CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Lake County Republican Women, Federated will hold a monthly luncheon meeting on Wednesday, April 12.

The group will meet at 11:30 a.m. at Howard's Grotto, 14732 Lakeshore Drive in Clearlake.

Featured speaker will be Randy Sutton, co-chairperson of the Lake County Committee for the State of Jefferson Declaration.

Sutton will discuss developments in the efforts to form a new state in rural northern California and why political events are coming together in significant new ways to build the foundation for creating a new state. He will be prepared to answer the many questions that will be asked.

Sutton has an interesting background that prepares him for the work to which he is now dedicated. He is a life associate member of Vietnam Veterans of America.

He relates to recent military action through his son Corporal David Sutton of the United States Marine Corps, who served four tours in Iraq. Then, after a year at Tule Air Force Base in northern Greenland, he served a year in Afghanistan.

Sutton is a life endowment member of the NRA, life member of the California Rifle & Pistol Association and a life member of the Konocti Rod and Gun Club.

For more than 30 years he worked in the financial services profession as the registered principal of Sutton Associates, an independent financial planning, investment advisory firm in Lakeport.

His principled background also shows in another way as he is a lay-preacher and assistant to the pastor at the mission church of Clearlake Ministries.

Also, included on the agenda are items concerning local, state and national issues.

Lake County Republican Women, Federated meets the second Wednesday each month February through November.

For information on membership, menu selections and reservations, please phone 707-994-3543.