January 17th in Rockville - January 20 in DC

Missed your opportunity to celebrate Trump’s historic election night victory without your own Trump 2024 memorabilia?  Call Outreach Chair Brad Botwin who'll meet you. We have Trump hats (and Musk Dark MAGA), Trump/Vance yard signs, stickers, flags and more. Get your piece of history. Donations are of course greatly appreciated.

MCGOP Outreach Chair Brad Botwin has all the Trump memorabilia you need for holiday giving!

We're planning a GOP victory party, see above for details. Get your souvenirs before they're gone. TRUMP Merchandise will be available at the victory party on January 17. Be ready for Inauguration Day! 

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By Lori Jaffe

On November 5, 2024, our country decided that they had seen enough of the Left’s policies, and they voted to return to normalcy. After the election results came in, President-Elect Donald Trump called for all Americans to come together. “This will forever be remembered as the day the American people regained control of their country.” “It was a historic realignment uniting citizens of all backgrounds around a common core of common sense.” As we get ready to start a new year, we see many on the Left appear to be moving toward Trump. Some appear to be embracing normalcy while others want to remain relevant. The Left is not disputing his win as he won both the electoral college and the popular vote. 

It’s a new year, it’s a fresh start. Let’s work with those Democrats who want to move ahead and try to solve our nation's problems we thought we were on track to solve. Yes, they’re out there, some in every level of society on the county level, on the school board and in the state government in Annapolis. Moderate, common-sense Democrats who want to move the ball forward. I know many. Unfortunately, I can’t name them here cause they’d be attacked by the radicals in their midst, and there are lots of them! 

This past election has shown that many folks who identify as Democrats support normal, common-sense solutions. Heck, the two-term amendment to the MoCo Charter would not have gotten passed without overwhelming Democrat support.

When I met Senator John Thune, the new Senate majority leader in Potomac a few months ago I told him we had about 100,000 Republicans in Montgomery County! He was impressed. Of course, our problem is 500,000 folks here aren’t Republicans! That’s more voters in our county than in his entire state, but we MoCo Republicans do a lot, and we intend to do more.

We’re going to continue to make a difference.  We’re going to continue to work with everybody who’ll work with us to make things better, prices cheaper, taxes lower, education better, and the police force more capable of fighting crime and enhancing public safety.

As we leave 2024 we’re going to build on a surge of optimism, unite all the factions that folks try to use to divide us and strive to make 2025 the best year ever.

Tell me: Are you with us?

Dennis Melby

MCGOP Chairman

Yep, WE LISTEN - what do you think? Write me at [email protected]

By Dennis Melby

Many of us who live in Montgomery County have worked at some point for the federal government. When I was younger I was detailed to work at the White House for several Commissions set up by President Jimmy Carter. The President passed over the weekend at the age of 100.  Although I was never able to bring myself to vote for him I admired him and knew that he always intended to do what he considered was right, honest and best on the world stage. He had a great marriage, the best intentions and (after he left office) a great career as a former President. 

I was able to host Mrs. Carter in Bethesda for an event for Rockville's  former Chestnut Lodge psychiatric hospital where she helped us raise awareness of the problems of mental illness. They were both staunch supporters of helping people and families in need. I was able also to work with Gerald Ford, and I never told him I had worked under the man who defeated him...I thought they didn't like each other. I was wrong, they were great friends. Much like today Carter led to Reagan, and Biden has led back to Trump.

My condolences go out to the Carter family. I'm glad he and Rosalynn are reunited.

If you have any thoughts on Jimmy Carter let me know at [email protected]

WHO WILL BE THE NEXT SPEAKER?

Take our purely unscientific and just to sate your curiosity poll HERE!

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Now how about those H-1B workers? Are they always better than Americans?

The Montgomery County Government, and programs that impact County residents, will have schedule and program changes for Christmas Day, Wednesday, Dec. 25.

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In Baltimore City they spend more per student than anywhere in Maryland - yet most kids can't read, write, or do math at grade level - and they graduate most kids without skills to make it in the real world. Yet they waste money on garbage like this...it's pathetic!

Are you OK with Maryland spending your money on efforts like this? Tell us at [email protected]

Even the White House learns - albeit the hard way. The Epoch Times wrote this weekend "The Department of Education on Friday withdrew a proposed rule that would have stopped schools from banning (so called) transgender athletes from joining teams that match their gender identities." (Read the story from the Daily Caller below)

After Kamala Harris lost miserably in November when among other things she stressed putting men in women's sports, locker rooms, and women's prisons with/or without taxpayer paid cosmetic (reproductive health) surgery. And after President Donald Trump famously ran ads saying "She's for They/Them - Trump is for You!" they finally realized they were on the wrong side of the issue. So what if it took a ton a bricks to fall on them...they got the message.

Of course our Takoma Park Democrats who run the County may still be at odds with them, but most normal, common sense Americans know otherwise. Let's jump the shark and compare that to our County Council's zeal of cancelling single family zoned neighborhoods and allowing in those communities High Rises, Duplexes and multi-family homes with less parking and amenities. ALL of the public sessions, all of the on line conferences, all of the letters and emails to the County Council tell these elected single party officials that's not what their citizens want - but they apparently know better than the normal woman or man in MoCo. They plan to charge ahead, 'cause the little people don't know what's good for them, but THEY DO!

Watch this space, we're still the minority party, but surprisingly a lot of normal folks, hard working immigrant Americans, blue collar workers, young people and fed up Democrats agree with us. Entrenched Democrats beware, listen to the people or that given reelection can't be taken for granted like you thought. We have a voice, and folks listen. READ "LETS BE NORMAL"

Dennis Melby

MCGOP Chairman

Yep, WE LISTEN - what do you think? Write me at [email protected]