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those who served and those

who stll are serving rather
than Macys Memorial Day
Sale. At least I hope so.
Unfortunately, it probably
took the on-going war in
Afghanistan and preventable







My Dad, Martn Frank Guzzi
Army Air Corps
June 1, 1929 March 17, 2000
G
reetngs!
I am writng this
on Memorial Day
and thinking about my dad
who fought in WWII. I
believe this year more
people are thinking of
those who lost their lives
fghtng for this country,
SVRWF
NEWSETTE
Simi Valley Republican
Women Federated
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serves as a member of the
Board of Visitors of Pepperdine
University of Law. In 1980, he
joined the Reagan Administra-
ton, Washington, D.C., where
he served all eight years,
including as a senior executve
at the Commerce Department
and as General Counsel to the
U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission. He is a member of
the Board of Directors of the
American Conservatve Union,
the Publisher of the California
Politcal Review, an online
magazine on California politcs
and news, and is a top selling
blogger on the infuental
California politcs website
www.fashreport.org.
Deadline for reservatons is
June 12
LOCATION: Wood Ranch
Country Club, 301 Wood Ranch
Parkway
Contact Sarah West at
sarah@west4health.com
to make your reservatons.
Check-in: 11:30 a.m.
James V. Lacy is the author of
Taxifornia: How Liberals are
Bankruptng California. He
identfes and examines the true
causes of Californias decline.
Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA)
wrote: Taxifornia is a
cautonary tale of what can and
will happen to America if
Washington follows the lead of
what Sacramento has done in
the past decade. Issa
emphatcally added Lacys
Taxifornia is our call to acton!
Lacy is admited to practce law
in California and in D.C., and
June 20, 2014 Luncheon
Author James V. Lacy
Former Reagan Administration General
SVRWF 2014
Calendar of
Events
2
June 3rd
Primary
Election
Information
3
SVRWF
Future,
Rep. HQs &
Oktoberfest
4-5
Membership,
New
Members &
Bring a
Friend
6-7
Caring for
America &
Thank You
8
Presidents
Message
continued
9
SVRWF
Officers &
Contact Info.
10
Government
Contact Info.
11
Thank You,
Member
Spotlight, CA
Legislation &
Pictures
12-
15
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ISSUE:
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Be Prepared & Cancellation Policy for Luncheons
1. Please come with your
checks made out to
SVRWF.
2. Cancellations after June
12th (deadline) or no-
shows will be charged
the luncheon cost and
sent an invoice.
3. Write a separate check
for lunch and a separate
check for membership.
Checks are made to
SVRWF. The luncheon
check is $20 and the
membership check is
$25.
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March 2014
2014 Simi Valley
Republican Women
Board Meetings, 2nd Weds of every
month, at Simi Valley Town Center
Community Room: 6/11; 9/10;
10/8; 11/12 & 12/10
Luncheons at Wood Ranch Country
Club: 6/20; September & 11/21
Evening Meetings: 6/5-Chop Shop
Restaurant & October
Statewide Direct Primary Election
June 3
Open Campaign Headquarters-July
Ventura County FairAug 2
Moorpark Street FairOct 4
OktoberfestOct 11
Election DayNov 4
Holiday PartyDec 12
New Member BBQs6/28 & 9/27
July 2014
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honorable form of government ever devised by man.
Ronald Reagan
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Information ~ Primary Election ~ June 3rd, 2014 Information ~ Primary Election ~ June 3rd, 2014 Information ~ Primary Election ~ June 3rd, 2014
Our by-laws indicate we cannot endorse Republicans if there is more
than one Republican candidate running. The following candidates are
the only Republicans running, therefore we can list them here.
Greg Conlon - Treasurer
Ted Gaines - Insurance Commissioner
Scott Wilk - State Assembly 38th District
Peter Foy - Ventura County Supervisor

