Understanding the Party Divide

Many Republican voters are wondering what’s causing the dispute in the local Party. Why does the County Chairman have his own website separate from the Party majority? Why can’t the Party come together? The timeline and short videos below provide some background on why Precinct Chairs feel the need to stand up for the grassroots in Montgomery County, especially at this critical time in our state and nation.

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Video 1: Introduction & Background

The first in a series of short videos explaining the dispute in the local party, the motivations of those involved, and how the Republican Party of Texas, Texas Secretary of State, Texas Supreme Court, and Texas Election Code are involved.

The majority of the local Republican Party is committed to bringing the party together for the mission of getting Republican voters registered and to the polls as was acknowledged in the Republican Party of Texas Mediation report. 

Video 2: What is a County Chairman and how is he elected?

Video 3: Rogue County Chairs - What is the process to deal with this corruption?

Video 4: Ignoring rogue County Chairs - What are the dangers and consequences?

Video 5: Dispelling false claims about the Montgomery County Republican Party bank account

Video 6: Who are the Elected Officials funding the Party divide and why are they doing it?

Documents referenced in video

Video 7: Who is MCRP Vice Chairman Jon Bouché? Background & reasons for fighting corruption in the county

(Dec. 6 Meeting Minutes)

Video 8: The “Gray Area,” Why Doesn’t the State Party Do Something?

Local bad actors are accustomed to working in the shadows, but the struggle in our local Party is drawing them out, letting voters see them for who they truly are. Voters must pay attention to what is happening here in Montgomery County.

Exposing the Truth

Local bad actors are accustomed to working in the shadows, but the struggle in our local Party is drawing them out, letting voters see them for who they truly are. Voters must pay attention to what is happening here in Montgomery County and show up in force on Election Day.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • According to Texas Election Code (TEC 171.022), the County Executive Committee (CEC) of a local party is made up of the County Chair and one Precinct Chair from each county election precinct. The Chairman and Precinct Chairs are elected by Montgomery County voters on the Primary Election ballot. The Chairman is elected to preside over the meetings of the CEC, not rule over them or make decisions independent of the CEC majority. All local party decisions are made by majority vote of the CEC.

    Chairman Christ does not have the authority to make decisions independently on behalf of the party, just like the chairman of the board of any other organization does not have the authority to create a spin-off group and claim to represent the organization independent of the other board members.

    Read the official Mediation Report from the Republican Party of Texas which shows that the Republican Party of Texas and Chairman Christ acknowledge that his spin-off group does not have the Precinct Chair majority.

    Republican Party of Texas Chairman, Matt Rinaldi, acknowledged this fact again in December by calling the District Executive Committee meetings at the location where the CEC was holding its regular, scheduled meeting.

    Chairman Christ claims to have the majority because he appointed Precinct Chairs for positions that were not vacant in violation of the party bylaws and has filed falsified records multiple times with the Texas Secretary of State. His hand-selected Precinct Chairs were not voted into office by the party majority, and the County Chair does not have the authority to appoint Precinct Chairs on his own, as shown in Texas Election Code (TEC) and the party bylaws:

    “Any vacancy in the office of Precinct Chairman shall be filled by appointment of the Executive Committee. The person selected to fill the vacancy must receive a majority vote of those Committee members voting [TEC 171.024] and must be eligible to serve as a Republican Precinct Chairman.” (Bylaws p. 1, Article III, Section 4)

    Since Chairman Christ refuses to preside over the properly called meetings of the CEC, the party has continued meeting and conducting business until such time as the County Chairman agrees to preside over properly called party meetings and follow all state election laws and party rules and bylaws.

  • The Montgomery County Republican Party County Executive Committee (CEC) voted unanimously at the October 4, 2022, CEC meeting to replace the old, outdated website and Mailchimp newsletter with an updated website and newsletter focused on informing voters. (CEC Meeting Minutes)

    The CEC directed Chairman Christ to update all party resources with this information, and to point users of the old website to mctxgop.org. The new website provides the current listing of CEC-elected party leadership and the official Precinct Chair roster, as well as information on the 88th Texas Legislature and upcoming elections.

    Chairman Christ has persisted in retaining the outdated, former website and continues to email local Republicans from the old Mailchimp account, creating confusion for Montgomery County voters. Chairman Christ has been censured by the local party for his divisive actions.

