August 2014 Primary - State & Local

This is a review of the August 7, 2014 Primary & County General elections. For a review of the May 6, 2014 Rutherford County GOP Primary, see here.

Here is the review of the Aug. 7, 2014 Primary and County General elections. I have included some of the Primary results for the Democrat races as well. To make things easier, I've split the election in two. To read the review of the Aug. 7 U.S Senate and House primary, click here. 

Excluding the governor's race and federal offices which I dealt with in the previous post (along with several Democrat ticket positions*) there were 62 positions sought by 110 people. Of whom, 53 were declared Republicans, 37 were listed as "Independents" (several of these were for non-partisan races, others were actually Democrats and thought it would be wise to change their affiliation), and 20 declared Democrats. There were also 13 judicial positions for which we had the option of retaining or replacing the current judges.

General Vote Totals 

As noted before, 32,675 votes were cast (federal & state races). Early and absentee votes accounted for 53.7% (17,572) of all votes cast, leaving 15,103 votes cast on election day. This equates to a voter turnout of 21.3% based on the number of registered voters. 

Here's the number of votes & turnout percentages for each precinct. Since the official Election Commission report curiously did not provide the turnout figures, I have taken the time to compute them myself, however, they're based on the number of voters in 2013, so they may be slightly off the true 2014 percentage. 

Precinct #

1-1 = 563 votes (turnout 11.8%); 2-1 = 1,026 (28.2%); 2-2 = 817 (27%); 2-3 = 454 (78%) 

3-1 = 772 (27.2%); 3-2 = 711 (27.4%); 4-1 = 656 (23%); 4-2 = 348 (27.1%)

4-3 = 565 (31.4%); 4-4 = 424 (41%); 5-1 = 433 (18%); 5-2 = 299 (12.5%) 

6-1 = 1,129 (36.7%); 6-2 = 927 (26.3%); 7-1 = 630 (25.3%); 7-2 = 964 (26.7%) 

8-1 = 958 (34.2%); 8-2 = 309 (33.4%); 8-3 = 587 (34.4%); 8-4 = 424 (32.7%)

9-1= 843 (24.3%); 9-2 = 798 (23.3%); 10-1 = 689 (22%); 10-2 = 734 (24.5%) 

11-1 = 679 (25.8%); 11-2 = 606 (22.5%); 12-1 = 427 (18.6%); 12-2 = 445 (22.1%) 

13-1 = 699 (25%); 13-2 = 638 (22.2%); 14-1 = 1,572 (41.1%); 14-2 = 1,442 (38.3%) 

15-1 = 1,169 (39.4%); 15-2 = 1,034 (31%); 16-1 = 710 (22%); 16-2 = 203 (32%) 

16-3 = 420 (21%); 17-1 = 489 (16.2%); 17-2 = 61 (8.2%); 17-3 = 32 (7.6%)

18-1 = 653 (21.6%); 18-2 = 760 (33.3%); 19-1 = 635 (22.3%); 19-2 = 660 (23.8%) 

20-1 = 877 (24.7%); 20-2 = 781 (23.2%); 21-1 = 592 (20.5%); 21-2 = 1,031 (37.5%)

The precinct with the highest voter turnout was 2-3 (Milton Fire Hall) at 78%. The lowest voter turnout came from 17-3 (Buds Tire) at a mere 7.6%. Despite having an adult population of nearly 1,000 and at least 419 registered voters, the Buds Tire precinct generally has the lowest voter turnout of any precinct. 

Election Highlights

-----In the race for TN House Rep. District 37, Murfreesboro City Councilman Eddie Smotherman, challenged sitting State Rep. Dawn White. Rep. White won re-election 70.99% to 28.88% (6,139 votes cast).

-----One of the most contested races was for Rep. Joe Carr's seat in District 48. There were three candidates vying for the position: Adam Coggin, Rick Peppers, and Dr. Bryan Terry. In terms of view points and strategy, Coggin and Peppers were very similar, which in a 3-way race, made them vulnerable because they drew from identical voter blocks. Dr. Terry on the other hand, distinguished himself early on with his ideas and played a very hard - and fair - ground game. His team knocked on pretty much every door in the district at least once and his mailers were positive and message based. This worked very well.

