On Sept. 9 the Llano Country Republicans will host a dinner with Roger Williams, chairman of Texas Victory 2008, as their featured speaker.

Mr. Williams was sworn in as the Texas’ 105th Secretary of Sate on Feb. 8, 2005, and as the Chief Election Officer for the State, he worked diligently to ensure the uniform application and interpretation of election laws throughout the State.

Williams’ passion for principled, conservative leadership has led him to assist the political efforts of Republican candidates from the White House to the county courthouses.

This year Williams is serving as chairman of Texas Victory 2008, which is the coordinated effort to get-out-the-vote for Republican candidates. He also currently chairs the Republican National Finance Committee’s Eagles Program, a position to which he was appointed by President George W. Bush in 2001.

He has served as Regional Finance Chairman for Governor Bush in 1994 and 1998, before he went on to serve as the North Texas Chairman for the Bush/Cheney 2000 campaign. He has also served as State Finance Chair for Senator John Cornyn for the U.S. Senate, Inc., in 2002 and as the National Director of the “Patriots” program for the Senator.

Roger Williams’s civic activities have included serving on the Board of Trustees for the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, where he co-chairs the school’s capital fundraising campaign. Williams is a member of the Texas Christian University Board of Trustees, his alma mater.

He also serves on the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame Board of Directors. He is a former professional baseball player with the Atlanta Braves organization and head baseball coach at TCU. Williams lives in Weatherford, with his wife and two daughters.

Mr. Williams is a dynamic speaker who is able to capture and inspire his audiences. Please call Treasurer Charlotte Hewitt at 598-1901; President Fermin Ortiz at (512) 755-9393, or Vice President Lynn Snider Lane at 598-4871 to make your reservations.

The cost of the dinner meeting is $15 per person. The meeting will be held at the Kingsland Community Center, with a social hour at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:45 p.m., and the program after dinner. Deadline to make your reservations is Sept. 5.