A couple of weeks ago, the delegates to the California Republican Party Convention adopted a strong, bold platform to serve as the ideological and policy document for the State GOP for the next four years.
Along with many others, I was proud to serve as a member of the Platform Committee that adopted this platform. It represents a lot of work by a lot of people, and I encourage all FlashReport readers to take a few minutes to peruse it. It is broken down into sections and is quite easy to digest. A lot of CRP members took a leadership role in the drafting of this document, certainly worthy of specific mention would be Mike Schroeder, Mike Spence, Mark Pruner, and Laura Gadke, with whom I worked closely in the process. But the overall effort included dozens of great Republicans, and the final version that you have here before you represents an additional five hours of work by the Platform Committee at the convention, with many different additions and revisions. CRP Chairman Ron Nehring and Committee Parliamentarian Bill Baber get a special "endurance" award for their efforts — actually, maybe we all qualify!
The final work product speaks for itself. It is a platform in the tradition of Ronald Reagan — one of bold colors, not soft pastels. I think a special note of thanks is deserved for the folks at Newt Gingrich’s American Solutions, who devoted a considerable amount of their time to helping us "wordsmith" many of the points articulated in this document.
So, without any further introduction, the newly minted California Republican Party Platform!
[You can download the attached file below, or also access it at this link. H/T to the team at Bieber Communications for the great graphics and layout work!]
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