NC 8th District Republican Party

Welcome to the On-line Headquarters
of the North Carolina
8th Congressional District Republican Party!

Our Chairman, David Black, welcomes you to our site!

2011 NC Hall of Fame Inductees

A very special congratulations to Judge John and Kirby Tyson, chosen as the 8th District Inductees into the North Carolina Republican Party Hall of Fame! The Tysons were our nominees from Cumberland County and represent our district well. All those inducted into the Hall of Fame this year are:

Broyhill Award	Thomas H. Fetzer
Jonas Award	Commissioner Linda O. Shaw
East Award	Senator Jesse A. Helms
1st District	Garland D. Shepheard
2nd District	Representative Billy J. Creech
3rd District	Peregrine White
4th District	Robert H. Appleby
5th District	Carolyn Eller Miller
6th District	Congressman J. Howard Coble
7th District	Frank L. Williams
8th District	Judge John Marsh and Kirby T. Tyson
9th District	Linda Daves
10th District	Commissioner Cherie K. Berry
11th District	Senator Robert C. and T. Helen Carpenter
12th District	Senator Elizabeth Dole
13th District	Charles W. Irvin, Jr.

Our congratulations go out to all our nominees from the 8th District:

Donna Wells	Anson County
Judge John Tyson and wife Kirby	Cumberland County
Bonnie Schenck	Scotland County
Audie Dover	Cabarrus County
Brady Dickson	Montgomery County

The next time you see any of thes folks, shake their hands, give them a big hug, and say "Thanks!".

In Memorial

The Republican Party lost one of its most stalwart supporters and hardest workers on Friday, 04 November 2011, when Larry Griffin passed from this life and entered our Father's many roomed mansion. Larry served his country with a career in the US Air Force, retiring as a Colonel. He served his native Cabarrus County on several civic boards and is a Past Chairman of the Cabarrus County Republican Party. And he served on the 8th District and the NC Republican Party Executive Committees. And Larry was my friend, and a true friend to many. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 PM Monday, 07 November 2011 at Whitley's Annex Chapel in Concord, with burial following the service at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the Annex Chapel from 1:00 to 2:30 PM prior to the funeral service. Please be in prayer for all of Larry's family, and the many people whose lives he touched over the years. Online condolences may be left at www.whitleysfuneralhome.com.

Help the Party: Donate

At the District Executive Board meeting of 19 April 2011, the Board once again voted to ask all Board members to voluntarily donate $25.00 to help fund our District organization. This has informally become an annual event, being approved four or five years running now. Monies raised at the District level primarily have gone to helping candidates within the 8th District. So this is a call to all 8th District Executive Board members (county Chairmen, Vice Chairmen, and At-Large members): To donate, please make your check payable to

8th District GOP
and mail it to

Betty Lapish
P. O. Box 763
Concord, NC 28026

Take Advantage of Free Training

The purpose of the NC GOP County Chairman's Association is to increase the effectiveness of Republican County Chairmen in the cause of good government through training, communication and informed participation in the political process, and to provide party officials with an extension for the support of the aims and objectives of the North Carolina Republican Party.

Please visit the CCA website (also available from our links page) for a list of training materials offered by the CCA. If there is something that your county organization needs specific training in that is not listed, let them know and they will put something together to conduct a training session if possible.

Training sessions offered include:

County and Precinct Organization
Training of Precinct Officers
Finance 101
Fundraising
How to conduct your County and Precinct Conventions
Public Relations and Earned Media

Other training sessions are available upon request.

If possible, when planning a training session for more than 10 people, please try to schedule a place suitable for a projector. Community Colleges usually can and will accomodate that need.

All training requests must come from the County Chair of the county requesting the training.

The 8th District representative to the CCA is Joshua T. Austin, Sr. Please feel free to contact Josh at 910-206-1381 or send him a note at gopgiantnc@yahoo.com.

About Our Site

The 8th District is comprised of all or parts of 10 counties. Links to the county web sites and more information about the District can be found on the 8th District Counties page. Links to other Republican organizations are also listed on this page.

Good men and women from all over the 8th District serve leadership positions within our district party. Along with the normal roster of Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer, our officers also include the Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of each county in the district as well as Members-at-Large from each county. And like all Republican Party organizations, the 8th District GOP also has a Plan of Organization that governs our activities. This Plan defines how we conduct business, elect officers, hold conventions, and all other matters of running a Party organization. Please see Our Organization page to read our Plan of Organization and for the full list of our officers and how to contact them.

If you would like to get involved with the Republican Party, meet with like-minded people, visit new cities in our state, rub shoulders with candidates and elected officials, or just request more information, then please go immediately to our Get Involved! page and let us know!

There are many opportunities throughout the 8th District for folks to get together to have a good time and strengthen our Republican Party. Please see our Events Calendar for important dates, happenings, and events throughout the 8th District. If you know of an event that should be listed that is not on our calendar, please let our WebMaster know!

And finally, please see the Party News page for press releases, commentaries, or other news about our Party, and our Contact Us page for the best ways to get in contact with our District officials.