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SUMMARY:Program: Sam Reed\, Former Washington State Secretary of State\, "T
 he Future of the Republican Party\," October 8\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin the&nbsp\;University Sunrise Rotary Club&nbsp\;for a pro
 gram featuring former Washington State Secretary of State\, Sam Reed discu
 ssing "The Future of the Republican Party.\n\n\n\nThe&nbsp\;program will b
 e presented on Zoom on Thursday morning with the Zoom line opening at 7 a.
 m.&nbsp\; The formal meeting including the program runs from 7:30-8:30 a.m
 .&nbsp\;&nbsp\;No registration is required\, and the program is free.\n\n\
 n\nThe meeting will be available via Zoom.&nbsp\; Click&nbsp\;here&nbsp\;t
 o join the meeting Thursday morning.&nbsp\; The Zoom line will open shortl
 y after 7 a.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSam Reed served as the 14th&nbsp\;Secretary 
 of State of Washington&nbsp\;from 2001 to 2013. Reed is largely considered
  to be one of the most consequential state-level secretaries of state in A
 merican history.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReed received his bachelor's and master's 
 degrees in&nbsp\;political science&nbsp\;from&nbsp\;Washington State Unive
 rsity. He was elected to the office of&nbsp\;Secretary of State in 2000\, 
 as one of only two Republicans to be elected to statewide office that year
 \, after serving as&nbsp\;Thurston County&nbsp\;auditor.\n\n\n\nReed atten
 ded&nbsp\;Washington State University\, where he earned a bachelor's degre
 e in social studies and master's degree in political science.\n\n\n\nA sel
 f-described&nbsp\;Rockefeller Republican\,&nbsp\;in 1969 he\, along with o
 ther moderate to liberal Republicans&nbsp\;Chris Bayley&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;Da
 niel J. Evans&nbsp\;founded the Cascade Conference\, a symposium made up o
 f fellow "Mainstream Republicans" where which ultimately evolved into the 
 political advocacy group\, the&nbsp\;Mainstream Republicans of Washington\
 , who continue to host annual Cascade Conferences to the present day.\n\n\
 n\nPrior to his service as Secretary of State\, Reed was elected&nbsp\;Thu
 rston County&nbsp\;Auditor&nbsp\;five times and served as Washington's Ass
 istant Secretary of State. He was also appointed by Governor&nbsp\;Evans&n
 bsp\;onto the Governor's Advisory Council on Urban Affairs.\n
CATEGORIES:Speakers
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