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The Broadside was provided with the following “MASTER NOTICE OF WARD COMMITTEE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETINGS” earlier today, with a claim that the Brockton City Committee and it’s seven ward committees have not met in a timely fashion and are thus subject to re-organization.
Simply stated, if you were on the ballot and elected to a seat on a Republican Ward Committee in Brockton, your position is now apparently challenged.
The notice, provided by Stephen V Pina, and apparently issued by Geoff Diehl State Committeeman, Second Plymouth & Norfolk Massachusetts Republican Party, comes on the heels of recent jockeying for delegates for various candidates at the upcoming MassGOP nominating convention.
The matter is expected to be heard by the Superior Court prior to the planned meeting,
Frankly, we don’t know what to think of this. Theoretically, a lot of delegates for the MassGOP Convention can be harvested from the large city of Brockton.
MASTER NOTICE OF WARD COMMITTEE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETINGS
Massachusetts Republican Party – City of Brockton Date of Notice: December 15, 2025
To: All enrolled Republicans residing in the City of Brockton, including those residing in Wards 1 through 7, and any individuals previously serving or claiming to serve as members or officers of Brockton Ward Republican Committees
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATIONAL MEETINGS
Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, Section 4, and the By-Laws of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee, notice is hereby given that Organizational Meetings will be held to properly organize the Republican Ward Committees for Brockton Wards 1 through 7.
These meetings are being called to ensure that each Ward Committee is lawfully organized, properly constituted, and fully compliant with applicable state law and Party by-laws.
MassGOP By-Laws Attached
PURPOSE OF THE MEETINGS
The purpose of each Ward Organizational Meeting is to:
- Determine the organizational status of the Ward Committee under Massachusetts law and Party by-laws
- Organize or re-organize the Ward Committee in compliance with statutory and Party requirements
- Elect a Ward Committee Chair and any other necessary officers
- Conduct any other business necessary to establish a duly organized and functioning Ward Committee
These meetings are being convened due to the failure of one or more Ward Committees to be properly elected and/or organized in accordance with Massachusetts law and the Massachusetts Republican State Committee By-Laws, as contemplated under Article II, Section 4 and Appendix III of the By-Laws.
SCHEDULE OF WARD ORGANIZATIONAL MEETINGS
Each Ward shall hold a separate Organizational Meeting as follows:
● Ward 1
Date: December 30, 2025 Time: 3:00pm
Location: Bracks Grille and Tap 1280 Belmont St, Brockton, MA 02301
● Ward 2
Date: December 30, 2025 Time: 3:30pm
Location: Bracks Grille and Tap 1280 Belmont St, Brockton, MA 02301
● Ward 3
Date: December 30, 2025 Time: 4:00pm
Location: Bracks Grille and Tap 1280 Belmont St, Brockton, MA 02301
● Ward 4
Date: December 30, 2025 Time: 4:30pm
Location: Bracks Grille and Tap 1280 Belmont St, Brockton, MA 02301
● Ward 5
Date: December 30, 2025 Time: 5:00pm
Location: Bracks Grille and Tap 1280 Belmont St, Brockton, MA 02301
● Ward 6
Date: December 30, 2025 Time: 5:30pm
Location: Bracks Grille and Tap 1280 Belmont St, Brockton, MA 02301
● Ward 7
Date: December 30, 2025 Time: 6:00pm
Location: Bracks Grille and Tap 1280 Belmont St, Brockton, MA 02301
PRESIDING OFFICER
Each Organizational Meeting shall be presided over by a designated Presiding Officer, appointed pursuant to the authority granted under the Massachusetts Republican State Committee By-Laws to organize local committees that have failed to properly organize or be elected.
The Presiding Officer shall preside over the meeting until a Ward Committee Chair is duly elected.
ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE
Participation in each Ward Organizational Meeting is limited to:
- Enrolled Republicans residing in the respective Ward, and
- Individuals otherwise eligible under Massachusetts law and the Massachusetts Republican State Committee By-Laws
Eligibility shall be determined in accordance with applicable statutory and Party requirements.
