Chester GOP to hold ‘Turn Vermont Red’ candidate event
Press release | Apr 27, 2026 | Comments 1
Wooden American flags will be raffled off.
You’ll hear from conservative voices as well as candidates for U.S. House, Windsor County Senate and House of Representatives and Windsor County sheriff, as well as from some in Vermont media.
Doors open at 12:30 p.m.; the event will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Tickets for the event are $25 and will be available at the door. Light appetizers and cash bar will be available.
Speakers will be giving short speeches to allow time at the end for a social where guests can talk with speakers individually. The Chester GOP will be raffling wooden flags. Raffle tickets are available now or at the door for $5 each or 5 for $20. The Shrewsbury and Springfield GOPs will be raffling off guns as well. “Turn Vermont Red” signs will be available for purchase at the event.
For more information, contact Chester.vtgop@gmail.com or Roy Spaulding 802-558-2579.
*This is a venue change.
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Raffling guns is gross. It’s not about gun control. It’s the message this sends to communities. The same people whose fists were tightly clutching their pearls over the use of the F word think it is just fine to offer up a weapon as a reward.
From GunSense:
Vermont consistently has higher a higher rate of domestic violence than the national average. 50% of domestic violence homicides are committed using guns.
Vermont’s suicide rate is also higher than the national average. Among suicides, guns account for 55% of deaths. Boys and men are far more likely than girls or women to use a gun to attempt suicide.
Vermonters who served in the armed forces represent 20% of all suicide deaths in the state.
Access to a gun makes it 5 times more likely that a male abuser will kill his female victim.