"After all, it was President Ronald Reagan who signed the law that created the Martin Luther King Day holiday," said Michael Lee, the Travis County Republican Party's Outreach Director.
Lee, a passionate local family law attorney, is the director of the freshly formed Austin-area MLK Association, which made its formal debut on Jan. 12. Lee was tapped by Chairman James Dickey to head the community outreach and engagement group, which is designed to further initiatives to show how conservative values line up with the concerns of black Austinites. Lee changed the original name, the African-American Advisory Committee, and decided to align with the statewide MLK Association.
At the Travis County GOP Executive Committee meeting Tuesday night, Lee shared that he is not one to quit. Born to sharecroppers and having lost his father at a young age, Lee said he determined to set an example of determination and hard work in fighting for family values and small government.
Only a few weeks in to planning, Lee boasts about a dozen supporters and plans to build on the successes of the county party's Juneteenth outreach and efforts to promote school choice in the black community.
More information on meetings of the Austin-area MLK Association is coming soon to the Travis GOP website.
VIDEO: Watch Dr. Alveda C. King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., affirm that her uncle was indeed a Republican during his lifetime.
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