One of the things I would like to do as the party chair is raise more money. Under David Butterfield's leadership the party, I believe, began to do a much better job of this. Look without money people cannot run campaigns. So what begins to happen is that only those that are well to do will run for office and those that might struggle paycheck to paycheck, yet have a desire to serve their community feel that they cannot afford a campaign. If the local party had more money, they could help these viable candidates in elections. In addition, we could do more public awareness of issues in order to educate our community. Fundraising needs to be a big part of what we do.
Also it is a proven fact that if people pay into something, they become vested or have an interest in that item. By putting money into Republican politics a person will feel more part of the system and will be more committed to serve or help out. We know that there are many Republicans able to donate large sums of money, just think back to last year when Mitt Romney came to town. Now imagine if everyone that could just gave $10 to the party, how much more money we would have available to help out.
With increased funding it also becomes important to be wise stewards of that money. I feel that the current leadership is very wise and concerned about the proper use of party funds and that must continue. If elected, it is my goal to double the amount of money we earn as party in order help out where needed in crucial campaigns.
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