Dear Colleagues: In 2010, House Republicans won back the majority with the help of our 87 freshmen and

went to work to grow our economy and get America back on track. Last week due to your hard work and the leadership of Chairman Pete Sessions and our team at the NRCCwe locked into place most of the historic gains we made in the House in 2010. But we also came up short in some key races and have important lessons to learn from our losses as we go forward into 2014. We also have some solid opportunities to pick up seats and we must get started right away to do so. Over the past four years, I have had the privilege to serve as Pete Sessions deputy as we have worked together to transform the NRCC into a member driven organization with programs that have purpose and accountability. With Petes full support, I now seek to serve our conference as NRCC chairman, and I ask for your vote. During the 2012 cycle, I donated and raised more than $1.7 million for the NRCC, the Patriot Program, and the Young Guns; traveled around the country to sell the fight for our candidates, and just this year campaigned in 16 states and 34 districts. At the NRCC we played offense, and forced the Democrats to spend resources on their own turf. Thanks to your help, the NRCC spent $62 million in 46 districts, outspending the Democrats by $10 million. We enrolled potentially vulnerable members into our Patriot Program early, worked with them to develop a plan for victory, and raised more than $6 million directly for their campaigns. We need to build on the Patriot program as it has helped us each cycle re-elect valuable members and stay on offense. We recruited a solid and diverse group of candidates into our Young Guns program, and you helped us raise more than $8.5 million for them. We locked in many of our 2010 gains through redistricting, making 109 Republican

seats safer and locking in our successes for the next decade. This is my pledge to you: I will work hard every day to effectively get out our message and to grow our team in the House. Weve come a long way in just a few years, but we have new challenges to overcome and new opportunities to seize. To achieve our goals, we will need every member of this conference actively involved. I appreciate your support in these efforts. Thanks. Best regards,

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Rep. Greg Walden Oregon's 2nd District Representative Deputy Chairman, NRCC P.S. Many members have already volunteered to help at the NRCC. This is a memberrun organization. Your time, talent and treasure are needed and appreciated. If the conference chooses me to serve as chairman, please dont hesitate to let me know how you would like to help and how we can continue to improve our efforts. Thanks.