Why I'm running

I am running for National Committeeman to hold our RNC leadership accountable.

The RNC Rules Committees can make life difficult for non-establishment candidates. It is no secret that rules, such as the thresholds for presidential candidates to put their names into nomination, are adjusted to favor establishment candidates. To prevent shenanigans like that,  parliamentary skill is essential on these committees.

In past years, Establishment elected officials and Party leadership at the state level routinely violated rules to shut down principled conservatives.  I was horrified at what I saw going on at some of the first AZGOP and MCRC meetings I attended.  I saw the Establishment bend and break the rules, and I resolved to do all I can to stop these abuses from ever happening again. 

The only way to be effective at this is to know the rules and use them to protect our rights.  Our ignorance of the rules of parliamentary procedure proved fatal to our efforts for several years.  After observing the unethical shutdown of the "Endorse Anybody but John McCain" resolution, and the unethical shutdown of the censure of an Establishment AZGOP chair, both at the 2016 AZGOP Mandatory Meeting, I began studying Robert's Rules of Order.  I earned the Professional Registered Parliamentarion certification in 2019, the highest certification that is awarded by the National Association of Parliamentarians.  And I was elected President of the Arizona State Association of Parliamentarians in 2023.

I have put this knowledge to good use as a Member At Large on the MCRC EGC.  Anything even mildly conservative requires a knowledge of parliamentary procedure to be able to overcome the obstacles that are put in place.  It takes a knowledge of Robert's Rules of Order to shepherd conservative motions through the process.  And it takes knowledge of Robert's Rules of Order to prevent establshment shenanigans, so it is essential to send a Parliamentarian to the RNC. 

Here are some of my accomplishments on the MCRC EGC:

One of my earlier accomplishments occurred in 2016,  We had a PC Candidate on the primary ballot who had been arrested for vandalism at a casino. And I discovered he had submitted forged signatures on his nominating petition. I filed a lawsuit and got him off the ballot. He was the Statewide Field Director for the John McCain campaign. See the five minute video documenting this in the video section below.

With all of us supporting President Donald J. Trump for election to his second term, and with his 2024 nomination already certain, those shenanigans will not be an issue during the current election cycle. But they may become serious issues in 2028.  The party establishment that opposes Trump will likely be active again to oppose any MAGA candidates who run at that time. We need to put an end to any pro-establishment bias at the RNC.

The RNC can influence party policies at every level. My goals include advocating policies to

• Hold our elected Republican officials to solid Republican principles -- and speaking out when they don't.
• Give all PCs the ability to communicate easily with each other via email -- activists do not work in isolation!
• Close Republican Primaries - only Republicans should nominate Republican candidates.
• Support rules which would encourage grassroots candidates to run for office, and stop the party from favoring establishment candidates.
  
• Oppose electronic voting.
• Limit proxy voting.

Vote for Joe Neglia for National Committeeman. I will do my best to speak up for the conservative grassroots and work to preserve our Republic for us and for our posterity.