Bryan Terry - 38.04% (2,669)

Adam Coggin - 31.57% (2,215)

Rick Peppers - 30.3% (2,126)

Write-in - 0.1% (7)

Total votes: 7,017

Out of the 17 precincts that make up the 48th District, Dr. Terry won 8 and tied with Adam Coggin in another. Dr. Terry's highest vote percentage came from precinct 4-1 where he won 48.16%. Adam Coggin won 5 precincts (plus the tie), and Rick Peppers won 3 precincts. 

-----Another contested Primary was for State House Dist. 49 between incumbent Mike Sparks and current County Commissioner, Robert Stevens. Rep. Sparks won with 54.16% (2,287 votes) while Commissioner Stevens garnered 45.82% (1,935 votes). 

-----For the Tennessee Republican Party's State Executive Committee's General Election, Rutherford County was split between two SEC districts, District 13 and District 14. Each SEC district is represented by a male and a female representative. For SEC Dist. 13, only one male candidate, incumbent Tim Rudd, qualified to appear on the ballot, while Walter Hill resident James Gann organized a write-in campaign. Mr. Rudd won with 98.39% (11,143 total votes cast). Considering the relatively obscure nature of SEC's and that write-ins almost never work, Mr. Gann's 179 votes were still a good showing. 

In the Dist. 13 GOP SEC committeewoman race, Kelsey Ketron won 67.23% (8,174 votes) over Mishelle Perkins' 32.58% (3,961). 

For the Dist. 14 committeemen race, Lance Frizzell won 55.75% (3,363) to Jim Sandman's 43.97% (2,652). And for Dist. 14 committeewoman, Lynne Davis won 60.39% (3,625) compared to Joanne Skidmore's 39.36% (2,363).   

-----The County Commission's General Election was also held on the 7th. Most of the Commission is comprised of Republicans, however Commission Dist. 21 has been held by Democrat Chantho Sourinho since 2010. The race between Commissioner Sourinho and Republican Patsy Briley was incredibly close. Sourinho barely maintained his seat, 49.9% to Briley's 49.69% - a minuscule 3 votes difference. There were 1,467 votes cast for Dist. 21, making 3 votes 0.2% of the total. There were 6 votes cast for a write-in candidate. 

-----Two Republican challengers for judge won their races. Barry Tidwell won 52.79% against David Loughry's (I) 47.16% for General Sessions Judge Part II. And, Councilmen Toby Gilley won 66.86% against Larry Brandon's (D) 47.16% for General Sessions Judge Part III. Gilley's win will open up a Murfreesboro City Council seat which will be filled later this year. 

-----As during the May 6th Primary, the General Election for Sheriff on Thursday was hotly contested. Despite Sheriff Robert Arnold's May Primary victory, he simply cannot seem to shake the fact that many citizens of Rutherford County do not support him and the marks against him continue to rise. So, since this election was indeed the County General, Dale Armour and Jim Tramel decided to run against Arnold as "Independents" (since they couldn't run as a Republicans), not to mention Democrat Bill Kennedy. Despite all this, Arnold managed to win re-election, and, with more than 50% of the vote overall. 

Robert Arnold (R) - 51.9% (16,333)

Dale Armour (I) - 28.33% (8,917)

Bill Kennedy (D) - 17.49% (5,503)

Jim Tramel (I) - 2.25% (708)

Write-in - 0.03% (9 votes)

Total votes: 31,470

-----Finally we come to the issue of retaining or replacing the judges of Tennessee's Supreme Court and the Courts of Appeals. There were 13 judges up for replacing.  Despite a grassroots campaign to replace them all - especially the Supreme Court judges - all judges were able to retain their seats. Even in Rutherford County, only one judge, Supreme Court Justice Connie Clark, was voted "out"; state-wide however, she was able to keep her seat. In fact, the votes to "retain" the judges were anywhere from 20-50% higher than those for "replace". 

