Joel Mattila - Kathy McDonald

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joel mattilaMy name is Joel Mattila. I am currently the State Committeeman for the Clark County Republican Party. I am also a real estate broker and the owner of United Realty here in Clark County. I have lived here my entire life and raised my family here. I love Clark County and I am running for Chairman of the Clark County Republican Party to do my part to keep Clark County a great place to live, work, and play.

First and foremost, I am a pro-life, pro-Second Amendment, Constitutional conservative Republican who supports smaller government, lower taxes, traditional marriage, border security, the free market, and personal responsibility. I have a lifelong record of supporting causes and candidates who embrace these ideals. My political beliefs are shaped primarily by my inner moral compass, which stems from my Christian faith and is reflected in the best document written by mankind: the United States Constitution. In short, this describes what I like to refer to myself as: a traditional, historical Republican. I believe in personal liberty because liberty was granted by God, not by government. I believe it is murder to slaughter beautiful unborn babies because they were created by God in His image. It is wrong to redistribute wealth because it is wrong to forcibly steal from one segment of society and give it to another. I believe we all have the God-given right to protect our own life and the lives of our families which is enshrined in the Second Amendment.

I want to work with our team to bring unity in the Clark County Republican Party. I talk to people of every stripe and everyone is weary of the strife and infighting that have plagued our party the last several years. It is time for us to come together, recognize our uniqueness, but work together for our common good, which is to defeat Democrats.

We want the Clark County Republican Party to be a powerful force to be reckoned with in Clark County politics. We will raise more money than ever before, recruit quality candidates to run for every office, from the schoolhouse to the statehouse, work to restore dignity to our local party, and work to rebuild relationships with the business community. We will work toward a fully funded headquarters office resource center that will be a clearinghouse for all things conservative here in Clark County. We need a place for our candidates to distribute signs and literature and the public to come and interact.

We need to do these things because we’ve seen that the abuses that state officials try to impose on counties can be blunted by solid Constitution-loving local officials, from elected county leadership to county sheriffs.

I will bring my positive outlook on life to the party. I am an eternal optimist for America… When my opponent announced his candidacy, I sent him a text welcoming him to the campaign and promising to be respectful. I have kept that promise despite all the negativity and attacks that have been leveled against me. That is the kind of leadership that I will continue as Chairman. I will also work toward generating positive news stories to bolster our party’s public image.

I have a positive relationship with our state party leadership team. This will be huge in future close elections where I will help persuade the state committee to allocate money to our county.

I am a pragmatist. I believe that we can accomplish our common goals when we build broad coalitions to get things done. We can unite with folks who don’t believe exactly as we do to get things done that we agree on. I believe that there is room in our party for Republicans of all stripes. While I will always pursue conservative solutions, I will accept help from anyone, conservative or moderate, to achieve conservative ends.

I offer a brighter future for the Clark County Republican Party. Together with our team of highly capable individuals who will represent the party well, we will build and lead the Clark County Republican Party in a positive manner as we focus on our primary mission of recruiting and electing candidates with solid Republican values. Under our leadership the Clark County Republican Party will be an unstoppable force for conservatism in Clark County for the next two years and beyond.

kahy mcdonaldI am running for the Vice President of the Clark County Republican Party. I have served as a PCO since 2000—I did take a few years off to give a couple of others in the neighborhood the opportunity but reran in 2016. I have held a variety of positions in the party over the years and worked at all levels on multiple campaigns.

In 2008 I began to work with Americans for Prosperity. My job included building and creating state chapters all over the nation for the grassroots organization. Since then, I have built a very strong network of political influential people at all levels. In 2014 I worked on the campaign team for Ryan Zinke, who became the Secretary of the Interior in 2016. I still work with folks all over the country to win elections. For the past two years I have worked on election integrity trying to stop the catastrophe we are in now with the presidential election. I am a firm believer that we will win on Jan. 6th and President Trump will have another 4 years in office. I have been a diehard Trump supporter from the beginning and was responsible for many people from the NW working for the President on his first campaign.

Currently I am Executive Director position for the Center for the Arts of SW WA and still active on the political front as the Managing Partner of KMac & Associates, LLC. In the past couple of years I have been involved in a couple of the local races and raising donations from the business community.

