NEWS RELEASE
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF REPUBLICAN WOMEN
SHIRLEY SADLER, PRESIDENT

 National Federation of Republican Women
Hosts Fall Convention in Orlando

Event Highlights Healthcare Debate, Tea Parties, 2010 Elections
 

ORLANDO, Fla. – More than 1,300 Republican women leaders from across the nation participated in the National Federation of Republican Women’s 35th biennial convention in Orlando, Fla., Sept. 10-13. The event was one of the largest national gatherings of Republicans this year.

Common themes and topics during the four-day event included opposing President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform plan, supporting the flourishing tea parties and other grassroots conservative movements, and helping the Republican Party build momentum for the 2010 elections.

Attendees participated in leadership training seminars, campaign management schools, and political and policy workshops taught by nationally-recognized experts. They heard from Republican leaders and elected officials, authors, and other notable guests, including Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele; Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty; Florida Gov. Charlie Crist; and, Frances Rice, chairman of the National Black Republican Association.

Delegates voted on bylaws amendments and resolutions, and elected new leaders, including Sue Lynch of Onalaska, Wis., who will head the organization in the 2010-2011 term. Susan Jordan, an elementary school teacher and former army pilot from Salina, Kan., received the NFRW’s My Favorite Teacher Award. Toni Anne Dashiell, president of the Texas Federation of Republican Women, earned the organization’s prestigious Ronald Reagan Leadership Award for extraordinary state leadership.

Founded in 1938, the NFRW has thousands of active members in local clubs across the nation and in several U.S. territories, making it one of the largest women’s political organizations in the country. The grassroots organization recruits and elects Republican candidates, advocates the Party’s philosophy and initiatives, and empowers women in the political process.

For more information about the NFRW, visit www.nfrw.org.
 

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