Executive Committee

Michael is a first generation Arkansan. Having escaped California, he brings with him a lifetime experience and knowledge of how the liberal progressives work to strip freedoms and rights from the people. Growing up in the splendor of a once beautiful, small farming town, Michael witnessed how the socialist Marxists turned, what was once known as the "Valley of Fruits Delights", into the insanity of what is now "Silicon Valley".

While Michael spent much of his early life surrounded by apples, peaches, plums, prunes, and more, while helping out in the orchards on his grandpa's farm, becoming a technology expert was the only career path to take in the new California tech world. Today, Michael is a Principal Technology Architect, with a wide range of clients including the largest names in Silicon Valley. But the most notable being his military contractor work with Space Force, Air Force, and the Army.

Michael is married, has three beautiful children and is looking forward to his 4th grandchild. He just finished a two year remodel on his generational compound up on Posy Mountain and is breaking ground on Sacred Meadows Farm, where he plans to retire from his technology life and return to the time of family farming.

Michael's political life, as a 1776 originalist or Constitutional Conservative, moved into high gear decades ago. He and his wife, Sharise (a professional actress and dancer) were early Tea Party-goers fighting hard during the Obama years. Together, they started a new media company and produced the "Restrained No More" show.

As the 1st Vice Chair, Michael is looking forward to bringing all of his experience and passion towards a return to our 1776 beginnings. He will dive in to do the work to protect our freedoms - whether in our county, our state, or federal government.

Garrett is a native Arkansan, graduating from Cabot High School in 2003. After earning his law degree from the University of Arkansas, he began his professional career in Walmart's real estate division, where he worked for three years before transitioning to public service.

Garrett then served as a Benton County prosecutor while also obtaining a commission as a JAG officer in the Arkansas Army National Guard. After two years in the National Guard, he transitioned to active duty in the U.S. Air Force, where he continued to serve as a JAG officer for four years. During this time, he also worked as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.

Following his military service, Garrett pursued graduate studies at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, where he was a Buckley Fellow.

In 2022, Garrett returned to Northwest Arkansas, where he lives with his wife and two children. He is the founder of Weekender Management, a property management and real estate investment company specializing in short-term rentals, and the Ham Law Firm, where his practice focuses on real estate law. Garrett also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Arkansas School of Law, teaching Military Law and Professional Responsibility.

Garrett is honored to serve as the Third Vice Chair of the Benton County Republican Party and is committed to advancing the party's mission of keeping Benton County and Arkansas strong and conservative.

Melanie made Benton County her home in 2000. In 2010, she found her conservative sisterhood in the Benton County Republican Women, where she became an active member and officer, including President from 2016-2018. Her membership in the Republican Party of Benton County began in 2016, and she was elected Secretary in 2021.

From her first visit to the ballot box at age 18, she has voted for conservative and Republican ideals. Over her adult lifetime, she has made it a priority to educate herself and others about political issues, worldview, current events, truth, faith, and how all of those impact our lives. She identifies as a four-faceted conservative: biblical, constitutional, fiscal, and social.

She and her husband Rob have raised two "Rush babies" who are now twentysomething adults.