Montgomery County GOP

Our Mission

We are dedicated to promoting a positive agenda for a better future for all citizens of Montgomery County Maryland. We believe in freedom and more choice for citizens, low taxes and efficient government, economic growth and better jobs, sensible transportation, better schools and a healthy environment. We represent over 120,000 registered voters.

Headquarters
15833 Crabbs Branch Way
Rockville Md, 20855  
(301) 417-9256

Republican Central Committee Seeks Precinct Chairs

Do you want to get involved at the grassroots level in a very important election year? Are you concerned you don't know how to do it? We will help you every step of the way. Attend Precinct Training (a two hour class offered most months.) If your precinct already has a chair consider helping as co-chair or choose a nearby Precinct without a chair. You do not have to live in a precinct to be the Precinct Chair of that precinct. 

Interested?
Contact Pat Fenati of Damascus at  fenati@verizon.net

Volunteer Spotlight 
Ruth Melson

The Book of Ruth in the Old Testament recounts the story of Ruth and Naomi who together overcame great obstacles in their lives always displaying courage, commitment and charity. As a conservative Reagan-model Republican activist in a liberal-leaning political environment, Ruth Melson has shown the true grit of her namesake in all that she does in her political activities in the County and State and on the national level. An article in the KENSINGTON GAZETTE in 2009 quotes Ruth discussing those particular challenges: "It does have its challenges and obstacles but we can't give up and it's a way to get our message across and our principles and our values that a lot of people don't know." You'd never know all of Ruth's accomplishments in the political sphere because she doesn't broadcast them. With a modest and unassuming manner, she discharges every task asked of her exceeding 100% of all expectations. Small wonder that she was rightfully chosen Republican Woman of the Year in 2007 and could very well be a challenger every year after that. Experienced at multi-tasking, Ruth can comfortably watch FOX news while assembling parts of a project and talking on the phone, seamlessly moving from one endeavor to another whether for Party activities, her church or her community.

Whether it's donating books to the Kensington Library under the NFRW Mamie Eisenhower project as President of her Rock Creek Women's Republican Club or organizing hundreds of volunteers in the Ehrlich-Steele campaign to make an astounding 15,000 calls per day during the campaign or teaching Sunday School at her church, St. Paul's United Methodist in Kensington, Ruth goes at a whirling dervish pace, all the while staying amazingly calm, cool and collected. At the present time, Ruth is serving a second term as President of RCWRC and at the same time is the Chairman of the Montgomery County Federation of Republican Women. Throw into the mix working on the McCain/Palin presidential campaign over in Crystal City VA , the thrilling Bob McDonnell victorious campaign last year in VA, or serving as Chair of the Republican Tent at the Montgomery County Fair in 2009, and you wonder if Ruth Melson ever takes out any time for sleep. Ruth's email moniker is: rockinruth which is certainly an apt description of this lively and lovely lady.

A retiree of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Ruth is now free to devote her full time and attention to doing the things she loves best, "Politics is so interesting and fun," says Ruth, adding: "in addition to all the hard work which I enjoy, I particularly enjoy attending Republican events and recruiting new volunteers because I love people and most of all, love assisting with candidates' campaigns."

If ever there were a person you would like to clone, it would certainly be Ruth Melson.Ruth is a resident of Garrett Park and District 16.

Picture above: Ruth Melson with Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell

- M. Ciliberti

Montgomery County Republican Party Volunteers

Volunteers are the heart and soul of any successful organization like MCRP. We need dedicated individuals to help us get our message out, to host events, to recruit new members and to win elections. We need your help. Please volunteer today!

Volunteer Opportunities

• Work at Party Headquarters
• Phoning from Home
• Neighborhood Organization
• Fundraising
• Literature Distribution
• Work at Polls on Election Day
• Precinct Chair
• Host an Event
• Become a Candidate for Elected Office
• Join a Republican Club/Organization
• Local Campaign Volunteer
• Fulfill Required Internship / Community Service Hours

Specific Volunteer Job Descriptions
Please review the vacancies below to find many manageable ways to give some of your time and talent to your local Republican Party. Please send an e-mail of interest to mdmcrp@comcast.net and/or stella.green@comcast.net Thank you!

