Calendar of Republican Events

The Silicon Valley Tea Party Patriots will host their monthly dinner meeting (dinner at 6:00 pm / meeting 7:00-8:00 pm).  No cost for the event.

Juan Barosso of Blach Construction and AEDIS Architects are hosting an event for Republican Assembly Candidate David Haubert.  General admission is Free.  Sponsorships are available.  Click here for more information or contact Mallory West at 530.277.9175.

The Silicon Valley Republican Women Federated present attorney Chuck Bell.  Mr. Bell is senior partner of Bell, McAndrews & Hiltachk, LLP.  He is one of the leading experts on the California Political Reform Act and federal and state election laws.

Mr. Bell is also General Counsel to the California Republican Party.  He has provided legal advice and representation to candidates and officeholders including Governors Schwarzenegger and Wilson.  He is a graduate of Stanford University and Stanford Law School.  His topic will be “Redistricting and Threats to the Integrity of the Voting Process in California and Nationwide”.  Social 11:30 AM, Lunch Noon.

Cost:  $20 per person.  RSVP to Louise Kenney at (408) 739-4724 by noon, Monday before the meeting.

Berryessa-Milpitas Republican Assembly (BMRA) invites you to attend their General Meeting featuring Dr. Lydia Ortega, a free market economics professor at San Jose State University.  Bring your question and share an evening with like-minded Conservatives.  You are welcome.  Admission – Free; serving light refreshments.

The Conservative Forum of Silicon Valley will hold their second annual Hillsdale College event with special guest Dr. Gary Wolfram.  Dr. Wolfram is the William E. Simon Professor of Economics & Public Policy, and Director of Economics at Hillsdale College.  He will speak on “Regime Uncertainty and the Obama Administration – Why Unemployment Remains So High”.

Cost: Members $10 online  $15 at the door; Non-members $15 online or $25 at the door.  Doors open at 6:15pm and Program begins at 7pm. Complimentary cocktails, hot and cold appetizers and dessert will be served.

The Palo Alto Republican Women Federated will hold a luncheon meeting with special guests Dr. Gloria Hom and Vicky Ching.  Gloria Hom is an economist, businesswoman and author.  Vicky Ching is the owner of Ming’s Restaurant and is associated with several companies.  Lunch selections will be for a Chinese New Year Celebration.

Tickets: $20 per person.  Reservation deadline is February 3rd.  Make check payable to PARWF and send to: Jo Anne Zschokke, 2285 Oberlin Street, Palo Alto, CA 94306.  For more information click here or call Donna at (650) 494-0805 or Jo Anne at (650) 857-9395.

The monthly meeting of the Santa Clara County Republican Party.  Normally the second Wednesday of the month.  Questions? Contact HQ at director@svgop.com or 408-246-6600.

Join Rob Bernosky for coffee to discuss his campaign for the 30th Assembly District.  (The location announced earlier has been changed to the First Street Coffee House.)

The Silicon Valley Association of Republican Women will host a breakfast with guest speaker Dakin Sloss, President, California Common Sense (CACS), a Stanford-based nonprofit using Silicon Valley technologies to open government finances to the public, engage citizens in data-driven discourse, and catalyze a grassroots movement for better governance.

Tickets: $13 (includes continental breakfast) Check in for the meeting begins at 9:00 am, with the program beginning at 9:30 am.  Men and guests are welcome. For more info contact:  info@svarw.com

SPARC is pleased to host an evening featuring Morgan Kelley,  Bay Area Regional Vice Chair for the CA Republican Party. The topic will be “Revitalizing Bay Area Republicans – to Win in 2012!”

RSVP:  Click here to sign up for the event.  Tickets are $10 for members; $15 for non-members.  Pay at the door.

Please join the West Valley Republican Women to hear Sam Paredes from Gun Owners of America.  Sam Paredes is a member of the Board of Directors of Gun Owners of America and has worked with Gun Owners of California (GOC) for over 30 years. He currently serves as GOC’s Executive Director.  Check-in/Social 11:30; Lunch 12:00.

Cost:  $18, payable to WVRWF, includes lunch.  Everyone is welcome, gentlemen included! RSVP to 9ascott@gmail.com or Nina Scott at 408-247-0582 by Monday before the luncheon.

Join the Silicon Valley Log Cabin Club for their February Social Meeting.  Please RSVP to eshickok@yahoo.com or call (408) 406-4917.

Please join new Sunnyvale City Council Member Tara Martin-Milius for a reception to celebrate taking the Oath of Office and a fundraiser to retire her campaign debt.  Hors d’oeuvres.  Sponsorship Levels:  Individuals $100, Copper $250, Senior & Students $25, also higher levels.  RSVP to carlottabcastillo@yahoo.com or (408)569-9838 by Feb. 13.

The West Valley Republican Women Federated will host the After Five reception, providing an opportunity to network with Republican women.  Stop by for a glass of wine, or stay for dinner. Bring a friend!

For more information, contact After Five chair Kathy Kerber at (408) 244-0624 or email kerber@techstories.com.

In many ways, the political landscape in 2012 is as strange as the one Dorothy encountered in the Land of Oz. Duf Sundheim will talk about this strange new environment, why he is so optimistic about California’s future, and what we can do to find our way out of the woods.  Duf Sundheim is a former Chairman of the California Republican Party and has been actively involved in politics for over 40 years.

Tickets:  For info or reservations contact Roger Lasson at rflasson@sbcglobal.net or 408-532-0834.