Author Archives: Ted Hicks

Who says there’s Voter Fraud in Durham? This past Tuesday, the Durham Republican Party Executive Committee convened for our monthly meeting.  As this was the first meeting since the Primary, we reviewed the election results and discussed what we need … Continue reading →

If you missed the 2012 Lincoln Douglass Day Dinner, you can see some or all of the speeches by going to this website.   A big thank you to Keith Johnson of Carolina Reprographics and founder of NC Media.org for volunteering … Continue reading →

Disinformation and What Can You Do? Last week, I received an email from a lady who was clearly confused on the Marriage Amendment.  She was either simply misinformed or a victim of the misinformation tactics by the left.  The very … Continue reading →

Last year, we had a fair number of people coming to the convention for the first time.  As rookie convention goers, they did not know that we had to go through the exercise of approving the Plan of Organization.  Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

Don’t Pick Up Your Ball And Go Home Earlier this week, one of our hard working volunteers emailed me to announce his exit from active participation in the party.   He indicated that while he believed that the Republican Party in Durham is … Continue reading →

If we simplified my role as Chairman down to two functions, those two main functions would be leading the party and organizing the party.  For much of 2011, a lot of my time was spent leading the party; organizing the … Continue reading →

The Durham County Republican Party is starting 2012 off with a bang!   Just a few days ago, I received word that James P. Cain, former Ambassador to Denmark from 2005 – 2009, has accepted my invitation to be our … Continue reading →

We the People Earlier this week, Erin Hartness from WRAL-TV called me.  She wanted to come by my office to film a brief interview for a story she was putting together regarding the raises that the Durham County Commissioners recently … Continue reading →

Encouraging Results Now that the November elections are behind us, it’s time for us to take a critical look at both our efforts and the results of those efforts.  What can we learn?

We Can Defeat the Tax Increases As you know, this year’s ballot has two tax referendums.  You also know where the Durham Republican Party stands on these initiatives.  (In case you need a reminder, click here for our information sheets.) … Continue reading →