Join us at our next meeting

When:  Thursday, June 25th
Buffet Lunch @ 11:00 am - Cost $20
Regular Meeting @ 12:00 -1:00 pm

Where:  Reeves Uptown Catering
1639-B Ryan St., Lake Charles, LA

Republican Women's Lunch 

Guest Speaker: Mike Francis
Public Service Commissioner 

​Reservations by Tuesday, June, 23rd, 2020
​Contact Sharon at 337-842-1986 or sdgop4life@gmail.com 
Reservations not canceled by noon Tuesday before the event must be honored.

About Mike Francis

Born in Jena, the seat of La Salle Parish in north Louisiana, Mike grew up in Jena and attended Jena public schools. Mike played as a Jena Giant on the local high school football team. Mike went on to work in the oilfield as a roughneck and later became a mud engineer. He went on to start his own business. Francis became successful in the oil drilling fluid business from his base in south Louisiana. His company was based in Crowley, the seat of Acadia Parish, a rice-growing region in southwestern Louisiana, which produced two of the state's political giants of the late 20th century, Democrats Edwin Edwards and John B. Breaux. Francis is the founder and chief executive officer of Francis Drilling Fluids, Ltd. FDF, one of the oldest drilling fluids companies on the Gulf Coast. He employed nearly 500 people at locations in Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, and Wyoming and throughout the country. The corporate headquarters is still located in Crowley.
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Mike became chairman of the Republican Party in Louisiana from 1994 to 2000. A staunch fiscal and social conservative, Francis was an unsuccessful candidate for Secretary of State of Louisiana in a special election held on September 30, 2006. "I will work to ensure the right to vote. I will fight to stop voter fraud, vote buying, and vote stealing," Francis vowed in his campaign for secretary of state.

Mike was elected to the Public Service Commission in November of 2016; current term ends December 31, 2022. His campaign was based on bringing his successful business experience and expertise to the Public Service Commission.

Mike is married to Sheila Stevens Francis and is the father of two sons Bryan and Mackey. He has a whole bunch of grandkids. 

Upcoming State & Municipal Election Dates

View June 20, 2020 Elections Quick Facts for detailed information about the election.

2020 Southwest Louisiana Republican Calendar
*  Revised June 11, 2020

Saturday, July 11, 2020

​Presidential Preference Primary (Closed election). RPEC Committee Member District 1 (Closed election). Sales tax District 4A. Early voting begins June 20, 2020. Expanded absentee voting.
​Deadline to request mail ballot  July 7, 2020.

Saturday, August 15, 2020
Municipal General Election

Tax Propositions TBA. Early voting begins July 25, 2020. Deadline to request mail ballot August 11, 2020.

Monday, August 24, 2020 – Thursday, August 27,2020 

National Republican Convention. Jacksonville, Florida. ​

Nov. 3, 2020
Presidential General and Open Congressional Primary Election 

Elections. President, Vice President, U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative District 3, Judges,
District Attorney, Justices of the Peace, City Marshals. Tax propositions. Early voting begins
​The following is important information for the Nov. 3, 2020  Presidential General and Open Congressional Primary Election:​
  • July 15-17 - qualifying period for Local and municipal candidates, qualify with the clerk of court in the parish in which they are registered to vote (contact your local clerk of court for office hours). State candidates qualify in the executive offices of Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin at 8585 Archives Ave. in Baton Rouge between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Qualifying fees must be paid in the form of cash; certified or cashier's check on a state or national bank or credit union; U.S. postal money order; or money order issued by a state or national bank or credit union and must be accompanied by the qualifying form.
  • The deadline to register to vote in person or by mail is Oct. 5th, 2020.
  • The deadline to register to vote through the GeauxVote Online Registration System is Oct. 13.
  • Early voting is Oct. 20-27 (except Sunday, Oct. 25) from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
  • The deadline to request an absentee by mail ballot is Oct. 30 by 4:30 p.m. You can request an absentee by mail ballot online through our Voter Portal or in writing through your Registrar of Voters Office (other than military and overseas voters).
  • The deadline for a registrar of voters to receive a voted mail ballot is Nov. 2 by 4:30 p.m. (other than military and overseas voters).

Dec. 5, 2020
Congressional and Open General Election

​Runoff Elections from November 3rd. Tax propositions. Early voting begins Friday, November 20,2020.
The following is important information for the Dec. 5, 2020 Congressional and Open General Election:
  • The deadline to register to vote in person or by mail is Nov. 4.
  • The deadline to register to vote through the GeauxVote Online Registration System is Nov. 14.
  • Early voting is Nov. 20-28 from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. (except Sunday, Nov. 22,) Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving) and Nov. 27 (Acadian Day); early voting is advanced one day because of the holidays)
  • The deadline to request an absentee by mail ballot is Dec. 1 by 4:30 p.m. You can request an absentee by mail ballot online through our Voter Portal or in writing through your Registrar of Voters Office (other than military and overseas voters).
  • The deadline for a registrar of voters to receive a voted mail ballot is Dec. 4 by 4:30 p.m. (other than military and overseas voters).
*subject to change depending on COVID-19 pandemic mitigation outcomes. CRPEC meeting dates, times, etc. in August and October are to be announced. For more information go to www.sos.la.gov/electionsandvoting/publisheddocuments/electionscalender2020.pdf.  

​Propositions and Constitutional Amendments

The text of propositions and the text and summaries of constitutional amendments to be voted on in upcoming elections and those which were voted on in recent past elections can be seen by viewing propositions and constitutional amendments under 'Review Types of Elections.'

​Early Voting Locations: 

Lake Charles -
Calcasieu Parish Courthouse 2nd Floor
Address: 1000 Ryan St # 5
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone:  (337) 437-3550

Sulphur -
Sulphur City Annex
Address: 101 N Huntington St
Sulphur, LA 70663
Phone:(337) 527-4500

Moss Bluff -
Calcasieu Parish Library
261 Parish Rd
Lake Charles, LA 70611
Phone: (337) 721-7128

What's On the Ballot...

To view and print your sample ballot go to geauxvote.com

Trump 2020 T-shirts $15 

Now Available!
 
President Trump 2020 -
"Keep American Great"
​T-shirts are in.  Reserve yours now
by contacting Jackie Hebert
337-794-0778 or email her here. 

Or pick one up at our next meeting June 25th.

Announcements 

May monthly luncheon meeting will be the 4th Thursday of June.
Police Jury Meetings
1st Thursday of each month,
5:30, 1015 Pithon St.
​Lake Charles, La 70601
​City Council Meetings
1st and 3rd Wednesday of
each month - 5:30,
City Council Chambers
326 Pujo St., Lake Charles La.

Sharon Hewitt.TV

Senator Sharon Hewitt is about solutions, not politics.  ​Her team has created a great resource that provides weekly updates on our Louisiana Legislation.  Check out "The Capitol Report" and other great videos by Senator Hewitt by clicking here. 
The Republican Women of Southwest Louisiana is proudly affiliated with the National Federation of Republican Women and the Louisiana Federation of Republican Women.