    Republican Party Resolutions:

    A Call for a Vote of No Confidence in County Chair, Bryan Christ

    Resolution To Censure County Chairman Bryan Christ

  • Read the official Mediation Report from the Republican Party of Texas for an impartial assessment of the causes of division in the Party. The summary was originally confidential, but the Republican Party of Texas was forced to release it because Chairman Christ sent emails to Montgomery County voters stating false information about the mediation process and results.

    Chairman Christ has been making false statements at local candidate forums regarding the mediation conducted by the Republican Party of Texas.

    Christ’s False Statement #1

    Chairman Christ claims that each side was supposed to have three people representing them, but the County Executive Committee (CEC) majority team showed up with four, and one of the members of that team “was not even a member of the CEC.”

    The truth is that Chairman Christ insisted on having four people on his team. He then showed up with five since his lawyer participated remotely. The Precinct Chair majority team was prepared to bring only three, but included another person since Chairman Christ insisted on having four people on his team. The CEC majority team did not include a lawyer. The only person involved on either team who was not a member of the CEC was Chairman Christ’s attorney.

    Christ’s False Statement #2

    Chairman Christ claims that his team put forth the only offer for resolution, and that it was rejected without a counter-offer from the County Executive Committee (CEC) majority team.

    The truth is that the CEC majority requested the mediation in the first place to try to bring the party together and were willing to compromise throughout the proceedings, while Chairman Christ was not. He had to be forced to participate by Republican Party of Texas Chairman, Matt Rinaldi. Chairman Christ and his team then undermined the process by being unwilling to cooperate to find a way forward. This is detailed in the Mediation Report provided by the Republican Party of Texas mediation team.

    Christ’s False Statement #3

    Chairman Christ claims that one of the two members of the Republican Party of Texas (RPT) mediation team, who is a member of the RPT Officials Committee, had no business participating in the mediation.

    The truth is, Chairman Christ was well aware that the mediation team would be comprised of the State Party Chair Matt Rinaldi and Matt Patrick, who is a member of the RPT Officials Committee. At no time prior to, during, or after the mediation did Chairman Christ object to either of their participation. It was only after the Mediation Report was released that Chairman Christ began complaining and trying to discredit the Mediation Report and the mediators.

    Christ’s False Statement #4

    Chairman Christ claims that the Mediation Report is full of half-truths and lies.

    The truth is, the mediation process was supposed to be confidential, but the County Executive Committee (CEC) majority team asked the mediation team if they would agree to release the report if Chairman Christ tried to abuse the confidentiality of the process to lie to the public about what happened during mediation. The mediation team agreed.

    Then, immediately following the mediation process, as anticipated, Chairman Christ sent out a news release in which he completely misrepresented what had happened during mediation and accused the CEC majority team of being uncooperative. It is believed that Chairman Christ felt comfortable lying to the public because he believed that the Mediation Report refuting his statements was confidential and would not be released. However, the RPT Mediation Report was subsequently released for the sole purpose of refuting Chairman Christ’s lies regarding the mediation.

    Because Chairman Matt Rinaldi and Officials Committee Member Matt Patrick published a mediation report unfavorable to Chairman Christ and sided with the party majority in matters of state law and party rules, Chairman Christ is doing everything he can to discredit them.

  • In April 2023, Chairman Christ abruptly closed the historic county Party Headquarters in downtown Conroe and removed or donated its contents without notifying the majority of the County Executive Committee (CEC). The contents included expensive equipment, as well as historic documents and memorabilia collected over the years by longtime County Chair Dr. Wally Wilkerson.

    He immediately began promoting a new “Republican Clubhouse” on Austin St. in Conroe as a replacement for Headquarters. The new facility is affiliated with the Montgomery County Republican Club, a Political Action Committee (PAC) founded by Chairman Christ and his wife. Chairman Christ is the treasurer of this PAC.

    This is not the first time Chairman Christ has been involved in promoting a PAC meant to confuse voters. See this article from Texas Scorecard, for example.

    The “Republican Clubhouse,” also being called the “Republican Welcome Center,” is NOT associated with the Montgomery County Republican Party.

    Read more from Precinct 31 Chair Betty Anderson

    Betty Anderson is a longtime Precinct Chair serving in Shenandoah and South County. As President of Montgomery County Eagle Forum and a recipient of the 2021 Texas Conservative Leader Award, Betty is known throughout Texas as a tireless grassroots conservative focused on informing voters and encouraging them to vote responsibly. She and her husband, Dr. Dave Anderson, have helped found numerous churches and several thriving Christian schools in the Montgomery County and Houston areas.

