For more detailed information, please read the descriptions and availability commitment below.
STANDING COMMITTEES, SUBCOMMITTEES, AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
FINANCE COMMITTEE - Plans and executes fundraising for the Party. The primary responsibility is to raise funds from sustaining and prospective donors and political action committees (PACs) (Workload occurs throughout the year; hours flexible; heaviest workload occurs in weeks before fundraisers.)
FUND RAISING SUBCOMMITTEES - Plans, organizes, coordinates, and executes fundraising activities for the Party, such as appeals by mail, email, media. (Continuous throughout year; peak workloads occur just before and during the marketing campaign activities.)
EVENT PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEES - Plans, organizes, coordinates, and executes fundraising events for the Party, such as dinners, receptions, barbecues. (Continuous throughout year; peak workloads occur just before and during the events.)
CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE - Plans, organizes, coordinates, and executes non-fundraising political events and activities for the Republican Party's nominees on the November General Election ballot, as well as Republican candidates on city, school, and water district ballots. (Continuous throughout year; peak workloads occur just before and during the events.)
GET OUT OUR VOTE SUBCOMMITTEES (GOTV) - VICTORY - Plans identification and contact of Republican voters in targeted precincts; commits to GOTV efforts (phone banks, block-walking, rides, etc.) for elections; implements other Victory plans as directed by the Party. (Crucial time period will be from the summer through the November election; flexible hours during that time; strong commitment in last few weeks before November election; heavy workload, long hours on weekends before the elections.)
CANDIDATE EVENTS SUBCOMMITTEES - Plans, organizes, coordinates, and executes free non-fundraising political events for the Republican Party's nominees on the November General Election ballot, as well as Republican candidates on city, school, and water district ballots. Events include forums, debates, rallies, receptions, parties. (Continuous throughout year; peak workloads occur just before and during the events.)
CANDIDATE RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE - Develops and carries out a continuing program for recruiting, developing, and encouraging the best prospects to run as Republican candidates for public and local office and to seek appointive positions. The committee shall refrain from endorsing an opposed candidate prior to Primary Election. It shall meet as often as necessary to fulfill its duties. (Workload occurs at least a year before the election is held; flexible hours.)
JUDICIAL/LEGISLATIVE/EXECUTIVE/SCHOOL/CITY CANDIDATE RECRUITMENT SUBCOMMITTEES - Develops and carries out a continuing program for recruiting, developing, and encouraging the best prospects to run as Republican candidates for public and local office and to seek appointive positions. The committee shall refrain from endorsing an opposed candidate prior to Primary Election. It shall meet as often as necessary to fulfill its duties. (Workload occurs at least a year before the election is held; flexible hours.)
CANDIDATE ASSISTANCE SUBCOMMITTEES - Serves in an advisory capacity to assist candidates and nominees of the Party. Is responsible for ensuring that all Republican candidates are informed/trained about appropriate regulations, resources, and assistance from the county, state, and national Party committees and corresponding governmental agencies. Meets as often as necessary. (Workload steady throughout the year; flexible hours.)
APPOINTMENTS SUBCOMMITTEES - Develops the best prospects to seek appointive positions at the state, county, and city levels. (Workload steady, but low throughout the year; flexible hours.)
BUDGET COMMITTEE - Prepares an annual budget for approval by the County Executive Committee (CEC) and allocates approved funds as needed. (Meets bimonthly, workload peaks in June.)
VOLUNTEER COORDINATION COMMITTEE - Recruits, trains and schedules volunteers for duties at Party Headquarters, campaigns or wherever needed. (Continuous throughout the year; peak workloads will occur in conjunction with elections.)
PRECINCT ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE - Recruits and trains new people to fill precinct vacancies; assists new and seasoned precinct leaders in their neighborhoods. (Continuous throughout the year; peak workload is before the Primary Election filing period.)
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE - Communicates important information to Republican activists through a variety of media formats including, but not limited to, mail, email, texting, website, and newsletters. (Ongoing throughout the year; workload peaks during campaigns and before elections.)
SOCIAL MEDIA SUBCOMMITTEES - Designs and posts ongoing information to Republican activists through a variety of social media formats including, but not limited to, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. (Ongoing throughout the year; workload peaks during campaigns and before elections.)
PUBLIC RELATIONS SUBCOMMITTEES - Responds to media requests for information or reacts to media articles/programs; submits press releases. (Ongoing throughout the year; workload peaks during campaigns and before elections.)
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE - Identifies Headquarters' user requirements for computer systems; recommends hardware and software upgrades or changes; assists Headquarters staff in training volunteers and utilizing the systems; and assists in solving computer problems, when possible. (Ongoing throughout the year. Hours are somewhat flexible.)
DATA ANALYTICS COMMITTEE - Develops, inputs, maintains, and analyzes data. (Continuous throughout the year, but the peak workload occurs following the elections.)
