HAPPENINGS AT THE VANDERBURGH COUNTY GOP

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News and Upcoming Events for May 5, 2020

 Governor Holcomb Announces Phased Reopening of Indiana: 
 Last Friday, May 1, 2020,  Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced that the ‘stay-at-home’ order would expire at 11:50pm , and that a 5 Stage approach to reopening Indiana’s economy was being implemented.
Governor Holcomb indicated that a data driven, sector-by-sector restart of Indiana’s economy will be undertaken utilizing four guiding principles. The four guiding principles that will determine forward movement in the reopening of Indiana economy are:
  • COVID patient admissions have decreased the last two weeks.
  • State must retain surge capacity of beds and ventilators.
  • Test all Hoosiers who are symptomatic – plans to test 100,000 Hoosiers per month
  • Contact all individuals who have COVID-19 and expand contact tracing program. (Centralized contract tracing will begin soon)
The Governor laid out a 5 Stages to get Indiana Back on Track roadmap with the goal of having the state open by July 4, 2020. He said the state just finished Stage 1 and that Stage 2 would begin Monday, May 4, 2020, for all but a few Indiana counties.  Vanderburgh County is now in Stage 2 of the Get Back on Track program. 
The highpoints of Stages 2 through Stage 5 are:
  • This stage began Monday, May 4,  for most of Indiana. The counties with the most cases will see a delay – Lake and Marion counties (May 11) and Cass County (May 18).
  • Hoosiers over 65 and those with high-risk conditions should remain home.
  • May 4 – Lifting essential travel restrictions & allowing gatherings of 25 people
  • May 4 – Retail stores, shopping malls and commercial businesses can open at 50% capacity
  • May 11 – Restaurants can open at 50% capacity
  • May 11 – Personal services may also open by appointment only
  • Office workers should continue working remotely, if possible.
Stage 3 (starting May 24):
  • Older and at-risk Hoosiers may venture out cautiously. Those who can work remotely should continue to do so.
  • Social gatherings of 100 or more may occur.
  • Retail stores and malls may move to 75% capacity; movie theatres at 50% capacity.
  • Gyms and fitness centers may open with restrictions on social distancing.
Stage 4 (beginning June 14):
  • Social gatherings of up to 250 people may occur.
  • State government building will be reopened to the public.
  • Professional office building employees may resume work at full capacity.
  • Retail stores and malls may open at full capacity with social distancing guidelines still in place.
  • Dining room service open may at 75% capacity; bar seating at 50%.
  • Zoos, museums, bowling alleys, and other tourism and cultural attractions open at 50% capacity.
Stage 5 (July 4):
  • We’ll continue to practice social distancing, but conventions, fairs, sporting events, festivals and similar events may resume.
  • Retail stores, malls, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, gyms and personal services may operate at full capacity.
  • Restrictions will be lifted at tourism and cultural destinations.
Learn more about the Back on Track Indiana roadmap for reopening Indiana at backontrack.in.gov

Early Voting:
The first day that a voter may vote an absentee in-person ballot for the 2020 Primary Election is Tuesday May 26, 2020.
ALL REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE STATE OF INDIANA MAY CAST AN ABSENTEE MAIL-IN BALLOT FOR THE 2020 PRIMARY ELECTION.  Refer to in.gov Absentee Voting webpage for more information.
To vote Absentee by mail:
 Request an APPLICATION FOR ABSENTEE BALLOT by contacting the Vanderburgh County Election Office at 812-435-5122, or by downloading the APPLICATION FOR ABSENTEE BALLOT found on the Vanderburgh County Clerk Elections web page .
Mail the completed  APPLICATION FOR ABSENTEE BALLOT  to:
Vanderburgh County Election
P.O. Box 3343
Evansville, IN 47732-3343
 The deadline for absentee-by-mail applications to be received by the Election Office for the 2020 Primary Election is 11:59 p.m., Thursday May 21, 2020.  If you have any questions, please call the Election Office at 812-435-5122.
 The Vanderburgh County Election Office is located at : Civic Center Complex, Room 216
1 NW ML King Jr. BLVD ,Evansville, IN

Early Voting (Absentee In-Person) :
Early Voting for the 2020 Primary will be held for one week, beginning Tuesday May 26, 2020  and ending at Noon on Monday June 1, 2020.
 Early Voting Dates and Locations are:
* At the Election Office :
 Weekdays –
. Tuesday May 26, 2020 – Friday May 29, 2020 -> Daily 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
. Monday June 1, 2020 – > 8:00 am to NOON
 Saturday -  May 30, 2020 ->  8:00 am – 4:00 pm
* Early Voting at Satellite locations :
 Weekdays at Central, McCollough, Northpark, Oaklyn, and Red Bank Libraries:
. Tuesday May 26, 2020 – Friday May 29, 2020
. Hours are Tuesday- Thursday noon to 6:00 pm , Friday noon-5:00 pm
 Saturday Voting at Northeast Park Baptist & Cedar Hall School:
. May 30, 2020  -> 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Early Vote Locations:
1 NW ML King Jr., Rm 216
2100 N. Fulton Ave
200 SE MLK BLVD
5115 Washington Ave
960 Koehler Dr.
215 N. Boeke Rd
3001 Oaklyn Dr.
120 S. Red Bank