The California Federation Republican Women take the following position
on Propositions 41& 42.
Prop 41 - Oppose
Amend the Veterans' Bond Act of 2008 to reduce the amount of authorized bonds from $900 million to
$300 million. Enact the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Bond Act of 2014 to authorize $600
million in bonds to provide multifamily housing, such as apartment complexes, to low-income veterans and
supportive housing for homeless veterans. Our vets need a hand up, not a hand out, and this Prop is just
a temporary fix, not a real solution. Our vets would benefit from a vibrant economy, jobs, and tax credits
to businesses that hire vets would be a better place to start. This prop takes from one large set of veter-
ans and gives to a much smaller set. There are approximately 1,900,000 vets in California who could use
the existing CalVet program to procure loans for houses, farms, and property. This Prop would take mon-
ey from the 2008 CalVet bond and use it to build multi-purpose, low income housing for 1% of the vet
population, homeless vets. There are already federal programs in place for our homeless vets, who would
be better served with jobs and programs that help them get back on their feet. This prop is creating yet
another bureaucracy and a tax liability for Californian's to shoulder the burden. The new act would leave
$300,000,000 in the CalVet Loan program for the purchases of homes and farms. The remainder of the
$600,000,000 bond would take care of the approximately 19,000 homeless veterans in California. There
should be a better way than to take from 99% to support 1%. Our vets deserve better, more creative op-
tions.
Prop 42 - Support
Prop 42 is called the California Compliance of Local Agencies with Public Records Act. It would require that
all local agencies comply with the California Public Records Act (CPRA) and the Brown Act. A good question
would be: why werent localities already complying with these important transparency acts? Prop 42
would guarantee a private citizens right to open public records and to attend public meetings. This could
save the state millions of dollars by eliminating the requirement that the state reimburse local agencies for
compliance with these laws. Now the local agencies must comply with these transparency laws and will be
incentivized to keep costs down since the state will no longer reimburse costs. In an increasingly paperless
world, most local agencies should make their records available online to keep costs low and transparency
high.
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Growing the SVRWF & Finding the Next Generation of Leaders
By Leah Schwochert
As all of you know, it is imperative for all organizations to maintain their headcount or grow in order to be healthy
and vibrant and avoid becoming stale and ineffective. This is no different for our club. We need to continually
look for ways to bring new members into the club and for ways to keep our current members engaged and excited.
New members are important to us because they:
Help fulfill our objectives as stated in our by-laws:
1. To promote a wider knowledge of the principles and policies of the Republican Party;
2. To foster loyalty to the Republican Party and to promote its principles and candidates in all elec-
tions including nonpartisan elections;
3. To promote an informed public through political education and activity;
4. To increase the effectiveness of women in the cause of good government;
5. To encourage active citizenship;
6. To influence legislation in accordance with CFRW objectives;
7. To cooperate with the Republican National Committee and the State and County Central Commit-
tees for the election of Republican nominees.
Allow for additional volunteers to work towards our mission (sometimes we are just tired);
Provide for an influx of new, fresh ideas on current practices and systems (pushes us out of our com-
fort zone);
Provide for brand new ideas we never thought of (a burst of energy); and
Allow for us to begin the process of training the next generation of leaders (we need to keep our fun-
nel full for board members, especially positions which require prior board experience).

So what does this really mean to each of us? It means we must consider ourselves SVRWF recruiters. Good re-
cruiters cast a wide net: Republicans, friends, family, neighbors, church members, women who are dissatisfied
with the current administration. Invite them to our meetings, to work campaign headquarters, or one of our other
events. I will share a little trick I used to do. If I had just interviewed a great candidate, I would write them a
thank you letter instead of waiting for them to write me a thank you letter! Ask me or one of the other board
members to write a note thanking them for coming to our event! Lets make them feel special. If you get feed-
back about how we need to offer something differently to make us more attractive to new members (time, day of
the week for meetings, different speakers, different events, etc.) let me or a board member know.
The last bullet on the list above is critical. We need to have more women in our hopper or funnel ready to
take on leadership roles when the opportunity presents itself. It is great to promote from within and have women
who know our club, our values and can hit the street running. It is up to each of us to be the best recruiter for not
only our club but for the Republican Party. I am counting on you and the Republican Party is counting on you.
When women work, we win! You have all summer to be recruiters, lets go get more women!!!
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Republican Rally
We need sponsors for our Republican Rally
Oktoberfest-style! It will be held October
11
th
at the beautiful Eden Gardens. There
are two sponsorship levels: Gold and
Silver. Please see the SVRWF Website
(www.svrwf.com) for a Sponsorship Flyer
and additional details. If you know of any-
one who owns their own business or is just
a great Republican and would like to make
a donation in the form of a sponsorship,
please contact either Jan Adams or Leah
Schwochert today!
Sponsorship
Levels
Gold Level $1000
Logo & name on banner
Highest visibility on all promo
material
VIP table
Two tickets$100 value
Two beer/wine tickets

