This is an update on my previous post. After email exchanges between the Tulsa County GOP and me it is probable our current County Chair is not on the Tulsa County Credentials Committee, only the State Credentials Committee. The way the email is written it is not obvious in this way. I still recommend to contact the Tulsa County GOP Office and ask them to clarify Ronda Vuillemont-Smith's position for the County Convention.
There is no doubt we are having challenges with the Tulsa County GOP. Ronda Vuillemont-Smith is our current Chair. For our upcoming County Convention Ronda is the Chair of the Credentials Committee and is running for Reelection as the Tulsa County Chair.
I have served for several years on the Credentials Committee with Donny Tiemann. Never before on a County Convention has a current County Chair or a Candidate for the Tulsa County Chair ever been on the Credentials Committee let alone being the Chair of the Credentials Committee. This is like the fox keeping charge of the chicken coop.
You should NOT have the person who is running for the Tulsa County Chair be in charge of verifying Delegates and verifying and tabulating the Votes for the Office he or she is running for. This is Ethically and Morally wrong. My recommendation is to contact the Tulsa County GOP Officers and demand Ronda V. Smith to resign as the Credentials Committee Chair or withdraw as a Candidate from the Tulsa County GOP Chair. This is a MAJOR Conflict of Interest!
Bill, thanks for your note and update. Without transparency in organization and operation it is hard for precinct officials to know the facts. This is the problem with the current County leadership - they rule rather than lead.
This is an update to my post on Feb 20th. I found out today that our Tulsa County Chair is on the Credentials Committee. I was present at the first Credentials Committee Meeting today and our Chair, Ronda Vuillemont-Smith was there. She said the Chair is always on every Committee that is under the control of the Tulsa County GOP. When I served on the Platform Committee years ago I don't remember one time the Chair at that time attended our Platform Committee Meetings and we had several. I know each Committee Chair has to report to the County Chair on how they are progressing. This is normal business procedure. So, YES INDEED our current Chair is on the Credentials Committee, she is not the Chair of the Credentials Committee though.
This is an update on my previous post. After email exchanges between the Tulsa County GOP and me it is probable our current County Chair is not on the Tulsa County Credentials Committee, only the State Credentials Committee. The way the email is written it is not obvious in this way. I still recommend to contact the Tulsa County GOP Office and ask them to clarify Ronda Vuillemont-Smith's position for the County Convention.
There is no doubt we are having challenges with the Tulsa County GOP. Ronda Vuillemont-Smith is our current Chair. For our upcoming County Convention Ronda is the Chair of the Credentials Committee and is running for Reelection as the Tulsa County Chair.
I have served for several years on the Credentials Committee with Donny Tiemann. Never before on a County Convention has a current County Chair or a Candidate for the Tulsa County Chair ever been on the Credentials Committee let alone being the Chair of the Credentials Committee. This is like the fox keeping charge of the chicken coop.
You should NOT have the person who is running for the Tulsa County Chair be in charge of verifying Delegates and verifying and tabulating the Votes for the Office he or she is running for. This is Ethically and Morally wrong. My recommendation is to contact the Tulsa County GOP Officers and demand Ronda V. Smith to resign as the Credentials Committee Chair or withdraw as a Candidate from the Tulsa County GOP Chair. This is a MAJOR Conflict of Interest!
Bill, thanks for your note and update. Without transparency in organization and operation it is hard for precinct officials to know the facts. This is the problem with the current County leadership - they rule rather than lead.
This is an update to my post on Feb 20th. I found out today that our Tulsa County Chair is on the Credentials Committee. I was present at the first Credentials Committee Meeting today and our Chair, Ronda Vuillemont-Smith was there. She said the Chair is always on every Committee that is under the control of the Tulsa County GOP. When I served on the Platform Committee years ago I don't remember one time the Chair at that time attended our Platform Committee Meetings and we had several. I know each Committee Chair has to report to the County Chair on how they are progressing. This is normal business procedure. So, YES INDEED our current Chair is on the Credentials Committee, she is not the Chair of the Credentials Committee though.
Wow! It appears the Tulsa GOP has an unofficial monarchy.