Republican National Committee, held an organizational meeting in Chicago in 1937, which led to the founding of the National Federation of Republican Women during a conference held at the Palmer House in Chicago on September 23-24, 1938.
The organization originally was known as the National Federation of Women's Republican Clubs of America. The name was changed in January 1953 to the National Federation of Republican Women (NFRW). The seal of the NFRW is the American Eagle, king of birds, holding a quill pen and standing guard over our most treasured tool of democracy - the ballot box. The seal was adopted at the Biennial Convention in 1944. Before the ratification of the 19th Amendment, Mrs. Tom J. Davis of Chattanooga organized Republican Women in her district to work for Republican candidates. The founder and first president of the Tennessee Federation was Mrs. Alice Elder (1955-62). Lillie Helton, charter member of Hamblen County Republican Women, remembers traveling to Mrs. Eider's home on Elders Mountain in Chattanooga and working with a group of women as they organized clubs in the third district and also other districts across the state before Tennessee became affiliated with the National Federation.
Women from Tennessee who served on the Republican National Committee were: (Mrs. Mary G. Howard served as an associate member of the RNC.)
Mrs. Mary Giles Howard 1924-1929Mrs. Beulah Overall Hughes 1928-1932Mrs. Ruby Roach McLane 1942-1953Mrs. Lupton Patton 1955-1960Mrs. Irene B. Parker 1960-1964Mrs. Louise G. Reece 1964-1967Mrs. Peggy Spurrier 1967-1976Mrs. Jeanne Geraghty 1976-1984Mrs. Maida Pearson 1987-1994Mrs. Alice Algood 1994-1997Mrs. Lilian Coker 1997-2000Mrs. Stephanie Chivers 2000-2008Mrs. Peggy LambertMrs. Beth Campbell
2008-20162016 -
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TENNESSEE FEDERATION OF REPUBLICAN WOMEN
OUR HISTORYTENNESSEE FEDERATION OF REPUBLICAN WOMEN
PAST PRESIDENTS1955-1962 Alice Elder (Mrs. Garrison) Chattanooga1963-1966 Julia Bales Calloway Morristown1967-1969 Ann Tuck (Mrs. James R.) Nashville1970-1973 Ruth Tobias (Mrs. Melvin) Signal Mountain1974-1077 Dorothy Clawson (Mrs. John) Morristown1978-1981 Eleanor Rooks (Mrs. Ned) Brownsville1982-1983 Frances Turner (Mrs. Tom) Murfreesboro1983 Louise Chamberlain (Mrs. Buford) Greeneville1984-1987 Reba Brown (Mrs. Hebert) Chattanooga1988-1991 Ellida Fri (Mrs. Jim) Memphis1992-1993 Marcy Hale Brentwood1994-1997 Barbara McAndrew (Mrs. V. J.) Dandridge1998-1999 Shirley Curry Waynesboro1999-2001 Claire Bawcom (Mrs. Richard) Franklin2001-2003 Betty Cannon (Mrs. Jim) Nashville2004-2005 Annette Pannell (Mrs. Winston E.) Kingsport2006-2009 Shirley Ward (Mrs. Doug) Covington2010-2011 Susan Witcher (Mrs. Ken) Red Boiling Springs2012-2013 B. Claire Crouch Cosby2014-2017 Linda D. Buckles (Mrs. John W. Jr.) Kingsport2018-2021 Barbara Trautman (Mrs. Robert Jr.) Germantown
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