Ottawa County Republicans' Newsletter
May 31, 2026 10:3
Editor's Preamble:
Hello Ottawa County Republicans,
Welcome to the Newsletter covering the month of May! We have been very busy this election cycle so far! Below you will find coverage of the Gubernatorial Debate as well as August 4th election information and updates on two election proposals we asked you sign last year.
We continue to reiterate that the most important thing you can do this election cycle is make a plan to vote on August 4th!
Enjoy the Newsletter!
OCRP News
OCRP Partners with Time-To-Lead-Michigan for a Gubernatorial Debate on May 8...
The OCRP Will Hold an Endorsement Convention on June 2, 2026...
Endorsement Convention is Tuesday!
OCRP Marched in the Jenison Memorial Day Parade to Remember the Fallen and Honor Living Veterans...
Primary Election Information
See information At This Link for the August Primary Election...
The most important thing you can do is is make a plan to vote on August 4. The Primary election date is right in the middle of Coastguard Festival week. If you need an absentee ballot, there is an application online to apply for one with the County.
Area News
OCRP Shares Video of Grand Haven School Board President Suggesting the Woke Renaming of School Buildings in Grand Haven...
The attached clip is from the Grand Haven Area Schools Board-of-Education meeting on Monday May 11. The President of the Grand Haven Schools Board of Education, Nichol Stack, lays the ground work for the woke renaming of two beloved elementary buildings in the Grand Haven Schools' district, before having done any research to confirm that William Ferry (the Founder of Ferrysburg) was from Massachusetts (a northern, non-slave state) who actually had abolitionist leanings. Mary A. White is also from Massachusetts with zero ties to slavery as well. *Meanwhile it appears she and others on the Board expect the taxpayers to be "Singularly Aligned" with their virtue signaling and Krystal Boyd's drunken escapades as well as her subsequent probation violations.
---When will the Grand Haven Board of Education be "singularly aligned" with the idea of teaching kids core subjects? How does the Grand Haven Board of Ed not have better people than this serving on its BOE?
Our point in sharing is that we find it astonishing that an area school district does not have anything more important to address at a Board meeting than the woke renaming of school buildings and we think that your kids deserve better leadership than this. You will need a Facebook account to view this video. Click the Pic or this link: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Bhz6PjXUi/
In Keeping with the Above Board Problems at Grand Haven Schools and Other BOE's in Ottawa County, we Have Turned Our Efforts Towards Recruiting Quality Candidates to Run for School Board and Need Your Help...
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State News
UPDATE on State Petitions
In order for a Proposal to make it onto the Michigan statewide election ballot, a petition drive must receive as many as 446,198 valid signatures from legal citizens in the state of Michigan. This is very difficult to achieve. We have two updates on petition drives we promoted and encouraged you to sign throughout last year.
1. Axe MI Tax did not quite make it. The petition drive garnered 419,426 signatures which in our view, is still a tremendous demonstration of an engaged citizenry who would like to see their Property Taxes reduced. Because of the petition drive and the many months it went on, the success here is that it created awareness and now there are tax reform bills in the legislature making an attempt to do just that which did not exist prior to the effort. Success is measured by outcomes. Axing the property taxes of Michigan's property owners is now a BIG topic in Michigan because of the AxMITax initiative and the efforts of Karla Wagner.
2. Only Citizens Vote DID make it onto to the election ballot, achieving well over the 446,198 signature threshold. **Keep your eyes open for this proposal on your November ballot and vote for only legal citizens having the right to vote in our state!
Upcoming OCRP Events
Save the Date For the Lincoln Day Dinner!
Make sure to put this on your calendar! The Lincoln Day Dinner is always a special evening, especially in an Election Year!
Also, for Precinct Delegates and Electeds
Culture
When a Community Unites...
A local resident out near Blendon Township has a sign on his property that usually advertises his business. **Right now his sign says THIS!
Area News
*PA 233 Ottawa Onslaught*
PA 233, is legislation that was passed in Lansing by the 2023 Democratically controlled Michigan Congress. PA 233 takes power away from Townships and Municipalities and gives it to the State Government to the degree, that if local citizens weren't actively fighting it by attending meetings and making their voices heard at a constant rate online, outside foreign corporations would have already bulldozed portions of Blendon Township and Zeeland Township with no regard at all for this citizens. ***This is courtesy of Whitmer's Michigan. In Ottawa County, there are currently several initiatives and we anticipate more. The current two that are proposed in Ottawa are for a Battery storage facility in Blendon Township and now a solar farm proposed for Zeeland Township.
***Court Heard Arguments Re: The Stripping of Local Control over Energy Projects...
Update on BESS In Blendon Township...
For more information on BESS/KCE, follow Facebook group The Blendon Bulletin.
Update on Zeeland Solar Project
Neighbors Push Back Against Proposed 1,900-acre Solar Farm in Zeeland, Jamestown Townships...
For updates and information regarding the Proposed Solar Farm for Zeeland Township, follow the Facebook Group Zeeland Township Bulletin
If you interested in getting direct information on the Zeeland Township issue, you can email [email protected]
Business Spotlight
Check our Friends at Holy Smokers Barbecue!
Looking for some great BBQ for an upcoming gathering? Check out friends at Holy Smokers! We have firsthand experience with the deliciousness of this BBQ, as Holy Smokers sponsored one of our events last year and donated a generous amount of beef and pork BBQ! They have a Food Truck and they cater events!
National Culture/Health
Climate Change Fearmongerers Owe Gen Z An Apology...
This is an important article about what Gen Z as a whole generation has had to put up with already in their young lives due to terrible liberal policies. It is one of the best summations we've seen yet on how liberalism has tried to ruin this generation. *Take the time to read this and stay in touch with the culture and health issues our young adults are dealing with.
Public Service Announcement
Log These Dates for 2026. *Swamp the Vote by Planning Ahead.
*Don't let what happened in Arizona happen here.
Primary Election Date: August 4, 2026
General Election Date : November 3, 2026
Please join us *by saving these dates* to vote on May 5, August 4 and November 3. We cannot give Democrats another trifecta in our state government.
*It is our civic responsibility to vote and save our state. Every conservative vote is needed. Michigan is electing a new Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General AND a United States Senator this year, along with many key state House and Senate races.
Health
The Final Humiliation For Everyone Who Pushed Covid Jabs on Kids...
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