Government : Benton County Republicans:Raffle Winners/Jindal Visit/Monthly Meeting

Keynote Speaker Trevor Loudon addresses Benton County Republicans. Photo courtesy of Bill Dahlsten.

Dolores Underwood visits with Trevor and Victoria Loudon. Photo courtesy of Bill Dahlsten.

Guests check in and purchase additional raffle tickets. Photo courtest of Bill Dahlsten.

Chair Tim Busch with Trevor & Victoria Loudon. Photo courtest of Bill Dahlsten.

The Benton County Republicans held their annual fundraiser complete with agun raffle Friday night.

We heard from candidate representatives from the campaigns of Rick Perry, Marco Rubio, Carly Fiorina, and Ben Carson.

Trevor Loudon, our keynote speaker, gave a rousing speece about getting our country back on track to greatness. After Trevor spoke, he did the honors of drawing for our raffle prizes.

We are happy to let you know the winners of our raffle.

Glock 43: Tom Gerhold
Weatherby 12ga-PA shotgun: Brett Solberg
"The Enemy Within" by Trevor Loudon: Doug Long
"Rising to the Challenge" by Carly Fiorina: Luke Becker
"My Life" by Ben Carson: Robert Johnson and Tom Lange

Special thanks to Tactical Creations in Vinton for furnishing the guns for our raffle, and a big thanks to Trevor Loudon for speaking at our event. Thanks to the Fiorina and Carson campaigns for donating books for the raffle.

The winner of the drawing for the Iowa flag at the Benton County Fair was LuAnn Urlab. Thank you to everyone who stopped by the table and entered the drawing!

Upcoming Events:

This coming Monday, August 10th, presidential candidate and Governor Jindal will be at the Vinton Pizza Ranch from 12-1:30 p.m. Come early and eat lunch before meeting the governor!

The Benton County Republican Central Committee meeting will be this Tuesday, August 11th, at 7 p.m. at the Van Horne Community Center. Please join us as we talk about our fundraiser, upcoming county events, and begin work on planning for the caucus.

Thank you all so much for your continued support and dedication to the Benton County Republicans.

Benton County Republican Central Committee
Tim Busch, Chair
Patricia Seebach, Co-Chair
Tom Gerhold, Treasurer
Bethany Gates, Secretary