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Subject:KCRCUpcomingevents
KnoxCountyRepublicanCommittee
KCRCMembers
TuesdaymorningwewenttoAugustatostoptheoverrideofGovernorLePagesvetoof
thetwoyear6.7billiondollarbudget(whichdidlittletoreduceincometaxesanddidnothingto
reformwelfare).SixofourKCRCmembers(PaulaSutton,LindaBodner,SonyaSleeper,
VictoriaBucklin,NickLapham,andmyself)weretheretorallyandtalktothelegislators.Afew
ofthelegislatorsdidtalktous,butmostofthemavoidedus,includingRepresentative
Evangelos.TheworstsnubcamefromSenatorThibedeau,whoranoutthebackdoorofhis
officeinordertoavoidmeetingconcernedRepublicanswhowereathisfrontdoor.??
AmIdisappointedinwhatjusthappened?Absolutely!
AmIgoingtoquit?Absolutelynot!
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OurnextmonthlymeetingisJuly14
attheTradewindsinRockland.Inlightofthefact
thatSenateMajorityLeaderThibedeauandHouseMinorityLeaderFredettevotedagainst
LePage,weneedtotalkaboutourfuturerepresentativesin2016consideringourinvestmentin
timeandmoney.IwouldliketoforgotheExecutivemeetingforanopenforum(townmeeting).
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July18
isthestateRepublicanCommitteeMeetingwhichIwillattend.Iamsurethereisgoing
tobeavigorousdiscussionaboutthestateoftheMaineRepublicanPartyandIneedyourinput!!
Gettingbacktobusinesshereisalistofourupcomingactivities:
FourthofJulyParade,ThomastonComeJoinUs
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LobsterBake@BodnersHouseAugust8
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FamilyDay@DamariscottaLakeParkSeptember6
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BacktoourmonthlymeetingsonthesecondTuesday,September8
.GuestSpeaker
MaryAdams,TaxActivistandfounderofFreedomFightersMovement
Ourwebsiteisunderdevelopmentandhopefullywillbecompletedwithinthenext
coupleofmonths.
Finally,ourgoalwastoraise$15,000for2016.Sofarthisyearwehaveraised(thanks
toPaulaandLinda)$4,900andareontargettomeetourgoal.
NeverGiveUp!
FredBucklin
CountyChair