NEWSLETTER CO-EDITOR
This person would work with the current newsletter editor, to gather and lay out material and graphics for two newsletters per month. Any loyal Republican with an interest in producing a regular and informative online publication for fellow Republicans is welcomed to contact us at mdmcrp@comcast.net about this. See a sample of the newsletter, as well as the past 27 produced since January 2009 on the homepage of www.mcgop.net The co-editor would be trained in producing the newsletter on Constant Contact.

PUBLICITY CHAIR
This person would be a loyal Republican working with our Events Chair and Communications Director to provide publicity for County GOP events and fundraisers. The publicity coordinator will post the details of events in appropriate outlets, including the county GOP website and in the community calendar listings of local newspapers. This publicity chair keeps track of County GOP events posted on the mcgop.net website and enters the information on the online community events calendars at www.gazette.net and other local newspapers, where appropriate. Big events such as the Lincoln Day Dinner would merit inclusion in other outlets as well, such as community listings in the Examiner or the Washington Times.

WEBSITE TEXT CONTENT COORDINATOR
The Website Support person would coordinate with the communications chair to regularly check the website www.mcgop.net in order to keep it current – particularly on three fronts: the candidate listings, the events listings and the volunteer opportunity listings. This volunteer would also keep abreast of any glitches in the website that need attention by the webmaster.

WEBSITE PHOTO COORDINATOR 
This person would from time to time review the revolving photos on www.mcgop.net in order to keep up a variety of interesting and informative pictures of local events and Republican candidates and activists. If this volunteer is a photographer, he or she would be most welcome to showcase – and credit – any photos they would like to contribute. This volunteer would also look through the photos from sources already accessible to Republicans, particularly the photos of political events at www.amberleafarm.com as well as those from other sources. The photo coordinator would then caption and credit photographs, and send them to the communications chair for review and posting on the website – and for possible use in the newsletter.

DEGNER OF EVENTS FLYERS
volunteer would have an interest in providing the MCGOP with visually pleasing and engaging graphics for upcoming events. The flyer would be posted on the website and linked into the newsletter and also linked to gazette.net postings of our events. This person would be contacted by the County GOP whenever the need arose for a flyer for a big event or fundraiser; for example, the Lincoln Day Dinner, the Grand Old Picnic, and the County GOP Convention.

COUNTY FAIR TENT COORDINATOR 
The Fair coordinator will maintain a list of volunteers who will staff the tent at the Fairgrounds in Gaithersburg in two-hour segments during the agricultural fair in August. That person will also make sure that the tent is supplied with Republican literature and voter registration forms. He or she will also invite candidates to provide literature and visit the tent.

CLUB LIAISON
This person maintains a list of all of the upcoming events and fundraisers of the dozen or so Republican Clubs in the county. The volunteer would also include any other item of interest that a club would like publicized through the County GOP. This person will also make sure that those events are posted on the county GOP website.

PRESS RELEASE CHAIR
This position should be filled by a loyal Republican who is very tuned into local issues. This volunteer should be a writer who is able to quickly condense Republican concerns into a couple of sentences, then e-mail that statement to the chairman for review and sign-off. Press releases are an occasional but very important part of our Communications mission.

CORRESPONDENCE COMMITTEE – chaired by Al Eisner
The head of the correspondence committee leads the charge in building a local cadre of Republican writers and bloggers who can get the word out that “Republicans are here and watching what our government is doing.” This person will keep an updated list of contacts for media outlets – local papers, online blogs, radio talk shows – that should be exposed to the Republican message on a regular basis. Please contact Al if you would like to work with him. He has published 500 letters to the editor in the past five years and is a very effective activist for the GOP.

“FIRST MONDAY" COORDINATOR 
On the first Monday evening of each month, the Montgomery County Republican Party hosts an open house at which candidates for office and all interested Republicans can discuss issues of concern. The First Monday coordinator would promote attendance at the event by contacting club presidents and legislative district chairs to spread the word.

 

Speak Out - Have a Voice in the Debate

Write a letter to the editor

One of the best ways we can publicize our ideas and influence the thinking of policy makers is by press coverage. One of the best ways is through commenting on the topics of the day. We need you to write to local newspaper and promote our values and positions.

Contact your legislator

One of the most effective ways to get your voice heard and impact local, county and state issues is to contact your elected officials.