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To the Members of the

Galveston County Republican Party
County Executive Committee

Date: June 22^nd, 2022
Time: 6:30 PM

Location: Pine Drive Baptist Church
705 FM 517 Rd. E, Dickinson, TX 77539

Agenda

1. 1. 1. Call to Order:  Chairman Patrick J. McGinnis
      2. Invocation
      3. Pledges
      4. Oath of Office for County Chair and Precinct Chairs
      5. Appointment of Temporary Secretary
      6. Roll Call of CEC members
      7. Appointment of GCRP Officers
      8. Approval of Minutes: April 25, 2022 GCRP meeting
      9. Adoption of Bylaws for 2022-2024 Biennium
      10. Appointment of Committee Chairs
      11. Brief discussion regarding committee assignments
      12. New Business and Announcements
      13. Adjournment

NOTE:

The meeting of the District 4 Executive Committee will immediately follow the GCRP meeting.  Please leave promptly and take all conversations outside into the foyer or outside the building.  

District #4 Executive Committee Meeting:   This will follow immediately upon the adjournment of the Organizational Meeting.  This group is charged with choosing the replacement nominee for County Commissioner #4 position.  See Election Advisory 2021-19 Appendix C.

https://www.sos.texas.gov/elections/laws/advisory2021-19.shtml#AppxC

Thursday, February 24th
11:30AM – 1:00PM
Coastal Grill
1827 Strand Street, Galveston, TX 77550

All Guests Welcome!

Guest Speaker: Julie Pickren, Candidate for  State Board of Education, Position 7 

Julie Pickren was born and raised in Houston, Texas and currently resides in Manvel, Texas with her husband David and two children, Miles, 12 and Tyler, 10. Like many across the district, Julie is a small business owner. Reinvesting in the community and supporting charities is very important to Julie and David. Profits from their businesses support Christian churches in minority areas and Julie is a supporter of Pro-Life ministries. They also invest in real estate to provide affordable housing for Native American Indians. 

Julie has long standing educational leadership experience while serving in many forms. She is a former Board Member of Heritage Christian Academy, current Board Member of Fresh Impact Christian Academy, and Alvin ISD Trustee from 2015-2021. Her six year tenure as a Trustee saw many successes and awards. Alvin ISD is one of the fastest growing school districts in Texas and built 9 new schools and lowered the property tax rate while Julie was a School Board Trustee. She has received many awards for Fiscal Responsibility from the State of Texas, Honor Board Award, and many student academic success awards. Julie is proud of her record as being a huge proponent for teachers. Under her leadership, AISD has some of the highest paid teachers in Texas, and 83% of their M&O budget is directly tied to the classroom. 

Julie believes that together we can ensure that each child’s education prepares them to achieve the American Dream with Texas Values. She also understands that every child is unique and has different educational needs that she will protect, including home school, private, charter and public education. Julie is running for State Board of Education to serve all children in Texas, and that is why we must elect her to SBOE, Position 7. 

In addition to her long-standing commitment to providing Texas Children with the best education, Julie is equally committed to the conservative values of the Republican Party. Julie volunteers in several organizations and enjoys helping to expand the Republican Party in Brazoria County as a Precinct Chair. She also has been a Delegate for many years to the Republican Party of Texas State Convention as well as a Delegate to the National Republican Convention. She was proud to serve on the Legislative Priorities Committee at the 2020 RPT State Convention. Currently, she is working with the Texas Legislature to draft and pass legislation that will ban Critical Race Theory from Texas Education. 

This is not an endorsement of the Galveston County GOP. This is for informational purposes only.

Thursday, February 17th
11:30AM – 1:00PM
Coastal Grill
1827 Strand Street, Galveston, TX 77550

Guest Speaker: Blake Apffel – Candidate for Justice of the Peace Pct 2

All Guests Welcome

Blake Apffel  is a lifelong Conservative Republican and 5th Generation Galvestonian. He received his undergraduate from Texas A&M University where he majored in Communication and went on to receive his Juris Doctorate from South Texas College of Law. Since becoming licensed to practice law in 2015, Blake has successfully argued verdicts before the 1st and 14th Courts of Appeal, been honored as a Texas Rising Star Lawyer in 2020 and 2021, and recognized by the Galveston Daily News 40 under 40.

Blake will be a full-time Judge and bring professionalism, accountability & transparency to the Justice of the Peace office.

He and his high school sweetheart, Tara, have three children and are active members of The Fellowship – TC.

https://blakeapffel.com

This is not an endorsement of the Galveston County GOP. This is for informational purposes only.

Coastal Grill
1827 Strand Street, Galveston, TX 77550
Thursday, February 3rd
11:30AM – 1:00PM

All Guests Welcome

Guest Speaker: Dr. Jon Spiers, Candidate for Texas Land Commissioner

Dr. Jon Spiers is the principal attorney at the health law firm Spiers Group and serves on the board of directors of Xceed Biopharma. Xceed is a venture group focused on developing critical biotechnology in the USA to ensure stable and reliable technology on American soil and avoid foreign reliance for essential needs.

Dr. Spiers is a graduate of Duke University and subsequently attended medical school at the University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences in Memphis, Tennessee. He continued in Memphis to complete his general surgery residency. The Memphis medical complex was home to one of the nation’s busiest training sites for trauma surgery and a regional Veteran’s Affairs referral hospital.

While a general surgery resident, Jon performed laboratory and clinical research partly funded by the US Army. He studied the efficacy of small volume, easily transportable treatments for traumatic and hypovolemic shock geared towards saving our soldiers while in the arena. Spiers served in the US Army Medical Corps during this time, and then-Captain Spiers was mobilized briefly for the first Gulf War.

Spiers followed his general surgery training with a cardiac and thoracic surgery fellowship at the Baylor College of Medicine’s Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery in the Texas Medical Center.

A year after Hurricane Katrina devastated his community, personal disaster struck. Spiers sustained an injury to his arm and hand that ended his career in the operating room. 

Spiers graduated from the University of Houston Law Center and established the Spiers Group, focused on many Texas-related issues, including biotechnology and business.

Spiers has served a variety of organizations as a volunteer or board member. During the 2020 COVID pandemic, Spiers built and operated a 3D printing facility that manufactured thousands of pieces of protective gear and provided it free of charge to first responders across Texas and the nation.

He has been an Assistant Scout Master for Troop 55 Boy Scouts of America in Houston. He served on the Advisory Board of the national non-profit HealthCorps, where his focus was expanding the Texas Two-Step Save A Life simplified CPR campaign. Always attentive to the needs of our men and women who serve our nation.

Spiers is a life member of the NRA. He has served as a precinct chair and formerly headed the Engagement committee for the Harris County Republican Party. He resides with his wife, Dr. Dana Myers, in Houston. They attend St. John the Divine Episcopal Church.

Dr. Jon Spiers is running for Texas Land Commissioner for a safer, stronger Texas.

For more information visit: www.drjonspiers.com.

This is not an endorsement of the Galveston County GOP. This is for informational purposes only.

This is not an endorsement of the Galveston County GOP. This is for informational purposes only.