Responses to the Annoucement to Run for GOP Chair

by Ethan Demme on June 7, 2010

We’ve gotten some great responses to the annoncement to run for Republican chairman’s seat here in Lancaster County. Here are a few of them,

Good article in the Lancaster newspaper

This is great. Let me know what I can do to help.

Good stuff Ethan.

We are so happy you are doing this! Let us know how we can help.

Hope you win, since the Party needs someone like you.

Way to go! Amen to what you are saying.

It is about time someone stood up for these values and ideals and brought real energy to the Republican Party in Lancaster. With the right leadership anything is possible.

I appreciate your enthusiasm, Ethan. So far I have not heard of anyone else seriously looking for support for this position. Everything you say in your platform is true and realistic.

What a courageous decision. You have some good goals.

This is great. Let me know what I can do to help.

Way to go Ethan! The LCGOP needs a little shaking up–or waking up!

Finally the Grand Old Party has a young fresh face.

Ethan would make a great County Chairman mainly because he is not a “professional politician.”

I’m emailing my friends who are on committee to ask that you check out Ethan Demme, whom I know and endorse for the job. He’s young, energetic and has the communications savvy to get our message of limited goverment and local empowerment out.  His blog www.KeystoneConservative.com is just one way he has distinguished himself as a thought leader and someone who can connect with the under-40 generation that is so critical to the future relevancy of the Republican party.  I’ve watched Ethan out there in the online marketplace of ideas and he can hold his own!  Thanks for your time and I hope to see our great party moving in the right direction with the selection of a new chairperson.
Jeff Geoghan, Mayor of East Petersburg

And even a few responses from non Republicans

We surely don’t agree on politics, however, I have a lot of respect for someone who doesn’t just talk the talk. Good luck to you!

I’m a registered Democrat who puts a lot of priorities and allegiances ahead of my political party. A healthy degree of civil discourse in our community is one of those priorities for me, and I know that’s something Ethan will bring with his chairmanship.

Knowing you’re unhappy with the current direction, I might have to back to being a republican.

If you want to help out email campaign@ethandemme.com and we’ll let you know how you can get involved. Also become a fan on facebook.

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Chairman of the Lancaster GOP – A Platform

by Ethan Demme on June 5, 2010

Why I’m Running (updated 6.23.10)

I’m running for Lancaster County Republican Chairman because I believe in the Republican party. I joined committee last year because I wanted to get more involved and make a difference. Since then, I have seen first-hand some of the problems that our party faces. It is apparent that in order to increase the level of enthusiasm for Republican principles we must increase our voter registration numbers, jump-start our fundraising, and begin actively communicating with voters.
The role of GOP chairman should be to increase the energy level of the party, to empower people rather than just telling them who to vote for. I believe the committee still serves a purpose but the role of the committee needs to be communicated to the voter. The average person I meet on the street doesn’t even know what a committee person is, let alone their purpose. The committee has a great purpose, but it needs to be communicated. People need to be educated. Our county needs to get excited, but I believe the traditional methods aren’t enough to accomplish this.
It’s time to refresh, revive and restart our Republican Party in Lancaster County.

Sincerely,

Ethan Demme

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Lancaster County GOP Chairman

May 28, 2010

It’s in the news so I guess that makes it official, I’m running for Chairman of the Lancaster Republican Party. Any questions, comments, suggestions are welcomed as I am a strong believer in open government and that needs to start at the party level.

Email: ethandemme@gmail.com
Phone: 717.572.4061
From Lancaster Online:
A 28-year-old first-term Republican committeeman has thrown his [...]

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