RESOURCE LINKS  ELECTION CALENDAR  LynnLandes@gmail.com

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Philly's Republican Party

 NEEDS YOU!

For the 2025 Primary Election, May 20, the Republican Party has many vacancies for Judges and Inspectors of Elections (JOE & IOE). These people help keep our elections honest. Please consider writing-in yourself or supporting another Republican for both positions (JOE & IOE).  You must be a registered Republican, but do not need the GOP's endorsement. Ten write-in votes are needed to get on the ballot for the November General Election. Remember, Democracy requires public participation!

• WRITE-IN instructions HERE. Check this LIST for GOP vacancies. Sample Ballots & PDF lists of Judges & Inspectors of Election are at bottom of the list. (For Sample GOP ballot, print out page 2.) Sample ballots & list of Polling Places are published by the County Commissioners about one month before an election.
• Find your Ward Leaders & Committee people. Please contact them or PhillyGOP.com to volunteer to fill vacant ward & committee positions. Next year, 2026, you can run for a Committee position in your Division by getting 10 signatures on your pre-election petition, but you can also do "write-ins" on Election Day. Committee people elect their Ward Leaders.
• See RESOURCE LNKS below.

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Politics impacts every facet of our lives in profound and endless ways. And that's why we all should be involved. Political parties are the place where we meet to discuss the issues of the day, recruit candidates, run elections, promote or oppose legislation, and hold our government accountable. They can be like a second family and help provide all kinds of support. That's not to say that political parties are perfect. Far from it. That's why they need our help to do what's right and not go off the deep end into crazyland, complacency, or corruption. So, please don't be an "armchair patriot". Join a political party. It's where the action is.

Hi everyone!  I'm Lynn Landes of LynnLandes.com.  I'm a lifelong activist and community volunteer. I started The Network as a to help promote and assist our local Republican Party and GOP-related groups and individuals. We need Republicans to do their duty and play their part in this "representative democracy".  We need to recruit candidates and staff the polls on Election Day. To that end, you are strongly encouraged to join The National GOP.com, State PaGOP.org, PhillyGOP.com (also see Related Groups).

Today's Republican Party stands for "common sense", and that includes free speech, voting integrity, government transparency and accountability, public safety, secure borders, meritocracy, plus protecting our jobs, health, and resources.  We may have disagreements on certain issues, but we agree on our core "common sense" values and the need to fight for them, as brilliantly described by Thomas Paine in the first page of The American Crisis during the American Revolution.

Philadelphia city government has been dominated by the Democrat Party since 1952, over 70 years... as taxes and crime have gone up, student test scores have gone down, and jobs have gone away. A culture of complacency incompetence permeates city government, as the mentally-disabled homeless, panhandlers, and drug addicts continue to haunt city streets. Free speech is systematically censored at government public meetings, and our elections are easy to rig, either by accident or design. Meanwhile, too many of our older neighborhoods are literally crumbling into rubble. It's time for a change.

It's time for Republican leadership.

To that end, The Network is working to increase the GOP presence in Philadelphia. We want great people to run for office, work at the polls, address various governmental issues, write letters, do social media, host events, staff tables at festivals, etc..  For example, I regularly make 'public comments' at City Council meetings where I often represent (unofficially) the GOP point of view... and I could really use more company!  

It's not to early to plan for the 2026 Midterm Elections which will include both federal and statewide offices.  We're looking for great Congressional Candidates for U.S. Congressional Districts 2, 3, and 5, as well as for state races and committee people. It is critical that Republicans retain, if not widen, control of Congress in order to ensure the success of the Trump presidency.  The Midterm Elections will include all 435 seats in the U.S. House and 33 of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate. (Neither PA US Senators are up for election in 2026).

Citizens of any nation have both 'rights and responsibilities'. Americans' right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" is a right we must fight for every day. So, let's all pitch in and do our part. Join the Republican Party to help build a better future for all Philadelphians!  Learn more below...