Silver Level - $500
Placement on banner
Placement on all marketing
material
VIP table
Two beer/wine tickets

Almost here again!
Join the stampede! Help get conservative candidates elected.
Once again we will have our headquarters in the Sycamore plaza,
Sycamore and Cochran across from Target. Currently we are col-
lecting names for volunteering. If you wish to volunteer, please
call Leah at 805-587-5321. As soon as we are ready to begin set-
ting up (probably sometime early July), we will give you a call!
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Membership Chairs
Jacqueline Andrews
&
Carol Mann
~
Post Office Box 630055
Simi Valley, CA 93063
When Republican Women Work
Together
We Get Things Done!
Membership payments can be sent to the post office
box listed to the left or contact
membership@svrwf.com
$25 Standard Membership
$50 Gold Membership
$5 Student & Associate Membership
SVRWF Newsletter is free via email; for printed newsletter
sent via USPS, there is a $10 yearly charge to members.
Membership Information
Membership Update
We are going to hit you with the cold hard facts:
In 2013 we had 136 paid members.
Today we only have 86
Delinquent members 50
2014 New Members 12
*dues are due January 1 and are considered delinquent afer March 31.
Whatishappening?Didweforgettopayourdues?Ifso,wecertainlywouldappreciateyour
paymentassoonaspossible.Ourmembershipissoveryimportanttogettingourmessageout
tothecommunityandhelpingourcandidateswinelections.Ifyouareunsureifyouhavemadea
payment,pleasecontactJaciAndrewsat522-2244.
Asacourtesy,wehavecontinuedtosendluncheonannouncementsandnewsletterstothose
whoarenotcurrentwiththeirmembershipdues.Thiswillbestoppinginthecomingmonths.
Please dont let this happen! Renew your membership today! Be part of the Republican
StampedeinNovember!
Coming together is the beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success.
Henry Ford
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Who doesnt want to be happy? And HomeGoods is a special kind
of happy! Bring a friend to our June 20
th
meeting at Wood Ranch
Country Club and both of you can be happy together if you win.
Wow, sounds like a great title for a song. Lavish prize (my defini-
tion of lavish) for the first person to come up to me at the lunch
with who sings So Happy Together! Ok, back to businessbring a
friend to our lunch, enter into a drawing for two $20 HomeGoods
gift cards!
New Members
Liz Bailey Martha Contant
Gina Evans Doris Haase
MaryBeth Jacobsen Karin Klyce
Naureen Mason Marti Meister
Julie Noe Jan O'Bryant
Carol Stump Jennifer Van Laar
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The Caring for America with Love committee is now forming and deter-
mining where and when to meet. We would love to have you join us, if
you have an interest in our non-profit organizations and ideas for the fu-
ture. We especially need to plan our contribution for Literacy month in
September. Last year we contributed to a new library at White Oak Ele-
mentary. We also gave some books to the Boys and Girls Club. Please
save any unneeded books, for children or adults, and we will find a good
use for them.

The Boys and Girls Club can always use more art supplies, especially
markers, and 8 1/2 by 11 paper for art or schoolwork. Unneeded paint
brushes would be very welcome also. They are updating the entire build-
ing and have many things on their wish list. This year, our donation from
the Garden Tour will go toward their garden.

For The Troops appreciate small items such as snacks, personal items,
pocketbook or puzzle books, batteries, even a small jar of peanut but-
ter. The recent rise of postal rates really cut the number of packages
they can ship monthly. Our $200 monthly donation really helps.

