Today the Commercial Appeal published an editorial article lauding the Shelby County Republican Party for providing a “beneficial service for voters” for posting the results of background checks here at ShelbyGOP.org.  We have also asked each candidate to fill out a questionnaire and have posted links to their websites and social media venues.

Here’s the article:

The Shelby County Republican Party is performing a beneficial service for voters by posting the results of background checks it ordered on candidates running in the May 4 Shelby County primary as Republicans.

It may be that GOP hopefuls happen to look better on background checks than Democrats this election season.

But if that’s the case it would not detract from the useful information voters could glean from the reports, which can be found on shelbygop.org.

Democrats should be willing to follow suit. A good idea is a good idea, no matter who thought of it first.

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MEMPHIS, TN - Today, the Republican Party of Shelby County published the reports from a series of background checks conducted on its candidates for the May 4 County Primary Election. This is the first time that a local political organization has conducted background checks on the candidates seeking its nomination for public office. The Party published the results on its website at www.ShelbyGOP.org and is pleased to report that each and every participating Republican candidate received a 100% clean bill of health.

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Not sure what to do after watching the healthcare debacle last night?  Well, here’s the first step in the right direction — GET INVOLVED IN YOUR LOCAL PARTY!

So what can you do?

• We’re looking for leaders in every Precinct in this county who are willing to help organize their neighborhoods and activate conservative voters on their street. Sign up now to become a Precinct Leader

• Join (or Renew your membership) the Republican Party of Shelby County - click here - www.ShelbyGOP.org/join

• Get involved in one of our Republican clubs to meet conservative candidates and join with like-minded citizens

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