MEDIA ADVISORY
Contact: Chairman Bill Cubin, 262-4972 or 233-6295
2/4/08
CASPER – The Republican precinct committeemen and committeewomen of state House District 56 will convene tomorrow, Tuesday, February 5, at 6:00PM to select three individuals to forward to the Natrona County Commissioners to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of former state Rep. Tom Walsh. The meeting will take place at the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Building at 2211 King Boulevard.

PROCESS:
At the meeting, each candidate will be given an opportunity to speak for up to five minutes. If there are fewer than six candidates, each candidate will be asked three to four questions by state Reps. Lisa Shepperson, Tom Lockhart and Bob Brechtel. One vote will be taken and the top three vote getters will be the nominees of the selection committee and be forwarded to the Natrona County Commissioners.

As of 10:30AM this morning, there are three applicants for HD 56. They are Casper attorney Tim Stubson, former Mayor Rene Burgess, and Casper resident Suzey Delger. In the event that there are only three applicants by 5:00PM tonight (application deadline), the above process will go forward as planned. It will not be abridged in any way.

A news release will be issued this evening at around 5:30PM to announce the list candidates of candidates to fill the vacancy in HD 56. — click here for the application

Natrona GOP changes House District 56 application and meeting dates
1/29/08
CASPER – The Natrona County Republican Party has changed the application deadline date and the selection meeting date with regard to filling the vacancy in House District 56. The application deadline for Republicans who would like to fill the vacancy in House District 56 has been changed to 5:00PM on Monday February 4th. The application can be filled out on line at www.natronagop.com. In addition, applications in both Microsoft Word and in .PDF formats can be downloaded from www.natronagop.com and www.wygop.org.

Republican precinct committeemen and committee women who live within House District 56 will meet on Tuesday, February 5th at 6:00 PM at the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Building, 2211 King Boulevard, to select three nominees to forward to the Natrona County Commissioners.

“I strongly encourage Republicans interested in filling this vacancy to not wait until the last minute to get their application, resume and cover letter in. I suggest that all interested candidates have their stuff turned in by this weekend. No applications will be accepted if we are not in full receipt by 5:00PM on Monday, February 4th,” stated Cubin.
— click here for the application