My strengths that I bring to the position will be in my relationships with the business community, and beyond. I have a strong background in fundraising and in grassroots organizing. I am a believer in building a strong team and working together across the isle to get a job accomplished.

Mike and I have lived here in Vancouver since 1994, raised our 4 kids here and now we are enjoying the grandkids as they come along.

I ask for your vote January 2nd.

Nominated by: Joel Mattila, Jenn Duvall, Ann Donnelly
Seconded by: Kathy McDonald

 I would like to nominate myself for Clark County Republican Party Chairman, Kathy McDonald for Vice Chair Clark County Republican Party, David Gellatly for Clark County GOP State Committeeman, Jenn Duvall for Clark County GOP State Committeewoman, Greg Cheney for Treasurer Clark County Republican Party, and Kelli Fiskum for Secretary Clark County Republican Party.     

Thanks, Joel Mattila

I would like to nominate Joel Mattila for the Clark County Republican Party Chair; Kathy McDonald for Vice Chair Clark County Republican Party, David Gellatly for Clark County GOP State Committeeman, Greg Cheney for Treasurer Clark County Republican Party, and Kelli Fiskum for Secretary Clark County Republican Party.

Jenn Duvall

 I nominate Kathy McDonald for Vice Chair.

Ann T. Donnelly, Ph.D.

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Core Principles of Clark County Republican Party

What are the “Core Principles” of the Clark County Republican Party?

The Clark County Republican Party is a big-tent party, run by its elected Precinct Committee Officers (the “Central Committee”).  There are 287 precincts in Clark County and as of this writing approximately 200 of them have Precinct Committee Officers (“PCOs”) who are elected by their neighbors in their own neighborhoods.

While PCOs have differing opinions on a variety of issues, there are other issues which have nearly universal support and tend to bind us together.  The “Core Principles” is an actual mechanism we created within our bylaws to identify the unifying principles with which we find broad agreement.

There are some very important things to know about this process to avoid misunderstanding what our list of “Core Principles” is and what it is not.

  • It is NOT a complete list — it is an ongoing and evolving process.  The absence of an important matter does not mean it already has been or will not yet be considered.  This is a slow and deliberative, long term process to identify the unifying principles held among people with diverse ideas on many subjects.
  • It is NOT a platform.

    Platforms have in the past been developed by committees, and should be but have not always even been adopted at our conventions.

    Even when the conventions adopt platforms it is only by a simple majority vote — there is no high bar requiring super-majorities of agreement therefore a platform is not always unifying.

    Platform planks often address detailed policy issues and current events.  Core principles are envisioned as addressing timeless principles we desire to advocate and/or protect.

  • They are proposed by PCOs, or by future county convention delegates — a 100% grassroots endeavor, NEVER enacted by committee.
  • They are intentionally very difficult to pass.

    In order to be considered at a quarterly meeting, a majority of PCOs must have already agreed at a prior meeting to put them on the agenda.  Therefore there is always a three month advance notice of consideration of any Core Principle.

    Regular Central Committee Meetings (“CCRCC Meetings”) require 25% of the PCOs to be present in order to conduct any business (a 25% “quorum”).  In order for any Core Principle to be considered for adoption, a super-quorum of 40% is required.

    Most questions at CCRCC meetings are decided by a simple majority vote (50% +1).  Some questions require a 2/3s super-majority.  However, Core Principles require an even higher super-majority – a 75% vote in order to be adopted.  This is an extremely high bar.  If 75% of a body can agree on something, it is pretty much a matter around which people can unite.  For example, amending the US Constitution requires agreement of 75% of the states, so we thought a 75% core principle requirement, while daunting, was appropriate for this endeavor.

  • Core Principles should have the following characteristics:

    One sentence.

    Address principles and not specific policy.

    Self-explanatory — i.e. not require additional explanation to understand.

Grassroots PCOs worked very hard to implement this process and help it gain acceptance within the party culture.  Those who have promoted this know that unity cannot be achieved by edict, but by mutual respect and action.  It is our hope that the Clark County Republican Central Committee (CCRCC) will continue to build upon this list of principles with due diligence and deliberation, so as to develop a Republican Party Brand which will be an example to our community in Clark County and also an example to other communities across the state.

