Catholic. Political Strategist. Sammy’s Treat Guy. Prev:@CAGOP, @iHeartMedia, @TownhallMedia, @Commanders, @TargetedVictory, @NewMexicoGOP, @GOP 🇺🇸
Orange County, CA
Joined September 2008
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Bryan Watkins retweeted
My husband, Conor, is in the Neuro ICU after a massive hemorrhagic stroke and faces critical care, rehabilitation, and a long road ahead.
Thank you for helping us get here! Please donate if you can, and like, comment, or share to help us give Conor the most support possible for recovery.
Also, it’s Sunday. Go Bills.
gofund.me/c8093d4b7
Bryan Watkins retweeted
For those who complained about how long Mississippi took, California doesn’t certify for almost another month.
All 82 counties have certified the 2026 General Election. To view the certified results from each county, visit the link below:
🔗sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/…
Bryan Watkins retweeted
California needs a strong Republican Party to offer a positive alternative that can WIN.
The building work starts now, and I'm proud to support Tony Strickland for party chair.
I'll be working hard to help unite and grow our movement, and to make sure grass roots voices are CENTRAL to the mission. You were there for me in this campaign, and I am here for you now.
Link below to support Tony's campaign:
Bryan Watkins retweeted
NEW: @SenStricklandCA (R-Huntington Beach) announces he will run for chair of the @CAGOP at the party’s upcoming February convention.
His announcement comes after current CA Republican Party Chair Corrin Rankin said she will not seek another term.
Earlier this week, Strickland conceded his state Senate reelection race.
Bryan Watkins retweeted
Just In:
Republican California State Sen. Tony Strickland announces his run to be CAGOP Chairman.
Bryan Watkins retweeted
Most of us got into politics because we believed in a candidate or a cause. We stayed because of the people we met along the way.
@Conor_Maguire is one of those people for me. A mentor, a friend, and someone I consider family. He pushed me, challenged me, supported me, and encouraged me.
Conor had a serious stroke on Monday and is fighting for his life. Now it’s our turn to support and encourage him and @Erinmaguire.
Pray for them. And if you can give, give: gofundme.com/f/support-conor…
Send prayers and support for @Erinmaguire and @Conor_Maguire during this time. 🙏
On Monday morning November 9, 2026, my husband Conor suffered a massive hemorrhagic stroke resulting in a deep brain bleed. He is now in the Neuro ICU, fighting with everything he has.
Anyone who knows Conor knows he lives life to the fullest and has the most enormous heart. He is the person who shows up for the people he loves, every time and without hesitation. Now he needs all of us to show up for him.
These last few days have been the hardest of our lives. We are exhausted and facing so many unknowns. I'm also overwhelmed with gratitude for the family and friends who have dropped everything to be by our side. Every day with Conor is a gift, and every small sign of progress brings hope. I wake up every morning as his wife and lean over to kiss him, thank God he is in my life and for bringing me Conor. I’m still doing that now, just from his hospital bedside.
The road ahead is long and uncertain. Conor will need critical care, rehabilitation, ongoing support, and he won't be able to work for the foreseeable future. This fundraiser will help cover medical bills and lost income, so I can focus on what matters most: being with Conor, supporting his recovery, and bringing him home.
If you're able to give, any amount makes a real difference. If you can't, sharing this page helps just as much.
And please, pray for Conor. Pray for his strength, his healing, and the days ahead.
Conor is the strongest person I know, and I believe in him with everything I have. I can’t wait for the day he wakes up, smiles at me, and says, “hi, beautiful” because that’s how he always wakes up. Thank you for your love, generosity, and prayers. They mean more than I can say.
gofund.me/e1e4818e1
Bryan Watkins retweeted
Monday morning, my friend @Conor_Maguire suffered a stroke. Right now he's in the Neuro ICU . . . doing exactly what anyone who knows him would expect — refusing to quit.
His wife @Erinmaguire and I have been in the trenches together, off and on, for nearly fifteen years. But the truest measure of what they mean to my family is this: Conor and Erin stood at the baptismal font and made promises before God for my youngest child. They are godparents to my son. Now it's our turn to stand with them.
They're facing a long road and they shouldn't have to carry the cost of it alone. Erin has set up a GoFundMe to help. Give what you can. Share it if you can't. And if you pray, pray for Conor — for his strength, for his healing, for the road home.
gofund.me/d0f6259a2
Bryan Watkins retweeted
JUST IN: In an email titled “Passing the Torch,” California Republican Party Chair Corrin Rankin tells party delegates she will NOT seek reelection at the party’s next state convention in February.
The announcement comes after California Republicans lost five U.S. House seats this election cycle under the new Prop. 50 congressional maps and amid what could be a historic low for the GOP in both chambers of the state Legislature.
“The recent election results have reinforced something I have said consistently throughout my chairmanship: our future success depends not only on raising more money or working harder, but on fundamentally changing how we work together. We must move beyond competing organizations and disconnected efforts toward a unified, coordinated strategy that puts winning ahead of everything else.”
Letter below:
Yeah this wasn’t gerrymandered.
Bryan Watkins retweeted
Just curious … If you successfully climb over the fence at Disneyland or Walt Disney World, do they reward you with an annual pass?
Thank you, Senator.
There's no pathway to home ownership for people who break into my house.
There should be no pathway to citizenship for people who break into the country—even if they're pregnant.
Said so to @tracegallagher @foxnewsnight two years ago.
Bryan Watkins retweeted
He drew the maps, and his maps worked.
But Democrats took the U.S. House and Senate before California's polls even closed.
Were the state's gerrymandered maps necessary?
"Absolutely" said @paulmitche11, noting political and financial benefits:
Bryan Watkins retweeted
After the midterm elections, the Democrats are moving in for the kill. Democrats believe they may now have enough states to sign on to a compact to effectively nullify the Electoral College... jonathanturley.org/2026/11/0…
Bryan Watkins retweeted
There is nothing inherently bad about fundraising or sending fundraising messages. What is bad is sending messages that demoralize and/or annoy our party’s strongest supporters. Telling donors as a way to get them to give you more money that “you’re in BIG danger”, “JD Vance ARRESTED” or “your interview with President Trump is scheduled”, are about the last things we should be sending days after a drubbing. Until candidates and elected leaders tell their vendors to knock it off, we will never rebuild GOP digital.
Bryan Watkins retweeted
In 2025, @CAGOP asked me to serve on its post-Prop 50 Cal Plan Committee.
The committee never met.
Working “together” requires actually doing the work, not issuing stupid statements about power while the rest of us are out curing ballots. @CorrinRankin
Bryan Watkins retweeted
Somewhere in the universe a young Republican campaign go-getter has no idea they will be an overnight sensation when they flip 7 seats by accepting a job 5 years from now.
I envy whoever runs the @NRSC in 2032. Man that is going to be fun wiping out these one-hit-wonders.
Bryan Watkins retweeted
Since 2002, the 2025 Special Election (Prop 50) is the only statewide general or special election in CA where Republicans turned out a lower share of their registered voters than Democrats. If the 2026 General holds, it will be the second.
