Teddy is one of those quiet troopers who work in the trenches with little fanfare or desire to attract attention. That is the beauty of her activism.  It is from her heart. Her service to her country, her state and her party is magnified by the fact that she has consistently stayed involved when she could have been doing other things with her loyal husband, Mr. Tom Peterson. She is a role model for thousands of young Republicans who are getting involved in our party now. Friends, it all started with people like Teddy Peterson.

South Texas Republicans believes that our future growth is directly related to our understanding of our past. The victories of our party in Texas and Washington did not occur by accident. Leaders like Senator John Tower and Governor Bill Clements were the trailblazers in our party.  They led the way in the early 60’s when Democrats ran this state.

Their successes were only possible because Teddy Peterson, and her fellow volunteers, were there for John Tower in 1960. Our statewide party was built from the ground up. Indeed, 45 years ago Teddy Peterson was building the foundation of our party by quietly and passionately working for candidates, officials and the grassroots organizations. Let me repeat, our party successes did not happen miraculously. Mrs. Peterson and her fellow patriots started it all.

Teddy is a legend in our party. South Texas Republicans PAC believes it is time for all of us to thank and recognize this wonderful lady for a lifetime of involvement in our party. All of us are heirs and beneficiaries of this incredible gift that she has passed down to us. She is a role model for those who believe that one person can make a real difference after 50 years of service. Teddy, you are a one-of-a-kind lady and we are honored to know you. 

Congratulations!

South Texas Republicans

Do you have a Teddy Peterson story? Write us. We will be collecting and posting political stories in 2006.

Congressman Lamar Smith of South Texas will present the “John Tower Leadership Award” to Teddy Peterson on January 25, 2005. Event details will be published in our upcoming newsletters.

The award is also meant to pay tribute to Senator John Tower for his incredible passion and vision for the Republican Party of Texas.

Click here for the Senator Tower Biography

Resume of Carol M. “Teddy” Peterson

San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas -

1966 -1972: Member of Alamo City Republican Women.  Elected Club President in 1972 and before that had held almost every position at one time or another since this was at that time a very small club.

1968: Headquarters Co-Chairman for Nixon -Agnew campaign.

1968 -1969: Precinct Chairman.

1970: Day Chairman in Bush for Senate campaign.

1972: Headquarters Chairman for Tower and Chairman of Tower-Nixon phone bank.

1972-2004: Delegate or Alternate to State Republican Convention

1973-2004: Member of Bexar County Republican Women. Served as Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, Newsletter Editor and President in 1991, 1992 and 1998.

1974: Headquarters Chairman for Jim Granberry for Governor campaign.

1976: Worked on President Ford campaign committee.

1977-1978: Worked at Bexar County Republican Headquarters as secretary for County Chairman (now Congressman) Lamar Smith.

1978:Worked in Tom Loeffler's campaign for U. S. Representative for 21st Congressional District.

1979 -1986: Staff Assistant to Congressman Tom Loeffler in the San Antonio Federal Office.

1986: Staff Assistant in Roy Barrera's campaign for Texas Attorney General.

October 1987 - March 1988: Headquarters Chairman for George H. W. Bush campaign for President.

1988: Headquarters Administrative Chairman in the campaigns of Cyndi Krier for State Senator, John Cornyn for District Judge and David Berchelmann for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. (They were all headquartered together.)

1989-1993:  Assistant Vice-Chairman of Bexar County Republican Party doing an average of thirty to forty hours per week of volunteer work.

1990: Selected by Bexar County Republican Women as an honoree at the Tribute to Women breakfast at the State Convention in Ft. Worth.

1991: Delegate to the National Federation of Republican Women Convention.

1992: Worked on the Rules Committee at the State Republican Convention.

1992: Alternate Delegate to the Republican National Convention.

1993: Named one of the Ten Outstanding Republican Women by the Texas Federation of Republican Women

1994: Volunteer in Kay Hutchison for Senate Campaign and George Bush for Governor Campaign

1994-1996: Vice Chairman of Bexar County Republican Party

1998:  Bexar County Chairman of Get Out the Vote Phone Bank for State-wide Republican Slate

1998:  Member of Rick Perry for Lieutenant Governor Bexar County Steering Committee

1999:  Inducted into the Bexar County Republican Party Hall of Fame

2001-2005:  Precinct Chair

2005: President of Bexar County Republican Women

Other Activities-           

Have been married to the same husband for 50 years with three grown children and eight grandchildren. Since 1955, member of the Episcopal Church. Presently a parishioner of St. Francis Episcopal Church, San Antonio. Served with husband as a Sponsor of the Episcopal Young Churchmen at St. John's Episcopal Church in Marlin, Texas, at Christ Episcopal Church, El Paso, Texas where we were founding members of the parish, and at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, San Antonio, Texas. Also served as member of the Altar Guild and as Chairman of St. Miriam's (Nursery) Guild and as Secretary and Treasurer of the Episcopal Women at St. Luke's. At present parish, St. Francis' Episcopal Church have worked on needlepointing of kneelers for the altar, serving as usher and is involved in the bereavement ministry.
 

