WELCOME TO THE WEBSITE OF THE PITKIN COUNTY REPUBLICANS

WE INVITE YOU TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS.  IT'S YOUR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT.  ON THIS WEBSITE, WE PRESENT NEWS AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND ABOUT IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT AFFECT YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR FRIENDS.

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   AS PART OF THE GRASS ROOTS PROCESS THAT STARTED WITH THE PITKIN COUNTY REPUBLICAN PRECINCT CAUCUSES IN FEBRUARY AND MOVED ON TO THE PITKIN COUNTY REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLY LATER THAT MONTH, A DELEGATION OF 28 PITKIN COUNTY REPUBLICANS WENT TO THE REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLIES AT THE STATE LEVEL IN DENVER APRIL 13-14. AT THE DENVER MEETINGS, ALMOST 4,000 DELEGATES FROM AROUND THE STATE CHOSE THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES WHO WILL APPEAR ON THE PRIMARY BALLOT ON JUNE 26 AND THE DELEGATES TO GO TO THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IN TAMPA IN LATE AUGUST.  FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 40 YEARS, A PITKIN COUNTY REPUBLICAN - FRIEDA WALLISON - WAS ELECTED AS A NATIONAL DELEGATE.  NANCY CARLSON, FROM NEIGHBORING GARFIELD COUNTY, WILL GO TO TAMPA AS THE FIRST ALTERNATE FROM OUR CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

COLORADO SENDS 36 DELEGATES TO THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION (WHICH INCLUDES THREE STATE PARTY OFFICERS AND 33 DELEGATES ELECTED AT THE STATE-LEVEL ASSEMBLIES).  MITT ROMNEY WON A PLURALITY OF THE DELEGATES, WITH 16 FORMALLY PLEDGED TO OR THOUGHT TO SUPPORT HIM. 

THERE WILL BE A PRIMARY ON JUNE 26 TO DETERMINE WHO WILL BE ON THE BALLOT IN THE NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION IN SEVERAL IMPORTANT RACES.  PLEASE REFER TO THE INFORMATION UNDER "CANDIDATES" ON THIS WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION. IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY REGISTERED AS A REPUBLICAN TO VOTE IN THE PRIMARY, PLEASE GO TO WWW.GOVOTECOLORADO.COM SO YOU CAN PARTICIPATE.