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- Rule 1-25: The term “Republican in Good-Standing” shall be defined as a Republican who supports Republican nominees and who does not actively or openly support another candidate against a Republican nominee.
- An elected Republican party official is expected to support IN GOP principles and rules. If a local official does not agree with a rule, work to change it, accept it, or resign from the party.
March 1, 2025. Elections for Officers – Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer
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- Rule 4-7. On the first (1st) Saturday in March of the year following each presidential election, a meeting at someplace within the county between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. shall be called by the County Chairman for the purpose of electing the four (4) officers and organizing the County Committee as deemed necessary by the newly elected four (4) officers. The persons eligible to vote shall be those precinct committeemen elected in the May Primary Election in the presidential election year and their appointed vice-precinct committeemen as well as precinct committeemen and vice precinct committeemen APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN BY DECEMBER 15 OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION YEAR, of the respective precincts of the county.
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- (*) Mark Bowman, Chair, Email
- (*) Deb Noe, Vice Chair, Email
- (*) Melissa Stinson, Secretary, Email
- Jim Kemp, Treasurer,, Email.
- Publically supporters Rule 1-25
- (*) Officials “Not in Good Standing” – violation of Indiana GOP Rule 1-25: The term “Republican in Good-Standing” shall be defined as a Republican who supports Republican nominees and who does not actively or openly support another candidate against a Republican nominee.
- Precinct Committeemen (PC) – Elected in the 2024 primary.
- Charlie Shaw, Hamblen 1, VPC Jeanne Shaw
- Mark Bowman Hamblen 2 (Chair). VPC?
- Phil Stephens Hamblen 3 (Hamblen Township Trustee, Director, Brown County Recycling.) VPC?
- Deborah Goodrich, Jackson 1, VPC?
- Sandy Higgins, Jackson 2, (Appointed to replace Diana Biddle). VPC?
- Duane Parsons, Jackson 3, VPC?
- Larry Gardner, Jackson 4, VPC?
- Jim Kemp for Van Buren 1, (Councilman, Treasurer), VPC Brad Stogsdill, (Sheriff)
- Ted Adams, Washington 1, (Prosecutor). VPC?
- Theresa Cobian, for Washington 2 (Commissioner Assistant). VPC Ross Benson
- Cindy Wolpert, Washington 3 (Appointed (date?) and does not live in the precinct. Lost her election in Hamblen 1 in 2024 – defeated by Charlie Shaw).
Vice Precinct Committeemen (VPC). VPC can be selected by the PC and must live in the precinct. However, the BC GOP Chair can appoint anyone to a PC or VPC position to fill a vacancy. An appointed person does not have to live in the precinct.
Transparency. The Chair does not have to disclose the names of VPC (and has not) but this information can be obtained from the PC. Why isn’t this information available on the Brown County Republican Party website?
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- Elected government officials can request a list of the PCs and VPCs from the State GOP. However, they are required to sign a non-disclosure agreement that they will not share the list. Precinct List User Agreement
Central Committee. The Central Committee consists of the PCs and VPCs. They vote for the new officers.
Elected Positions. Only the PCs vote for a candidate to fill a vacant elected position. This last happened in 2023 when 7 of 11 precinct committeemen voted to fill a commissioner vacancy when Chuck Braden resigned due to personal reasons.
Power of the Party. The local GOP can influence appointments to boards and commissions, who should run for elected office, and even who should get county government jobs.
Part 2 – Problems, Challenges, Capabilities. Local GOP Leadership Tim J. Clark Campaign Strategy.
Letters in the Democrat – Calling for Change
- Nov 27, 2024
- Oct 30, 2024. Letter: How will GOP division impact local party? by Vivian Wolfe
- Oct 30, 2024. Letter: Republican commissioner candidate claims local party abuse of power… by Tim Clark, Brown County Democrat › Local Opinion. The assessment regarding this abuse of power was further validated when their preferred candidate was defeated in the primaries.
- Oct 11, 2024. Letter: Change needed in local Republican Party Leadership Rich Stanley wrote a letter in the Democrat (Stanley, 9/17/2024) calling for a change in the leadership of the local Republican Party led by Mark Bowman. A response to Rich’s letter was provided through a surrogate. The Brown County Democrat declined to publish Richard’s rebuttal in its entirety …
- Sep 17, 2024. Letter to the editor: Rich Stanley – Brown County Democrat. Brown County Democrat › Opinion › … A recent event and scandal confirms that Mark Bowman cannot be trusted to lead our party, and we must remove him from political office.
- Democrat on Sep 17, 2024, “Reader does reversal on commissioner candidacy.” by Clara Stanley
Independent Voters of Brown County IN 