  • No. This is fundamentally against the Constitutional, Republican principles our conservative majority stands for. It’s a talking point drummed up by Chairman Bryan Christ for his reelection campaign and is the definition of gaslighting since he is actually the one trying to remove candidates from the ballot.

    Chairman Sues Political Opponent

    Chairman Christ ran on a platform of bringing the Montgomery County Republican Party together. Instead, he and two of his followers filed a lawsuit on December 4, 2023, against his conservative political opponent and 17 other grassroots Precinct Chairs in the party he was elected to lead.

    Chairman Christ waited until just before the Primary Election filing deadline to file the lawsuit in what many are viewing as an effort to intimidate and silence his political opponents.

    When challenged by the defendants’ attorney on the lack of merit in their case, Chairman Christ’s attorneys filed for nonsuit (a procedure in which a plaintiff drops a lawsuit) and the Judge dismissed the case on December 14, just AFTER the Primary Election filing deadline. The counterclaims (for frivolous, wrongful suit) filed by the defendants in the case are still active.

    Limiting Voters’ Choices?

    Chairman Christ has posted on his website that “it’s well documented that there is a movement within the Republican Party to try to influence and change Republican Primary outcomes by limiting voters’ choices.” But he posts no evidence for this slanderous claim.

    He goes on to state that the Freedom Caucus and the Montgomery County Republican Party are trying to weaponize the party against candidates they don’t like. Again, no evidence. State and local party officials have publicly refuted this claim.

    He states that the party wants to endorse in Primary Elections but provides no evidence of this either. The Republican Party bylaws and rules allow the party to endorse against a censured candidate. The process for censure is very involved and is not taken lightly. According to the Montgomery County Republican Party bylaws:

    The Executive Committee may by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of those present and voting, with 50% or more of the members voting, adopt a resolution censuring a Republican public or party office holder or candidate representing all or a portion of the County for not fulfilling their duties or for three (3) or more actions taken during the current biennium in opposition to the core principles of the Republican Party of Texas defined in the Preamble of the Party Platform as described in Rule No. 43A.

    Bryan Christ is the only candidate to be censured by the Montgomery County Republican Party for the reasons listed here. And even though he has been censured, the party has not endorsed his opponent, Gwen Withrow, because we do everything we can NOT to endorse in the Primary Election.

    Although the Montgomery County Republican Party does not endorse in the Primary Election, Gwen Withrow has earned endorsements from many conservative leaders and organizations who are concerned about Montgomery County turning “blue” under Bryan Christ’s leadership.

    These include Attorney General Ken Paxton; Republican Party of Texas Chairman Matt Rinaldi; Michael Berry; Chad Prather; Sheriff Joe Arpaio; Texas Eagle Forum PAC; Texas Patriots PAC; Montgomery County Tea Party; The Woodlands Township Director, Dr. Shelley Sekula-Gibbs; Grassroots America - We the People; and many more.

    Attacks Against State Chairman Matt Rinaldi

    Because Chairman Matt Rinaldi published a mediation report unfavorable to Chairman Christ and sided with the party majority in matters of state law and party rules, Chairman Christ is doing everything he can to discredit him, including posting an article on his website taken out of context in which Chairman Rinaldi talks about the party having the option to prevent certain candidates from running on the Republican ticket if they are shown not to follow Republican principles. Again, Chairman Christ does not like this because he fits into that category.

    Read more about Outside Influencers Damaging the Republican Party

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    Chairman Christ is slandering his own party and the more than 5,000 county-elected delegates to the 2022 State Convention so he can win his local election.

  • No. In emails, social media posts, and at various 2024 Primary Election candidate forums in Montgomery County, Chairman Christ stated that the party is trying to keep voters from electing the Republican County Chairman.

    This is not some secretive plot being hatched by the party. This is Plank #248 in the Republican Party of Texas Platform, to protect local Republican parties from Democrats crossing over in Texas’s open Primary Elections and selecting left-leaning candidates to serve as local Republican County Chairs.

    248. Republican Party Operations: We support the election of Republican County Chairs by their respective County Executive Committees where they exist. We support removing the Republican Party of Texas from the Election Code.