At our August 21st, 2014 meeting, four of the proposed seven Core Principles were adopted, each by an overwhelming majority.  All which failed to receive the required 75% vote did exceed simple majorities, but require more work to achieve more universal support.  In other words — the process worked!  With all this in mind, here are the first ever adopted Core Principles of the Clark County Republican Party — the beginning of an ongoing work which we hope will rally like minded citizens across Clark County to join us in our efforts to preserve our freedom, our individual Liberty, and the opportunities which the USA has historically afforded to ourselves and our posterity.

Having Achieved the Necessary 75% Super-Majority Vote of Precinct Committee Officers on August 21, 2014, Following are the First Adopted;

Core Principles of the Clark County Republican Party:

  • EQUALITY UNDER LAW–Public officials should not exempt themselves from our laws or regulations.
  • ACCOUNTABILITY–Public officials should be held accountable to their oath of office, regardless of party affiliation.
  • SANCTITY OF LIFE–Human life, regardless of age, has the right to legal protection.
  • MINIMAL GOVERNMENT–Government’s powers should be minimal, clearly defined, and honestly interpreted.

Clark County Republican Party Platform

2016 Clark County Republican Party Platform

Purpose

This platform is a statement of the goals and purposes of the Clark County Republican Party; it is an action plan on policy matters.  These are the principles that define the proper role of government, the limits to its reach to protect our freedom, while addressing current issues.  We dedicate time, talent, and efforts to electing those candidates who represent these principles and commit to implementing them into public policy

Individual Rights

The proper role of government is to protect life, liberty, and property.  Our God-given unalienable rights are acknowledged by the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.

  1. Repeal laws that establish special privileges of one group or segment of the citizenry over others.
  2. Pass legislation defining the origin of life to be at conception and giving the unborn full protection under the law.
  3. Support the repeal of laws that infringe on the rights of the people to keep and bear arms.

Property Rights

Private Property is the legal and personal ownership of title or exclusive right to the control of property, protected by our Constitution.

  1. We support the Washington State Constitution’s protection of individual private property rights as a core function of state, county, and local government.  Property rights must be reinforced and upheld.
  2. We support the U.S. Constitution’s priority of individual private property rights over collective policy such as environmental mandates or government tax-based interests.  These priorities must be re-established and maintained.
  3. We support repealing the Washington State Growth Management Act, which is an outgrowth of United Nations Agenda 21 and infringes on private property rights protected  by the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
  4. We support due process and right of appeal regarding private property ownership and utilization. These must be strengthened and upheld to protect individuals against government intrusion.
  5. We support compensation to property owners for all loss of use or lost market value due to environmental and/or regulatory mandates.
  6. We believe the natural resources derived from personal private property are not owned by the government and shall not be usurped, taxed or otherwise infringed upon by any governmental agency.

Healthcare

We believe government intervention creates undesired consequences that aggravate the problem. Control of healthcare dollars needs to be returned to individuals and families to affirm their freedom to make healthcare decisions that are best for themselves.

  1. Repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
  2. Enact tort reform.
  3. Enact legislation to allow healthcare policies to be sold across state lines to promote competition in the healthcare industry.
  4. Allow open competition for hospitals like any other industry.

Education

We believe education should prepare our children to enter adulthood with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to be competitive in a global economy and market. Parents must have the primary right, responsibility, and choice in the education of their children.

  1. We support charter schools, home schooling, or public and private schools, giving parents the right to choose where to educate their children.
  2. We oppose education and information in schools regarding the promotion of sexual behaviors and alternative lifestyles. We believe in parental authority over moral issues.
  3. We believe that funding emphasis should be in the classroom and not in administration.
  4. Eliminate Federal Dept of Education and remove any authority that the federal government has over education.

Economic Freedom

We believe that economic freedom is essential to a free society. History has proven that a free market system is the best available vehicle to promote prosperity for all individuals and society as a whole.

