A Word From
Mark Hershey, CCR President
Let’s Have a Big, Beautiful New Year
Happy New Year everyone. 2026 is upon us and we look forward to a successful and victorious year.
The California Congress of Republicans added several more chapters in 2025. With tremendous help from Membership Vice President Jong Lee, we added three chapters in Los Angeles County. Antelope Valley was the first added, followed by the Koreatown and San Fernando Valley organizations. Los Angeles County is terribly blue and progressive and the County elected officials rarely makes intelligent decisions on governance, public safety, or the use of the excessive taxes collected from its residents. We are excited to have these new clubs provide energy and success in Republican endeavors in L A County.
CCR also added a new chapter in the Ventura area named “Bridge the Gap” Congress of Republicans. These newest members are looking to find common areas of agreement to bring people to the common sense and responsible views for running our state and local government. Hats off to Pamela Krausz and her friends for organizing this new chapter.
California Congress of Republicans is holding their Endorsement Convention via Zoom on March 18, 2026. Each chapter will choose their own delegates to represent them for the voting for endorsement of numerous Republican candidates. We will also be having a Candidate Forum for the leading Republican candidates running for Statewide offices. The Candidate Forum is a Zoom event for all our members and their guests.
The CAGOP is holding their Convention from April 10-12 in San Diego. CCR will hold our regular Convention meeting at a time to be determined. We will have updates from the CAGOP Rules, Bylaws, Resolutions, and Volunteer Organizations committees, as well as Chapter updates. Hope to see you there.
Many thanks to Julie Mobley for her service as our Recording Secretary. She did a tremendous job and we are sorry to see her go. Julie left big shoes to fill, but we are looking for a new person to take her spot as Recording Secretary. Please let us know if you or you know someone who can volunteer for this position.
We have a very important election in November and we must do our best to recruit, assist, and support our Republican candidates. Let’s elect Republicans and make California safe, prosperous, and affordable again.
CCR Hosts Elected Officials, Candidates and Chapter Leaders at the
CAGOP Convention Meeting!
Welcome to CCR!
Mark Hershey, CCR President
The CCR has many objectives, some of which are: (a) to become an influential political force for constructive action to preserve and protect responsible constitutional government, (b) to educate members and the public at large regarding pending legislation, candidates for public office, and the important issues of the day, (c) to encourage qualified Republicans to seek public office, (d) to help Republican candidates get elected, (e) to increase Republican registration and voter turnout, and (f) to promote unity, effectiveness and loyalty among all Republican groups.
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Speaker Series
To achieve some of CCR objectives, we partnered with South Peninsula Area Republican Coalition (SPARC) to provide a monthly “Speaker’s Series” presentation. An important and timely topic is selected and then an outstanding speaker is scheduled for the event. These topics include: “What’s Next for the Supreme Court”; U.S. and China relations; California ballot initiatives; post-election analysis; legislative attacks on Proposition 13; and the effects of Propositions 47 and 57 on the criminal justice system.
About the CCR
The California Congress of Republicans (CCR) is a grass-roots political organization, founded in 1989 and permanently chartered by the California Republican Party. CCR is built upon the shared Republican principles of Limited Government, Lower Taxes to create genuine economic opportunities, individual liberty, personal responsibility and leadership in world freedom.
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California Congress of Republicans provide an opportunity for like-minded individuals who share important core values to network and socialize with each other. This camaraderie can be furthered by participating in or joining a chartered organization in their community. Because CCR is statewide and a chartered organization, its members’ voices are heard at the California State Republican Party level.
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CCR Chapters
California Congress of Republicans (CCR) is a statewide organization, permanently chartered by the California Republican Party with chapters throughout the State of California. Many of our members also serve on their respective county Republican Central Committees and local Republican clubs.
New Chapter website for South County Congress of Republicans: http://sccrepublicans.org/
Chapter Events
CCR Chapters hold local events. You can view all the current events here
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The numerous Chapters of the CCR publish Newsletters or important information for their respective Chapter.
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Leadership
The page contains a listing of all the CCR and CCR Chapters leadership and their titles.
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The California Congress of Republicans provides resources to its chapters throughout the State, and hosts monthly events to inform voters. Please help us continue to make these services available to California voters. You can enter the amount that fits your budget.
Contact Us
We welcome new members with diverse ideas, who relish the power of teamwork. We will assist you in building your chapter. CCR helps identify, bring forward and endorse statewide candidates.
To discuss or have questions concerning the CCR or it’s Chapter’s you can reach out to:
- Mark Hershey – CCR President
president@ccr-gop.com - John Murphy – Membership Secretary
john.murphy8801@gmail.com