    The Republican Party Platform was voted on by more than 5,000 grassroots county delegates to the 2022 State Convention.

    Plank #248 would need to be passed by the Texas Legislature to be enacted - not by the local party. Chairman Christ knows this, but is using it as an election talking point to make it sound like there is a plan within the local party to take away the vote.

    Slanderous Post on Chairman Christ’s Website

    Chairman Christ posted the following complete falsehoods on his website:

    “The Freedom Caucus committee of the Party recently met and passed a resolution stating that the Republican voters should not have a vote on the Party Chairman’s race. The Party Chairman is responsible for putting Republican candidates on the ballot. All Republicans should have a right to vote on this important position. (Language from Freedom Caucus meeting posted below):

    “Let it be resolved that the Montgomery County Republican Party County Executive Committee has decided by passage of this resolution to allow the County Executive Committee to elect their County Chairman starting with the 2024 Biennium.”

    There’s no other way to say it. This is a complete lie. First of all, there is no “Freedom Caucus committee” of the party. The Montgomery County Republican Party Executive Committee has never even considered this as a discussion point, much less passing a resolution on the issue. Notice that there is no link to the resolution that was supposedly passed by the party. Because it was NEVER passed or even discussed. See for yourself on our Resolutions page and in our Meeting Minutes.

    For more information on this issue, please watch this short, 8-minute video: The Gray Area: Why Doesn’t the State Party Do Something?

  • See below for the full, unedited video of the July 23, 2022, reconvened Organizational meeting when Chairman Christ refused to preside. Chairman Christ constantly posts an edited version, titled “Overthrowing the Chair,” that removes his attempts to circumvent procedures mandated in the party bylaws and Robert’s Rules of Order in an attempt to mislead the public.

    What you are seeing in this video is not an attempt to “overthrow the chair.” In fact, the party majority has made many attempts to get Chairman Christ to preside over party meetings, including reaching out to the Republican Party of Texas to initiate mediation proceedings. (See also the timeline posted at the top of this page, party meeting minutes, news releases, and this article for further examples of our attempts to bring the party together with Chairman Christ presiding as Chair.)

    The reason Chairman Christ circulates an edited video is to remove the portions that show his attempts to extort preconditions from the County Executive Committee (CEC) by refusing to call the July 23, 2022, reconvened meeting to order until they capitulated.

    What’s Happening in the Video

    The purpose of the meeting shown in the video was to continue an agenda adopted on July 19, 2022, but Chairman Christ attempted to replace that agenda with one that allowed electronic voting and non-members to participate. This is what you are seeing when he asks members to vote on an agenda prior to calling the meeting to order.

    Voting prior to calling the meeting to order is in violation of party rules. Had the party allowed electronic voting and non-members to participate as Chairman Christ was insisting, it would have invalidated the entire July 23 meeting. Since Chairman Christ did not and does not have the majority behind him, he can't win the vote; therefore, his strategy is to try to invalidate the party’s meetings.

    Why Was Chairman Christ Asked to Leave the Meeting?

    The CEC only asked him to leave after he repeatedly refused to accept the will of the majority and call the meeting to order to complete the agenda as previously adopted.

    Instead of calling the meeting to order or leaving, Chairman Christ just persisted in disrupting the meeting in an effort to stop any business from being done.

    After three appeals had been made to his decision not to preside, Chairman Christ abandoned the Chair for this meeting in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order (RONR 62:9-11).

    State Republican Executive Committee (SREC) Member for District 4, Dale Inman, was elected by the body to preside over the meeting after Chairman Christ abandoned the Chair.

    As you can see from the distress caused to our Precinct Chairs (elected VOLUNTEERS!) who are trying to follow the rules, orderly meetings led by the Chairman would be more conducive to conducting the business of the party, rather than having to invoke rules to replace him when rules and bylaws are not followed. The job of the County Chair is to resolve conflict and preside over orderly meetings, not to create chaos.

    View the UNEDITED video

    Read the mediation results for an unbiased assessment of the cause of the party divide.

  • Voters should be aware that one of Bryan Christ's biggest supporters is James “Jim” Fredericks who has been lobbying to have gambling legalized in Texas. So, it was no surprise to find out that the Texans for Opportunity & Prosperity PAC (TOP PAC), which is supporting Bryan Christ and paid for a slick mailer supporting his reelection, is funded primarily by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation.

