Carlsbad Republican Women Federated

Invites you to attend our next meeting

Tuesday, September 24

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, September 17

If you have questions, email CRWFEvents@gmail.com

or call Joy Noonan at 714-390-7662

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CRWF Welcomes 2024 Candidates!!

The Carlsbad Republican Women Federated (CRWF) club is pleased to welcome key 2024 Republican candidates running for national, state, county, and local office. With the 2024 California Presidential General Election on Tuesday, November 5th, we will receive our ballots the week of October 6th. Please RSVP and attend CRWF’s “Candidate Express” to be better informed when you vote!



As of this publication, the candidates* speaking on September 24th include: 

• Kevin Faulconer – San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 3 
• Spokesperson for Matt Gunderson – 49th U.S. Congressional District
• James Browne – CA State Assembly 77th District 
• Laurie Davies - CA State Assembly 74th District 
• Tyler Collins – Carlsbad City Council District 3
• Spokesperson for Greg Day – Carlsbad City Council District 4 
• Laura Bassett – Oceanside City Council District 3  
• Thomas Krouse Jr. – Carlsbad City Treasurer
• Michael Williams – Carlsbad City Treasurer
• Jennifer Belnap – Carlsbad Unified School District Trustee Area 2
• Laura Siaosi – Carlsbad Unified School District Trustee Area 3
• Aaron Byzak – Tri-City Healthcare District Zone 5
• Gregory Barth – Olivenhain Municipal Water District 2

*Please note that additional candidates may be added to the lineup as they are confirmed.

Laurie Davies, incumbent CA Assembly member 74th District running for re-election, will also address important issues and propositions on the November ballot. Margarita Wilkinson, former candidate for the 49th U.S. Congressional District, will provide her insights on the growing support for former President Trump among Latinos.

Get out the vote and win this election!!

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

All right Carlsbad Republican Women we are getting down to “the wire” and everyday counts!  

Ballots will hit mailboxes around October 5th, and because you will have attended our September “Candidates Express”, you will know how to vote, and you can vote with confidence immediately upon receipt of your ballot!! However, do not assume you are in good standing with your registration and here is one way to tell. September 26th Voter Information Pamphlets will start going out to registered voters and if you did not receive one, you may not get a ballot!!!  

It can’t hurt to check your registration now. CLICK HERE to assure you are safe.

We simply must win this election!! We can use your help! Have you thought about working together with others who want to win, too?  There are plenty of opportunities to choose from when you join “Protect the Vote” and, we will train you!! 

Maybe you would like to be a Poll Observer at one of the (200) Vote Centers or maybe at the Registrar of Voters Office, then you should join our Election Integrity Team. You may choose your hours and your location of work and you can get training on Zoom at https://cagop.org/election-integrity-training/

Choose from: 

• Get a job at the ROV (the link for the Application is provided)
• Voter Education Training
• Ballot Harvesting & Curing Training
• Poll Observer Training: for both – the ROV and the Vote Centers       

Questions? Judy Rees 619-997-2912 / jayare@sbcglobal.net

CRWF goes to Breakfast !!!

The Carlsbad Republican Women Federated sponsored a table at the Carlsbad Regional Community Summit held at the Westin Carlsbad Resort and Spa for a breakfast gathering this past week. 

The room was packed with friends of the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce and city officials both past and present. Our CRWF members enjoyed hearing about the future of our city as Mayor Keith Blackborn addressed the group with an amusing video made while touring our fine city. 

Left to right- President Jen Belnap, Secretary Lauren Penley, Volunteer Coordinator Terry Carpenter, Candidate for City Council Dist. 4 -Greg Day and Pamela Day (not pictured) Teri House Legislation, Judy O’Connor 4th VP, Mary Huber Newsletter Editor, Judy Rees 1st VP, and Maureen Simons 3rd VP.

A Report From ... Teri House, Legislation Chair 

The Good News and the Bad!



The good news is the legislative season is closed! The California Assembly legislative session reportedly ended in a whirlwind of chaos as Democrats not only showed up late but then delayed and waited until the final hours to cram through hundreds of bills before the midnight deadline. Votes were rushed. When Assembly Republicans tried to speak, Democrats, wielding their super majority power, limited discussion to 30 seconds, then 15 seconds, effectively shutting down debate in their rage to pass as many bills before the midnight deadline. This blatant disregard for transparency is a direct attack on the democratic process. The same party that claims to defend democracy showed no shame in silencing opposition and abusing their power.

The temporary good news is Gavin Newsom vetoed the congressionally passed, yet without funding, bill to give illegal immigrants money for down payments for houses. Doing so, clearly Gavin still has his sights set on the White House which is bad news for the entire country!

In addition to supporting our local candidates and participating in national politics as well, keep up the pressure on the propositions. Vote NO across the board with the exceptions of 34 and 36! Prop 34 prevents the use of taxpayers money in politics but is deceptively Restricts Spending by Health Care Providers. Beware!

