THE LOWDEN LINE

The Executive Board of the Nevada Republican Party met Friday night to finish and resolve business from the April 26th Nevada Republican Party Convention. The Party’s 12 member board decided to accept the nominating committee’s recommendations and appoint those delegates to the Republican National Convention to be held September 1st to 4th in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Appointing our delegates was the best course of action to take and we are excited to see so many first time delegates. We had every hope to reconvene the State Convention but feel strongly the nominating committee has chosen a wide range of delegates who will make our party proud.

The nominating committee was chaired by Doug Matthews, a longtime party volunteer from Douglas County. The criteria used for applicants involved maintaining a fair balance throughout the state, service to the party, prominent political recommendations, and military service. Applicants were not asked which candidate they support.

Our volunteer committee worked tirelessly and we’d like to thank them for their time and dedication to the party. We are excited about Nevada’s delegation to this year’s convention and we can now focus on keeping Nevada red this November.

National Committeeman Joe Brown, Committeewoman Beverly Willard, and Chairman Sue Lowden are automatic delegates under RNC rules. The remaining delegates appointed by the board will be contacted over the next week and submitted to the RNC for approval. Nevada has 34 delegates to the National Convention and 31 alternates.