Individual Races - County Results

Democrat Primary

Governor

Charles V. Brown - 35.44% (1,863)

Kennedy S. Johnson - 34.62% (1,820)

William "John" McKamey - 21.7% (1,141)

Ron Noonan - 7.55% (397)

Write-in - 0.68% (36)

Total: 5,257

U.S. Senate

Terry Adams - 39.09% (2,170)

Gordon Ball - 38.66% (2,146)

Larry Crim - 11.87% (659)

Gary G. Davis - 10.14% (563)

Write-in - 0.23% (13)

Total: 5,551

Democrat SEC Dist. 13

Tommy Bragg 74.64% (2,925)                               Mary Ann Eckles - 67.13% (2,583)                    

Darrell Bouldin 25.31% (992)                                  Kimberli R. Jensen - 32.8% (1,262)

Write-in 2 (0.05%)                                                 Write-in 3 (0.08%)

Democrat SEC Dist. 14

Mark Farrar - 99.82% (1,634)                                  Joan G. Hill - 50.27% (845)

Write-in 3 (0.18%)                                                   Brenda Ables - 49.43% (831)

                                                                              Write-in - 5 (0.3%)

Republican Primary

TN Senate Dist. 13 - Bill Ketron, unopposed, 99.31% out of 12,581 votes.

TN House Dist. 34 - Rick Womick, unopposed, 99.16% out of 5,500 votes.  

County General

Winners in bold.

County Mayor

Ernest G. Burgess (R) - 69.38% (20,493)

Heather A. Brown (I) - 20.82% (6,150)

Teresa St. Clair (I) - 9.65% (2,850)

Write-in - 0.15% (44)

Total: 29,537

Circuit Court Judge 16th Div I –  Jeff L. Peach (R) 45.24% | Mark Rogers (I) 54.69% out of 29,095 votes.

Circuit Court Judge 16th Div II – David Bragg (I) 54.91% | Nathan Nichols (R) 45.02% out of 28,332 votes.
Circuit Court Judge 16th Div III – Keith Siskin (R), unopposed, 99.25% out of 22,557 votes.

Circuit Court Judge 16th Div IV  – Royce Taylor (I), unopposed, 99.72% out of 22,597 votes.

Chancellor 16th Judicial District  – Howard W. Wilson (R), unopposed, 99.52% out of 21,914 votes.
Dist Atty Generl 16th Dist – Jennings H. Jones (R), unopposed, 99.35% out of 22,972 votes.
Public Defender 16th Dist – Gerald L. Melton (R), unopposed, 99.59% out of 22,361 votes.

County Commission Dist 01 – Doug Shafer (R), unopposed, 95.67% out of 416 votes.
County Commission Dist 02 – Steve Pearcy (R), unopposed, 98.54% out of 1,844 votes.
County Commission Dist 03 – Will Jordan (R), unopposed, 99.73% out of 1,09 votes.
County Commission Dist 04 – Jon Jaques (R) 39.34% | Jon Frazier (I) 19.27% | Robert Peay (I) 41.28% out of 1,749 votes.

County Commission Dist 05 – Carol Cook (R), unopposed, 98.87% out of 530 votes.
County Commission Dist 06 – Joe Frank Jernigan (R), unopposed 83.54% out of 1,634 votes (16.46% went to "write-in").
County Commission Dist 07 – Michael Kusch (R), unopposed, 98.74% out of 1,109 votes.
County Commission Dist 08 – Edward Phillips (R) 32.05% | Pettus L. Read (I) 37.98% | Steve Spence (I) 29.92% out of 2,122 votes.
County Commission Dist 09 – Joe A. Gourley (R), unopposed, 99.75% out of 1,186 votes.
County Commission Dist 10 – Brad Turner (R), unopposed, 99.3% out of 1,006 votes.
County Commission Dist 11 – Rhonda Allen (R), unopposed, 98.91% out of 915 votes.
County Commission Dist 12 – Robert Stevens (R), unopposed, 99.67% out of 612 votes.
County Commission Dist 13 – Paul Johnson (R) 68.62% | Chris Deal (I) 31.21% out of 1,144 votes.
County Commission Dist 14 – Charles Baum (R) 76.66% | Tony B. Gaines (I) 23.3% out of 2,558 votes.
County Commission Dist 15 – David Nipper (R) 62.09% | Tim Roediger (I) 37.69% out of 1,820 votes.
County Commission Dist 16 – Phillip Sugg Dodd (R), unopposed, 99.23% out of 904 votes.
County Commission Dist 17 – Jeff Phillips (R), unopposed, 99.04% out of 416 votes.
County Commission Dist 18 – Allen McAdoo (R), unopposed, 99.15% out of 942 votes.
County Commission Dist 19 – Shawn Kaplan (R), unopposed, 99.23% out of 908 votes.
County Commission Dist 20 – Trey Gooch (R), unopposed, 99.58% out of 1,186 votes.
County Commission Dist 21 – Patsy L. Briley (R) 49.69% | Chantho Sourinho (D) 49.9% out of 1,457 votes.
County Trustee – Teb Batey (R), unopposed, 99.64% out of 23,842 votes.
General Sessions Judge Part I – Kevin Hodges (R) 39.9% | Ben Hall McFarlin (I) 60.05% out of 28,927 votes.
General Sessions Judge Part II – David Loughry (I) 47.16% | Barry Tidwell (R) 52.79% out of 27,971 votes.

