View committee directives & responsibilities. While a committee’s chair and vice-chair must be members of the County Committee, other members need only be registered Republicans living in Boone County. Interested in serving on a committee? Contact us.
The Fundraising and Events Committee is responsible to propose fundraising ideas, leading fundraising activities, and coordinating those activities with applicable local events, BCRP events, and BCRP budget needs; lead the organization of BCRP-led events (such as the Christmas gala, county fair, etc.); coordinate BCRP participation in local events both large and small (such as parades, shows, etc.); and coordinate these activities with other sub-committees as needed.
Chair: TBD
Viviann Carlson: Vice-Chair
The Local Issues Committee is responsible to stay abreast of local issues that run contrary to the conservative principles of the Republican Party; identify boards, groups, organizations, and political entities that actively or passively work against conservative Republican Party principles; provide regular updates to the County Committee on issues that need to be addressed; and coordinate with the Events and Communications Committees to organize BCRP opposition to concerns within our county.
Randy Stigall: Chair
The Communications and Engagement Committee is responsible to manage BCRP social media presence, website, local media contacts, and local ads and messaging campaigns to ensure BCRP messaging is communicated to all BCRP Republicans and the local communities; respond to Boone County Republicans who reach out to the party; manage a calendar of BCRP events; promote participation, awareness, and engagement of Boone County Republican voters; and coordinate with other sub-committees and neighboring counties and GOP committees as needed.
Jill Huston: Chair
Jill is a “Jack” of all trades, master of none (pun intended). She currently works as a senior project manager for a hardware manufacturing company.
Jill has lived in Kentucky all her life. Her career began with studying Radio and Television and minoring in Business Management at NKU. She worked in the radio field for several years before following her passion, marketing. From marketing to sales, merchandising and manufacturing, she is no stranger to retail and serving the customer.
Jill has worked for non-profits, volunteered as a firefighter EMT, and is currently involved with her kids’ extracurricular activities. In her spare time, she is dedicated to educating the community, mainly via her podcast, on local and global issues that affect us all. She is also involved with local political campaigns, liberty candidate initiatives, chamber leaders and pundits all across Kentucky. Jill continues to serve the community as a precinct captain for the Boone County Republican Party and as chair of the BCRP communications committee.
Doug Bramer: Vice-Chair
Doug Bramer is a business professional who spent 34 years in corporate aviation delivering high quality products and services to clients who value honesty, integrity, loyalty, and trust. Doug is currently Vice President of Operations for a local Waste Disposal company where he continues to apply these same values in a different industry. Doug and his wife, Amy, have been married 30 years and have two daughters and a son. He is a devout Catholic, a dedicated husband and father and acknowledges his success in life is only by God’s grace.
Doug is a native Kentuckian and a Boone County resident since 2014. He became involved in the Boone County Republican Party (BCRP) in 2015 to help influence local policy and assist in keeping the community a desirable place to raise a family. He was elected captain for precinct B121, which he served for four years. As vice-chair of the BCRP, Doug is dedicated to upholding the conservative values of the Republican Party to attract members who are true conservatives and who don’t take for granted the liberty for which our forefathers fought and died.
The Membership Committee is focused on recruiting new precinct officers and educating them on the constitutional role of the position. Additionally the membership committee nominates new members to any vacancies, and supports GOTV activities through our officers.
Karen Strayer: Chair
The Election Integrity Special Committee is responsible to identify concerns and recommend solutions to any potential election integrity issues in Boone County, consistent with broader state and national efforts to minimize the risk of election fraud, which the BCRP can support at a local level.
Marcie Clark: Chair
Steve Mueller: Vice-Chair