Prop 36 reverses the damage done by Prop 47 and restores law enforcement's ability to arrest criminals for crimes. How about that? 

Let's Keep Engaged and Keep Fighting for our Great State of California and our wonderful Cities!

It’s September – Fall in in the Air!

Andrea Ryon, CRWF Membership Co-Chair

As we enter the fall of 2024, I’m hoping all of our members are doing well and looking forward to our September 24th 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 September 8th, 164 or 81% of our year-end 2023 regular members have renewed for 2024! 



And we are very happy to have 2 more NEW members since the August 2024 newsletter, giving us 57 NEW members so far this year! Please welcome Mary Medlin and Leslee Tipping as NEW members!

TOTAL FULL MEMBERS SO FAR in 2024 = 221 members (164 RENEWALS and 57 NEW members).

We also welcome Carlsbad City Treasurer candidate, Thomas Krouse, as a new CRWF Associate member and James Davidson as a new Spouse member (husband of recent new member Jody Boyle). We now have 10 Associate members and 23 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 19th Mailing Party to Support Carl DeMaio and Reform CA!

Thank you to all of the CRWF members who participated in the August 19th 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 and worked steadily to complete 1500 mailers!

Those helping out with this mailing project included Ruth Brown, Susan Downing, Cathy Dudding, Jeordie Fellner, Patricia Fields, Tina Goldsmith, Mary Alice Marino, Claudia Mazanec, Jc Mishler, Mo Muir, Janie Nakamatsu, Judy Rees, Rose Ricketts, and Andrea Ryon. CRWF THANKS all of these super volunteers! (not shown in photos: Janie Nakamatsu and Andrea Ryon).

L to R: Jeordie Fellner, Judy Rees, Susan Downing, Mo Muir, Jc Mishler

L to R: Tina Goldsmith, Claudia Mazanec, Patricia Fields, Mary Alice Marino

L to R: Ruth Brown, Cathy Dudding, Rose Ricketts 

PLEASE VOLUNTEER TO HELP CANDIDATES KEVIN FAULCONER AND MATT GUNDERSON WIN THEIR 2024 RACES!

Kevin Faulconer and Matt Gunderson BOTH need our help to win their 2024 races in this critical election year! CRWF will volunteer weekly at both campaign Headquarters, so please be there to help put our key candidates over the top!

Volunteer for Kevin Faulconer - San Diego Board of Supervisors District 3:

WHAT: Volunteer every Friday at Faulconer Campaign Headquarters, beginning September 13th

WHEN: 10 - 12 a.m.

WHERE: 2801 Roosevelt Street, Carlsbad CA 

Parking spaces available near the office and a large parking lot just across the street. Great location, with restaurants nearby!

AND... rumor is that Corey Gustafson, Chair of the San Diego Republican Party, will join CRWF on our first volunteer day, Friday September 12th! Be there to meet Corey and hear about election issues and important races to watch!

Volunteer for Matt Gunderson - 49th U.S. Congressional District:

WHAT: Volunteer every Thursday at Gunderson Campaign Headquarters, beginning September 12th

WHEN: 10 - 12 a.m.

WHERE: 2612 Temple Heights Drive, Oceanside CA

Parking is available alongside the building (Gunderson signs on the driveway directing you to the parking spaces). It’s a beautiful work area and well-organized.

Questions: Please call Andrea Ryon at 760 518-8238

It's so important to help our candidates win in November!

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

Terry Carpenter, Volunteer Coordinator

The Power of Volunteering

It is so important to help our candidates win in November. We need to Make California Great Again; the only way to do that is with new leadership. 

READ THE MONDAY EMAIL BLASTS and SIGN UP TO HELP OUR CANDIDATES! 

CRWF will have 2 tent events in September, and we need help staffing the booth. We will be promoting all our candidates and passing out voter guides. 

Sunday, September 22 – Boardwalk in Carlsbad 

Click here to reserve your place in the tent. 

Sunday, September 29th – Encinitas Oktoberfest & Artisan Faire

Click here to reserve your spot at Oktoberfest

HAPPY SEPTEMBER CRWF BIRTHDAYS!

Nancy White, Membership Co-Chair 

September 4 - Jodie Fisher, Bina Kozak 

September 7 - Libby Johns

September 8 - Joan Purcell-Debaets, JC Mishler, Debbie Trimble

September 10 - Jill McGrew, Phil Urbina (associate)

September 11 - Joann Berger

September 12 - Dori Purchase

September 17 - Stephanie Messina

September 19 - Sandy Hendren

September 21 - Talalelei Aldrian

September 24 - Lauren Penley

September 26 - Kathleen Gillie

September 27 - Leslie-Salazar Carrillo

September 29 - Charmaine Lowe-Coston

September 30 - Cheryl Giustiniano