Anne Rowland grew up in the Red State of Texas, but has made Colorado her home since 1994.  Although she has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Forestry from Texas A&M, she's made her career in the restaurant business.  Anne and two friends are partners and owners of the Jason's Deli franchise here in Colorado.  "I make sandwiches to support my music habit..." she often jokes.  In her spare time, Anne is a singer/songwriter, has released 2 CDs and been on tour in Germany.  She currently directs the Youth Band at her church and teaches guitar to several of the band members. 

 

Anne became a Precinct Leader in 2008 and has worked to get her neighbors involved in the Republican Party.  In May 2019, Anne visited Washington, DC and toured the White House along with many other museums and monuments.  In July 2019, she was elected as District Captain for District 22.  Anne served as the AC-GOP Vice Chair from February 2020 to February 2023.  "I've met and worked with some really great Republicans who continue to support our candidates under difficult circumstances," she says.   Anne continues to work with the AC-GOP to organize our "grass roots" and spread a positive message about conservative values and conservative solutions!

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Anne is enthusiastic and optimistic about leading our county party forward to grow it and strengthen it it to make our organization and our candidates successful!

I was born in Texas to conservative parents and grew up appreciating conservative values. My wife and I, with our daughter moved to Arapahoe County in 1989. I had been recruited by a large international company where I was hired as an electrical designer on heavy industrial projects. The company utilized me extensively as a field engineer for the construction and the ensuing start-ups industrial facilities. The projects included power plants, rocket fuel manufacturing and refineries. The position was a “pressure cooker” to say the least. This was not my first or only position in a leadership role; in fact, I have served as a leader in various organizations since I was fifteen years old. I spent eighteen years as an airline pilot. Fourteen of those years as a captain, where I was known for being even handed and calm under pressure.

 

Most recently I took on the responsibility of Precinct Leader. A week and a half later I volunteered to be District Captain. In that position, my first priority was to pull the current Precinct Leaders together and then recruit others to fill open positions. My District, 14, had 12 precincts and in a few short months we had expanded to 22 Leaders. Since moving to Colorado, I have seen many changes, some for the better, like TABOR, but most changes have been to our detriment. I have never voted Democrat. My values run deep in conservatism. The tax and spend policies of the left and change solely based in emotional feel-good politics of the day are not solutions to Americas problems. I know that if we all work together that we can regain our place at the government table combined with a well thought out executable strategy will provide results.

Jean moved from Illinois to beautiful Colorado 40 years ago. She earned a BA in Economics with a minor in Psychology from the University of Illinois as well as an associate degree in Computer Science. She invested 33 years of service working for various agencies within the Department of Defense (DoD) and an additional six years with a private industry firm. This provided Jean with unique and wide-ranging experience in a variety of information technology arenas, including programming, analysis, system design, networks, customer service management, and various management positions. She eventually became Technical Director for one of only seven DoD data centers in existence at the time. Since retirement, Jean is involved in dog sports as well as volunteering for multiple organizations including dog rescues and horse events.

 

After observing unfolding events over the last several years, Jean was inspired to take a more active role in restoring the self-governance intended by the Founding Fathers and supporting conservative America First values represented by the Republican Party by volunteering to serve as a Precinct Leader, Assembly Delegate, and now in her newly elected role as the Arapahoe County GOP Secretary. She’s actively engaged with several conservative citizens groups to help spread the word and encourage conservatives to regain their voice and join in efforts to restore and strengthen our Republic.