Contact: Joel Fisher
Phone: (214)538-7451

Lambert, Barton, Crocker and Armstrong
Announce support for re-election of Cathie Adams for State Chairman

Dallas – Former National Committeeman Tim Lambert, Former State Party Vice Chairman David Barton join with National Committeeman Bill Crocker and Vice Chairman Robin Armstrong to announce their support for Chairman Cathie Adams.

Tim Lambert states, “Cathie Adams is a strong conservative and has the background, experience and dedication the Republican Party of Texas needs to elect republicans to office this fall. I have full confidence that she will restore the Republican Party to a large majority in the Texas House and continue to build the party across this great state and that is why I am proud to give my endorsement and full support to her candidacy for Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas.”

Current National Committeeman Bill Crocker said, “I am thrilled to put my support behind Cathie Adams for Chair of the Republican Party of Texas. Cathie has been a leader for grassroots politics for the past 20 years and no other candidate is more suitable for the job.”

Adams said she is honored to have the support of Robin Armstrong, David Barton, Bill Crocker and Tim Lambert. “Endorsement from these committed Republican leaders demonstrates the confidence they have in me as their State Chairman. Having worked with these men for more than twenty years they know firsthand the commitment I have to our party’s principles.”

They join a growing list of grassroots leaders that are supporting Cathie Adams re-election as chairman including 71 current and past members of the SREC, a past President of TFRW, 9 current and past Republican members of the SBOE, 16 Republican members of the Legislature and 51 current and past Republican County Chairman.

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Texas GOP Chairman Cathie Adams Announces Support from 60 Current and former SREC Members.

Dallas – Republican Party of Texas Chairman Cathie Adams today announced the endorsements of 60 current and former members of the State Republican Executive Committee for her re-election efforts.

The Republican Party of Texas Chairman is chosen by thousands of delegates every two years at its State Convention, which will be held this year on June 11-12, in Dallas. Having risen through the grassroots to become Chairman, Adams was elected by the SREC in October of 2009 when then Chair, Tina Benkiser resigned.

“It’s my honor to accept the endorsements of my fellow members as we continue to serve together for our Party.  Adams stated. “I am excited that our grassroots leadership shares my desire to keep the Republican Party growing with integrity.”

“Cathie is the epitome of servant leadership. She has worked hard throughout the decades fighting for conservative causes. As Texans, we are blessed for her and her family’s willingness to serve in such a demanding position.” – Josh Flynn, SREC 15

“I have endorsed Cathie because of her history of supporting the conservative positions contained in our platform both at the state and national level.  In the short time she has been the RPT Chair she conducted the business of the party in an open manner which kept the SREC informed and involved in Party management.  Under her leadership, we have made significant progress in re-establishing a strong financial position and are on our way to being prepared for the general election in November.” –Jim Wiggins, SREC 3, Chairman of Audit Committee.

Steve Findley – SREC District 1

Brenda Patterson – SREC District 1

Dennis Boerner – Former SREC District 1

John Cook – SREC District 2

Cindy Burkett – SREC District 2

Jeff Fisher – Former SREC, District 2

Connie Reese – Former SREC, District 2

Robert Reese – Former SREC, District 2

Jim Wiggins – SREC District 3

Dianne Caron – SREC District 3

Marcia Daughtrey – Former SREC, District 3

Michael Truncale – SREC District 4

Rex Teter – SREC District 6

Glenda Bowles – SREC District 6

Clint Moore – SREC District 7

Valoree Swanson – SREC District 7

James Hotze – Former SREC, District 7

Sharon Martin – Former SREC, District 7

Neal Katz – SREC District 8

Mandy Tschoepe – SREC District 8

Wayne Tucker – Former SREC, District 8

Cynthia Jenkins – Former SREC, District 9

Dennis Paul – SREC District 11

Sheryl Berg – SREC District 11

Kenneth Clark – Former SREC, District 11

Kathy Haigler – Former SREC, District 11

Mona Bailey – Former SREC, District 12

Shirley Spellerberg – Former SREC, District 12

Brian Russell – SREC District 14

Davida Stike – SREC District 14

Kirk Overbey – Former SREC, District 14

Josh Flynn – SREC, District 15

Norman Adams – Former SREC, District 15

Michael Bergsma – Former SREC-20

Richard Steenson – Former SREC, District 16

Linda Russell – Former SREC, District 16

Bruce Campbell – SREC District 17

Terese Raia – SREC District 17

Phyllis Worsham – SREC District 18

Robert Long – Former SREC, District 18

Gayla Miller – SREC District 19

Kim Hesley – Former SREC, District 19

Robert Jones – SREC District 20

Robert Peden – Former SREC, District 21

Dawn Lothringer – Former SREC, District 21

Loyce McCarter – Former SREC, District 21

Christopher DeCluitt – SREC District 22

Peggy Thompson – SREC District 22

Oneta Leutwyler – Former SREC, District 22

John Fowler – Former SREC, District 23

Humberto Zamora – SREC District 27

Norma Tovar – SREC District 27

Cheri Isett – SREC District 28

Skeet Workman – Former SREC, District 28

Tim Lambert, Former SREC, District 28

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Elizabeth Graham: 713-299-4297
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http://www.TexasRightToLife.com

Texas Right to Life PAC Endorses Cathie Adams, Incumbent State Republican Party Chair for Re-Election
Largest Pro-Life Organization in Texas Praises Adams’s Record

Texas Right to Life PAC, the oldest and largest pro-life organization in Texas, endorsed Chairwoman Cathie Adams for re-election as the Chair of the Texas Republican Party. The election for the top spot of the Texas GOP occurs during the Republican State Convention held at the Dallas Convention Center on June 11th and 12th.

