The Republican Party will be at the St. Clair County Fair from August 10 through August 14. It is at the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds in Belleville, IL. The fair is open from 6pm until 10pm, Tuesday through Friday and 2pm until 10pm Saturday.

If you can volunteer to be at our booth to support Republican candidates, please send us an email to chairman@stclairgop.org.

Ed Cockrell, Republican Candidate for Assessor, has scheduled a series of property tax forums throughout the county. He has already held two and they have been very successful. Below is a schedule of upcoming forums. Also, please read the BND Editorial Published on June 10.

All meetings are at 7pm. Feel free to attend any meeting that is convenient for you, regardless of where you live:
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The Belleville Shriner’s Parade was held on Friday evening and the St Clair County Republican Party had a beautifully, patriotic decorated float with many Republican marchers. Several candidates for election marched in the parade and included Robert Enriquez, Secretary of State; Teri Newman, 12th Congressional District; Ed Cockrell, County Assessor; Stephen McArthur, County Sheriff; and Bill Brady (represented by Wes Gozia, Metro East Coordinator. Pictures of the marchers and float can be seen in the slide show. It was a long, hot parade, but everyone enjoyed it very much. Over 6,000 pieces of candy wrapped in Republican logo paper with “Proud American” and “Proud Republican” printed on it. Other mixed candy was handed out as well. The Republican message for St Clair County got out that We Are Back and We Are Strong. Thanks a ton to all those who helped, especially our Young Republicans from Belleville East HS Alex Davis, Evelyn and Melinda. A great conservative way to start the summer of events off with a bang.

Join the St. Clair County Republican Party on Facebook and Twitter. Links to sign up are below. After you join our fan page, please invite your friends and family to join too!

“I am disappointed the Democrats have passed this flawed and unconstitutional healthcare bill that will ruin our healthcare system, bankrupt our future generations and does nothing to guarantee innocent life will be protected. Over 16,500 new IRS employees will be hired to enforce this mandate on the American people and it dramatically expands government control in all of our personal lives. The Republican Party will continue to fight for smaller government, fiscal responsibility and the protection of innocent life.”

Jon McLean, Chairman
St. Clair County Republican Party
(888) SCC-GOP4
chairman@stclairgop.org

On Saturday March 20, 2010 a special training and orientation was held for newly elected Republican Precinct Committeemen. Also in attendance were seasoned committeemen and prospective committeemen who are considering becoming committeemen or helpers. The training covered the role of precinct committeeman and methods they can use to get help from their constituency. Valuable information was distributed in the form of brochures and pamphlets about election judges, pollwatchers, deputy registrars and other functions. Following the training many attendees stayed for lunch at Fischer’s and another opportunity to formulate ideas and connections for the forthcoming election year. It was a great session and hopefully more will follow in the future.