    The gambling lobby is pouring thousands of dollars into Montgomery County via texts and mailers in an attempt to get rid of the Conservatives in the party. Another major contributor to the TOP PAC is an Austin-based organization called “Texans for Lawsuit Reform,” which was rumored to be behind the impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Disgraced Texas Speaker Dade Phelan is a major contributor to the “Protect and Serve Texas PAC,” another of the TOP PAC’s major contributors. (Donor information for the TOP PAC can be verified at transparencyusa.org.)

    For the 2024 election cycle, this PAC and the pro-gambling lobby have donated close to $2 million so far to work against Texas Conservatives and support politicians aligned with embattled Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, who led the impeachment against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. They have targeted Montgomery County since it is still the “reddest” of all of the large counties in Texas.

    Texas Scorecard: Vegas Bets Big on Speaker Phelan

    More Hit Pieces From Chairman Bryan Christ Against His Own Party

  • Yes. After Republican Party of Texas (RPT) Chairman Matt Rinaldi called the meeting of the Montgomery County District Executive Committee for the location where the party majority was holding their December 5 County Executive Committee (CEC) meeting, Chairman Christ immediately filed a lawsuit against his political opponent and 17 other Precinct Chairs in an effort to prevent those members from voting in the District Executive Committee Meeting.

    Chairman Christ then called his own District Executive Committee meeting in direct violation of Texas Election Code 171.054, which says that the meeting must be called by the state chair. Prior to the CEC meeting, Chairman Christ also violated RPT Rule 8(f) by calling a duplicate meeting on the same date and at the same time for his minority faction of the party.

    State Party Chairman Rinaldi did not recognize Chairman Christ’s improperly called meeting and instead called the District Executive Committee Meeting to be held directly following the party majority’s properly scheduled and noticed meeting, indicating that Chairman Christ’s dual meeting was improper and fallacious.

    Chairman Christ's tactic of filing a lawsuit five days before the Primary filing deadline is a blatant attack against his political opponent, Gwen Withrow, who is named in the lawsuit. The lawsuit is also an attempt to malign the conservative Precinct Chairs who are running against his hand-picked candidates in the 2024 Primary. The individuals Chairman Christ filed against were duly appointed by the majority of elected Precinct Chairs to fill vacancies on the CEC, per Article III, Section 4 of the Party Bylaws.

    When challenged by the defendants’ attorney on the lack of merit in their case, Chairman Christ’s attorneys filed for nonsuit (a procedure in which a plaintiff drops a lawsuit) and the Judge dismissed the case on December 14. The counterclaims filed by the defendants in the case (for frivolous, wrongful suit) are still active.

    Chairman Christ’s continued obstruction of party business only serves to weaken the Republican Party in Montgomery County.

    Read News Release

  • Yes. The Montgomery County Republican Party censured Chairman Christ on December 6, 2022 for:

    • Not fulfilling his statutory duties to report all duly elected Precinct Chairs to the Texas Secretary of State.

    • Failure to recognize Precinct Chairs who were duly appointed by the County Executive Committee (CEC) and report them to the Secretary of the State.

    • Failure to chair the regularly scheduled CEC meetings.

    • Failure to recognize the duly elected officers and Steering Committee elected at the 7/23/2022 CEC meeting.

    Resolution to Censure County Chairman Bryan Christ

    Chairman Christ also was censured by the Montgomery County Republican Party on April 4, 2023, for liquidating the contents of the local party headquarters without notifying the majority of the County Executive Committee.

    Read the Censure here.

    Chairman Christ also received a Vote of No Confidence from the Montgomery County Republican Party on January 3, 2023, for “causing and creating division, acrimony, and irreparable harm to the Montgomery County Republican Party name by effectively dividing the party into two entities.”

    Read the Vote of No Confidence here.

    The Montgomery County Republican Party is a representative body

    As a reminder, Chairman Christ is trying to set the narrative that “he is the party,” but this could not be further from the truth. Just like other elected representative bodies, the Montgomery County Republican Party is made up of a body and a chairman.

    The body is comprised of Precinct Chairs who are elected by Montgomery County voters on the Republican Primary ballot.

    The County Chairman and Precinct Chairs each get one vote in all party decisions and the majority has the final say.

    The Precinct Chairs have a duty to the voters who elected them to provide checks and balances on party operations, including the chairman’s actions. They cannot sit idly by while the chairman breaks Texas Election Code, party bylaws, and party rules. This is the reason for the censure of Chairman Christ.

