RESOLUTION TO CREATE SINGLE-MEMBER STATE SENATE DISTRICTS

WHEREAS, the Republican Party has been able to eliminate all of the muti-member Delegate Districts in West Virginia thereby vastly improving the ability of West Virginia voters to select appropriate representation and to improve their ability to communicate with their Delegate since each Delegate now represents roughly the same number of constituents and not the previous four or five times that number; and

WHEREAS, the Republican Party believes that the same impact should occur in the State Senate Districts and for the same reasons; and

WHEREAS, the Senate currently has 17 Districts with approximately 106,000 residents, each with two Senators; and

WHEREAS, the 17 Senate Districts could each be divided into two separate Districts each with approximately 53,000 residents using either adjusted U.S. Census data for 2026 or actual U.S. Census data in 2031; and

WHEREAS, this would cut down on the cost of State Senate Races and allow for each senator to focus on a much smaller number of voters to represent, thereby increasing accountability; and

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the West Virginia Republican Party strongly encourages the Legislature to change the 17 Senate two-member Districts into 34 single member Districts.

SUPPORTING ISRAEL AND CONDEMNING HAMAS AND THEIR ENABLERS

WHEREAS, the WVGOP takes note of the recent terrorist attacks on Israel, and condemns them outright; and

WHEREAS, during these unprovoked attacks Hamas/Palestine butchered over 1,200 Israelis in unspeakable fashion, including the slaughter of children in their beds and the beheading and burning of babies; and

WHEREAS, there can be no moral justification for these type of attacks on anyone; and

WHEREAS, multiple student organizations on college campuses across the nation, including but not limited to the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and the Palestinian Working Group (PWG), have decided to side with Hamas and voice support, by writing letters and staging public demonstrations; and

WHEREAS, multiple college professors have also voiced support of Hamas by offering extra credit for attending rallies to support these actions; and

WHEREAS, members of Congress have voiced equivocations and support for Hamas/Palestine; and

WHEREAS, calls for genocide and/or the eradication of Israel far exceed the proper boundaries of free speech and should be wholeheartedly condemned; and

WHEREAS, any and all decent human beings can in no way find justification for this type of barbarity in civilized society;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the WVGOP hereby encourages the legislature to withdraw all funding for any in state university or college that allows these student organizations to operate on their campus and hereby encourages the state legislature to immediately withdraw funding for any in state university or college that continues to provide tenure for any professor voicing support for Hamas/Palestine Moreover, the WVGOP hereby calls on Congress to do likewise with funding for universities across the nation and hereby calls for the immediate censure and/or expulsion of any member of Congress who publicly supports this butchery.

RESOLUTION TO CHANGE SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS FROM THE PRIMARY ELECTION TO THE GENERAL ELECTION

WHEREAS, the Republican Party believes that it is very important for parents and other stakeholders to have a significant voice in the education of West Virginia’s children; and

 Whereas, an important aspect of the education of our children in the public schools is the county Board of Education whose members are currently elected in the Primary Election; and

 WHEREAS, the Primary Election is simply a process for political parties to select their nominees for the General Election; and

 WHEREAS, far more people vote in the General Election than the Primary Election so that fewer parents and other stakeholders have a chance to express their choice for the members of their Boards of Education; and

 WHEREAS, the teacher’s unions have in the past been able to motivate enough of their constituency in the Primary Elections to overwhelm the vote of other stakeholders and thereby elect Board Members who are aligned with the unions, sometimes to the detriment of the students;

 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the West Virginia  Republican Party strongly encourages the Legislature move the School Board elections from the Primary Election to the General Election.

