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OFRW Elects New
Officers
Lyn Bliss Joins 2016-2017 Leadership Team
COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Ohio Federation of Republican Women (OFRW) held
its 2015 Fall Conference and Annual Meeting, during which Officers to
serve the organization for the 2016-2017 Term were elected.
“It is indeed an honor and a privilege to be re-elected to serve a
second term as the OFRW state president. The officers with whom I will
be serving are an outstanding collection of very talented and
knowledgeable ladies. We have great goals set for the upcoming two
years, which will rely heavily on the foundations laid during the past
two years.” said Lyn Bliss.
Bliss – a Greenville resident – is an Ohio transplant, Iowa native and
lifelong Republican. She has chaired numerous Republican candidates'
campaigns. She has also served as a member of the campaign committees
for a number of Republican candidates at all governmental levels. Bliss
is an avid computer enthusiast and serves as webmaster for the Darke
County Republican Party and the Ohio Federation of Republican Women.
She is currently a Board Member and Secretary of the Darke County
Metropolitan Housing Authority. She has held membership in Eagle’s
Auxiliary, Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, Christian Women’s Group, Darke
County Historical Society (Garst Museum), Committee to Restore the
Greenville Mausoleum, Friends of the Greenville Library, Sigma Sigma
Sigma Sorority Alumni, University of Iowa Alumni, University of
Maryland Alumni, Wright Patterson Club and the Dayton Art Institute.
Bliss has served on the Darke County Republican Central and Executive
Committees, Edison Community College Board of Trustees, Board of
Directors for the Cancer Association of Darke County, Board Member and
Secretary for the Senior Scribes’ Scholarship Fund, Co-chair of the
League of Women Voters of Darke County, and President of VFW Auxiliary
7262. Bliss is a retired teacher who earned a Bachelor of Science
degree from the University of Maryland and a Master of Arts degree from
the University of Iowa. She is a graduate of the Jo Ann Davidson Ohio
Leadership Institute. She is married to Al Bliss, a retired Officer of
the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Submarine Service.
As President, Bliss will act as the Statutory Agent of the OFRW (a
501C4 corporation); call and preside at all meetings; hire all
employees; administer the OFRW office; appoint all committee chairs,
co-chairs, and parliamentarian; serve as an ex-officio member of all
committees (with the exception of the nominating committee); and
arrange for all financial auditing.
“During the past two years, the OFRW has grown to become an open and
inclusionary organization – growing its Board, its federated clubs, its
services, its activities and its membership. Our leadership team is
very excited about the upcoming Presidential election and how our
members will help elect a Republican Candidate to the White House.”
explained Bliss.
She will serve with these other members of the OFRW leadership team:
First Vice-president Jeanne Bolton (Granville), Treasurer Mary Beth
Kemmer (Troy), Secretary April Cohagen-Gibson (Zanesville), Central
District Vice-president Mary Lou Saliaris (Delaware), East District
Vice-president LeeAnn Johnson (Marietta), Northeast District
Vice-president Lynda Bowers (Medina), Northwest District Vice-president
Barbara Taylor (Lima), South District Vice-president Sandy Darby
(Circleville), and Southwest District Vice-president Robin Dodge
(Dayton).
Founded in 1929, the OFRW has thousands of active
members in local clubs across the state. The OFRW is affiliated with
the National Federation of Republican Women, one of the largest women’s
political organizations in the country. The grassroots organization
recruits and elects Republican candidates, advocates the GOP’s
philosophy and initiatives, and empowers women in the political
process. For more information regarding the OFRW, please visit
www.ohfrw.com. President Bliss may be contacted at lynbliss@ohfrw.com
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