OFFICIAL CALL

MTFRW 43rd BIENNIAL CONVENTION

LODGING / CONVENTION LOCATION

DoubleTree by Hilton Helena Downtown

22 N. Last Chance Gulch

Helena MT 59601

406-443-2200

Make your reservation today! – Call 406-443-2200 and mention “Republican Women Convention” to get a rate for Friday night, October 3rd for $150+tax.

REGISTRATION / DELEGATE FORM

VOTING CONVENTION DELEGATE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Members of the MTFRW Board of Directors, includes Committee Chairs, Elected State Officeholders, and Club Presidents; and,
• Two delegates from each club, with one additional delegate for each twenty-five members a club has on file with NFRW.

Each delegate is entitled to only one vote and must be registered to attend and be present to vote.

Regular Registration is $90. Completed Registration Forms and checks should be mailed by September 17, 2025 to:

BARB BLUM - MTFRW Treasure

PO BOX 393

LAKESIDE MT 59922

After September 17th, it will be Late Registration with a fee of $135, which must be paid using WINRED before Sept 30, 2025. Accompanying completed Registration Forms must be emailed to: MTFRW406@gmail.com

2025 Biennial Inaugural High Tea

Delegates from across Montana will kickoff MTFRW's 43rd Biennial Convention with a Golden Age Tea Party with the Lewis and Clark Republican Women members. This lunch activity is intended to bring unity among the many Republican Women's Clubs, while good food is enjoyed and friendships are fostered with good conversations.

SPECIAL INVENTATION TO MTFRW 43rd Biennial Delegates

The Lewis & Clark Republican Women would like to invite you to join us for tea at 11:30am, Friday, October 3^rd at the Doubletree.

We are inviting each club to sponsor and decorate a table with your fine china with the “The Golden Age” theme in mind. Tables seat 6-8 guests. You may have more than 1 table to accommodate your club.

Each table will be judged, with awards going to the table that best encompasses The Golden Age theme. Hats are encouraged and an award for best hat will also be given.

Each table should include the following, provided by the clubs:

·        Round Tablecloth (White can be provided by the Doubletree)

·        Centerpiece

·        Dinner Plates

·        Salad Plates

·        Teacups & Saucers

·        Tiered Server (if available – or we can provide)

·        Flatware

·        Napkins

·        Cream & Sugar Server

If any items are unavailable, please contact Ruth Rater with the Lewis & Clark Republican Women and they will find what you need. Rrater406@gmail.com or 406-417-9368

This is an opportunity to showcase that heirloom china you have been wanting to use and enjoy a High Tea in style!!

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CONFIRMED SPECIAL GUESTS

NFRW DIRECTOR BRITNEY GARNER

Britney Garner is an elected member of the National Federation of Republican Women (NFRW) Executive Committee. She is the director of NFRW Region 1, which includes Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. She also is the advisor to the NFRW Caring for America and Election Integrity committees. 

Previously, Britney served as president of the Alabama Federation of Republican Women and as president of Greater Birmingham Republican Women. Britney has also served the Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) as finance director and then as political director.

In 2014, Britney organized ALGOP’s campaign, which swept all statewide offices, expanded majorities in both chambers giving Republicans a supermajority in the legislature. Since then, she has continued her lifelong interest in politics, public policy, grassroots advocacy, and campaign management by founding Garner Consulting Services, under which she has directed many successful campaigns, including for Alabama Supreme Court Justice, Alabama Chief Justice, State Treasurer, and State Commissioner of Agriculture and Industry.

Thought Montana and Alabama are on opposite quadrants of the country, politically they have much in common – RED States that must work smart not to turn purple!

COMMITTEEWOMAN DEBBIE CHURCHILL

Debbie Churchill has served as Montana Republican National Committeewoman since the 2024 RNC Convention. She has volunteered for the Montana Republican Party (MTGOP) since 2019 and is a past MTGOP Grassroots Director.

Debbie's goals are to use her strong organizational and leadership skills to strengthen the RNC and the MTGOP. She was instrumental in the election of a new MTGOP Chairman focused on addressing issues within the Party by finding solutions that will provide the best benefit to Montana going forward into a bright RED future. 

Debbie is a 5th generation Montanan and was raised in a ranching family in the Bears Paw Mountains south of Chinook. She retired as an estate planning attorney, after working her way up from a runner for a law firm in high school, to legal secretary working her way through college. After she obtained a bachelor’s degree in Paralegal Studies, she graduated from the University of Montana School of Law.

