Dear , If I become Chairman, I will welcome all Republicans into the FCRC and Republican volunteer and voter rolls. We have too few Republicans to be holding grudges and driving people away from the GOP. That invitation certainly includes all of the hard-working volunteers who are currently filling FCRC, magisterial district, and precinct positions now and have done so in the past. They’ve earned the opportunity to play key roles in a reorganized, reinvigorated Republican Party in Fairfax County. Rumors of one-way rides on the Siberian Express for incumbent office-holders are unfounded and would be foolish. Most of us learned a long time ago that competition causes us to extend beyond our comfort zones in quest of success. It’s competition that drives athletes to achieve seemingly inhuman levels of skill, strength, speed, and endurance. It’s internal and external competition among military organizations that causes them to strengthen their lethality, efficiency, personnel quality, order, and discipline. It’s competition that propels business to innovate, streamline, and enhance customer service. It’s competition that stimulates politicians to sharpen their solutions to public policy issues and constituent service and to pursue both vigorously and faithfully. Competition can be a healthy, productive force in our lives. Sadly, as is the case with any human endeavor, competition sometimes brings out the worst in some people. In political campaigns, efforts to seek partisan advantage can devolve to levels of negativity that sow division. As the recipient of some “negativity” during the current campaign for FCRC Chairman, I bucket such commentary under the category of “That’s Politics.” I don’t take it personally and encourage others to regard it that way also. My favorite sportswriter, Grantland Rice, once said about sports competition: For when the One Great Scorer comes To mark against your name, He writes – not that you won or lost – But how you played the Game. Indeed, our Republican Party of Virginia creed calls for Republicans to rally around a common set of values and work together in unity for a common goal. Reminder: the filing forms for the Fairfax County Republican Convention must be RECEIVED at the FCRC Headquarters, 4246 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030, by 12:00 PM (Noon) on Saturday, February 24. The County Republican Convention will take place on Saturday, March 17, at South Lakes High School in Reston (11400 South Lakes Drive, Reston, VA 20191). You can read the convention call on the Fairfax County Republican Committee website or on my HanniganForChairman.com website under the subject of “FCRC Convention” in the banner. The call covers the purpose of the convention, convention details, and qualifications for participation. You can download the standard and military filing forms from the FCRC website here and here or from my website under the FCRC Convention dropdown box here and here. Or just call or email me, and I will email the forms to you directly. The forms address numerous sign-up opportunities so I have also posted a sample of how to fill out the standard filing form showing just what part of the form that a person has to complete in order to attend the Fairfax County Republican Convention that will select the new FCRC Chairman. At this point, if you plan to vote for me: - Please deliver your filing form and $25.00 check to my house (11115 Sweetwood Lane, Oakton, VA 22124) so that my team and I can ensure the form is correctly filled out and you don’t get disqualified from being a delegate because of an administrative error; or
- Deliver your filing form and $25.00 check directly to the FCRC Headquarters (Please email me when you have made the delivery so we can track progress); or
- Contact me and we’ll arrange to pick up the filing form and check at your house and submit them on time to the FCRC Headquarters.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to call or email me: 703-314-1898, timothyhannigan@icloud.com. Kind regards, |
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