One of our Club’s mission goals is to raise funds to help elect Republicans, and 2025 will be one for the books as the Republican Women of Central Texas continue to smash records. The Club hosted a successful October Chili Lunch Fundraiser and inaugural Chili Cook-off, with over 200 enthusiastic attendees. Our guest speaker, Shilo Harris, was phenomenally motivating with his survivor testimony —Chili Challenge Awards were handed out, and the Live Auction was spectacular. A big thank you to each of our Table Sponsors, Community, Members, and the Fundraising team for a successful and fun event. Central Texas RW is moving at warp speed across their community and in their political efforts at the local, state, and national levels. At the National Federation convention in September and the Texas Federation of Republican Women convention in October, the Club received 9 Award Achievements for individual and club work. These Award Achievements represent the past two years of dedicated work by Central Texas RW as the Club continues to lead the way as a strong leader in politics and community endeavors, with a focus on electing Republicans, membership growth, caring for our community, promoting Americanism, and supporting our military, Veteran, and Service members. In November, ahead of us, we will be getting out the Vote on the Constitutional Amendments. Go Vote! Then, on November 8th, Primary Candidate Filing is open. Remember, CTRW practices Candidate Fairness in any contested Republican Primary race. The Club congratulates each member who runs for an elected office. Read more about Candidate Fairness in the club newsletter. Plus, on November 10th, the Club holds its Annual Members Meeting to elect 2026 Officers and to recognize our Veterans, with guest speaker Otis Evans. Friends, the message is loud and clear: Texas Republicans, at all levels — both locally and on national issues — must work together to unite our voices and mission. Our fight is not with each other. To be clear, unity does not mean conformity, but Republicans must find common ground to openly support America First issues in local and national discussions. To paraphrase, as President Reagan said, “Can we agree on 80% now and leave the 20% we don’t agree on to work on for another time…” We are stronger together as we work to keep Texas and America RED!