National Federation of Republican Women...
NFRW Hosts Fall Convention in Kansas City 
October 8, 2011 

Local Republican Leader Attends Event to Prepare for 2012 Elections 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Lyn Bliss joined more than 1,200 other Republican women leaders from across the nation Sept. 29-Oct. 2 at the National Federation of Republican Women’s (NFRW) 36th biennial convention, which featured a much-anticipated presidential straw poll that received significant national media coverage. 

Bliss, a member of the Darke County Republican Women’s Club and the Southwest District Vice-president for the Ohio Federation of Republican Women (OFRW),  is also a member of the NFRW’s Program Committee and Board. 

During the four-day event, which was one of the largest national gatherings of Republicans this year, registrants participated in leadership training seminars, a campaign management school, and political and policy workshops taught by nationally-recognized experts. They heard from Republican leaders, elected officials and other notable guests, including presidential candidates Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum. Other Republican presidential candidates were invited, but did not attend. 

In the NFRW presidential straw poll, Cain received 48.9 percent of the 505 total votes cast, with Rick Perry placing a distant second and Mitt Romney placing third. The poll featured nine Republican presidential candidates. 

“What an exciting time to hear from Presidential hopefuls and network with all of the great Republican Women in attendance. It was also a special treat to meet Newt and Callista Gingerich in the hotel lounge and get to speak with them. An additional highlight was seeing Carol Salmon, a fellow OFRW member, elected as NFRW Board Member at Large.” said Bliss. 

Founded in 1938, the NFRW has thousands of active members in local clubs across the nation and in several U.S. territories, making it one of the largest women’s political organizations in the country. The grassroots organization works to promote the principles and objectives of the Republican Party, elect Republican candidates, inform the public through political education and activity, and increase the effectiveness of women in the cause of good government.