What is a “Committee Member”?      Video      White Paper

A Committee Member is a “voting member of a political party”.

Overview:
Our country consists of 50 states.
States are broken down into counties.
Counties are further subdivided into election districts or precincts.
These are small geographic neighborhoods for voting purposes.
There is supposed to be (2) representatives in every district in every county in every state for every political party!
These local representatives are called “Committee Members”!

At the County level:
Your County Republican Party consists of all registered Republican voters in the county.
However, a select few are representatives known as “Committee Members”.
They vote for the County Republican Chairperson and other county party leaders.

Influence Nominations:
Committee Members can exercise their influence by nominating candidates or county/local public office.
These nominees can become the candidate on a general election ballot, unless challenged, in which case, a primary election is held to decide the winner.
But in some/many cases, nominated candidates go unchallenged and their name appears on the general election ballot by default.
Challenges and primary elections can be positive because they give the broader, general public choices: to select the candidate they want on the ballot in a general election.

Influence Elections:
Think of this process as the precursor to elections.
Similarly, there are state Committee Members who nominate and support leaders and public officials at the regional and state level.
This is the hierarchy, the structure, that begins at the local level and escalates up.

Community Engagement:
Theoretically, County Committee Members are the link between the voters in their community and the political party they belong to. They can (and should) “represent” their community, keep them informed about upcoming elections, issues and candidates, and bring the voters’ views and concerns back to the party at scheduled meetings.

Interaction is manifested by open communication with your neighbors. As primary/general elections draw near, committee members often “canvas” voters (door-to-door or phone calls) and remind them to vote. Committee members and the general public may (optionally) attend fund raisers for their preferred candidates.

Purpose:
But the main responsibility of Committee Members – their authority – their agency – is to preserve the Republic that our country was founded upon … “a government of the people, for the people, by the people”!

How to Become a Committee Member