DATA MAINTENANCE SUBCOMMITTEES - Manages and maintains multiple contact relationship lists of Republican stakeholders.
BYLAWS AND RULES COMMITTEE - Reviews changes in the General Rules of the Republican Party of Texas and Federal and State Statutes and updates Bylaws and Rules, if needed, for adoption at the biennial organizational meeting. (Peak is prior to the biennial Organizational Meeting; flexible hours.)
ELECTION INTEGRITY COMMITTEE - Develops and executes a program to improve ballot security, reduce election fraud, and increase voter awareness during legislative sessions and elections. (Peak workloads during elections.)
ELECTION WORKER RECRUITMENT SUBCOMMITTEES - Recruits prospective judges and clerks to serve at poll sites during Primary, Runoff, General and Special elections. (Continuous processes throughout the year, but peak workloads occur before two-year term appointments.)
POLL WATCHER SUBCOMMITTEES - Recruits and trains watchers to ensure election integrity at voting centers. (Brief training prior to elections; heavy time requirement during Early Voting and on Election Day.)
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE - Develops and maintains opportunities to inform the public about the conservative philosophies of the Republican Party through community service projects and events. (Continuous throughout the year, but the peak workload occurs during holidays and celebrations.)
FINANCIAL REVIEW SPECIAL COMMITTEE - Reviews (aka audits) the financial records at fiscal year-end, or change in county chair or treasurer, as needed. (Peak occurs in July during the reviews and inventory.)
RECORDS REVIEW SPECIAL COMMITTEE - Reviews the physical and electronic assets, including documents and records biennially in January, and maintains and preserves all archives of the local Republican Party. (Peak occurs in January, and maintenance continues throughout the year.)
VOTER REGISTRATION SPECIAL COMMITTEE - Identifies and registers likely Republican voters. Encourages members to be trained bi-annually as Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrars. (Peak occurs during June-Sept. before November elections; flexible hours; may entail both walking door-to-door, phoning, or manning booths in targeted areas.)
LEGISLATION SPECIAL COMMITTEE - Develops and monitors legislation proposals. (Continuous throughout the year, but peak workload occurs just before and while the Texas Legislature and U. S. Congress are in session.)
RESOLUTIONS SPECIAL COMMITTEE - Reviews and recommends resolutions for important local issues.
NON-COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS
PRECINCT CHAIR - Represents and organizes their voting precinct to identify, register, inform, and get out the Republican neighbors to maximize the votes to elect our Republican candidates. Elected in the Primary Election or selected by other precinct chairs (CEC) to serve for a two-year term of office ending 19 days after the biennial Primary Runoff Election. Voting member of the county executive committee (CEC) and meets at bimonthly evening meetings. (Peak is prior to elections. Year-round involvement. Workload depends on the age and size of the voting precinct.)
EVENT ASSISTANT - Assigned by Finance Committee. Helps with fundraising events.
FUNDRAISER - Assigned by Finance Committee. Helps with fundraising marketing campaigns.
RECEPTIONIST - Assigned by Volunteer Coordinator. (Flexible hours.)
DATA ENTRY - Assigned by Volunteer Coordinator. (Flexible hours.)
SPECIAL EVENTS - Assigned by Volunteer Coordinator. (Flexible hours.)
SPECIAL PROJECTS - Assigned by Volunteer Coordinator. (Flexible hours.)
DEPUTY VOTER REGISTRAR -- Trained by Elections Dept. and SOS. Serves two-year term of appointment.
ELECTION OFFICIAL (JUDGE) (Paid) - Appointed by Election Integrity Committee and County Chair. Trained and assigned to a voting center by Bexar Elections Dept. during Early Voting or on Election Day.
ELECTION WORKER (CLERK) (Paid) - Hired by the Presiding Election Judge. Trained by Elections Dept.
ELECTION POLL WATCHER - Assigned and trained by Election Integrity Committee. Certified by SOS.
ELECTIONEER- Assigned by Campaign Activities Committee. Works outside voting center for candidate.
CAMPAIGN SIGN DISTRIBUTOR - Assigned by Campaign Activities Committee.
PHONE BANKER - Assigned by Campaign Activities Committee. Works at phone center or home.
BLOCK WALKER - Assigned by Campaign Activities Committee. Works in neighborhoods.
PUBLIC SPEAKER - Assigned by the Communications Committee. Presents informative topics.
WRITER - Assigned by the Communications Committee. Writes articles, press releases, captions, etc.
PHOTOGRAPHER - Assigned by the Communications Committee. Captures candid and posed at events.
DESIGNER - Assigned by the Communications Committee. Creates flyers, invitations, pictures, etc.
SOCIAL MEDIA - Assigned by the Communications Committee.