General Sessions Judge Part III – Larry D. Brandon (D) 33.1% | Toby Gilley (R) 66.86% out of 29,541 votes.
Juvenile Court Judge – Donna Scott Davenport (R), unopposed, 99.61% out of 24,590 votes.
Circuit Court Clerk – Melissa Harrell (R) 75.35% | Avent Lane (D) 24.58% out of 29,178 votes.
County Clerk – Lisa Duke Crowell (R), 75.76% | Pierrecia Lyons (D) 24.19% out of 29,278 votes.
Register of Deeds – Heather Dawbarn (R), unopposed, 99.64% out of 22,868 votes.

Smyrna Town Court Judge

Lynn E. Alexander (I) - 46.07%

Keta J. Barnes (I) - 24.58%

Jeremy Gourley (I) - 13.18%

Cherie W. Meece (I) - 8.69%

W. Alan Rose (I) - 7.36%

Write-in - 0.11%

Total votes: 3,694

Smyrna Town Court Clerk – Terry D. Davenport (I) 55.71% | Lisa K. R. Wagner (I) 44.2% out of 3,468 votes.

Road and School Board positions are non-partisan. 

Road Board Zone 1 – David "Rabbit" Victory, unopposed, 99.66% out of 2,066 votes.

Road Board Zone 2 – Keith Bratcher, unopposed, 99.64% out of 3,089 votes.

Road Board Zone 4 – Dick Steagall, unopposed, 99.75% out of 3,616 votes.

School Board Zone 1 – Aaron B. Holladay, unopposed, 99.48% out of 1,934 votes.

School Board Zone 3 – Veronica Buchanan 32.91% | Howard Jones 32.87% | Lisa Moore 34.13% out of 4,533 votes.

School Board Zone 4 – Wayne R. Blair 81.92% | Eric Tuttobene 17.78% out of 3,994 votes.

School Board Zone 7

Jim C. Estes 37.35% 

Patrick McCarthy 22.66%

Gabriel Fancher 18.72% 

Jody Lynn Bond 15.09% 

Paul L. Peavy 5.76% 

Write-in - 0.42%

Total votes: 4,493 votes

To see detailed county results, visit the Rutherford County Election Commission's report on the primary.

For state-wide results on all the other races, you can see their report here.

Notes:

* I've decided not to review most of the Democrat Primary races, except for Governor and U.S. Senate, because they have almost no chance of winning the General Election. I excluded the State races because several lacked qualified candidates, and for those which did have a candidate they ran unopposed. 

Meet Dr. Bryan Terry for TN's 48th District

Dr. Bryan Terry is running for State House Representative for District 48 (the seat soon to be vacated by Joe Carr). I have known Dr. Terry for several months and he has been kind enough to talk with me about his political positions and world view. I reached out to the other candidates in this race, asking them to take part in my questionnaire. They ignored me. Dr. Terry on the other hand, took the time to give detailed answers and explanations to my questions. I would like to share those answers with you and broaden the scope of this article to dive more into his views and the method he uses to come to his conclusions.

A Quick Bio

Dr. Terry was born in Oklahoma and is a member of the Choctaw Nation. His family has been in the farming and auto-salvage for generations and Dr. Terry spent much of his youth working for his family business. He began to study medicine and as a medical intern in 1995, he was actually working in the local ER during the horrific Oklahoma City Bombing, which killed 168 and injured nearly 700, and helped to treat many of the casualties.

He has been married to his wife, Cheryl, for 21 years and has two children, Brayden and Breeley. Dr. Terry has lived in the area for 16 years and is a license anesthesiologists working at MTMC; as such, he would be the only doctor serving in the State House if elected.