Call Marti Meister at (805) 532 2385 or E-mail at mparkgeo@aol.com.
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One of our 2014 new members, Marti Meister, has taken
on the Chair position for Caring for America. Thank you
Marti! Within a couple weeks, Marti has already formed a
committee and visited our two charities, The Boys & Girls
Club and For the Troops. And a big Thank You to Pam
Campeau as she did double duty as First VP Programs
and Chair, Caring for America for 5 months. Thank you both! Looks like
we have another Wonder Woman among us! We look forward to your
many contributions in this very important position.
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deaths at the VA hospital s
to get people to focus on
the true meaning of the
day.
It had to be easier in
a way for my dad and hi s
generati on to fight the
enemy. After all , the
Germans were taking over
Europe and the Japanese
had bombed Pearl Harbor.
Cl earl y, there was a wi nner
and the war ended. But
who i s our enemy today?
Whom shall we fear? Is it:
A) Radi cal Isl am; B) Russia;
C) China with cyber-
terrori sm & holding our
debt; D) Iran; E) or i s
Ameri can apathy, the media
and the infringement on our
rights (latest being our
thoughts)? There are many
enemi es knocking at our
door more than this li st.
Whi ch enemy do we chose
to tackle first? Who wil l
l ead us into battle? How do
we mobilize? How to
conquer?
Strategies,
organizing, leading are al l
part of the game pl an. June
3rd i s fast upon us. We
must parti cipate. We must
Join The Stampede and
begin the fi ght to right our
country. Please vote.
Encourage your fami l y,
friends, and nei ghbors to
vote. Come to meeting,
volunteer at campai gn
headquarters, attend a
candidate event! Simpl y
put stay invol ved or get
back invol ved.
As the Memorial Day ends
and the BBQs are over and
the di shes are washed let us
remember those that have
died and those that have
sacrifi ced so much for the
freedom we have. May God
bless them, thei r fami lies
and the United States of
Ameri ca.
Cheers,
Leah
E D U C AT E E N T H U S I A S M E N G A G E
Junes Luncheon Menu at
Wood Ranch Country Club is as follows:
Chicken Alfredo Pasta, made with gluten free penne pasta,
Alfredo sauce, grilled chicken and sundried tomatoes.
RSVP: To Sarah West, sarah@west4health.com by June 12th.
See page one for reservaton and cancelaton policy.
Thank You!
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www.svrwf.com
info@svrwf.com
LINKS & OTHER INFORMATION
www.cfrw.org
www.nfrw.org
www.vcyr.org (Ventura Co. Young Republicans)
www.cagop.org

2014 Simi Valley Republican Women Federated Officers
President, Leah Schwochert
1st VP-Programs, Pam Campeau
2nd VP-Ways & Means, Jackie Burditt
3rd VP-Membership, Carol Mann & Jacqueline Andrews
4th VP Legislation, Sue Waggoner
Treasurer, Elva Cooper
Recording Secretary, Ann Duran
Corresponding Secretary, Janet Adams
Parliamentarian, Elaine Freeman
Dont miss any correspondence! SVRWF has new contact addresses

president@svrwf.com for Leah membership@svrwf.com for Jaci and Carol
rsvp@svrwf.com for Sarah infor@svrwf.com for general questons
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Your Government Contact Information
Get out and Vote! Read about all candidates using the internet, newspapers, flyers,
etc. Call their office! If you dont have a computer or get the newspaper go to the
local library and utilize their computers and newspapers.
The U. S. Senate, House of Representative and
CA State Assembly & Senate Representatives

State Assembly (District 38) U.S. Senator Diane FeinsteinDEM
Assembly Member Scott Wilk-REP http://www.feinstein.senate.gov
http://www.arc.asm.ca.gov/member/AD38/ 202-224-3841
(661) 286-1565

State Assembly (District 44) U.S. Senator Barbara BoxerDEM
Assembly Member Jeff Gorell-REP http://www.boxer.senate.gov
http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/AD44/ 202-224-3553
805-482-1904

State Senate (District 27) U. S. House of Representatives
Senator Fran Pavley-DEM Buck McKeon-REP
http://sd27.senate.ca.gov/ (25th District)
(818) 876-3352 http://mckeon.house.gov/contact/
(661) 254-2111

You can view pending Assembly Bills and Senate Bills at: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov

