Gray County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census,its population was 21,227. The county seat is Pampa. The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1902. is named for Peter W. Gray,a Confederate lawyer and soldier in the American Civil War.
Phyllis Stewart Schlafly was an American attorney,conservative activist,and anti-feminist who was nationally prominent in conservatism. She held paleoconservative social and political views,opposed feminism,gay rights,and abortion,and successfully campaigned against ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Kay Bailey Hutchison is an American attorney,television correspondent,politician,diplomat,and was the 22nd United States Permanent Representative to NATO from 2017 until 2021. A member of the Republican Party,she was a United States Senator from Texas from 1993 to 2013.
The Conservative Party of New York State is an American political party founded in 1962 following conservative dissatisfaction with the Republican Party in New York. Running on the Conservative Party line,James L. Buckley won election to the U.S. Senate in 1970 and served for one term. Since 2010,the party has held "Row C" on New York ballots—the third-place ballot position,directly below the Democratic and Republican parties—because it received the third-highest number of votes of any political party in the 2010,2014,2018,and 2022 New York gubernatorial elections. The party is known for its strategy of attempting to influence the Republican Party in a more conservative direction.
Kenneth Michael Conaway is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Texas's 11th congressional district from 2005 to 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district Conaway represented is located in West Texas and includes Midland,Odessa,San Angelo,Brownwood,and Granbury. Conaway led the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections after the Intelligence Committee chair,Devin Nunes,recused himself. Aside from serving as the chair of the House Ethics Committee,he served as the chair of the House Agriculture Committee,and later its ranking member. Conaway indicated in July 2019 that he would not be seeking reelection. Conaway was succeeded by fellow Republican August Pfluger.
Eagle Forum is a conservative advocacy group in the United States founded by Phyllis Schlafly in 1972. Focused on social issues,it is socially conservative and describes itself as pro-family. Critics have described it as anti-feminist,anti-LGBT,ultraconservative,and far-right. A 501(c)(4) organization,it is affiliated with the Eagle Forum Education and Legal Defense Fund,which is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit,and the Eagle Forum Political Action Committee (PAC). It organizes the Eagle Council,an annual training for conservative speakers.
The Republican Party of Texas (RPT) is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in the state of Texas. It is currently chaired by Abraham George,succeeding Matt Rinaldi who finished his term in 2024. The party is headquartered in Austin,and is legally considered to be a political action committee. It is currently the state's ruling party,controlling the majority of Texas's U.S. House seats,both U.S. Senate seats,both houses of the state legislature,and all statewide elected offices.
Allen Bernard West is an American politician and retired military officer. A member of the Republican Party,West represented Florida's 22nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013 and served as the chairman of the Republican Party of Texas from 2020 to 2021.
John Rice Carter is the U.S. representative serving Texas's 31st congressional district since 2003. He is a Republican. The district includes the northern suburbs of Austin,as well as Fort Cavazos.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 6,2012,along with other elections to the United States Senate the United States House of Representatives in additional states. Incumbent Republican U.S. senator Kay Bailey Hutchison decided to retire instead of running for reelection to a fourth full term. This was the first open election for this seat since 1957.
Thomas Earl Emmer Jr. is an American attorney and politician who has served as majority whip in the United States House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he has represented Minnesota's 6th congressional district since 2015.
Stephen Peter Munisteri is an American attorney who served as the chairman of the Republican Party of Texas from 2010 to 2015. In 2017,Munisteri was appointed to the White House staff as deputy assistant to the president and principal deputy director of the Office of Public Liaison.
Thomas Conrad Hoefling is an American activist and politician,who was the founder and national chairman of America's Party. Hoefling was the party's 2012 and 2016 presidential nominee,after seeking the nomination of the Constitution and American Independent parties. Currently a member of the Republican Party,Hoefling has served as political director for Alan Keyes' political group America's Revival and as a representative for the American Conservative Coalition.
Patrick Edward Fallon is an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party,he has been the U.S. representative for Texas's 4th congressional district since 2021. Fallon was also a member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 106th district from 2013 to 2019 and represented the 30th district of the Texas Senate from 2019 to 2021.
Thomas Richard Mechler,is an American engineer and entrepreneur as well as volunteer political organizer who served as the chairman of the Republican Party of Texas.
Jared Ryker Woodfill V is a Texas lawyer and political figure who was chairman of the Harris County Republican Party from 2002 to 2014. He was elected chairman of the county party for six two-year terms. After being ousted from the chairmanship of the county party in 2014,Woodfill launched two unsuccessful campaigns for the chairmanship of the Texas Republican Party. Woodfill is known for his socially conservative views and activism,including his opposition to the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance,which was repealed in a 2015 referendum.
The Conservative Case for Trump is a 2016 book written by Phyllis Schlafly,with Ed Martin and Brett M. Decker,arguing that American conservatives should vote for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. It was published the day after Schlafly's death,four months after Trump secured the Republican Party nomination in May and two months before he won the general election. The authors describe Trump as someone who promises the most conservative presidency since Ronald Reagan's.
James Roy Dickey is an American executive from Austin,Texas and the former chairman of the Republican Party of Texas. He was elected by the 64-member Republican State Executive Committee meeting in Austin on June 3,2017,and re-elected at the state convention on June 15,2018. In his third campaign he was defeated by Allen West on July 20,2020.