Dr. Terry takes great pains to think about problems and to find the best solutions to apply. He is required to be methodical in his profession (lives really are on the line), but beyond that, the way he thinks is truly a part who he is, not just something he learned. He takes the time to study an issue and to arrive at a solution based on evidence and reality. While you may or may not agree with his ideas, there can be no doubt that his conclusions are sound, and not merely the product of knee-jerk reactions or towing a particular line just to get elected.

Two questions I asked him relating to why he decided to and his background were:

Why run for office?

I know that my parents worked long and hard in the auto salvage business to see that I would have better opportunities than them, and I did.  However, over the years, I have seen the political establishment from both parties make things worse all in the name of helping. 

For me, my passion is my children and their generation.  I go to work every day with my children on my mind looking to give them a better life.  I will continue working as a physician to do just that, but if I don’t work just as hard for the values, liberties and ideals that we value, then I am not doing all that I can.  

What sets you apart from other candidates?

I have a very unique background compared to a lot of people either in office or running for office. My grandparents, parents and I all worked in our auto salvage.  Because of my severe asthma and allergies, I took personal responsibility to heart, and worked to become a physician.  

Additionally, having been involved with patient care following the domestic terrorist bombing of the Murrah Building (Oklahoma City) and having a family farm destroyed by a tornado are two heartbreaking, yet spiritually growing opportunities that, to my knowledge, are unique to me.  I think that these experiences, as well as my background, provide me with a real world foundation that when combined with my principles, process, and passion will allow me to reach out in a manner that speaks to the constituents, as well as, be able to carry a message for the district.

His Process

Before I get into specific issues, I want to explain the principles and process he uses when determining a solution or position. For me, if you can't explain why you came to a conclusion, or you can't defend your ideas with anything more than "because", then you're just an ideologue (basically, towing the party line without question).

Dr. Terry's three main principles are 1) Do no harm; 2) Is it Constitutional; and 3) Is it right?

He believes it is very important to not just legislate because you "think" something is right, but because you truly believe it is right, based on the Constitution, and doesn't harm the inherent rights of other people.

To come up with the best course of action, his process involves the need to answer these four questions:

1. What is the problem?

2. What goal are we trying to accomplish?

3. What options do we have to achieve that goal?

4. How feasible are each of the options?

According to Dr. Terry, "I believe that my principles and my logical process for dealing with issues combined with my passion will not only lead me to the correct decisions, but provide me with the tools to work with legislators and constituents in order to find solutions that work best for Tennesseans."

The Issues

Here are his views on some issues that few other candidates are addressing (based on my questionnaire). For other issues like gun rights and taxes, please visit his website.

TCA-5-8-301 allows for local governments to invest surplus revenue. In the case of Rutherford County, this money amounts to well over $10 million and earns fractions of a percent in interest. All the while, the County pays multiple percentage points in interest payments on the debt. Moreover the maturity date for the investments don't coincide with the budgeting process, effectively making this ever growing pile of money impossible to use. Statewide, similar examples can be found and the total amount of invested money is in excess of $1 billion. Governments should not tax us only to perpetually invest the money while raising taxes. I asked Dr. Terry his thoughts on changing the law to make it easier for local governments to withdraw these funds in lieu of raising taxes.

• The premise of the question is that Rutherford County invests funds in low interest vehicles that could or should be used in the budgeting process; yet barriers exist in accessing these funds.  Thus, local governments are raising taxes as opposed to using the invested funds.  As with any bill, I would have to sit down and look at it through a process that determines possible consequences of any action or inaction.  On the surface, though, the analogy is one of an individual investing in a low yield CD for a year.  Then that same individual uses a high interest credit card to purchase certain items instead of accessing the money tied up in the CD.  Assuming that is the case, I would definitely think that we should look at solutions that would rectify that situation.

His views on the role of Federal & State governments:

• I believe that Tennessee is one of fifty sovereign states as opposed to one of fifty federal districts.  As the Tenth Amendment reads, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States, respectively, or to the people.”  I believe in the individual, in personal responsibility and in the creativity and productivity that goes along with competition.  The further you get away from that, the more group think you get and the less individuality and creative spirit you achieve. 
• I like to draw the simple analogy of the relationship of the states and federal government to that of schools.  Within schools, you have cliques, clubs and individuals.  The school should protect the individual rights and clubs, and encourage innovation; yet, provide for a safe environment.  However, the school shouldn't be in the business of requiring everyone to conform to one club or clique.  