This quote is featured in Grassroots Women: A Memoir of the Texas Republican Party by Meg McKain Grier (www.politicalgrassroots.org)
 

Saturday, January 7, 2006

10 a.m. to 12 noon with continental brunch

Silver Sage in Bandera

2006 election season kickoff meeting and membership drive

For more info., contact County Chairman, Kim Hesley
 

LEADERSHIP and EXPERIENCE

Host Committee Members

Charlie Amato

Ernesto Ancira

Col. (ret) Pete and Mrs. Cotellesse

Col. (ret) George Richard and Mrs. Creekmore

Mike Novak

Cordially request your presence at the GEORGE ANTUNA for STATE REPRESENTATIVE DIST. 118 Kick-offFundraiser at Mi Tierra Café  at 5:30 pm on Thursday, January 5, 2006

Donation Level: DIAMOND $4000;PLATINUM $3000; GOLD $2000; SILVER $1000; BRONZE $500;

Key Supporters: $250, $150, $50

__ YES, you can count on my support, and I will attend reception

__ NO, I can’t attend, but you can count on my support and I will mail donation to:

            12135 Darians Way

            San Antonio, TX  78221

Level of donation: _____________

Please respond to level of donation and RSVP by responding to email. (gantunajr@netscape.net )
 

“Obituary: Former court-at-law judge Gebhardt dies of cancer”

“Web Posted: 12/20/2005 12:00 AM CST, Carmina Danini

San Antonio Express-News”

“Shay Teresa Gebhardt, who presided over Bexar County Court-at-Law No. 3 for 12 years, died at home of cancer early Sunday. She was 58.”

Commentary by South Texas Republicans: Judge Gebhardt was one awesome lady. We loved her passion, her spunkiness and her willingness to serve her community as a judge. She was one judge who really loved to network throughout the county. Shay once told us that she was driven and energized by grassroots outreach. We’ll miss her.
 

Steve Salyer Campaign Kickoff Party

5:30 to 7:30 PM

Frost Bank Tower

Plaza Club

100 West Houston Street Suite 2100 San Antonio, Texas 78205

Tuesday, 17 January 2006

Small Business Owners for Steve Salyer

6:00 to 8:00 PM

Gretalia Coffee House and Deli

2211 N.W. Military Hwy

Suite 131

San Antonio, Texas 78213

Sunday, 5 February 2006

Republican Women for Steve Salyer

3:00 to 5:00 PM

Home of Steve and Sally Salyer

13507 Demeter

Universal City, Texas 78148

Tuesday, 21 February 2006

Medical Professionals for Steve Salyer

6:00 to 8:00 PM

Cha Cha’s

2026 Babcock

San Antonio, Texas  78229

Tuesday, 28 February 2006

South Bexar County Republicans for Steve Salyer

6:00 to 8:00 PM

Grady’s Bar-B-Que

6919 South Zarzamora

San Antonio, Texas

Friday, 3 March 2006

Steve Salyer for State Representative 72 Hour Grassroots Primary Launch

Tuesday, January 10, 2006

11:30 a.m. Private Reception & Book Signing

12:00 p.m. Lunch

The Arboretum Renaissance Hotel - Austin, Texas

General Tickets are available for $60 per person or $100 per couple. 

Sponsorships Are Available.  Please call 512-804-1106 or email suzanne@bellsnydergroup.com to RSVP.
 

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It’s that time again when the candidates are coming out of the woodwork. It is Republicans vs. Republicans, Democrats vs. Democrats, Republican challengers vs. incumbent Democrats and vise versa. Get ready to rumble!

Two Republicans and maybe two Democrats are vying for State District 118 being vacated by Rep. Carlos Uresti who will challenge veteran State Senator Frank Madla in the Democratic Primary.

Uresti vs. Madla will prove to be a blood bath, according to Southside sources. The rumbling has already started and is gaining momentum. Numerous Southside community leaders are livid that Uresti is challenging Madla who is also very popular with Republicans in his district outside Bexar County. The lines are drawn, the feud has begun and not to the benefit of Democrats.

Uresti’s open seat promises to also be a free-for-all brawl and a good shot for Republicans to gain a House seat on the Southside. According to Democratic insiders, it could go either way depending on who the Republican’s choose as their candidate. Democrats believe George Antuna would be tougher to beat because he is perceived as being a less hard-core conservative, better known on the Southside and generally liked by many Democrats.

Democrat Larry Rickets who ran unsuccessfully against Sheriff Ralph Lopez last time in the primary has expressed a keen interest in the seat. Word is that he wouldn’t fare any better if he were to get the primary nod for the Uresti seat.

The other declared Democratic candidate for the 118th is Joe Farias, who recently resigned as a Harlandale School Board Trustee. He too ran an unsuccessful bid for City Council, District 3 last election cycle.

Farias is not expected by many to do well either. (as of the Thursday night newsletter deadline, neither Farias or Ricketts has filed)

This time around, however, Republicans better be prepared to encounter numerous Democratic candidates who will openly share their religious or moral beliefs to the voters. Republican candidates will no longer be able to stake a claim to the exclusive market on Christian principles. 

That’s the moderate viewpoint, I am the Republicrat.

(Next week’s update: Rodriguez vs. Cuellar & a few other hotly contested races)
 

TxDOT did NOT comply with the law and study the environmental, economic, and health effects of this toll road and has FAILED to consider reasonable alternatives as the law requires. In fact, one such reasonable alternative to this MASSIVE 16 lane toll corridor is TxDOT's own original plan (promoted in public hearings since the late 1990s) that's less expensive, less invasive, and inflicts less harm to residents, businesses, and San Antonio's sole source of water. 

Read about it here on the blog of our new local San Antonio Toll 

Party web site: http://satollparty.com/post/?p=49.

This week also brought a scathing Op-Ed piece in the Express-News from well-respected former San Antonio City Planner, Dave Pasley. He  gives credibility to many of the Toll Party's observations and concerns laying much of the blame squarely on the shoulders of the City and County's failed leadership: http://satollparty.com/post/?p=48. Be sure to sign our online petition, to join our Business 

Coalition, and to help us win the legal fight with a donation: http://satollparty.com.
 

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