 history of ccrp republicans of the year  republican of the year award  the clinton county republican of the year award is given each year at our annual lincoln day dinner the award is given to honor the recipient for their dedication and service to the party on more than one occasion the award has been given to a group or more than one person to honor their combined efforts the selection of the recipient has traditionally been the sitting chairperson of the party the following is a list of the previous recipients of the republican of the year award   2014   republican of the year paul opsommer keynote speakers attorney general bill schuette  krisanne hall location hawk hollow in bath township chairperson steve willis vicechairperson nancy bareham  2013   republican of the year gail wadell keynote speaker sheriff richard mack location eagle eye in bath township chairperson steve willis vicechairperson nancy bareham   2012   republican of the year philip bareham keynote speaker congressman dave camp location eagle eye in bath township chairperson steve willis vicechairperson valerie vailshirey   2011   republican of the year carol wooley keynote speaker governor rick snyder location st johns mint chairperson steve willis vicechairperson valerie vailshirey   2010   republican of the year tom leonard keynote speakers gubernatorial candidates mike bouchard mike cox tom george pete hoekstra rick snyder location hawk hollow chairperson tom leonard vicechairperson shirley vail   2009 republican of the year claude vail shirley vail keynote speaker joe the plumber location eagle eye chairperson tom leonard vicechairperson shirley vail   2008   republican of the year none keynote speaker governor tim pawlenty location eagle eye chairperson scott hummel vicechairperson shirley vail   2007   republican of the year tim fair keynote speaker governor mike huckabee location eagle eye chairperson wayne kangas vicechairperson denise yockey   2006 republican of the year cliff flood keynote speaker us senate candidates bouchard butler zandstra location eagle eye chairperson wayne kangas vicechairperson denise yockey   2005 republican of the year tim black keynote speaker john l smith location eagle eye chairperson paul mcnamara vicechairperson carol wooley   2004 republican of the century leon brewbaker  keynote speaker state senator ken sikkema location dewitt conference center or eagle eye chairperson paul mcnamara vicechairperson carol wooley   2003 republican of the year denise yockey keynote speaker congressman mike rogers location st johns high school chairperson paul mcnamara vicechairperson carol wooley   2002 volunteers of the year bill brewbaker  mike clarizio tim fair angie kemppanien cindy laich theresa micheaux bobby ray bill sullivan denise yockey keynote speaker oliver north location dewitt conference center chairperson paul mcnamara vicechairperson carol wooley  2001 volunteers of the year chuck sherman keynote speaker congressman dave camp location dewitt northpoint church chairperson bob craig carol wooley vicechairperson carol wooley   2000 republicans of the year tom o bryant carol wooley keynote speaker us senator spence abraham location st johns high school chairperson bob craig vicechairperson valerie vailshirey  1999 republican of the year valerie vailshirey keynote speaker lt governor dick posthumus location ovidelsie high school chairperson bob craig vicechairperson valerie vailshirey   1998 republican of the year richard hawks keynote speaker vice president dan quayle location hawk hollow chairperson bob craig vicechairperson  