Welcome to the Boone County Republican Party Website. This is the place to find the latest updates on the activities of local Republicans. You will also find links to our elected officials so you can contact them easily to let them know how you feel about the issues. On the issues page we will list the top issues that we currently facing.
Hollingshead Announces Supervisor Bid
Ogden native Chet Hollingshead announced today that he is running for Boone County Supervisor in this year’s Republican Primary election on Tuesday, June 5th.
“I am excited to make this announcement”, Hollingshead said. “Boone County is facing many challenges and we need conservative leadership at the courthouse.”
Hollingshead is the first Republican candidate to announce his intentions.
Currently, Hollingshead is the President of the Ogden Community School District Board of Directors. He was elected to the Board in September, 2009.
“During a time of shrinking budgets and economic downturn I have worked with our board to cut our budget without harming the education our youth deserve”, Hollingshead said.
Lampe Announces for Sheriff
Rick Lampe has announced he is running for Boone County Sheriff on the Republican ticket.
Lampe has been involved in Law Enforcement since 1974 when he became a deputy sheriff in Bremer County. In 1979 he joined the Iowa State Patrol, where he remained for 31 years, working in and around Boone County. He retired from the State Patrol in 2009 with the rank of Sergeant. Since then he has been Boone County’s 911 administrator.
Current Sheriff, Ron Fehr, announced last year that he will not seek re-election in 2012.
Boone County Convention Scheduled for March 10th
The Boone County Republican Convention will be held at 10am, Saturday, March 10th, at the Boone High School Auditorium in Boone.
Current Platform of the Boone County Republican Party
By clicking on “Download a Flyer” at the top of the this page, you will see the current Platform of the Boone County Republican Party.
Central Committee Meeting
The next Central Committee Meeting will be held at 6:30pm, Monday, February 13, 2012, in the 2nd floor conference room of the Ericson Library in Boone, IA. This will be the first meeting of the new members of the Central Committee since their selection at the Caucus on January 3, 2012.