Carlsbad Republican Women Federated

Invites you to attend our next meeting

Tuesday, August 27

Doors open at 10:30 am - Event begins at 11:00 am

HOLIDAY INN

2725 Palomar Airport Road, Carlsbad, CA 

CRWF Members (including Spouse and Associate Members): $39

Non-Members: $44

CLICK HERE to make a reservation and select your entree

Reservations must be paid by credit card.

Reservations deadline is Noon - Tuesday, August 20

If you have questions, email CRWFEvents@gmail.com

or call Joy Noonan at 714-390-7662

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CRWF Welcomes Alex Acosta, former Secretary of Labor during President Trump’s first term!

Please join CRWF to hear Acosta’s take on “How the Economy and Current Affairs will Impact You, Your Family and Your Future.” Don’t miss this opportunity to meet and hear from an insider who worked directly with Trump, our Republican candidate for President of the United States in 2024!

In February 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Mr. Acosta to serve as Secretary of Labor. Secretary Acosta focused on addressing the nation’s skills gap, advocating for expansion of apprenticeship programs and for other skills acquisition programs that provide in-demand skills. His regulatory initiatives included revisions to the Fiduciary Rule and the Overtime Rule. The Department, during his tenure, removed $11.8 billion in regulatory burdens from the economy, the second highest deregulatory outcome of any federal agency.

Previously, Acosta was selected by President George W. Bush to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. He was also a former dean of Florida International University College of Law and Chairman of U.S. Century Bank, one of Florida’s largest community banks.

Acosta presently serves as an advisor for private market ventures. He has twice been named to the list of the nation’s 50 most influential Hispanics by Hispanic Business Magazine and to the list of 100 most influential individuals in business ethics by the Ethisphere Institute. 

Acosta is the son of Cuban refugees and a first-generation college graduate. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from Harvard University. He and his wife, Jan, live in Virginia with their two middle school daughters and a five-year-old son.

CRWF – San Diego County Election Integrity!

Judy Rees – Election Integrity Officer – Republican Party, San Diego County

GET OUT THE VOTE AND WIN THIS ELECTION!

It is up to you, to be sure that all the 538,000 registered Republicans in

San Diego County, VOTE! And, if we get the 468,000 - No Party Preference to join us, we can do our part to “trounce” the 800,000 Democrats that have not switched over to our side yet!

Mail your Ballot! Although voting in person is traditional, we still have Vote Centers for those who chose to follow their heart. Mailing your ballot is easy and safe, too, when you use BallotTrax. Know the choices on your ballot in advance and be ready to mark, sign and mail it as soon as it hits your mailbox on the first week in October. Using BallotTrax at https://www.sdvote.com/ will track your vote and will send an e-mail or text assuring you that your ballot has been received at the Registrar of Voters, and will be counted.

Become a Poll Observer! Faith in the election process has dwindled, therefore, the voters must be reassured that their vote will count! The key to getting people out to vote is a strong Election Integrity Team that can provide comfort in the fact that all votes will count, and it is worth the effort to cast your ballot!

Every day, the San Diego County Election Integrity Team is “in training, online” with the CAGOP. They learn the state rules that Poll Workers must follow and engage in training classes on how to observe properly and use the “hot Line” to report any improprieties. This team will be observing some 200 Vote Centers that will be located throughout the county. A selected few Vote Centers will be open for 11 full days 8 am to 5 PM, starting October 26th and starting November 5th all will be open.

You too, can become a Poll Observer or ... Interested in “the art of Ballot Harvesting”?

Volunteer NOW at https://cagop.org/election-integrity-training/

Questions? Judy Rees 619-997-2912 / jayare@sbcglobal.net - EI Officer, San Diego

County Republican Party  



A Report From ... Teri House, Legislation Chair 



What are the odds?

What are the odds of Republicans voting Yes on California Propositions? One in Ten.

Ten propositions are on the ballot this November and only One is endorsed by the California Federation of Republican Women. The propositions are the typical mixture of bonds, committees, tax increases and reductions of representation for citizens and increase of rights for criminals. Stir in rent control, laws governing health care providers and an increase in the minimum wage and the ballot is a combination ticket of progressive dreams. Details on these propositions will be featured during our luncheon meetings and in future issues of our newsletter.

Support is gaining for Prop 36 which deserves an overwhelming YES from voters to overturn the chaos and expense caused by Prop 47.

Our team suffered a loss when Gavin Newsom signed the sweetly named Support Academic Futures and Educators for Today’s Youth, the SAFETY Act, which prohibits school staff disclosing children’s sexual orientation or gender identity to parents. The Liberty Justice Center has filed a lawsuit challenging the new law. Support is gaining for Prop 36 which deserves an overwhelming YES from voters to overturn the chaos and expense caused by Prop 47.

Currently in the final stages of the legislation process is SB1174 which prohibits a local government from enforcing any requirements that a person must present identification in order to vote or submit a ballot. This is a proposed statewide law created in response to Huntington Beach’s local law requiring identification to vote.

Please call your elected officials to make your voices heard on all of these issues.

It’s August – Summer is Winding Down!

Andrea Ryon, CRWF Membership Co-Chair

As the summer of 2024 draws to an end, I’m hoping all of our members are doing well and looking forward to our August 27th meeting!

