Christmas Party Details!

Mark your calendars for December 10, 2007 at 6:00 pm for the Hawkins County GOP's Christmas Dinner.

The covered-dish affair will be held at the Price Public School on Hasson Street in Rogersville, Tennessee. Republicans from all over northeast Tennessee are invited to attend. Please bring a covered dish or dessert. The County GOP will provide beverages.

State Senate Candidate Mike Faulk promises none of the food has calories. State Representative Mike Harrison promises it won't snow. And State Representative Dale Ford has checked the list for Santa finding all Hawkins County Republicans have been nice and will, indeed, receive presents.

Congressman David Davis Surprise Guest at Greene County Fundraiser for Mike Faulk

1st District Congressman David Davis surprised those attending last night's Faulk for Senate Fundraiser in Greene County making an appearance and an appeal for Faulk's campaign to retake the 4th State Senate seat currently held by the Senate's only independent.

"I've known Mike for years and have watched his tireless work on behalf of Republicans at all levels. When he gets to Nashville you can count on him supporting Republican ideals and members of his own party seeking leadership positions," said the Congressman.

Faulk told the crowd that sometime in early 2011, during the term of the next Senator from the 4th District, a bill will be introduced to redraw all the State House, State Senate, and U. S. Congressional Districts in Tennessee. If projections hold up, Tennessee may be entitled to another seat [making 10] in the U. S. Congress. "Republicans have to ask themselves this question: 'In whose hand do you want that redistricting pen?"

Greene County Event to Contribute to Faulk for Senate Campaign

We all have another chance to contribute to the Faulk for Senate Campaign on Monday, November 19, 2007 in Greeneville, Tennessee at the Andrew Johnson Club, 105 Indian Hills Drive, between 5:30 pm and 7:30 pm.

This is another $100 per couple event and is the last event fundraiser to attend before Thanksgiving.

Early Voting Begins in 60 Days

January 16, 2008 is only 60 days away. That's when early voting will begin for Hawkins County which will hold it's County Primary election and Presidential Preference Primary election.

Early voting will be January 16, 2008 - January 31, 2008 and Election Day will be February 5, 2008.

The last day to register in order to vote in the February Primary Election is January 7, 2008.

12 Noon, December 13, 2007, is the last day to qualify for the February 5, 2008 County Primary.

Hawkins GOP Christmas Party

We're planning a Christmas Party for all Hawkins County Republicans on December 10th at 6:00 pm. Details on where the party will take place, whether it covered dish or otherwise will be announced soon. Just go ahead and mark the evening of the 10th off your calendar right now.

Congressman Bill Jenkins lends his support to Faulk for Senate Fundraiser in Bean Station

Former Congressman Bill Jenkins is lending his name to the growing chorus of fundraising support for Mike Faulk's State Senate Campaign. The Congressman from Hawkins County adds his name to the list of GOP heavyweights who are rallying to the cause to elect Republican Mike Faulk to the State Senate.

Congressman Marsha Blackburn got the ball rolling by hosting two August fundraisers for Faulk. Then Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey, former Governor Winfield Dunn, and practically every GOP State Chairman for the last 25 years hosted a Nashville fundraiser last month. Lt. Governor Ramsey also hosted a standing room only fundraiser for Faulk in Union County earlier this month.

Grainger County plays host to a fundraiser at the home of Dr. Frank and Jennifer Little on Cherokee Lake at 352 Koasati Road, Bean Station, Tennessee, on Thursday, November 15, 2007, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The suggested contribution for this event is $100. To make reservations or for directions please contact finance@faulkforsenate.com or call (865) 767-2008.

Hawkins County GOP Women Take Prominent Role at TFRW Bi-annual Convention

At the capable hands of Ellen Myatt, the Hawkins County GOP women spearheaded the highly successful silent auction taking place during Friday night's banquet during the Bi-annual Convention of the Tennessee Federation of Republican Women held at the Meadowview Conference Center in Kingsport. Republian women from across Tennessee gathered to elect officers for the coming two years, train for service in upcoming campaigns, and raise money to support GOP candidates in 2008.

Hawkins County Circuit Court Clerk Holly Jaynes, Hawkins County Trustee Pat Courtney, Hawkins County GOP Women's Chairwoman Nancy Heck, Jean Price, wife of former Hawkins County GOP Chairman Bill Price, and Barbara Winstead gathered merchandise, displayed the wares, worked bid sheets and handled the accounting for the event.

Also attending from Hawkins County were Gene Heck, Bill Price, Heiskell Winstead and Mike Faulk.

Tennessee Federation Republican Women Annual Convention in Kingsport November 9 - 11, 2007

The 2007 Biennial Statewide Convention of the Tennessee Federation of Republican Women will be held November 9-11, 2007, at the MeadowView Conference Resort and Convention Center, 1901 MeadowView Parkway, Kingsport, TN 37660.

Linda Buckles, is the State Convention Chairman, 2669 Suffolk Street, Kingsport, TN 37660. Linda's contact information: email ldbuckles@aol.com, phone 423-288-5867.

Phone number for the Meadowview Conference Center is 423-578-6600 and the fax is 423-578-6650.

The Hawkins County Republican Women have been heavily involved in planning and carrying out this convention that will bring hundreds of GOP women from across the state to northeast Tennessee.

State Senate candidates Mike Faulk (4th District) of Church Hill and Ken Yager (12th District) of Kingston and House of Representatives candidate Tony Shipley of Kingsport are co-hosting a reception for the attendees.

Friday evening activities include a banquet and fundraising auction featuring Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey as the celebrity auctioneer.

Standing Room Only Event for Faulk: Union County Turns Out Big Time!

Union Countians hungry for change turned out by the dozens last night in Sharps Chapel to support the Faulk for Senate Campaign.









The standing room only event was attended by many County and City officials, GOP State Executive Committee members, GOP party officers, representatives from both of Tennessee's United States Senators, the Lt. Governor, well wishers from Hawkins, Claiborne, Union, Grainger and Knox Counties, farmers, retirees, preachers, teachers & more. Independents and Republicans alike were there to cheer on Faulk.





Honored at the event was "Amazing" Grace Moore who was celebrating her 99th birthday. She was treated with a huge birthday cake, birthday cards, an enthusiastic singing of "Happy Birthday" led by Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey, and her own copy of Mike Faulk's coffee table book of his original photography: "High Places and Still Waters".

Faulk unveiled to the overflow crowd his symbolic "Keys to a Better Tennessee" key chain that includes a whistle, a compass and a light. Said Faulk:

"The whistle is to remind me that if I don’t remember my roots, if I don’t remember who sent me, if I can't find my way home from Nashville, you should blow the whistle on me.

The compass is there to remind me to keep my bearings straight. To me that means a lean, limited government with low taxes that does well the essential things we can’t do for ourselves and doesn’t try to be all things to all people.

The light is meant to remind you that sometimes it takes new leadership to light the way to a better future.

These are the keys to a better Tennessee. These are my keys to the State Senate."

The fundraiser, sponsored by the Republican Party of Union County, was held in the beautiful Sunset Bay Clubhouse on Norris Lake. "I'm no stranger to Union County," Mike Faulk noted, "my father started me deer hunting forty years ago at Central Peninsula - what's now called Chuck Swan Wildlife Management Area not five miles from where are are right now. And I'll promise you one thing: I'll not be a stranger to Union County after you send me to Nashville."