RESOLUTION TO ENDORSE DONALD J. TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT IN 2024

WHEREAS, President Joe Biden continues to wage a political war against West Virginia and America and it is the responsibility of the Republican Party to nominate a candidate for President of the United States who best represents the will of the voters of the Republican Party; and

WHEREAS, in 2016, West Virginia Republican Primary voters delivered then-candidate Donald Trump a resounding victory with 77% of the vote and mirrored that result in the general election later that fall, delivering a 67.9% win for then-candidate Donald J. Trump; and

WHEREAS, in 2020, West Virginia Republican Primary voters delivered President Trump a massive 94.5% primary re-election victory and a 68.6% general election win that November; and

WHEREAS, with these resounding results, the voters of West Virginia delivered an unprecedented victory for President Trump, awarding him with the largest raw vote total and the highest percentage of votes for a presidential candidate in West Virginia history, including the re-election of President Abraham Lincoln; and

WHEREAS, at his first political rally in Charleston, West Virginia on May 6th, 2016, then candidate Trump said, "There's always been something about West Virginia. I've always been fascinated by the mines and the courage of the miners and the way the miners love what they do”; and

WHEREAS, the policies implemented by the first Trump administration were deeply rooted in the West Virginia values of ensuring religious freedom, protecting life, energy independence, defending the second amendment, securing our border, supporting police, and upholding traditional family values; and

WHEREAS, during the first Trump Administration, President Trump visited West Virginia on nine separate occasions, marking West Virginia as one of his most frequented non-swing states; and

WHEREAS, President Donald J. Trump is the leader of the Republican Party and has won the trust and confidence of an overwhelming majority of the Republican Party across the nation and in the state of West Virginia; and

WHEREAS, President Trump delivered record low unemployment and higher wages for the American worker while ending trade deals that bled our country dry and devastated small towns across West Virginia; and

WHEREAS, President Trump secured our border with aggressive immigration enforcement, a sane asylum policy, and an emphasis on putting the livelihoods and values of the American people first; and

WHEREAS, President Trump stood strong in the face of unyielding pressure when he appointed the most conservative Supreme Court in generations; and

WHEREAS, the first Trump Administration was defined by an America First foreign policy of restraint, responsibility, and commitment to peace; and

WHEREAS, President Donald J. Trump continues to be persecuted by the weaponization of the Justice system as radical District Attorneys, with the support of brazenly corrupt politicians, contort and apply the law disproportionally in matters involving the former President when such cases would have never been brought before a court of law for any other individual; and

WHEREAS, the Republican Party and tens of millions of Americans see these unprecedented assaults on democracy (attempts to thwart the leading candidate from being on the ballot, indicting a former President, and attempting to revoke his family’s business licenses) for exactly what they are; efforts to prevent President Donald J. Trump’s re-election and subvert American Democracy; and

WHEREAS, President Donald J. Trump has proven his dedication to the State of West Virginia and members of the West Virginia Republican Party; and

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the West Virginia Republican Party hereby endorses the 45th President, Donald J. Trump for President of the United States and encourage West Virginia voters to support his candidacy in the 2024 Primary election on May 14, 2024.

RESOLUTION TO CHANGE SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS FROM THE NONPARTISAN TO PARTISAN

WHEREAS, the Republican Party believes that it is very important for parents and other stakeholders to have a significant voice in the education of West Virginia’s children; and

WHEREAS, an important aspect of the education of our children in the public schools is the county Board of Education whose members are currently elected on a nonpartisan basis in the Primary Election; and

WHEREAS, the Republican Party is a strong advocate for the proper education of West Virginia’s children over the indoctrination of those children; and

WHEREAS, the Democrat Party has many members and elected officials who advocate strongly for the use of curriculum that include issues like Critical Race Theory; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Black Lives Matter; The 1619 Project and other things that many consider to constitute indoctrination over education; and

WHEREAS, it is difficult for parents and other stakeholders to have the time to do the research necessary to discern the true motivations of candidates for the school boards; and

WHEREAS, having party identification associated with the school board candidates would provide valuable, although not perfect, information to West Virginia’s voters;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the West Virginia Republican Party strongly encourages the Legislature to change the School Board elections from nonpartisan to partisan.