Washington State Republican Party Candidate and Campaign School

Designed by WSRP Board Member Anthony Welcher for Republicans

running for both non-partisan and partisan office.
 

This contemporary half-day school will help you and/or your campaign manager or other staff learn the nuts and bolts of what it takes to develop and implement a campaign strategy to win in any election from school board to state legislature to an initiative effort.

This interactive program is designed both for those who are running and those who are thinking about running and want to understand what it means to be a candidate or campaign manager.
 

During the session you will  learn:

 What it takes and means to be a candidate

Evaluating and understanding the basics of running for office

Questions you need to consider before and as you announce your candidacy

Developing a campaign plan and strategy and the key points to achieving victory

What is a campaign plan?

What needs to be in it?

How will the plan be implemented?

How to build a winning campaign team

 Hiring staff and consultants

What kind of team wins elections

How to develop each building block of your campaign

Volunteers/Grassroots

Fundraising

Messaging/media communications and social media

Issues development

Get Out The Vote (GOTV) and implementing your own program

Targeting

Election Day

 Basic ethics, regulations and the PDC

          What it means to run as a Republican

 Issues and the Republican label

How you work with your local and state parties

How to utilize voter identifications and knowing who to target

Cost:             FREE

When:           Saturday, February 18

Time:             9:00 a.m. to 12:30p.m.

Location:     Cowlitz Woman’s Club Building

                        835 21st Ave, Longview, WA

Reserve your seat today!

Proudly brought to you by the Cowlitz CountyYoung Republicans

Who is Anthony Welcher?

Anthony has nearly two decades of experience in managing political candidate and issues campaigns in Washington State and around the nation. He served President George W. Bush in numerous positions including during the 2001 White House transition and as the public policy leader at the U.S. State Department managing political communications with our nation’s governors and local elected officials; in this role he regularly traveled as the President’s spokesman with elected officials to Iraq and Afghanistan.

In 2007 he returned to Washington State and was re-elected to the King County and Washington State Republican Executive Boards where he donates his time assisting Republicans in achieving victory. In addition to his entrepreneurial activities, he currently serves as chairman of the Region X Small Business Administration Regulatory Fairness Board and advises candidates running for office both domestically and internationally on  campaign strategy, messaging and social media.