 

2020 Republican Primary Candidates
FEDERAL
President of the United States      Donald J. Trump (incumbent)
 William Weld
U S Representative District 8       Larry Bucshon (incumbent)
STATE
Governor                       Eric Holcomb (incumbent)
  Lt. Governor                       Suzanne Crouch (incumbent)
(selected at GOP State Convention)
 Attorney General                 Nate Harter
(selected at GOP State Convention)      Curtis T. Hill, Jr. (incumbent)
(Vote for 1)                       John Westercamp
 State Senate District 50               Vaneta Becker (incumbent)
State Representative  Dist. 64       Matt Hostettler (incumbent)
State Representative  Dist. 76       Wendy McNamara (incumbent)
State Representative  Dist. 77            OPEN
State Representative  Dist. 78       Holli Sullivan (incumbent)
VANDERBURGH
Clerk of the Circuit Court             Carla Hayden (incumbent)
County Recorder                           Debbie Stucki (incumbent)
County Treasurer                          Dottie Thomas
County Coroner                                  OPEN
County Surveyor                           Linda Freeman
County Commissioner Dist. 1      Zachary Rascher
County Commissioner Dist. 3      Randall Chapman
(Vote for 1)                             Cheryl Musgrave (incumbent)
County Council At-Large            Billy D. Garrett
(Vote for not more than 3)               Jill Anne Hahn
        Joe Kiefer (incumbent)
        Angela Koehler Lindsey (incumbent)
PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN RACES:
WARD TWO PRECINCT 17
Vote for ONE (1)
TIM BRAY
JOHN MONTRASTELLE
WARD THREE PRECINCT 17
Vote for ONE (1)
STEVE SCHAEFER
G. MICHAEL SCHOPMEYER
WARD FIVE PRECINCT 5
Vote for ONE (1)
FARLEY P SMITH
ALICE B WORK
WARD SIX PRECINCT 5
Vote for ONE (1)
ERIC B. SCHMIDT
DOTTIE THOMAS
ARMSTRONG TWP PRECINCT 1
Vote for ONE (1)
JASON GERTEISEN
VICTORIA LANGTON
CENTER TWP PRECINCT 4
Vote for ONE (1)
THERESA R. BASSEMIER
KATHLEEN KAT MOLLOY
SCOTT TWP PRECINCT 1
Vote for ONE (1)
CHRIS LANTAFF
JOHN B. WILLIAMS
SCOTT TWP PRECINCT 5
Vote for ONE (1)
STEVE HAMMER
MARTHA C. STOTT
STATE CONVENTION DELEGATE RACES:
WARD ONE & KNIGHT TOWNSHIP
Vote for not more than Six (6)
JEFFREY W. AHLERS
TOM BOZIKIS
JOSHUA A. CLAYBOURN
BETTY J HERMANN
MARY JO KAISER
TIM O’BRIEN
WAYNE PARKE
HOLLY DUNN PENDLETON
SEAN SELBY
WARD TWO & WARD FOUR
Vote for not more than Six (6)
STEVE ARY
TIM BRAY
ARCHIE CARTER
MARY ELLEN COKER
CARLA J. HAYDEN
GINA HERMANN
NICHOLAS HERMANN
STEVE HERMANN
CAROL MCCLINTOCK
GREG PEETE
NATALIE RASCHER
ZAC RASCHER
E. LON WALTERS
LLOYD WINNECKE
WARD THREE & WARD SIX
Vote for not more than Seven (7)
DAVID CHRISTMAS
WENDY JO CHRISTMAS
SHERRY FARMER
GLEN J. KISSEL
STEVE SCHAEFER
ERIC B. SCHMIDT
G. MICHAEL SCHOPMEYER
LINDA SINGER
DOTTIE THOMAS
GABE WHITLEY
 WARD FIVE
Vote for not more than Five (5)
MARSHA ABELL BARNHART
RICHARD F. BARNHART
VICKI BROWN
MICHELLE C. MERCER
CHRISTOPHER POLITANO
PEGGY L. POLITANO 7
FARLEY P. SMITH
JAMES F. TOLEN
ARMSTRONG & SCOTT TOWNSHIPS
Vote for not more than Five (5) 
JASON GERTEISEN
STEVE HAMMER
JOSEPH J. OPPEE
HOBART SCALES
MARTHA C. STOTT
NICHOLAS J. WILDEMAN
JOHN B. WILLIAMS
TERESA D. WINK
 
 

 

Be a Republican Poll Worker for the June 2, 2020 Primary Election.  
2020 Primary  poll workers must be a registered voter residing in the state of Indiana. Poll workers cannot be a close relative to a candidate whose name appears on the ballot, and cannot be the chairman or treasurer of the committee of the candidate whose name appears on the ballot. Vote Center Poll Worker compensation is $275 for Inspectors, $195 for Republican Judges and $195 for Republican Clerks. Training is a requirement. 
For more information or to volunteer to be a Republican poll worker contact the Vanderburgh County GOP at 812-425-8207 or Email VCRP Political Director Mary Jo Kaiser at beamerjo59@gmail.com

 
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 VCRP Central Committee Meeting – CANCELLED
Contact Mary Jo Kaiser at 812-425-8207 if you have any questions.

