10/23/2024
Message from the Hocking county Women’s Republican Club President.
As we wind down this important election season, I am winding down my tenure as President of the HCWRC.
This year has not been without it’s challenges, and I have learned much about how our county functions and the inner workings and connections that drive our Republican political structure.
It has been full of many, many disappointments in the actions/behaviors of elected and unelected officials as well as pleasant surprises on the positioning of solid conservatives brought forth to lead our county forward.
Much of the Republican Party’s self-induced woes, and I speak on the party at all levels (local, state and National) have been preventable if only the leadership would have put the Republican party principles OVER the Party name.
From a local persepctive, the local Republican Party neglected wisdom enough to set aside their personal feelings, opinions, long-time friendships, and thoughts and distanced themselves from the potential corruption within the county and the myriad of county “Republican” officials steeped in corruption and criminal charge allegations, to spare the party from further embarrassing alignments and affiliations that became painfully obvious.
In February of this year, 2024, after watching our local Republican party continue to dig their heals in and refuse to protect the party image and reputation from the growing county scandals and criminal accusations, I publically called out their duties as central committee elected officials, for individually moving a central committeeman forward as a candidate for a very important legal position as Sheriff with their signatories, that, if elected, would have potentially put citizens of Hocking county in jeopardy and further scandal not to mention the further erosion of the Party image and reputation.
This individual candidate, steeped in controversy, has several pending indictments, and who, by the permission and blessing of your GOP Central committee leadership, continued to have an active voice and role within the party..
I observed, in silence, during all of 2023, as this individual continued to have a voice, was left alone to serve on the Central Committee seat he was APPOINTED to by these SAME Central committee elected officials despite many, many GOP monthly meetings where other executive and central committee members as well as attending voting republican base, called for his removal and/or resignation from his position.
Chairman Harris, during his many visits this year to the Women’s Republican Club meetings, in an attempt to get me to resign because of my public and personal stances against the Hocking county GOP’s actions and alliances, admitted to the Women’s club during the April meeting that this indicted central committee-member had called Harris to ask if he should resign, to which Chairman Harris said “No”. This was despite the continued examples of the Committee under Chairman Harris' leadership demanded indicted commissioner Jessica Dickens RESIGN her executive committee position, and then subsequent calls by the Chairman and Central committee for Ryan Black to be removed/resign amidst his allegations...both of which were the RIGHT decisions to make, but demonstrated painfully obvious bias for Mr. Caleb Moritz, who was APPOINTED in Jan of 2023 by this same central committee membership.
Chairman Harris REFUSED to ask or allow this indicted Central Committee member to o resign not even to save the dignity, reputation and image of the party.
Worse, at this year’s reorganization meeting in March 2024, in which Scott Kitzmiller replaced Moritz in the Marion 1 township central committee seat ( a very wise and welcoming change) at the beheadst of several central committee members , a seat on Executive Committee has been RESERVED for Mr. Moritz pending the outcomes of his trial.
This continues to demonstrate an alliance to keep Mr. Caleb Moritz involved in the Republican Party as a leadership role , voice and decision-maker for the GOP.
This recent action, continues to serve as another very questionable move by the Central Committee and further proof that the GOP reputation, decisions and alliances continue to instill mistrust to the Party’s reputation and hinder it’s ability to reach the general voting base of Republicans who are left scratching their heads on WHY this alliance and political protection and favoring continue.
On a personal note, because I dared to question and call out those who moved him forward as a candidate, for Sheriff, which is an incredibly important and trusted position of elected authority, I was blacklisted, harangued, threatened and scape-goated from that time forward so much so that it permeated my duties and ability to function FOR the Women’s Club… But I am NOT a quitter and have seen this presidency tenure through.
I take away a lot of information on HOW the GOP functions, not only in the County but at the state level, and as one who has been intricately involved in the process for years, I can tell you that the GOP at all levels have LOST their vision and mission of actually championing for small limited government, Protection of our citizenry from foreign and domestic terrorist (think open boarders and illegal criminal sanctuaries) and Abolishing Slavery in all forms, even in this 21st century.
We have a lot of work to do in Hocking County and the State of Ohio, which is woefully at risk of losing our ‘red’ status and are heading into the purple and even blue hues of political ideology and leadership, much of it involving “Republicans” and their Blue 22 fringe faction.
Moving forward, I will continue to work at local grassroots levels to motivate, educate and empower LOCAL Citizens who align with Constitutional Conservative, Libertarian and Independent political ideologies. I have successfully created several very active Citizens grassroots teams in 8 counties in Ohio, including our Fairfield County Conservatives team that are battling big tech infiltration, and Solar panel “farms’ that are ruining prime farm land within Fairfield county and all over Ohio. The amount of foreign owned land in Ohio is staggering and I will continue to work with teams such as the Ohio Freedom Action Network and the Independent Citizen’s Journalist led “Ohio Round Table Media’ to work to get information out to all Ohioans and the local counties that are being faced with these issues.
Hocking County is experiencing our own growing pains with the threats of rising Tourism, emergency and law enforcement personnel stretched thin and the continued rise in substance abuse that is leading to unprecedented reports of child abuse and neglect and further dismantling of family and family values through potential nefarious actors specializing in Po*******hy, child po*******hy and even anime’ P**n that targets children,
The creation of potential ‘havens’ for such actions and behaviors, in Hocking county, is a very real existential threat that put all of us at risk for exposure and perpetuates further degradation of our family values inside the county.
If you would like to join me and several others in Hocking county who will be working to tackle these and other external threats to our peaceful and serene Hocking Hills, please reach out to me directly. I’ll be working with several others to get regular meetings going with the explicit goal of helping the average citizen step up and step in to our county political arena and BE the change that is needed to preserve our amazing piece of Ohio Paradise.
I thank all of you who have reached out to me, been sounding boards, expressed concerns and disappointments in our county leadership and I am motivated by your calls and conversations to stay in the game and continue the good fight.
Many thanks to those of you who supported my tenure as the Hocking County Women’s Republican Club president.
Unfortunately I do not see myself continuing in these “clubs” that demand “loyalty” to the Party that is every bit as corrupt as our democrat counter-parts. I will continue to speak out and speak up on the corruption and bad decisions being done in my Political Party’s name.
As my friend from Cuyahoga county GOP leadership team recently reminded me “ There is no point in calling out the corruption and socialist/communist actions of our Democrat political opponents.. they are going to predictably do what they will do… No our job, as active Republicans, is to hold our OWN accountable to the Constitution, restoring the party's original platforms and challenging and holding those elected under the Banner of “Republicanism” are truly reflecting the values, morals and ethics of the party and more importantly the citizens who support, vote and believe in the same."
God Bless!
See you in the trenches!
Angela K. Ryan RN, BSN Hocking County WRC President
