We’ll be meeting to officially vote on bylaws for our new Political Action Committee (PAC), in addition to discussing future plans at this meeting (including a possible Tea Party event on September 17th). RSVP for the meeting here!

At our previous meeting, we decided to set dues at $50 per person beginning on January 1, 2011. The 2010 dues have been pro-rated to $25 per person. Becoming a dues-paying member will make you a voting member of our PAC, and give us the funds necessary to execute our goals. To become a voting member of the PAC, you have two options. 1) if you are coming on Saturday, bring your $25 check with you. 2) if you cannot make it on Saturday, but still want to join and help us with our financial goals, mail a $25 check to Muskogee Tea Party PAC, P.O. Box 123, Muskogee OK, 74402.

I will email out copies of the proposed bylaws tomorrow, and will have additional copies at the meeting. Hope to see you there! If you would like to join our email list, send an email to MuskogeeTeaParty@gmail.com.

With you for the future of our great nation,

Jamison Faught

Organizer, Muskogee Tea Party
(918) 869-6000

Federal law requires us to use our best efforts to collect and report the name, mailing address, occupation and name of employer of individuals whose contributions exceed $200 in a calendar year. Maximum donation by federal law is $5,000 per year for individuals. Donations to the Muskogee Tea Party PAC are not tax-deductible. Donations may be used for federal elections, and as such are subject to the limits and prohibitions of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), as amended by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA), Federal Election Commission Regulations (11 CFR) and Advisory Opinions (AOs).

Please make every effort to attend this meeting! Click here for our Facebook event page.

More details to come!

Democrat ballot:

U.S. Senate
Jim Rogers
Mark Myles

U.S. House (District 2)
Jim Wilson
Dan Boren

Governor
Jari Askins
Drew Edmondson

Superintendent of Public Instruction
Susan Paddack
Jerry Combrink

Republican ballot:

U.S. Senate
Evelyn L. Rogers
Lewis Kelly Spring
Tom Coburn

U.S. House (District 2)
Daniel Edmonds
Charles Thompson
Raymond Wickson
Chester Clem Falling
Howard Houchen
Daniel Arnett

Governor
Randy Brogdon
Roger L. Jackson
Mary Fallin
Robert Hubbard

Lieutenant Governor
Bernie Adler
John A. Wright
Todd Lamb
Paul F. Nosak
Bill Crozier

State Auditor and Inspector
Gary Jones
David Hanigar

Attorney General
Ryan Leonard
Scott Pruitt

State Treasurer
Ken Miller
Owen Laughlin

Superintendent of Public Instruction
Janet Barresi
Brian S. Kelly

Commissioner of Labor
Mark Costello
Jason Reese

Insurance Commissioner
John P. Crawford
John Doak
Mark Croucher

Corporation Commissioner
Tod Yeager
Dana Murphy

Many of these candidates spoke at our July 2nd Voter Education Rally – video is posted here.

Enjoy!

U.S. Senate:

• Tom Coburn – 94.5%
• Lewis Kelly Spring – 3.6%
• Evelyn Rogers – 1.6%

U.S. House – District 2:

• Charles Thompson – 33%
• Daniel Edmonds – 29%
• Howard Houchen – 21%
• Dan Boren – 9%
• Dan Arnett – 6%
• Jim Wilson – 2%

Governor:

• Randy Brogdon – 58.4%
• Mary Fallin – 33.6%
• Robert Hubbard – 6.2%
• Jari Askins – 0.9%
• Drew Edmondson – 0.9%

Lt. Governor:

• Todd Lamb – 54.3%
• John Wright – 31.9%
• Paul Nosak – 9.5%
• Kenneth Corn – 2.6%
• Bill Crozier – 1.7%

State Auditor and Inspector:

• Gary Jones – 77.2%
• David Hanigar – 16.8%
• Steve Burrage – 5.9%

Attorney General:

• Scott Pruitt – 52.9%
• Ryan Leonard – 46.2%
• Jim Priest – 1%

State Treasurer:

• Owen Laughlin – 70%
• Ken Miller – 30%

Commissioner of Labor:

• Mark Costello – 69.9%
• Jason Reese – 19.4%
• Lloyd Fields – 10.7%

Superintendent of Public Instruction:

• Janet Barresi – 93.1%
• Jerry Combrink – 2.9%
• Susan Paddack – 2%
• Larry Huff – 1%
• Brian Kelly – 1%

Insurance Commissioner:

• John Doak – 79.4%
• Mark Croucher – 11.8%
• John Crawford – 4.9%
• Kim Holland – 3.9%

Corporation Commissioner:

• Dana Murphy – 91.4%
• Tod Yeager – 8.6%

WHAT: Voter Education Rally, hosted by the Muskogee Tea Party

The Muskogee Tea Party is hosting a free, non-partisan Voter Education Rally, featuring candidates for U.S. Senate, the 2nd Congressional District, and statewide offices. This event is designed to educate the public about who will be on the ballot for the July 27th primary election, and the November 2nd general election.

