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Calling all members! We need all hands on deck! Convention is behind us and early voting is just about 10 weeks away. Hopefully, you’ve been working with us over the last year to register Texas voters and participate in phone banking for special elections across the nation, so you know that TFRW is a full-time, year-round organization. We don’t stop for spring break, summer, or Chinese viruses, we just find new ways to accomplish what needs to be done. We are...

STEPHANIE KLICK
TEXAS HOUSE MEMBER, DISTRICT 91 TFRW is honored to recognize Stephanie Klick as our current Woman of Distinction for August 2020! Representative Stephanie Klick is a native Texas and grew up in House District 91. After attending school in Birdville ISD and later at St. John the Apostle Catholic School, she was accepted to Texas Christian University. There she worked her way through college and earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). Representative Klick first developed her passion for nursing...

Tribute to a Legacy Taffy Goldsmith, TFRW Past President 2004-05 It is with great sadness that I share with you the passing of TFRW Past President Taffy Goldsmith. Taffy leaves behind a legacy of service that made an indelible impression on Texas politics. Her participation began with Senator John Tower’s bid for election. She was the Committeewoman from Texas for the Young Republicans and was singled out as Outstanding Young Republican Woman for her efforts. Taffy was well known in Dallas County politics, having served as Precinct...

Congratulations to Newly Elected Republican Party of Texas Officers Congratulations to newly elected Republican Party of Texas Chair Lt. Col. Allen West (Ret.) and Vice Chair Cat Parks! We wish you the best of luck in your new positions and look forward to working together to keep Texas red! Thank you to James Dickey and Alma Jackson for your years of service as chair and vice chair. We know your dedication to the party does not end here, and that we will...

Can you help me remind the world why we love America? I think we can all agree that 2020 has been a crazy, unprecedented year. Impeachment hearings, COVID-19 shutdowns, rioters tearing down historical monuments, calls to defund the police—we’ve all lived through these events so I won’t belabor you with more details. But, I can’t help but wonder if you, like I, are feeling frustrated watching others tear our country apart? Are you tired of remaining quiet while extremists dismantle our...

Toni Anne Dashiell is our TFRW Woman of Distinction for July 2020. Toni Anne Dashiell, our TFRW Woman of Distinction for July 2020, has been active in politics, grassroots advocacy, and leadership training for more than 50 years. She is a leader among leaders, who was awarded the 2009 Ronald Reagan Leadership Award by the National Federation of Republican Women for her distinctive performance as president of the Texas Federation of Republican Women. She is an empowering personality who added women...