NFRW - Capital Connection

Presenting the NFRW Slate of Officers for 2020-2021

The 2019 Nominating Committee is pleased to submit the following slate of officers who were unanimously nominated to serve the National Federation of Republican Women for the term 2020-2021:

• President - Ann Schockett (NY)
• 1st Vice President - Eileen Sobjack (WA)
• 2nd Vice President - Julie Harris (AR)
• 3rd Vice President - Frances Taylor (AL)
• 4th Vice President - Martha Jenkins (NC)
• Secretary - Vanessa LaFranco (NJ)
• Treasurer - Michelle Buckwalter-Schurman (IL)

Ann Schockett

Eileen Sobjack

Julie Harris

Frances Taylor

Martha Jenkins

Vanessa LaFranco

Michelle Buckwalter-Schurman

Special thanks to Nominating Committee Chair Vivian Dailey and committee members Jan DeWeese, Dee Drewry, Suzanne Heinzmann, Beverly Owensby, Daryl Reynolds and Pat Smith and to alternates Karen Smith and Georgia Davis. The 2020-21 officers will be elected at the 40th Biennial Convention in Indianapolis in September.

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​Making America Great Again

Economic Good News Comes in Threes
The economic good news continues to roll in. With Republican tax cuts and regulatory reform, wages are up, the economy is growing, and on May 3, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced the unemployment rate dropped to 3.6 percent in April, the lowest unemployment rate since December 1969. April also marks the 14th consecutive month of the unemployment rate being at or below 4 percent.
 
Since President Trump was elected, more than 6 million new jobs have been created. Women are benefitting from the Trump economy. The unemployment rate for women fell to 3.4 percent in April, its lowest rate since 1953 (and 3.1 percent for adult women 20+). The unemployment rate for women has been below 4 percent in 12 out of the 13 months since March 2018, when it fell below 4 percent for the first time since the dot com boom in 2000. Read more here.

​The unemployment rate for women in the U.S. workforce fell to 3.4 percent in April, the lowest rate since September 1953.

Women Donating to the Trump Campaign
In related news, Newsweek reported that nearly half of President’s Trump's 2020 campaign contributions this year have come from female donors. The Trump campaign raised $1.47 million in donations from women across the country in the first quarter of 2019, according to an analysis by the Center for Responsive Politics. The report is based only on donors who made itemized contributions of over $200.

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Around the Federation

​The New Jersey Federation of Republican Women
​hosted their 89th Annual Meeting at the Eatontown Sheraton honoring 2019 Woman of the Year Eve R. Hershkowitz of Monmouth County.

​The Alaska Federation of Republican Women's
​biennial convention was held April 27 at the historic Pioneer School House in Anchorage. Congrats to new officers Lisa Gabriel (President), Glenese Pettey (VP), Harmony Rowe (Secretary), and Johna Beech (Treasurer) and to outgoing president Pamela Raygor. The convention included an update from U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and a leadership training workshop with NFRW Immediate Past President Carrie Almond.

The Texas Federation of Republican Women
welcomed just under 600 members to Legislative Day at the state Capitol on April 25. TFRW was recognized in both the state Senate and House with resolutions, participated in engaging workshops, and enjoyed a luncheon with dynamic speakers like RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel and state elected officials.

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NFRW Poll

​This Week's Question: Should Congress investigate the origins of the Justice Department’s inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 election? Click HERE to make your voice heard

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Last Week's Results: Should the 2020 Census include a question that asks the respondent if he or she is a citizen of the United States?

​he answer was a resounding "YES" with most members going the extra step to say 

representation should be based on the number of citizens, not by the number of people residing in the district. Read full comments from NFRW members here.

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Mark Your Calendar
May 18
Tennessee FRW Spring Board Meeting, Brentwood Country Club, Brentwood, TN. Luncheon Speaker is Tyler Boyd, author of Tennessee Statesman Harry T. Burn: Woman Suffrage, Free Elections, and a Life of Service (Boyd is the grant grand-nephew of Rep. Burn, who cast the deciding vote to ratify the 19th Amendment at the Tennessee General Assembly in 1920 after receiving a letter from his mother urging him to do so). Click here for details.
 
June 1 DEADLINE
Awards forms due to state for Club Achievement, Caring for America, Campaign Volunteer, and Membership awards. Read more here.

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June 1
NFRW Campaign Management School, Annapolis, MD. Comprehensive one-day school covering everything you need to know for a winning campaign. Click here for registration and details.
 
June 21-22
NFRW Region 6 Conference, Marriott Gateway Atlanta Airport, Atlanta, GA. Join Region 6 States (FL, GA, NC, SC, TN) and special guests: former US Congresswoman Karen Handel (GA); Artie Renee Pobjecky, FL attorney & immigration expert; John Merrill, AL Secretary of State; and US Congressman Mark Green (TN).

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June 22
Iowa FRW Suffragette Gala, World Food Prize Hall of Laureates, Des Moines, IA.

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Iowa's ratification of the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote. Click here for details.

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