Also, you can get government contact information at our Simi Valley Republican
Women Federated web page under the links tab.
http://www.republicanwomenofsimivalley.org/Links.html
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Member Spot Light
Virginia
Montero
Question: Who is your hero and
why?
Answer: Ronald Reagan and
Jimmy Stewart, who personified the
best of American character. They
reached heights of fame and
success, yet always remained stable
and humble.
Question: What would we find
surprising about you?
Answer: That I was a big winner
on NAME THAT TUNE in 1975,
winning a Mediterranean cruise, a
week in Acapulco, a car, a
speedboat, a grandfather clock, on
one of those brand new inventions
called a microwave.
Question: If you could be
anybody famous, past or
present, who would you be?
Answer: Queen Isabella of
Spain, who succeeded in
driving the Muslims from Spain,
and funded the discovery of the
New World.
Question: What is your most
treasured possession?
Answer: My lifetime cache of
photographs.


Question: What is your secret
vice?
Answer: Butter, salt and sugar.
Question: What are you
proudest of?
Answer: Raising children who are
intelligent, resourceful, courageous
and good.
Question: If you could retire
and start a second career, what
would you do?
Answer: I did retire. I then
returned to my original career as a
performing artist and have been
blessed with work.
A
HUGE THANK YOU to Annette Cramer
for stepping up and taking over the Poll Captain
role! She jumped in and re-organized and filled
up our shifts! Annette and I learned a lot in a
short time and learned from our mistakes. Unfortunately,
no one in the club wanted to be inspectors so we out-
sourced those two positions and will forfeit those funds.
On the bright side, we have husbands and wives volun-
teering to be clerks - biggest thank yous! Annette is
going to stay on for the November elections and re-work
the shift times again and try to get inspectors from our
club! Bottom line: we kept the polls and did not have to
give the poll to the Newbury Park Democrat Club - they
were ready to swoop in and snatch it up. Annette is my
Wonder Woman! Can you take your lasso of truth and
put it around a politician I have one or two in mind
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California Legislation Information
From:
Capitol Update
Friday, May 30, 2014
California Federation of Republican Women

End of Session Scramble

May 30th was the deadline for bills to pass out of their house of origin and onto the
next house in order to stay alive and continue on their bill journey. All bills that are
not passed out of their original house will fail passage and be killed. Unfortunately
many of the bills the CFRW opposes have already passed out of their house of origin
and are already in the next house. But the good news is that now we have a new
opportunity to try to crush these bad bills in their next committees once the Legisla-
ture returns from their summer recess. Here are some of the bills we will be working
on defeating:

AB 1522 (Gonzales, D): Would require all California employers to provide paid sick
leave for all employees that work more than 7 calendar days in a year. They would
accrue one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. Status: Held in Senate
Rules for Committee assignment

SB 837 (Steinberg, D): After amendments, would provide transitional kindergarten
for low-income 4 year olds across the state to the tune of $387 million a year. Origi-
nal bill would have mandated pre-Kindergarten for all Californians. Status: Read in
Assembly, held at desk

SB 935 (Leno, D): Would adjust required minimum wage to $11 an hour in 2015
and would increase by one dollar every year until 2017, when the minimum wage
would be adjusted to reflect inflation and the consumer price index. Status: Read in
Assembly, held at desk

SB 1000 (Monning, D): Would require drinks containing sugar to have a safety
warning label and all sugary drinks manufactured, sold, and/or distributed in Califor-
nia would be required to have the label. Status: Read in Assembly, held at desk

SB 1077 (DeSaulnier, D): Would establish a pilot program for vehicle mileage
based fees, or in other words, taxing Californians for every mile they drive. Status:
Read in Assembly, held at desk
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May Luncheon 2014
Author Lauren Spivack
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May Luncheon 2014
& Other Events
Our own, Pam Campeau, being sworn in
as an alternate to the Republican
Central committee in Ventura County!
Past President, Nancy Woford, with Ron
Nehring who is running for Lt. Gov.
(this is not an endorsement)
President Leah Schwochert
presenting the bedazzled
shovel to Jackie Burditt
for her outstanding leadership
while working the
SVRWF Garden Tour.
Hospitality ladies, Sarah
West and Annete Cramer
busy, busy, busy!
Sally Grant and Pam Campeau
look beautful in their Spring
colors!