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GOP Involvement in 1981

GOP Involvement in 1981 
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In 1981, Dr. Lee and her family began hosting dinners and receptions at home for politicians and political candidates to meet local Chinese and non-Chinese voters.

Esther was active at the Bay Area Republican Women’s Club and became involved in the district and state conventions committees.  Esther hosted several luncheons for the Bay Area Republican Women’s Club for fundraising purposes including a major event on May 13, 1981. She also spoke at one of their luncheons about Chinese immigrants. It seemed that the GOP club women admired and supported her only until she ran for Congress against another white woman, Dolly Madison MacKanna in March 1992. It turned out that most of the GOP club women were for MacKanna during the primary even though MacKenna was not a member of the club as Esther was.

Esther was inspired and empowered by some Chinese American leaders of OCA and OCAW while she was first involved in these organizations at the national level. By mid-1981, Esther started actively seeking volunteer (non-paid) federal appointments via her contacts at both local and federal levels in Washington, DC. She solicited her GOP friends’ support and recommendations during the summer of 1981. Soon after Reagan was elected, she contacted Sheila Wilkes, the director of Presidential Personnel Office of TX to express her interest to serve. Yet, nothing happened. ​

​Conventions

Individual Campaigns

Louis Macey Mayoral Race 1981

Jim Collins

​Mike Faubion

Pennington

​Buster Brown

Speech Events

Seeking Appointments

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  • Home
    • Welcome
    • Esther S. Lee, Ph.D.
    • About Us
    • Join US
    • Challenges to you
    • contact us
  • News
  • Resource
    • Guided reading
    • Birth of FNPL 1993
    • Dr. Esther Lee's Profile >
      • Dr. Esther Lee's Career Development
      • Why Did Dr. Lee Get Politically Involved?
      • Esther Lee's Family Life
      • Plaques and Certificates
      • Family members’ write-ups about Esther
    • Non-Political Community Services 1972-1984
    • ​Dr. Lee's Tenure at University of Houston/Clear Lake (1975-1992)
    • Role of Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) and OCAW 1978-1984 >
      • OCA NonGOP
    • GOP (Republican) Involvement 1982-1992 >
      • GOP Involvement 1980
      • GOP Involvement 1981
      • GOP Involvement 1982
      • GOP Involvement 1983
      • GOP Involvement 1984
      • GOP Involvement 1985
      • GOP Involvement 1986
      • GOP Involvement 1987
      • GOP Involvement 1988
      • GOP Involvement 1989
      • GOP 1990/1991 ​Full-Time Political Appointments
      • GOP Involvement 1992
      • Beyond 1993
    • Birth of Texas Asian Republican Caucus (TARC) 1985-
    • Congressional Commission on Immigration 1987-1990
    • Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles in 1990
    • US Department of Education in 1990-1991
    • Dr. Lee's ​Congressional Campaign Launched in 1991
    • Dr. Lee's Congressional Campaign 1992
    • Role in the Bush/Quayle Campaign 1992
    • America China Chamber of Commerce 1993
    • Portion of Esther Lee's Writings
    • Dr. Lee’s recorded speech engagements since 1995-
  • My Story in America
  • Podcast
  • Activities
    • Supporters writing