TRANSPARENCY AND PARTICIPATION
These Organizational Meetings are being conducted to promote transparency, accountability, and lawful operation of the Republican Party at the ward level. All eligible Republicans are encouraged to attend and participate in their respective Ward meetings.
QUESTIONS AND CONTACT
Questions regarding this notice or the organizational process may be directed to:
Stephen V Pina stephenpina2813@gmail.com 508-638-8576
Issued By:
Geoff Diehl
State Committeeman, Second Plymouth & Norfolk Massachusetts Republican Party
This notice is issued solely for organizational and compliance purposes and does not constitute a judgment regarding the intent or service of any prior individual associated with the Ward Committees.
I got “reorganized” out of my elected position as chair of the Arlington RTC and replaced by Donnarose Russian by Helen Hatch with co-conspirator Amy Carnevale. Its how MassGOP leaders can steal votes by avoiding a democratic election process. I’m done with MassGOP and any thoughts of ever donating to them.
It’s too bad you didn’t ask fr my response on this.
I’m going to be very direct here, because this deserves clarity, not spin.
I asked for this reorganization.
I am involved in it.
And I am fighting for my city and for a Republican Party that actually functions.
The article frames what is happening as a “coup,” a power grab, or some insider maneuver to secure delegates. That narrative is not just wrong, it’s backwards.
What’s actually happening is repair work.
This didn’t start in a courtroom. It started with failure.
For years, local Republican committees in places like Brockton have been hollowed out. Meetings weren’t held. Membership rolls weren’t maintained. Deadlines were missed. Basic statutory responsibilities under Massachusetts law were ignored.
That isn’t opinion. That’s documented reality.
When committees fail to organize, fail to meet quorum, or fail to comply with election law, the bylaws and state law don’t shrug their shoulders. They require intervention. Not as punishment. As stewardship.
The MassGOP bylaws explicitly spell this out. When local committees fail, the State Committee and Regional Chairs are obligated to step in, restore order, and ensure compliance. That’s not authoritarian. That’s governance.
Calling enforcement a “coup” is a tell
The loudest cries of “coup” tend to come from the same places that benefited from years of dysfunction. Empty committees are easy to control. Inactive wards don’t ask questions. Broken systems protect entrenched personalities.
Reorganization threatens that comfort.
What’s being framed as an attack is actually accountability arriving late to the party.
This is about rebuilding from the ground up
In Brockton, we didn’t have the luxury of theory. We had no functioning Republican infrastructure. No bench. No consistent candidate recruitment. No disciplined ground game.
So we did what responsible adults do when something is broken. We followed the rules. We rebuilt it.
That means:
Proper notice
Quorum-based meeting
Verified membership
Transparent processes
Compliance with Massachusetts law and party bylaws
None of that is optional. None of it is radical.
The injunction doesn’t change the underlying truth
Court actions happen when people disagree. They don’t magically turn dysfunction into legitimacy.
An injunction is not a verdict on merit. It’s a pause button while arguments are heard. And those arguments will have to contend with black-and-white bylaws, statutory obligations, and years of documented nonperformance.
The law is very clear about what happens when committees fail to function. Feelings don’t override that.
Why I’m involved personally
I didn’t step into this to collect titles or delegates. I stepped in because Brockton deserves better than a paper party that shows up every four years and disappears again.
I’m an elected Republican in a deep-blue city because I built something real. Door by door. Voter by voter. Meeting by meeting.
You don’t do that by protecting broken systems. You do it by fixing them.
The bottom line
This isn’t a coup.
It’s not a takeover.
It’s not some insider scheme.
It’s long-overdue enforcement of the rules that everyone agreed to, but some stopped following.
If rebuilding scares people, that says more about what they were comfortable with before.
I’m not interested in comfort.
I’m interested in competence.
And I’m not backing down.
ps you should have talked to the two elected Republicans in the city and you would have found out the truth