    Please see previous FAQ entries and the Party Bylaws for an explanation of party operations when the Chairman refuses to perform his required official duties.

  • Absolutely not. In fact, the party majority has held special meetings and requested mediation be conducted by the Republican Party of Texas to try to get Chairman Christ to follow Texas Election Code and fulfill his duties as County Chair. The Party majority has NEVER attempted to remove Chairman Christ from office.

    Last March, the majority of the Montgomery County Republican Party County Executive Committee (CEC) filed a Petition for Writ of Mandamus with the Texas Supreme Court in an effort to compel Chairman Christ to perform his statutory duties and stop violating state laws and party rules. The petition was not to remove him from office, but just to fulfill his obligations as Chair.

    It’s important to note that this action was taken at the suggestion of Republican Party of Texas leadership and no party funds were used for this lawsuit. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case, signalling that political party disputes must be handled within the party without intervention from the courts, clearing the way for the Republican Party of Texas to take action.

    Background on Petition for Writ

    Status Update

  • No. The Texas Supreme Court denied the motion to hear the Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of the majority members of the Montgomery County Republican Party’s County Executive Committee (CEC). The purpose of the writ was to compel the Chairman to perform his duties, not to remove him from office. The Supreme Court did not side with the chairman. They simply denied a hearing, clearing the way for the Republican Party of Texas to take action.

    Right on cue, Chairman Christ claimed victory in an email, slinging accusations and mistruths at the party majority. He has stated multiple times in emails and at local candidate forums that the Supreme Court sided with him, all the while knowing that the denial simply indicates that the Supreme Court will not hear the case.

    The Supreme Court’s decision does not come as a surprise since they have a long history of not getting entangled in political party disputes, but the party majority was encouraged to file the writ in the hopes that it would resolve the dispute. You can find out more about this process by referring to this article.

  • No. At the 2024 Primary Election candidate forums in Montgomery County, Chairman Christ stated multiple times that he has the authority to appoint Precinct Chairs and report them to the Secretary of State. The Montgomery County Republican Party bylaws clearly state:

    “Any vacancy in the office of Precinct Chairman shall be filled by appointment of the Executive Committee. The person selected to fill the vacancy must receive a majority vote of those Committee members voting [TEC 171.024] and must be eligible to serve as a Republican Precinct Chairman.” (Bylaws p. 1, Article III, Section 4)

    According to Texas Election Code, the County Chair has the statutory duty to report Precinct Chairs elected by the County Executive Committee to the Texas Secretary of State’s website. (TEC 172.118)

    The County Chair does not have the authority to appoint Precinct Chairs or make any changes to the information uploaded to the Secretary of State’s website.

    Information shown on the Secretary of State’s website is not verified by the Secretary of State’s Office. The Secretary of State relies on the County Chairman to upload truthful and accurate information. See the disclaimer on the Secretary of State’s website as follows:

    “The candidate filing information displayed here is collected pursuant to Tex. H.B. 3103, 83rd Leg., R.S. (2013). This information is provided by the Republican and Democratic Parties of Texas. The Office of the Secretary of State does not modify, add, or delete any of this data in any way nor does the Secretary of State own the data. The Office does not vouch for the accuracy or completeness of the candidate filing information provided by the political parties."

    So it is clear that a County Chair could submit ANY name but this does not mean that the person is actually the Precinct Chair according to the Secretary of State.

    For more information on this issue, please watch this short, 8-minute video: The Gray Area: Why Doesn’t the State Party Do Something?

  • Establishment Republicans want you to believe that these groups are the “bad guys” causing the split in the Republican Party. Why do they continually insist that these organizations are trying to “take over” the county party?

    In reality, these groups are made up of grassroots Conservatives who advocate for We the People.

    The Tea Party and Freedom Caucus are distinct organizations separate from the Montgomery County Republican Party. They do not want to take over the party, but highlight instances when the County Chairman does not follow Texas Election Code, party rules, and party bylaws.

    Chairman Christ and members of his political action committees (PACs) don’t like this at all. They resort to slander and intimidation rather than truthfully addressing the issues.

    In addition, the Montgomery County Tea Party publishes a popular voter guide that relies on hours of extensive interviews and research to endorse the most conservative candidates - Uniparty and RINO organizations DO NOT want Montgomery County voters to use this guide!

