Chico Evening Republican Women members attended at large gathering of local Republicans and officials from the Butte County area at the Butte County Republican Party celebration at the Doubletree Hilton in Chico on election night, November 5, 2024.  The party was sponsored by Kevin Avila, Leslie Depweg, Vladimir Kislyanka, Assemblyman James Gallagher, and Congressman Doug LaMalfa, and began at 7:30, lasting until well after 11:00 PM.

The election results were being displayed on large television screens on either end of the room.  There were refreshments, including beer, wine, coffee, and desserts.  The room was set up with tables of eight. The CERW table was pretty popular and had over a dozen people throughout the evening.  We were happy to see our friend Steve Evans, associate member Jim Wood, and many, many other friends there that night.

The height of the evening occurred when the announcement that Donald Trump won the presidency.  The crowd, which had thinned a little bit, went wild, cheered, and cried.  Afterwards, Chico City Council candidate and former police chief Mike O’Brien led the room in a heartfelt prayer of thanks to God.  It was a wonderful way to end the evening.