RINO Alert!!!

Jason "Gos" Weingartner Here they go again folks. Jason Weingartner (former NYSYR Chairman and Treasurer) is running for YRNF Chairman against a good friend of not only the Republican Party but also New York and many of you reading this. The problem is that Jason handpicked a "YR" from New Jersey to be on his slate as OUR Regional Vice Chair named Tony Howly. Mr. Howly proudly endorsed a Democrat running for state senate when there was an actual YR in the race named James Sanford. What makes matters worse is the way in which Mr. Weingartner was "endorsed" by the NYSYR. You see, Jason was "endorsed" on a conference call by the so-called officers of the NYSYR. Since the 3 Governing Documents oddly lack any mechanism to endorse candidates this was seen as legitimate by the outgoing/incoming (same people) board members even though Mr. Griffiths was never given an opportunity to speak to the members of the NYSYR. We guess you all don't matter. At a later meeting it has been reported that Jason was endorsed by the members present at a quarterly meeting after some in attendance voiced their objection to the backroom endorsement. The officers present at that meeting made no mention of any other candidates running for the seat. Why would they? They prefer an ignorant membership. After all, was the amount of money lost at the 2012 holiday party (Jason was treasurer at the time and oversaw the finances of the event) ever disclosed to the membership? Would that have made some members question his qualifications to run for higher office? Was Jason's obstruction of the 2013 NYSYR electoral process ever disclosed and was the question ever asked by anyone as to why he would care if certain candidates ran for certain offices against certain incumbents? (more to come on that later) Here's how the current Chairman, Diana Sepulveda sees it: I am very excited to share with you some information about the Young Republican National Federation's 2013 Convention in Mobile, Alabama next month. As many of you know, our former Chairman of the New York State Young Republicans (2003 to 2000), Jason Weingartner, is running for Chairman of the YRNF on the YRNow2013 ticket.      Jason (or "Gos" as many of us know him) was the former President of the New York Young Republican Club, Inc. (2001 to 2004) and former Treasurer of the New York State Young Republicans (2001 to 2003 and 2007 to 2013). He is currently the Vice Chairman-at-Large for the YRNF since July of 2009. The New York State Young Republicans have officially endorsed Jason and the YRNow2013 ticket. To learn more about Jason's platform & ticket, visit their website: YRNow2013.com Question to her and the other officers: Do you support endorsing Democrats over Young Republicans too? We do not and we suspect you don't either. It is because of Mr. Weingartner's lack of judgement as treasurer and his blatant anti-Republican stance illustrated by selecting a NJYR that endorsed a Democrat over a Young Republican in a state senate race to be OUR Regional Vice Chair that we here at the Watch proudly endorse Brian Griffiths for YRNF Chairman and urge anyone attending the convention in Alabama to think long and hard before casting a vote for someone because of where they live. By the way- Jason Weingartner lives in Queens, NY. There hasn't been a functioning county club there in years. Maybe he should start there. We will be watching and will let you know how anyone from New York votes in Alabama next month so you can decide if they are fit to lead your organization. To read Brian Griffith's message click the "read more" button below. Even as I write this, it's still  hard for me to believe. I never would have imagined that Tony Howley, the New Jersey YR chair and the YRNow candidate for Northeastern Regional Vice Chair endorsed a long-time incumbent Democrat for State Senate over a fellow Young Republican - but he did! It's truly mind-boggling. James Sanford, a New Jersey Young Republican, is running for their state Senate, and Tony Howley endorsed the Democrat running against him. The YRNext team embraces those Young Republicans who make the sacrifice to stand as our party nominee in all circumstances, and YRNext fully endorses and supports James Sanford. I urge you to visit his Facebook page and click "Like" today: http://www.facebook.com/SanfordForSenate2013 It's hard to understand Tony's reasoning. Unfortunately, there seems to be a backstory between Howley and Sanford, as Howley took punitive action against Sanford’s local YR chapter in New Jersey. Sanford filed a complaint with the YRNF National Committee, which is languishing away in the bureaucratic process. Perhaps Tony Howley’s endorsement is retaliation against Sanford for continuing to pursue the issue. Regardless of the reason, Tony Howley’s endorsement of a Democrat is profoundly disturbing and should disqualify him for party leadership at any level. Our candidate for Northeastern Regional Vice-Chair, Maine State Chairman Jim Fossel, has a history of getting Young Republicans elected. In 2012, a difficult year for Republicans, he got two YRs elected to districts that are less than 30% Republican. Next year, he'll be fighting to elect a Republican to an open Congressional seat in his state. We need to fight for every single office, in every single district, in every single corner of the Northeast. Jim will do that. He won't give up on you, no matter what. If you're as disturbed as I am that a candidate for YRNF leadership endorsed a Democrat, ask your state leadership if they support a team that turns a blind eye to leaders who will support the opposition. We need to work together to ensure that  Republican candidates at all levels, no matter how long the odds, have the support of their Republican leaders. We owe that to ourselves, our members, and our party. Conservatively, Brian Griffiths Candidate for Chairman YR Next 2013 http://www.yrnext2013.com/