Hamilton County Republicans gathered for their chili, soup and cinnamon roll supper Saturday night at the Stanhope Community Center. With over three weeks to go before the November 8th election, the candidates seeking office urged the audience to go to the polls. The featured speaker for the evening was Iowa Fourth District Congressman Randy Feenstra of Hull. Congressman Feenstra is up for re-election next month. Some of the issues covered include the economy,immigration and agriculture. Others speaking Saturday evening included agriculture secretary Mike Naig, secretary of state Paul Pate,state senator Jesse Green and state representative candidate Shannon Latham. Hamilton County GOP chair Becky Kepler of Webster City announced during the dinner that she will be retiring as party chair at the end of the year. Kepler has been with the Hamilton County Republicans for 22 years coordinating appearances by the candidates and organizing various fund raising events such as Saturday night’s benefit in Stanhope. A search will begin to find her replacement.