LIEUTENANT GOV. KRISTEN JURAS

Montana’s lieutenant governor, Kristen Juras is a fourth-generation Montanan who grew up on her family’s ranch near Conrad, Kristen Juras is a wife, mother, grandmother, attorney, and public servant.

Kristen has broken the traditional mold of the office of Montana's lieutenant governor. She leads the governor’s Red Tape Relief Task Force to cut unnecessary, burdensome regulations and create a better environment for job creation and for small business owners, farmers, and ranchers. Kristen plays a key role in policymaking, and is actively involved in appointments to boards, commissions, and judicial vacancies.

Before entering public service, Kristen Juras served for 32 years as an attorney in private practice in Great Falls where she helped farmers, ranchers, and small business owners navigate legal issues. Kristen also was on the faculty at the University of Montana School of Law, teaching classes in property, contracts, estate planning, taxation, business, international, and agricultural law.

COMMISIONER ANNIE BUKACEK

Dr. Annie Bukacek was elected to the Public Service Commission in 2022. Her campaign slogan was “Let’s Keep the Lights On.” This slogan is in reference to acknowledgement of events that have threatened availability of life-sustaining utilities in other parts of the U.S. and Europe…and the need to avoid such crises in Montana. 

Having been a leader in grassroots advocacy for Montanans for over a decade, her passion for advocacy has now shifted focus to protecting availability and access to reliable and affordable power, water, and other utilities. She is determined to face the facts squarely, as real solutions can only arise from honest evaluation of the problems



Commissioner Bukacek has been a medical doctor for close to forty years, most of those years in Montana, and she has a penchant for helping people both in the medical field and in promoting good public policy.

SUPERINTENDENT SUSIE HEDALEN

Susie Hedalen is Montana's Superintendent of Public Instruction. She took office this past January after a a long career as a Montana teacher and school administrator. She knows it is truly an honor to lead the Office of Public Instruction. She has been working with the legislature, fellow state officials, and local schools, families, and educators to improve academic and career opportunities for Montana's students.

Susie’s work in the education field spans decades; she has worked as an educator and administrator in class C to AA schools across Montana and has collaborated with various Tribal Nations. She previously served as Vice-Chair of the Montana Board of Public Education. and as Deputy Superintendent for Montana Office of Public Instruction.

STATE SENATOR THERESA MANZELLA

Theresa Manzella is a Christian, Constitutional, Conservative, Republican Woman who has served Montana in the State legislator for the past 12 years. She has a long list of legislative accomplishments, including championing the Parents Bill of Rights and empowered parental rights in education. She has also been a tireless advocate for Election Security and Tax Reform.



In 2016, Theresa was elected by her fellow delegates to lead Montana’s delegation to nominate Donald J. Trump as the Republican candidate for President of the United States of America. And for the past five years, Theresa has carried the torch for citizens concerned about, as President Trump has said, "the Rigged and Stollen Presidential Election of 2020, where the Evidence is MASSIVE & CONCLUSIVE." This is just part of her character to always fight for individual rights, and against government waste, fraud and abuse.

SPONSORSHIP, EXHIBITs, and ADs INFO

Inquire with MTFRW President Suzzann Nordwick if you are interested in Convention Sponsorships, would like an exhibit table, or are interested in placing an advertisement or insert in the official Convention Delegate Packet that will be given to each delegate.

MTFRW 43rd BIENNIAL DELEGATE PACKET camera ready ad rates are as follows: Full Page - $100; Half Page-Horizontal $50; Half Page-Vertical $50; and Quarter Page $35. September 17th is the publication deadline.

BYLAWS

MTFRW bylaws may be amended at any Biennial Convention by a 2/3 vote of those present and voting, provided that the proposed amendments have been submitted in writing at least 30 days prior to the convention. To best meet this deadline, the Bylaws Committee would appreciate proposed edits be submitted by August 31, 2025.

Please send suggested edits to MTFRW406@gmail.com

CLUB PRESIDENT PROXY FORM

A Club President may appoint a member of her Club, who is in good standing, as her proxy, with full voting power. A valid Proxy Form must be submitted to the MTFRW President in advance of the meeting and the proxy holder must declare her presence as a proxy holder during the roll call. 

Email completed forms to both: 

Suzzann Nordwick: suzzann@nordwick.com 

Penney Howe: penneylane214@gmail.com

GOLDEN = SUSTAINING MEMBERS

Extra special thank you to our 2025 Sustaining Members. You are the true Keystone to MTFRW's success. (It's not too late to add your name to the list. Go above and beyond a general membership by donating $100 or more.)

Sustaining Membership is honorary and includes no rights or privileges.