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Pancake Breakfast – May 1st

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

Join us for the Hamilton County Young Republican’s all you can eat Pancake Breakfast, May 1st, 8am to 11am at Calvary Chapel Chattanooga (on broad st, across from CCS, by Pizza Hut). Proceeds will benifit the YRs, and a donation of 50% will be given to the local Boys and Girls Club.
The Young Republicans are [...]

Hamilton County YRs Respond to Escalating City Violence

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

The recent shootings at Coolidge Park are unacceptable and we condemn such violence as senseless criminal acts, but we believe that the violence is symptomatic of a deeper problem that exists in Chattanooga—the failure of the current City Administration to take the wider problem of gangs and violence seriously. This steadily growing issue is not [...]

REP. GORDON LETS DOWN CONSTITUENTS, TENNESSEE

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

Representative Bart Gordon’s support of the healthcare bill ignores the will of the people, the request of our governor, and the lessons of TennCare.
Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen has made no secret about his opposition to the healthcare bill currently before Congress. He stated last summer that he fears that, under this bill, Congress would [...]

The Shakedown was a success!

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

We had over 200 people in attendance at the Shakedown friday night, which really overwhelmed any of our expectations. Thank you so much to Kevin and Tiffany Hargis, Ashley Hammonds, and Matt Wiseman for spending the last 2 months working on this event…we are already in the planning stages for our next event, and [...]

Southside Jazz Shakedown, February 19th

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

The Hamilton County Young Republicans are hosting the Southside Jazz Shakedown. We have two Jazz bands lined up, delicious finger food, an opportunity to hear from GOP congressional and gubernatorial candidates…and all for FREE. We will have a cash bar and soft drinks.
Please invite your friends to be a part of this night…everyone is invited. [...]

January YR Meeting – The Plan

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

It’s 2010, and we are ready to make the YRs as effective as we can this election year. Opportunities to get involved will abound with so many local, state, and national elections taking place.
This meeting is going to be a great opportunity for those of you who have not been very involved [...]

October Meeting with Tommy Crangle, District 3 Candidate

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Our October meeting will be on Thursday, October 29th 6:30pm at Abuelo’s Mexican Food Embassy (outside of Hamilton Place Mall)
So far this year we have heard from 3 candidates for Zach Wamp’s district 3 congressional seat: Robin Smith (as TNGOP Chair, before she declared), Sheriff Tim Gobble, and Chuck Fleischmann. We continue with Mr Crangle, [...]

Shakedown is Postponed

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

I regret that the events committee has had to postpone the Southside Jazz Shakedown due to funds not being available, which we were not aware of until last minute. This was not something we decided lightly…personally, I believed in this event. What a great opportunity it would have been for the party and the Young [...]

Chuck Fleischman @ August YR Meeting

Saturday, August 8th, 2009

For our August meeting our speaker will be Chuck Fleischman, Congressional candidate for District 3 in the upcoming GOP primary.
Our meeting is Aug 27th, 6:30pm at Abuelo’s Mexican Food Embassy, outside of Hamilton Place Mall. As always, bring a friend, get to know the candidate, and fellowship with your fellow Young Republicans. Bring a friend [...]

June Hamilton County GOP Newsletter, YR Update

Monday, June 8th, 2009

Here is June’s YR update for the County’s GOP newsletter:
Fellow Republicans,
2009 so far has been a very exciting year for the Young Republicans. We have seen our meeting attendance grow to 20-30 active young people, with new members every month. We have added a monthly Social Hour that has been a great outreach to people [...]