| Written and distributed since 2003 by Donald Katz, Esq., Republican State Committeeman for Middlesex County and Counsel, Middlesex County Republican Organization MERRY CHRISTMAS/HAPPY HANUKAH/SEASONS GREETINGS During this season of goodwill, most of us tend to be very busy with errands, details, parties, etc. It is my sincere hope and wish that you are able to take the time to enjoy whatever holiday or holidays you celebrate. I also wish you a happy, healthy, prosperous – and Republican – new year! Don Katz MILLTOWN ELECTION RESULTS CORRECTION In my last issue which listed all the Republicans who won office, I incorrectly referenced that John Collins had won a Milltown Council seat when, Dorothy Millter won the seat Congratulations to Milltown Councilwoman-Elect Dorothy Miller! POLITICAL TRIVIA: Here are some political trivia questions. I hope you enjoy them. The answers are below, immediately above the calendar: 1. FDR was the only U.S. President to hold office during World War II. True or False? 2. Which First Lady was nicknamed “Steel Magnolia” by the press? 3. Which First Lady worked as government economist in World War II? 4. Who was the first President to attend a regular season NFL game? 5, Who was the first President to send an email while in office? 6. The President’s office moved to the West Wing of the White House under which administration? 7. Which President’s wife’s first name was “Ida”? EAGLETON INSTITUTE OFFERS CAMPAIGN TRAINING FOR WOMEN The Center for American Women and Politics (“CAWP”) at Rutgers’ Eagleton Institute of Politics, is again running what it calls a comprehensive bipartisan campaign training program for women candidates and potential candidates called “Ready to Run,” on Friday, March 20, 2026 from 12:30 pm to 3:45 pm for the diversity initiative programs (for “women of color”: for Black and Asian American women and Latinas) and from 4:00 pm to 5:45 pm for all attendees, and on Saturday, March 21st, from 8:30 am to 5:15 pm at the Douglass Student Center, 100 George Street, New Brunswick. The “Ready to Run” early bird program registration fee is $175.00 through February 12, 2026, and the fee, thereafter, is $225.00. ELECTION RESULTS AUDIT REFLECTED THAT THE REPORTED VOTE COUNT WAS ACCURATE As done at every general election, the Middlesex County Board of Elections did an audit by a hand count of a sampling of the voter verifiable paper records and vote by mail ballots and comparing them to the reported voting machine and voting tabulator results. The audit matched the reported election results, with no discrepancies. ANSWERS TO POLITICAL TRIVIA: 1. False. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt died several months before the war ended and Harry Truman ascended to the presidency. 2. Roslyn Carter. Several years before the phrase was associated with the film of the same name, “Steel Magnolia” was a nickname given to First Lady Rosalynn Carter for her combination of sweetness and toughness. 3. Pat Nixon. After graduating from the University of Southern California, Pat Nixon went on to work as an economist for the federal Office of Price Administration during World War II. 4. Richard Nixon. On November 16,1969, President Richard Nixon went to Robert F. Kennedy stadium to watch the Washington Redskins take on the Dallas Cowboys. Nixon had a relatively short and unremarkable career as a player, spending two years as a backup at the small Whittier College near Los Angeles. But he remained a fan the rest of his life, often visiting with college athletes and coaches while in office. 5. Bill Clinton, the first United States president to send an email from the White House, is famous for practically never having used it. Clinton “sent a grand total of two emails as president,” he said in a 2011 talk. The email often cited as Clinton’s first presidential email was a congratulatory note to astronaut John Glenn in 1998. The other, he said, was a note of support to troops in the Adriatic. The very first message he sent as president was just a test—and there was some debate as to whether it even qualified as “electronic communication” for archival purposes since, as Reuters reported in 2004, its purpose was “to see if the commander in chief knew how to push the button on an e-mail.” 6. Theodore Roosevelt. While the President’s office was initially located on the second floor of the White House’s residential building, President Theodore Roosevelt found the space too limited for his family and support staff. In 1902, Roosevelt ordered the construction of a new extension to the White House, which became known as the West Wing. The President’s office has been located in the West Wing ever since. 7. Ida McKinley (née Saxton; June 8, 1847 – May 26, 1907) was the first lady of the United States from 1897 until 1901, as the wife of President William McKinley. Born into a successful Ohio family, Ida met her future husband and later married him during the early Reconstruction years. She never recovered from losing their daughters as children and remained in a fragile state of health for the rest of her life, including having seizures. During campaigns and while in office, her husband took great care to accommodate her needs, as they were a devoted couple. Ida’s ability to fulfill the role of First Lady was nevertheless limited. She was brought further grief by the deaths of her brother and later her husband, as McKinley was assassinated by an anarchist. Ida devotedly visited her husband’s resting place daily until her own death. UPDATED CALENDAR What follows is an updated calendar. If you have any municipal or countywide fundraisers or functions you would like me to include in my e-mail calendar from time to time, please contact me at dkatzlaw@aol.com. Please note that organizations and campaigns sometimes provide added information, change dates, or cancel events, which I include in this calendar if I receive the information in time. Therefore, if you plan to attend an event, please make sure you review the calendar listing in my latest e-mail and, to the extent you may not have pre-registered for the particular event so the sponsoring group will be able to contact you about any changes, you may want to check with the sponsoring group before you go, to make sure the information has not changed. Also, please be aware that these e-mails are not official MCRO notices or mailings; they are just something I do, voluntarily, to help our Republican Party. December 10 (Wednesday 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm) – East Brunswick Republican Club Holiday Party. Camillo’s Italian Restaurant, 31 MacArthur Street, Sayreville. RSVP with your check ($35 per person) to EBRC, PO Box 893, East Brunswick, NJ 08816. December 12 (Friday 6:00 pm – 10:30 pm) – Clearbrook Republican Club Holiday Party. Clearbrook Cultural Center in the Clearbrook Community off Applegarth Road, Monroe Township. DJ., dancing and door prizes. Includes full dinner (dessert and soft drinks will be provided) BYOB – Wine and Beer only. Tickets: $47 each, must be payable in advance no later than December 5, with checks made payable to ‘MTRC” and sent to Melody Henry, 264A Glen Road, Monroe Township, NJ 08831. December 16 (Tuesday 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm) – Middlesex County Republican Women’s Club Meeting, East Brunswick Library, 2 Civic Center Drive, (off Ryder’s Lane), East Brunswick. Holiday Party. February 22, 2026 (Sunday 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm) – Middlesex County Republican Women’s Club Annual Reagan Day Event. Forsgate Country Club, 375 Forsgate Drive, Monroe Township. $75 each or $700 for a table of 10, in advance. Mail a check payable to MCRWC to PO Box 5274, Old Bridge, NJ 08857. Please forward this information to any Middlesex County Republican, or other individuals, who you think might be interested in seeing it, but, before you forward it, make sure you delete the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of this e-mail, otherwise one of the people you forward it to, may unsubscribe you and the program will not let me add you back to my mailing list. Further, if you know of any Middlesex County Republicans who would like to receive periodic reports about Republican-related information I believe might be interesting or useful, please have them send me, Donald Katz, an e-mail to dkatzlaw@aol.com, and I will add them to my e-mail list. By the same token, if you ever wish to be removed from my e-mail list, click “unsubscribe” at the foot of this e-mail. Donald Katz, Esq. 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