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Calhoun County GOP
Calhoun County GOP
The columned entrance of Willard Library in Battle Creek, seen from below
Calhoun County, Michigan · Primary Aug 4, 2026 · General Nov 3, 2026

Serving people. Serving our communities.

The official Republican committee of Calhoun County, Michigan. We recruit the candidates, knock the doors, and show up in all four cities and nineteen townships.

The decisions that shape your taxes, roads, and schools are made by neighbors you can look in the eye.

From the county building in Marshall to the commission chambers in Battle Creek, county government touches your life every day. The Calhoun County Republican Committee exists to make sure the people making those decisions are conservatives with common sense.

We recruit and support candidates for every office on your ballot, train precinct delegates, knock doors in all four cities and nineteen townships, and show up at every clerk's office when the votes are counted.

This is not a party of distant headquarters. It is run by volunteers, funded by small-dollar donors, and measured by one standard: does it serve the people of Calhoun County?

The Battle Creek river running past willows and a footbridge
The Battle Creek river, Battle Creek

Who we are

A committee of neighbors, not a club of insiders.

The Calhoun County Republican Committee is the official county organization of the Republican Party, recognized by the Michigan Republican Party and governed by elected precinct delegates from every corner of the county. We meet monthly at our headquarters on Tower Road in Battle Creek, and every meeting is open.

Our work is practical. We vet and support candidates. We help township boards fill vacancies with qualified conservatives. We run voter registration drives, recruit election inspectors, and put yard signs in the ground every fall. When August and November come, we are the get-out-the-vote operation for every Republican name on your ballot.

What we ask of you is simple: an evening a month, a Saturday in October, or a seat at the table as a precinct delegate. Politics is not somebody else's job here.

Calhoun County, by the numbers

Calhoun County by the numbers

6 of 7
Seats on the Calhoun County Board of Commissioners held by Republicans
4
Cities
19
Townships
7
Districts

Your ballot

Elections matter. Start here.

Two links settle almost every question we get asked. If you are not sure whether your registration is current, email the office and we will help you check.

State Primary
Tue, Aug 4, 2026
General Election
Tue, Nov 3, 2026

Get involved

Three ways to put your shoulder to the wheel.

Become a precinct delegate

Precinct delegates are the elected backbone of the party. Your neighbors choose you on the August primary ballot, and you carry their voice into county conventions. Filing takes one form at the county clerk's office. We will walk you through it.

Request the filing guide →

Volunteer on a campaign

Doors, phones, fair booths, and sign crews. Two hours of your Saturday moves more votes than any ad.

Sign up →

Come to a meeting

Monthly, 7:00 PM at 7100 Tower Road. Come see how the county party actually works.

See the dates →

Strong townships make a strong county. Strong counties make a strong Michigan. It has never worked the other way around.

Why local elections are the whole ballgame

Upcoming meetings

Monthly committee meetings are open. Doors at 7:00 PM, 7100 Tower Road, Battle Creek.

  1. Tue · Aug 25

    Monthly committee meeting

    7100 Tower Road, Battle Creek, MI 49014

    7:00 – 8:30 PM

  2. Tue · Sep 22

    Monthly committee meeting

    7100 Tower Road, Battle Creek, MI 49014

    7:00 – 8:30 PM

  3. Tue · Oct 27

    Monthly committee meeting

    7100 Tower Road, Battle Creek, MI 49014

    7:00 – 8:30 PM

  4. Tue · Nov 17

    Monthly committee meeting

    7100 Tower Road, Battle Creek, MI 49014

    7:00 – 8:30 PM

Office hours are by appointment, because we are all volunteers and may be away working our day jobs. Email us to confirm a date or set up a time.

Serving Calhoun County

The Republicans you elected.

See all officials
State Representative Steve Frisbie

State Representative · 44th District

Steve Frisbie

Four decades as a paramedic and ambulance administrator, thirteen years as a county commissioner. Vice chair of the House Finance Committee.

Sheriff Steven Hinkley

Sheriff · Countywide

Steven Hinkley

Three decades in county law enforcement. Sheriff since March 2020, elected to four-year terms in 2021 and 2025.

Commissioner Derek King

Board Chair · District 5

Derek King

Chair of the Board of Commissioners, representing Emmett, LeRoy, and Newton townships.