Erie Republicans lay out their plans to voters for upcoming election
Republican candidates and volunteers met Thursday, laying out the plans for the upcoming election.
Local republican candidates are moving forward with their campaigns with an event Thursday at the Colony Banquet Hall on West 12th Street.
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Each candidate got a chance to speak in front of the party, encouraging people to get out and vote.
The party also welcomed guest speaker Scott Presler, a Republican activist who spoke on early voting action.
'We're living in a county where people are upset with democratic complacency. Even in the city, for the first time in decades, we have Republicans filling every city-wide office,' said Nathan Rybner, a candidate for county clerk of records.
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'If you like the direction that the city's going in, keep voting the same way, but if you don't, we've got a solution, and we'd like to take you in a different direction,' said Donna Reese, the event organizer.
Reese said it's been decades since a Republican candidate was voted into an elected city position.
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