All candidates for the aforementioned offices who attend will be given two minutes to speak, in addition to setting up a campaign booth. As of 7pm Tuesday, 28 candidates have confirmed that they will personally be attending, and 3 campaigns are sending representatives. Highlights include all three candidates for Attorney General, all three candidates for Labor Commissioner (including incumbent Commissioner Lloyd Fields), all three candidates for State Auditor (including incumbent Auditor Steve Burrage), as well as at least one candidate from each of the 11 featured races.

In addition, attendees will be able to participate in a straw poll, and sign a petition expressing support for repeal of the Obama healthcare plan recently passed by Congress. Organizers are expecting between 400 and 500 people from all across eastern Oklahoma to attend this event.

WHEN: Friday, July 2nd, 6pm-8pm

WHERE: Civitan Park in Muskogee (3301 Gibson Street – map)

ABOUT: The Muskogee Tea Party is a grassroots group of citizens – Democrats, Republicans, and Independents -  who are concerned about the direction our nation is headed, and stand for fiscal responsibility, limited government, balanced budgets, and adherence to the Constitution. The Muskogee Tea Party has held five events since April 15th, 2009, with an cumulative attendance of over 1,100, drawing attendees from an 80-mile radius.

For more information about the Muskogee Tea Party, visit www.MuskogeeTeaParty.com, email muskogeeteaparty@gmail.com, or call (918) 869-6000.

Want to learn more about the candidates who will be on the ballot on July 27th (primary election) and November 2nd (general election)?

The Muskogee Tea Party will be hosting a VOTER EDUCATION RALLY on the evening of July 2nd, starting at 6:00pm at Civitan Park in Muskogee (map). All candidates for state-wide and federal office will be invited. Other activities to take place – stay tuned for updates!

Activities will include:

• Presentation of the Colors and Pledge of Allegiance by Cub Scout Pack 622
• Candidates for statewide office speaking
• Candidates for federal office speaking
• Straw poll
• ObamaCare repeal petition

This will be a nonpartisan gathering of Democrat, Republican, and Independent candidates and voters.

More information to come – stay tuned!

***ATTENTION, CANDIDATES***

If you are a candidate for a statewide office (i.e. Governor, state treasurer, Insurance Commissioner, etc.), for U.S. Senate, or for the 2nd Congressional District seat, please contact MuskogeeTeaParty@gmail.com or (918) 869-6000 and let us know whether you will be attending or not.

Candidates will be given 2-3 minutes to speak. Also, campaigns can have a table to display their information and signs, etcetera (we will not be providing the tables).

***CONFIRMED CANDIDATES (or stand-ins)***

US Senate

• Lewis Spring
• Evelyn Rogers
• Tom Coburn (U.S> Senator)*

US HOUSE – DISTRICT 2

• Daniel Edmonds
• Charles Thompson
• Dan Arnett
• Howard Houchen

GOVERNOR

• Mary Fallin (Congresswoman)*
• Robert Hubbard
• Roger Jackson
• Randy Brogdon (State Senator)
• Drew Edmondson (Attorney General)*

LT. GOVERNOR

• John Wright (State Representative)
• Bill Crozier
• Todd Lamb (State Senator)
• Paul Nosak

ATTORNEY GENERAL

• Jim Priest
• Ryan Leonard
• Scott Pruitt

STATE TREASURER

• Owen Laughlin (former State Senator)
• Ken Miller (State Representative)

STATE SUPERINTENDENT

• Janet Barresi

LABOR COMMISSIONER

• Mark Costello
• Jason Reese
• Lloyd Field (currrent Labor Commissioner)

INSURANCE COMMISSIONER

• John Doak
• Mark Croucher
• John Crawford

STATE AUDITOR AND INSPECTOR

• Steve Burrage (current State Auditor)
• Gary Jones
• David Hanigar

(list is constantly being updated)
* – representative speaking on behalf of

Join the Americans who have drawn a line in the sand and are gearing up to host simultaneous screenings of the new film “Don’t Tread On Me: Rise of the Republic” on Saturday June 26th. The Muskogee showing will be at the Muskogee Public Library, starting at 2:45pm.