    Apparently, they do not want voters to use Texas Patriots PAC’s voter guide either because they just sent out a disgusting, slanderous mailer trying to discredit individuals from the Montgomery County Tea Party and Texas Patriots PAC.

    Click below to take a closer look at what the Tea Party and Freedom Caucus advocate for, how they compare to the Republican Party of Texas, and why RINOs and Uniparty Republicans continually malign these Conservative organizations.

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  • Chairman Christ claims that conservative Precinct Chairs refuse to work the election as judges so they can campaign. On February 16, 2024, he sent an email claiming he only found out about this a few days ago. This is false. This was apparent at the December filing deadline.

    With the Primary Election upon us and so much at stake for Texas, Chairman Christ and his political consultant wife have caused an election integrity crisis by recruiting 70 candidates to run against the Conservative Majority on the County Executive Committee (CEC). This means that 70 people who would normally serve as election judges or clerks are ineligible to serve because they are on the ballot. As is typical for Chairman Christ, he blames the crisis on the people who are now unable to serve because of his actions.

    As the Republican County Chair, it is Bryan Christ’s responsibility to recruit and appoint election judges. He has a database of Republicans he could train and appoint to the judge positions, but instead he’s spending his time campaigning and part of his campaign strategy is to slander the Precinct Chairs who have stood against his unlawful actions.

    We encourage all Republicans to make plans to vote for new party leadership in the March 5 Primary to ensure that Republicans in the county can work together to protect our elections.

  • In an effort to confuse voters and discredit elected Precinct Chairs, Chairman Christ and his minority group have published false information accusing party officers of committing fraud by embezzling party funds despite knowing the money was accounted for in Texas Ethics Commission filings and used to pay Headquarters rent, operating expenses, and Get-Out-the-Vote printing and mailing costs.

    Party expenditures are publicly available. Money has never “mysteriously disappeared” from the CEC-owned bank account and all funds have been accounted for with the Texas Ethics Commission (TEC). TEC filings are available at ethics.state.tx.us.

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  • An alarming trend has emerged in Montgomery County that mirrors Establishment Republican behavior across our state and nation. Rather than standing up for what’s right even when it’s hard, Establishment Republicans are looking the other way in the name of “unity.”

    There can be no unity without reconciliation. Since the Chairman has rebuffed attempts made by the Republican Party of Texas to settle the dispute and the local Party’s efforts at resolving differences, we’ve had to face difficult choices.

    Do we turn a blind eye to wrong-doing? Do we throw out properly seated Precinct Chairs to satisfy Chairman Christ? This would create harmony with the Chairman and his followers, but division within the rest of the Party.

    The unity described in the Bible does not call for “unity above truth.” We must follow Biblical principles of reconciliation to achieve it. Toleration of falsehoods and circumventing rules does not promote unity. Dealing with conflict within a body of believers is necessary to the health of the organization.

    The pathway to unity is not through avoidance or overlooking injustice. It’s only by treading the rocky road of reconciliation that we can achieve authentic unity in the Party. This must be done according to the Party rules and bylaws. Rules and bylaws are the framework that allows for unity to exist within a large group of people. Our County Chairman’s disregard for this framework has created chaos instead of unity.

    Looking the other way in the face of problems has led to the border crisis, which continues even after the close of the 88th Texas Legislative Session because the Texas House caved to special interest groups in the name of “compassion.” But what is compassionate about human trafficking and people dying while making the dangerous border crossing? Republicans in the U.S. House initially asked for a return to December 2022 funding levels, but when the White House refused, the House succumbed, locking in reckless spending.

    Montgomery County is critical to keeping Texas “red.” We cannot turn a blind eye when state laws and Party rules and bylaws are swept under the rug, even if that would be the easy route. Too much is at stake in our county, state, and nation. We continue to pray for Biblical reconciliation that will lead to authentic unity within the Montgomery County Republican Party.

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The Party is moving forward

The Montgomery County Republican Party continues the fight to safeguard Constitutional principles and values and take back our country. Our efforts include preparing for upcoming elections, testifying at local school board meetings, holding local Town Hall meetings, passing resolutions on issues important to voters, raising funds for Get-Out-the-Vote efforts, lobbying for the Republican Party of Texas’s Legislative Priorities through Legislative Alerts, and praying for our elected officials. Meetings are posted on our calendar and the public is always invited. We'd love to meet you in person!