WCRW and GARW Sponsored Senate Forum 2012
“A good and informative time was had by all.” If you weren’t present at the first Senate Forum of 2012 – YOU missed out! A crowd of over 150 conservative women and concerned citizens gathered to hear four of the leading U. S. Senate Candidates respond to issues that affect the entire country as well as Texans individually. Republican clubs, Williamson County Republican Women and Georgetown Area Republican Women, sponsored the event and can proudly claim it an elephantine success!
Candidates, Tom Leppert, Ted Cruz, Glenn Addison and Lela Pittenger all participated. Each of the Senate hopefuls fielded questions regarding the economy, border security and foreign affairs. Levity was provided by Addison when he challenged the crowd to think what it would be like if everyone left the building wearing only the “American-made” clothing they had on – thought-provoking, right?
From television to newspaper to internet, the forum was widely covered by the media. Maria Brown, event coordinator, was interviewed by local KXAN-TV and Tillie Pope, WCRW Chaplain and Parliamentarian was interviewed by KAKW-Univision. Thomson Reuters sent a reporter to cover the forum and the Austin American Statesman, Williamson County Sun, and Houston Chronicle all contributed print articles. And last but certainly not least, the event was filmed and prominently represented by The Texas Tribune (moderator, Ross Ramsey) and Texas Insider (moderator, Jim Cardle).
To sum it up, it was an amazing forum and Williamson County was well-represented by the members of WCRW & GARW. The challenge now will be to top this event –
Ready, Set, Let’s Go…
