February 7: Let your Voice be Heard!

Let your voice be heard! Come to the Republican Caucuses on Super Tuesday! Vote in the presidential preference poll, and elect delegates to the BPOU convention! Present resolutions to the BPOU platform! Locations:
Pelican Rapids - Senior Center
Fergus Falls - Kennedy Middle School Cafeteria
Parkers Prairie - Parkers Prairie High School
Perham - High School Library
New York Mills - High School Media Center (North Entrance)
Battle Lake - School Cafeteria
Henning - Community Center

Join the Discussion!

The Republican Party of Otter Tail County has a very active Facebook group. We discuss current events, upcoming events, TV debates, volunteer opportunities, and much more! If you are not a part of our Facebook group yet, please join now:
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Otter Tail County Convention: Local Officers

Please note the new officers for Otter Tail County:

Chair: Brent E. Frazier, Pelican Rapids
Deputy Chair:Jim Eitzen, Clitherall
Treasurer: Tom Burau, Fergus Falls
Vice Chair HD 10A: Dave Lindberg, Fergus Falls
Vice Chair HD 10B: Karen Franze, Pelican Rapids

REGION CHAIRS

1 : Dennis Poppenhagen
2 : Vacant
3 : Tom Prischmann
4 : John Waller, III
5 : Betty Staebler
6 : Arles Kumpula

Official Republican Party of Otter Tail County Convention

VERGAS AREA COMMUNITY CENTER
Corner of Linden St and Pelican Ave
VERGAS, MN 56587
Saturday, February 19, 2011
9:00 a.m. - Registration opens at 8:00 a.m.

To pre-register, click on the form below. Print and mail!

Featured Speaker: Ed Schafer, Former North Dakota Governor

Ed Schafer is one of very few leaders with extensive experience and proven performance in both business and government. He has led a multi-national consumer products business and several entrepreneurial start-up companies. In the public sector, he has been elected Governor of North Dakota twice and served as United States Secretary of Agriculture.

North Dakota voters heard his "Schafer Means Business" campaign focus and elected Ed their governor in 1992 and again in 1996. He approached his leadership for the state as if he were its CEO. His creative priority-based budgeting initiatives and aggressive use of cutting edge technologies reduced the cost of government while his strong fiscal policies gave North Dakota the foundation for its current financial strength, budget surplus, and the lowest unemployment in the nation.

As Secretary of Agriculture, Ed oversaw a $95 billion operating budget and over 107,000 employees. He restructured and reshaped 29 agencies to modernize the focus of $285 billion in program delivery and built a new process for implementing the 2008 Farm Bill. Ed also initiated the Secretary's Fight Hunger Initiative, directed the United States' response to the World Food Crisis, and helped direct international trade negotiations on behalf of the federal government.

Ed has been equally effective as a business leader. As president of the international cleaning and personal care products company, Gold Seal, he oversaw a 50 percent increase in sales and tripled this private company's net worth. Ed negotiated the sale of the company realizing top dollar value for shareholders.

Meanwhile he started a beverage distribution company and boosted first-year sales fifty-fold before selling to the managing partner. He later founded and sold an aquaculture enterprise and a real estate development group. Following his governorship, Ed returned to the business world and co-founded a telecommunications company focusing on rural cell phone connectivity and broadband coverage.

Ed Schafer has served on public and private corporate boards of directors and held leadership positions in foundations and trade associations. He's also an active member of many civic and service organizations.

Ed is married to Nancy Jones Schafer. They have four children and nine grandchildren.

Gretchen Hoffman: State Senator

Gretchen Hoffman, Mark Murdock and Bud Nornes were sworn into their respective offices on January 4, 2011. Congratulations from the Republican Party of Otter Tail County!
Pictured: Jon Hoffman, Melissa Honer, Gretchen Hoffman, Virgil Hoffman, Nicole Lillis, Joe Hoffman, Katie Karkela, Doug Hoffman

Gretchen Hoffman being sworn into office.