  1. Repeal crony capitalism and other anti-capitalist laws that pick winners and losers.
  2. Return government to its proper role of providing a legal framework in which voluntary trade is protected.
  3. Return the minting and regulation of the dollar to Congress by disbanding the Federal Reserve System.
  4. Return the dollar to a gold standard to stabilize its value and prevent artificial inflation.
  5. We support a right-to-work law so that no one shall be required to join a union to secure employment.
  6. The Clark County Republican Party strongly opposes Socialism both as an ideology and as a way of governance at any level of government.

Government Reform

We believe that governments should be held to the highest moral standards functioning within their proper boundaries.

  1. Freeze compensation levels of all federal non-military government employees and elected officials until a balanced federal budget is passed through the authority of Congress.
  2. Disband collective bargaining for all government employees.
  3. Repeal all Executive actions that usurp the authority of Congress, or alter the effect of law.
  4. End the dependency state by fulfilling the existing obligations while responsibly phasing out unsustainable social programs.  Social Security and Medicare monies paid into shall only be spent on Social Security and Medicare, as well as the interest earned by that money.  Monies previously removed from Social Security and Medicare will be returned to their funds.
  5. Support term limits to be set on senators and representatives for the total number of years that they can serve.
  6. Former members of Congress will not receive special benefits after their term of office is over.
  7. Hold politicians accountable for laws they enact which contravene state and federal constitutions.
  8. Sharia law shall have no influence on laws within Washington State.
  9. We favor local controls and governance close to the people. Community problems are best avoided or resolved through families, local agencies, schools, churches, and charities.

Transportation

A robust highway system is necessary for prosperity and commerce in the State of Washington.

  1. We support the creation of new and expanded roadway infrastructure to reduce traffic congestion as the top priority of the WA DOT.
  2. We adamantly oppose adding tolls to the state highway system; it is double taxation.
  3. Fuel taxes shall be used for the purpose of road and infrastructure construction and maintenance, and not be diverted to subsidize mass transit.

Spending and Taxes

Elected officials have a responsibility to control taxation and eliminate wasteful and inappropriate government spending.  Spending must be aligned with priorities of government, as defined by the state and federal constitutions.

  1. Eliminate all unnecessary and unconstitutional programs and spending.
  2. We support cutting the Federal budget, capping spending to a percentage of GDP and adding a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.
  3. We support requiring a 2/3 majority of the Washington State legislature to vote for any tax increase.
  4. We oppose a state income tax.
  5. Repeal the 16th Amendment.  Citizens of a free country deserve a tax system which does not require disclosure of their personal financial affairs in order to pay their taxes.
  6. We support openness and transparency in governmental and fiscal decision making, including third party audits to assure tax dollars are being spent appropriately.

National Sovereignty and Defense

We believe strongly in preserving the principles of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness that are the foundation of this nation. Therefore, we endorse policies that will protect our national sovereignty, strength, and pride.

  1. Secure the borders of the United States against invasion and illegal border crossings.
  2. Enact law making English the official language of local, regional, and state government of the United States of America.
  3. Enact reforms to safeguard public monies from being used for any persons that are not United States citizens, except for emergency humanitarian aid.
  4. Clarify federal law on birthright citizenship so that children born of illegal aliens in the United States are not automatically granted citizenship.
  5. Reject any compromise of our national values in treaties.
  6. Reform the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure the best possible care for our veterans.
  7. Forbid our military to serve under the United Nations or wear the United Nations uniform.
  8. Get the United States out of the UN and then get the UN out of the United States.
  9. Revitalize the State Militia by removing limits to citizens arming and training to that end with Sheriffs linked to the militia.

Crime / Justice

We believe that the strength of our nation lies with individuals and that each person’s dignity and freedom are sacred; that belief is threatened by increased violence and crime in society.

  1. Increase penalties for identity theft.
  2. Increase penalties for hiring or smuggling illegal aliens.
  3. Return prisons to penal institutions by removing societal luxuries and mandating inmates work to pay off the costs of their incarceration and the administration of justice.
  4. Sentences for violations of the law should include three phases: penalty, restitution, and restoration.

This platform was adopted by the delegates at the county convention, March 12, 2016.

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