This year's Orange County Republican Convention will again be held at Sunrise Church. Sunrise is located at 1315 New Hope Trace Dr, in Chapel Hill, just off Churton St and off I-40 exit 263. Registration will be from 9:00-9:45 AM. Precinct meetings will take place from 10:00-10:45, and the Convention will run from 11:00 to noon. We will be electing Officers and Precinct Chairs and getting delegates for the 4th District and State NCGOP Convention. Breakfast refreshments will be available. For more information, contact Waddy Davis at chairmanocncgop@centurylink.net, or Trish Randall at pyrandall@gmail.com.

Tickets:  Please RSVP (to the right).  There is no charge for the Orange County GOP Convention.  However, please bring $5.00 cash if you wish to be considered as a delegate for the 4th District Convention or the North Carolina GOP State Convention.

The Convention agenda can be seen below:

CALL TO ORDER: Orange County GOP Chairman, Waddy Davis

Invocation: Kathy Arab

Pledge of Allegiance: Ed Zapolsky

CALL TO CONVENTION: Virginia Ferguson

Appointment of Convention Officers

• Chairman: Virginia Ferguson

• Secretary: Tammy Smith

• Parliamentarian: Glenn Sawtelle

• Sergeant-at-Arms: Larry Smith

• Timekeeper: Michael Kuhn

• Tellers: Carol McCanna, Brenda Crowder-Gaines, Kimberly Sanchez

VIP Introduction and Speeches

1. Judge Phil Berger, Jr. (Court of Appeals) Running for Supreme Ct.

2. Justice Paul Newby running for Chief Justice, NCSC

3. Video from Lt Gov Dan Forest, Running for Governor

Credentials Committee Report: Ana Kuhn, Sridhar Rajappan, Bonnie O’Neill

Rules Committee Report (for adoption): Camilla Zapolsky, Anita Wilson

Minutes from the 2018 County Convention (for approval): Trish Randall

Treasurer’s Report (filed for audit): James Carroll

New Business

1. Election of Orange County GOP Officers: Nomination Committee/Virginia Ferguson

2. Plan of Organization (adoption): Bob Randall, Michael Kuhn, Dan Ashely

3. Platform Committee Report (approval): John Gaither, Roy Loflin

4. Resolutions Committee Report (approval): Edward Zapolsky, Waddy Davis

5. Election of Delegates to District and State Convention

Announcements and Closing Remarks: Chairman Waddy Davis

April 13, 2019: 4^th Congressional District Convention, NCGOP Headquarters, 1506 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC

June 6-8, 2019: NC Republican Convention, Concord, NC www.ncgop.org

The 4^th District Convention will be held on Saturday morning, April 13, at the NCGOP Headquarters, located at 1506 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27605. Registration will be from 9:00AM-10:00; the Convention will take place from 10:00-noon. Delegates for the District Convention will be nominated and elected at the OCGOP Convention on Saturday, 30 March, at Sunrise Church, Hillsborough.

The 2019 NCGOP State Convention will be held June 6-9, 2019, in Concord, NC. Delegates for the State Convention will be nominated and elected at the OCGOP Convention on March 30, 2019. More information will be forthcoming from the NCGOP regarding venue and recommended hotels. 

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