Durham County Republican Party

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 Executive Committee and filling out the various sub-committees, and then representing the party’s positions to the news media. Continue reading →

Please make plans to join the Durham Republican Party Friday, March 30th as we continue to prepare for the 2012 election season. This Lincoln-Douglass Dinner we will welcome Commissioner of Agriculture, Steve Troxler as our guest speaker. Bill LuMaye from 680 WPTF radio will serve as Master of Ceremonies

Location: Hilton Durham (near Duke University) 3800 Hillsborough Road, Durham NC
The cocktail reception will begin at 6:00 pm with dinner being served at 7:00 pm. General Admission tickets are $55 per person or $100 per couple. Discounted student tickets are available for only $40 per person.

You can purchase your tickets at the door. Email Karyn Wilkerson (stithwilkerson@aol.com) to confirm availability.

The 2012 Durham County Republican convention will be held March 17.  Registration begins 9:00 AM and ends at 9:50 AM for same day registration. Register online here. Precinct meetings will start at 10:00 AM.

Location:  DPS Staff Development Center
2107 Hillandale Road

We will post more information about speakers as it becomes available.

Rob Christensen, N&O reporter and author of The Paradox of Tar Heel Politics: the Personalities, Elections, and Events that Shaped Modern North Carolina, will discuss the evolution of North Carolina politics and how the state has become the most politically competitve state in the South.

Time: Sunday, January 29, 2012, 3 pm- 4 pm

Place:  Durham County Library, Southwest Regional Library, 3605 Shannon Rd,

Cost: Free

In North Carolina, you must register as a Republican no later than 1/31/12 in order to be eligible to attend your Republican precinct meeting in February.   Take action now to insure you have a vote and a voice!

The January Durham County Republican Party Executive Committee meeting will be held Tuesday, January 17th at 7:00 pm. We will meet at

Healthy Start Academy
807 West Chapel Hill Street,
Durham, NC.

All registered Republicans are invited to attend.

Let’s Be Civil about Voter Photo ID
by Richard Ford

I hope we can move to a more civil discourse on the merits of the proposed voter photo id law. In that hope, I offer the following:

The South Carolina voter id law being challenged by the Obama Justice Department is the product of a bi-partisan task force.

President Carter and Secretary of State Baker chaired the Federal Election Reform Commission in 2005. Their recommendations included requiring voters to produce a photo id. The Commission concluded: Continue reading →

Hearing Gives Residents the Opportunity to Provide Input for the Durham-Orange and Durham-Wake Passenger Rail Corridors

​What: Rail Transit Alternatives Analysis Public Hearing 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 featured speaker for our Lincoln-Douglass Day dinner.  Stay tuned for the exact day and time of the event (most likely late February, potentially early March), but once those details are announced, I strongly recommend that you make plans to attend.   Continue reading →

Triangle Republican Women

Monday, January 9, 2012 at 6:30

Carolina Ale House

(Bus.15-501 – Across from Sam’s Club)

Featured Speaker:

Tami L. Fitzgerald, the Executive Director of the North Carolina Values Coalition.