Twenty-nine Cook County Republicans met on Tuesday, February 27 at 7 p.m., at the Senior Center in Grand Marais to pick delegates for the 8th District Convention and the State Convention.
Mark Delamater and James Dusheck were selected to attend the 8th District Convention on April 21 in Park Rapids. Jim Hall, who has been a member of the local party since the 1950s, was selected as an alternate.
Garry Gamble and Jamie Thostenson were selected to represent the county at the State Convention that will be held May 24 – 25 in St. Cloud. Jeff Dillehay was named the 1st alternate and James Dusheck the 2nd alternate in the event that one, or both delegates, can’t attend.
The delegates will carry resolutions submitted by the local Republican group and present them at the conventions. Some of those are: A balanced budget amendment; repeal the national health care (dubbed Obama Care) law; tort reform; audit the federal reserve; end funding of the United Nations; eliminate the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; restore the gold standard; end life-time pensions and health care benefits for former members of Congress and the U.S. Senate; and several pro-life resolutions were also submitted.
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