From the Tea Party Movement to State Legislators, the American people are drawing a line in the sand. On what side of it will you stand? Has the government our Founders created been forgotten by Washington DC? Is a Patriot Uprising ready to capture the spirit of 1776? “Don’t Tread On Me: Rise of the Republic” gives the viewer a look into the movements, mindset, and legislation that will catapult the “Great Restoration” into households across America.

What side of the line will you stand?

To RSVP, please either email teapartymuskogee@gmail.com, or RSVP on our Facebook event page.

The Patriots 2.0 program was launched in 2010, providing eActivism training to those who want to focus their efforts on defending freedom through new media and social networking. The program targets people who are new to the social media scene, and teaches them what information to share, how to reach new people, and how to share resources and build a good image online.

Please join American Majority in Muskogee, OK on Tuesday, June 15th from 6:00 to 8:30 PM for a special New Media Activism and Social Networking training.  This is your opportunity to make a difference in your community by learning about new tools and resources and by networking with other like-minded individuals and organizations.

The training will be conducted at the Muskogee Public Library in the Southeast Meeting Room located at 801 West Okmulgee St. in Muskogee, OK.  Pizza and soft drinks will be provided.

Some of the event topics that will be covered include:

• • Holding Your Elected Officials Accountable through New Media and Social Networking.
  • The Power of Blogs and Wikis.
  • Social Networking with a Cause: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Other Social Networking Tools.
  • Building Coalitions Online

This training will be a hands-on exercise in social media!

The cost to attend this event is $10.

To RSVP, please contact Trait Thompson by phone at 918-289-0159 or by email at trait@americanmajority.org. You can also RSVP on our Facebook event page.

NOTE: If you have a laptop, please feel free to bring it with you (not required).

Every Friday, a group of local conservatives meet for a lunch gathering at Club Lunch, in the back of the restaurant. The first person typically shows up around 11:30, and the last one leaves at about 1:30, with people dropping in and out between those times. This is a great way to plug in with the conservative activists in Muskogee.

If you cannot make it to Club Lunch tomorrow, the petition will be at the offices of R&D Medtech in Muskogee (300A W. Shawnee – next to El Chico) during regular business hours until next Thursday, the 29th, when we will send it to our congressional delegation.

If you were not at the Muskogee Tax Day Tea Party, below is a copy of the wording on the petition:

The Muskogee Tea Party Petition Drive to Encourage Our Federal Representatives to Author and/or co-sponsor Repeal of New National Health Care Program

The American people are appalled that the Obama Administration, 219 Democrats in the House of Representatives, and 56 Democrats in the United States Senate flagrantly disregarded the overwhelming will of the people and passed government-controlled national health care.

Despite strong, consistent and vocal opposition from millions and millions of Americans like you, the leaders we entrusted to protect our Constitution turned their backs on the people and our rights and instead voted with Washington’s liberal elite ruling class.

This cannot stand.

We urge you to sign our petition and join forces with our fellow citizens who want to repeal ObamaCare and replace it with the responsible reforms our healthcare system needs and that the American people want.

Petition to Repeal Obama Healthcare

WHEREAS the health care bill recently passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by President Obama ignores the will of the majority of Americans who vigorously oppose government controlled national health care, and

WHEREAS this law includes an unprecedented overreach of the federal government into the personal lives and liberty  of individuals and tramples on the Constitution, and

WHEREAS this law threatens the patient-physician relationship and the highest standards of medical care, and

WHEREAS this law mandates that citizens either purchase health insurance or pay a fine to the federal government for not doing so, and

WHEREAS this law significantly jeopardizes jobs, our economy and our children’s futures by adding nearly one trillion dollars to the national deficit and substantially increasing taxes on families and businesses,

and

WHEREAS in sum and total this law represents an arrogant disregard for the personal freedom of the people of the United States,

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we the undersigned citizens of the United States of America support the repeal and replacement of this law and encourage our any other efforts to repeal this Healthcare reform.

Paid for by the Muskogee Tea Party.
Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.