Monroe County delegates to the recent Third District Republican Caucus in La Crosse. From left are John Christy of rural Cataract, Doug Rogalla of rural Kendall, Matthew Hoffland of Sparta, Dave Steinert of Tomah, and Rep. Nancy VanderMeer of rural Tomah.
More than 120 party members gathered in La Crosse for the Third District Republican Party caucus earlier this month.
Matthew Hoffland of Sparta received the Outstanding Volunteer Campaign Worker award, which recognizes someone who “goes above and beyond the call of duty” in helping to elect Republican candidates. Dave Steinert of Tomah received the Tommy G. Thompson Leadership Award for long-term leadership in the county Republican Party.
State Sen. Howard Marklein of Spring Green received the Best Legislator award. Marklein represents two towns and Kendall in the far southeast corner of MonroeCounty.
“We have an outstanding, committed team that works extremely hard to ensure concerned citizens with conservative values are elected to represent us,” said Doug Rogalla of Kendall, chairman of the Republican Party of Monroe County.
Other Monroe County delegates attending included state Rep. Nancy VanderMeer of rural Tomah, John Christy of rural Cataract and Todd Fanta of Sparta.Nearly a dozen state legislator participated in a panel discussion, sharing what was happening in Madison.
This year’s keynote speakers included Sen. Ron Johnson and former Gov. Scott Walker.
