PRESIDENT'S BIOGRAPHY

Anne Britton, President of Arkansas Federation of Republican Women (AFRW), believes Republican politics is programmed into her DNA. Her first Republican campaign as an eight year old was Goldwater for President in 1964.

After her children left home, Anne spent eleven years caring for her mother-in-law suffering with Alzheimer's. Following her mother-in-law's death, Anne asked God to direct her to the next meaningful venture. Shortly thereafter, she attended what she thought was a campaign rally for Congressman Tim Hutchinson. The event was Washington County Republican Convention where Congressional candidate Asa Hutchinson was guest speaker. She joined the Washington County Republican Committee and the Washington County Republican Women (WCRW), and served as delegate from WCRW to the 1997 NFRW Convention in New Orleans.

At subsequent NFRW Conventions (1999, 2001, 2003), Anne has been a Delegate at Large. She served as Delegate at Large for the Republican Convention in 2000 and 2004. She was elected to the RNC Platform Committee where the "Britton Amendment" for Mental Health Parity (MHP) was added. Since neither political party platform has ever addressed MHP, this amendment is historic. The need for MHP hits close to home: Anne's mother suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and Anne grew up in the shadow of this illness.

In December 2004, the Republican Party of Arkansas elected Anne to Second Vice Chairman. Six months later, she was elected to AFRW President. She has tremendous respect for the members of AFRW who, she says, are "the best, most talented and intelligent women. It is truly humbling to serve them."

AFRW's goals are to grow the grassroots membership, to continue to bring women into Republican politics, to encourage them to run for office, and to make Arkansas a totally red state from the quorum court, the Governor's Mansion and the White House.