How does Obamacare affect local doctors and what are some steps, if any, Tennessee could take to mitigate those problems?

• I refer to Obamacare and other regulatory burdens placed on the medical field as the “Headache to Health Care Imbalance”. As the government intrudes more and more in the patient-physician relationship, there are more speed bumps to health care.  Doctors are spending more time and money dealing with issues that are not direct patient care.  So, doctors have more headaches to deal with in order to deliver health care.  Patients, on the other side, are going to have less access and less time face to face with a physician.  Patients will see their headaches to health care ratio rise.
• The first step for Tennesseans is understanding that the patient-physician relationship is the cornerstone of health care and we must work to remove barriers to that relationship.  Another step would be to help elect candidates at the local, state and federal level that will work to mend our broken system.  On a local level, St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital will be starting residency programs in Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine.  This is a huge step in helping patients in Rutherford county deal with health care access issues.

If you could pick one single and specific issue that you would most want to accomplish, what would it be? 

• For me, there are several issues or causes that I would like to address, but the goal I most hope to accomplish is self governance.  I see and hear the frustration from voters with the political process and with politicians.  People are sick and tired of good old boy politics.  People are tired of elected officials abusing their power.  There is a lot of disappointment with elected officials and it leads to apathy and a sense of helplessness on the part of voters.

The 48^th district has a population of over 75,000. If elected, how do you plan on staying in touch with your constituents?

• With the advent of social media, I think that it is getting easier and easier to reach constituents.  I get weekly and sometimes daily updates from Diane Black, Marsha Blackburn and Joe Carr.  Congressman Justin Amash of Michigan does a fantastic job of reaching constituents using social media including providing updates and reasons for how he voted.  There is software that will allow elected officials interact with their constituents.  I would explore the option of using that kind of software to interact with constituents. 
• To my knowledge, I am the only candidate that has given out my personal cell phone number.  I am available to talk right now.  As well as holding an open house, I have frequently held “Tuesday’s with Dr. Terry” at a local restaurant and talked to many constituents.  If elected, I would plan to either attend or hold many events for constituents to come and talk to me.

Campaign contact info:

Campaign website: www.TerryFor48.com

Contact E-mail:  TerryFor48@gmail.com

Phone number: 615-801-2999

Facebook page: Dr. Bryan Terry

Twitter: @TerryFor48

So What is the GOP Round table?

Put simply, the GOP Round table is a weekly discussion group that is open to the public. Every Friday at 5 pm, at the Rutherford County Republican Party headquarters at 111 E. Main St. engaged citizens come together to talk about a host of issues that concern local and national politics.

The round table began in mid-2013 and has been going strong ever since. The host of each week's round table usually prepares several potential topics for discussion and then allows the free flow of ideas from the group. Sometimes we come up with real solutions and other times we simply talk about that week's major news stories. There have been three primary hosts, Jo Anne Skidmore, Andrew Anderson, and recently, your's truly, Jacob Bogle. We have also had several guest hosts. 

(From the left: Heather Dawbarn - Register of Deeds, Jim Tracy - TN Senator, Brian Patterson - City Council Candidate)

Within the context of the round table, participants are able to learn a great deal about local politics and can meet at least one current elected official or candidate for office. Over the months, by my count, there have been around three dozen elected officials and candidates appear at the round table, with four being nearly weekly attendants. Beyond office holders, business owners, political activists, students, and everyday citizens regularly attend.  

Conversation can vary greatly week-to-week, and for that matter, minute-to-minute. We have had discussions on city and county budgets, problems of corruption, red-light cameras, the national debt, the war on terror, civil liberties, drug legalization, the healthcare industry, education and much more. Everyone's input is desired and everyone's views are respected, however, debates do happen and they've always been great fun. Over the course of the evening we can also end up talking about local history, personal and family stories, international affairs, and from time to time the host may bring historical artifacts or foreign currency to complement that evening's conversation. The round table usually ends at 7 pm, but people are free to come and go as they please.    

The round table is also a great opportunity to network with others, make new friends, and get plugged in to a number of different causes - political and otherwise. So, if you enjoy serious, and not-so serious, conversation with a group of great individuals please stop by one Friday. There are snacks, and while it is hosted by the county GOP, it is open to the public. 

For more information:

http://www.RutherfordGOP.org  

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