The State Party Chair holds Republican officials accountable for upholding the key tenets of the party’s platform, which emphasizes protecting the sanctity of innocent human life numerous times. Another responsibility as spokeswoman for the GOP is to be a voice not only for the unborn, but all who are vulnerable.

Adams has amassed a long, proven track record of working for common sense pro-life measures. Adams has served at pregnancy resource centers in many capacities; she has participated in and raised funds for countless Walk for Life events; she has partnered with Texas Right to Life’s legislative team during every legislative session to pursue and pass pro-life bills, and Adams opposes cloning and the other biotech assaults on human life.

Because Adams believes in the rights of patients and families to direct their own medical care, she worked to change the Texas Advance Directives Act, and she is strategizing with Texas Right to Life on ways to opt abortion out of Obamacare for Texas.

“Cathie Adams understands and believes that human life is sacred and must be respected at every stage of development. Her respect for life is manifest in her constant activism and outspokenness on pro-life issues,” said Dr. Joseph Graham, President of Texas Right to Life PAC. “We are proud to support incumbent Chairwoman Cathie Adams as the pro-life candidate for re-election at the Republican State Convention.”

N.B. While Texas Right to Life PAC is non-partisan, we regret that no candidates or officials in the leadership of the state’s Democrat Party have sought the support or endorsement of Texas Right to Life PAC.

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The most ironic aspect of the debate over Arizona’s law is the reaction from the Obama administration. Border security is a vital component of our national security. While aspects of securing our nation’s borders reasonably fall to the states and even local governments, overall, border security is a federal responsibility. The federal government has largely failed in this responsibility, and Arizona’s new law was drafted and passed in large part to address this federal failure.

Rather than react to Arizona’s law with any fairness or understanding of the very real violence that plagues Arizona and all border states thanks to the federal government’s failure to secure our borders, the left let fly with charges of “racism” and even more extreme insults, and President Obama called the law “misguided” and “irresponsible.” Whatever one thinks of Arizona’s new law, and there is much room for legitimate debate over it, for President Obama to call Arizona “irresponsible” for taking action to fix a federal failure is itself irresponsible. President Obama’s stance is the very height of irresponsibility, and ought not pass unchallenged.

But the role of President Obama and his party in the border failure is worse than mere rhetorical excess. In fact, in 2009 the Obama administration cut funding for needed technological upgrades to our border security infrastructure. And there were signs even before Arizona passed SB 1070 that the Democrats planned to create a divisive battle over immigration reform as a means of mitigating their losses in the upcoming November elections, and as a misguided attempt to woo Hispanic voters. They had no interest in doing anything or taking any action that would actually enhance border security. The Democrats wanted the battle to distract from their terrible record on the economy, federal spending, their partisan and misguided health care takeover, and other issues. Such a battle would not have represented the hope and change that President Obama promised when he campaigned for the presidency. It would have represented one of the most cynical and irresponsible political campaigns in recent memory. But that is the battle that President Obama and the Democrats relished for the summer of 2010. They read the polls, which show them losing the U.S. House and possibly the Senate, and they sought to divide America on an issue that ought to be beyond partisanship: national security. Given the fact that, a few years ago, the Democrats filibustered Miguel Estrada’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court “because he is Hispanic,” it is perhaps not altogether surprising that the Democrats as a party would craft such a devious and nakedly race-based strategy. But it is shocking to see the president of the United States cast aspersions on a state that is acting to correct one of his failures.

If it has done nothing else, Arizona’s law has forced the nation to confront the fact that in one of its core responsibilities, the federal government has failed the people. Given this fact, it is more than fair to ask why the federal government under Democratic rule keeps trying to take on more and more responsibility and authority over the lives of law-abiding citizens and legal residents. Why, for instance, are the Democrats in Washington pushing for more control over the Internet, and why are they advocating a national ID card? And it is more than fair to demand that the federal government deal first with the jobs that the Constitution actually gives it before expanding its role into areas where the Constitution is silent and may actually stand against these Democratic pet projects.

America is the land of opportunity, and should always remain that. In many ways America’s immigration laws are among the most open in the world, and should remain as such. But everyone from around the world who wishes to come to America and participate in the magic blend of opportunity and freedom that our nation represents should abide by our laws. That’s all we ask.

Border security, especially in the age of transnational terrorism, is national security. It is time for President Obama to drop the divisive, race-based politics-as-usual rhetoric and do his job. It is time for Washington to secure our borders, first, without folding in amnesty to those who have transgressed our immigration laws. If Washington does not secure our borders, there will be more violence on our uncontrolled border, more law enforcement agents and private citizens will be injured and possibly killed, and the states will have no choice but to continue to take matters into their own hands. Texas will craft strategies that will work for Texas to secure our border. It is only fair to our state’s employers, our taxpayers, and Texans of every heritage that we do so.  President Obama can call that “irresponsible” all he wants, but the lion’s share of responsibility for securing our borders is in his hands as long as he remains president. That job is his, whether he wants it or not.

Cathie Adams is the chairman of the Republican Party of Texas.

This post originally appeared at Pajamas Media.