If you know of anyone interested in joining the Carlsbad Republican Women for the rest of 2024, please send Nancy White, CRWF Membership Co-Chair, their name, phone number and/or email and she will contact them. There is still plenty for us to do for the 2024 elections! Nancy can be reached at nancytwhite@yahoo.com. She will promptly let them know about our club and all that we do to elect Republicans! 

Membership Stats 

As of August 11th, 163 or 80.3 % of our year-end 2023 regular members have renewed for 2024! 

And we are very happy to have 7 more NEW members since the July 2024 newsletter, giving us 55 NEW members so far this year! Please welcome Judy Boyle, Pam Chambers, Rachael Collins, Pamela Day, Sandy Hendren, Kristin Lackey, and Lauren Matricardi as NEW members!

TOTAL FULL MEMBERS SO FAR in 2024 = 218 members (163 renewals and 55 NEW

members).

We also welcome Carlsbad City Council District 4 candidate, Greg Day, as a new CRWF Spouse member (husband of new member Pamela Day). We now have 9 Associate members and 22 Spouse members in 2024.

If You Have Not Renewed Your Membership

If you still have not renewed your membership, please do so ASAP! We can still accept renewals from 2023 members! CLICK HERE to complete your membership application online and pay by credit card. If you have questions about the categories, please contact Membership Co-Chair, Andrea Ryon, at CRWFMembership@gmail.com or 760-518-8238.

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August 6th Mailing Party to Support Carl DeMaio and Reform CA! Andrea Ryon, Membership Co-Chair  

Thank you to all of the CRWF members who participated in the August 6th Mailing Party to support Carl DeMaio and Reform CA with a mailing project to distribute his highly-regarded 2024 VOTER GUIDE!

A group of fourteen (14) CRWF members met at the home of Andrea Ryon to work on this project. And while there, the team celebrated volunteer Kimberly Motsinger’s birthday!

Those helping out with the mailing project included Jennifer Barber, Ruth Brown, Boni Buscemi, Terry Carpenter, Susan Downing, Carol Erickson-Duffey, Patricia Fields, Darlene Fujimoto, Natilee Meacham, JC Mishler, Kimberly Motsinger, Jane Navas, Nancy Pilcher, and Rose Ricketts. Big THANKS to all of these super volunteers! (not shown in photos: Natilee Meacham, Patricia Fields, and Andrea Ryon).

L to R: Susan Downing, JC Mishler, Carol Erickson Duffey, Nancy Pilcher, Jennifer Barber

L to R: Rose Ricketts, Jane Navas, and Boni Buscemi

L to R: Terry Carpenter, Ruth Brown, Kimberly Motsinger, and Darlene Fujimoto 

Clear Your September Calendar!

You Are Needed on the Campaign Trail!

Judy OConnor, 4th VP – Election Integrity / Voter Registration

Terry Carpenter, Volunteer Coordinator

President Trump once said, “TOO BIG TO RIG”, so let’s get busy and ensure it will be free and fair elections and promote the best candidates. Here are 4 ways to get involved. 

1. CRWF will have a tent at the Boardwalk in Carlsbad and possibly other locations throughout September. People are needed to staff the booth, pass out voter guides and materials on our favorite candidates. There will be an opportunity to sign up at the meeting and links will be emailed to sign up online.
2. There is a door-knocking program for the same purpose as the boardwalk AND there’s an app for that! You knock on the doors of Republicans, Independents, and Decline to State only - no dems doors are included. Our very own Terry Carpenter is organizing this for CRWF. Please call or text Terry to let her know she can count on you to help with our door-knocking campaign @ 760.331.3524
3. Become a Social Media Warrior! Please don’t run from this, we are making it easier than you think. Jennifer Barber, a new member, will explain this in more detail at our August meeting. Please CLICK HERE to find out why we need to be Social Media Warriors. 
4. Join Zoom Calls to learn about our elections. Watch your inbox for links to calls. 

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Carlsbad Regional Community Summit Breakfast

Westin Carlsbad Resort & Spa

5480 Grand Pacific Dr., Carlsbad, CA 92008

Friday, September 6, 2024, 8-10 AM

This is a yearly event put on by the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce. It was formerly known as the “State of the City”. The CRWF is sponsoring a table for 10 members at this event. Your cost would be $30 per ticket. If you are interested in attending this event with other members, please call Judy O’Connor to reserve your seat at the table. There is very limited seating so don’t delay, call 760.212.4727.

HAPPY AUGUST CRWF BIRTHDAYS!

Nancy White, Membership Co-Chair 

August 2 Julie Hutchinson, Terry Carter, Rose Beyer

August 3 Christine Zenser, Jennifer Barber

August 6 Kimberly Motsinger

August 9 Valerie Summers

August 13 Saundra Cima, Rose Ricketts

August 14 Joanne Shields

August 15 LaVonna Young, Lois Yunghans

August 18 Melanie Burkholder, Beverly Wright

August 19 Mary Douglas

August 21 Sherry Moore

August 24 Liz Torio

August 25 Terri Day, Jeordie Fellner

August 29 Nancy Pilcher, Karin Barnes

August 30 Mary DeVoid