EVSC Board of School Trustees Meeting-
 For more information visit the Board of School Trustees web page.

 The Evansville Civic Center is CLOSED to the public until further notice.
 Visit www.evansvillegov.org for City of Evansville information.

 City Council Meeting-
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City Council webpage

 County Council Meeting-
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County Council webpage

 County Commission Meeting-
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2020 State Convention to be Televised and Livestreamed:
(from the Party Line 04/30/20 Newsletter)

 Indiana Republican Party Chairman Kyle Hupfer has some exciting news to share. This year, we will make history at our 2020 State Convention! For the first time ever, the 2020 Indiana Republican Convention will be televised and livestreamed. WISH-TV in Indianapolis and its news partners across the state will air our convention live, giving all Hoosiers the opportunity to see our Party of Purpose at work.

While your state committee is working on contingency plans should we need to make changes due to COVID-19, our goal remains to conduct our 2020 convention in the traditional, in-person manner.  And WISH-TV will have access to cover our convention live in whatever form our convention eventually takes. “This is exciting news for our party,” Chairman Hupfer said. “We’ve always operated in an open and transparent way and continue to look for ways to broaden our party. I’m glad DeJuan McCoy and his team at WISH agreed to partner on this historic first in Indiana politics!”

It is more critical than ever to broaden the reach of our party. Chairman Hupfer recognized the potential that televising our event can achieve. He reached out to WISH-TV, spoke with DeJuan and the team, and the rest is-or soon will be-history. At the convention, a statewide audience will watch Governor Eric Holcomb deliver the keynote address before he’s on the ballot this November. The governor’s leadership during the global pandemic has earned him high praise. Hoosiers will want to continue hearing more on his vision for the future of our great state. “It just makes sense to broadcast our convention and let more people see our party at work,” added Hupfer. “Interest in our convention will be high and interest in this year’s election will be even higher. The more Hoosiers we can reach, the more they’re engaged in our state’s future.”

The convention will also be streamed online, allowing Hoosiers outside of WISH-TV and its partners’ viewing areas to watch Governor Holcomb’s keynote speech, our nominations for Lt. Governor and Attorney General, candidate speeches, and additional business we’ll undertake at the convention. If an in-person convention cannot be conducted in a safe and healthy manner, these speeches and nominations will be delivered in-studio and broadcast live.

Thanks to Chairman Hupfer and WISH-TV, we’ll make history at our convention in June. And then we know that with the hard work and enthusiasm of grassroots Republican supporters like you, we’ll make even more history this November!
Thanks,

Your Indiana Republican Party

Self-employed can file for unemployment:
The Department of Workforce Development recently launched a new process for self-employed Hoosiers, independent contractors and “gig” workers to apply and receive unemployment benefits. Under the federal CARES Act, Hoosiers who would not normally qualify for unemployment benefits may now be eligible for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance.

Free Mental Health Resource for Hoosiers:
Gov. Holcomb recently announced that the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) has launched a new website, BeWellIndiana.org, to provide free mental health resources for Hoosiers. The site is designed to help with the increase in anxiety, depression and other mental health issues that may be triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The site helps address first-time issues as well as pre-existing mental health concerns.   Learn MORE
Avoid COVID-19-Related Scams : 
We are all doing our best to navigate this unprecedented and confusing time, but unfortunately there are a number of bad actors trying to use this situation to take advantage of businesses and consumers. The Better Business Bureau recently reported that some business owners have been contacted by someone posing as a member of the Small Business Administration (SBA).  Learn MORE

Stay in touch with GOP state legislators representing our area (click links below):

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Last week VP Mike Pence visited the Kokomo GM plant that is now making ventilators as part of the response to the  (COVID-19) pandemic. See local media coverage HERE.
 Watch Whitehouse video –

Stay in touch with GOP members of Congress representing our area (click links below):

Visit the Vanderburgh GOP 

page for daily updates.

  Mark Your calendar                CLICK on event for more information
May 21 Deadline to Request Absentee-by-Mail Ballot
May 26 Early Voting In-Person Begins
May 30 Saturday Early Voting In-Person
June 1 (Noon) Early Voting In-Person Ends
June 2 Primary Election Day

  Make sure you add vandygop@gmail.com to your address book so we’ll be sure to land in your inbox!

If you have any questions, contact Mary Jo Kaiser, VCRP Political Director, at

or (812) 425-8207.
for more info. Thank you.

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