• Meetings are the first Saturday of each month at 9:00 AM. Call Terry Reiber at 781-264-2412 for more information.

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

The purpose of the Amherst Republican Town Committee shall be to enhance the well-being of our community, state, and nation through the formulation of and advocacy for, Republican principles, policies, positions, and candidates, both within our community and through our affiliation with Republican County, State, and National Party Committees. The ARTC endeavors to:

• Represent opinions and concerns of Amherst Republicans to State and National representatives
  and candidates as a means of promoting government policies;
• Formulate and provide grassroots input to State and National Party Platforms, and promote and
  advocate those platforms once they are formalized;
• Conduct fundraising activities to support local Republican candidates in general elections, and
  pay ARTC expenses;
• Offer local coordination and support to Republican candidates in general elections;
• Host Republican officials and candidates who visit Amherst;
• Recruit Republican candidates for state and local offices from among those who support the
  State Republican Party Platform;
• Maintain local Republican voter and membership lists;
• Oversee Republican Ballot Inspectors;
• Provide regular updates to Amherst Republicans on political issues and events;
• Encourage networking to promote strong contacts and volunteerism among town Republicans;
  and
• Keep Republican principles and policies before the local community through press releases,
  speaking opportunities, public forums, and promotion of ARTC activities.