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Fallin Urges GOP To Adopt Platform, Details Republican Origins In Convention Address

KGOU | By Brian Hardzinski

Published July 19, 2016 at 9:33 AM CDT

Gov. Mary Fallin, R-Okla., addresses the delegates during the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Monday, July 18, 2016.

Gov. Mary Fallin spoke briefly during Monday’s opening of the Republican National Convention. Fallin serves as one of the co-chairs of the GOP’s platform committee, and says the party’s principles can change the way people think, and the direction of the country.

Proud as co-chair of RNC'S platform committee to present the platform today to the full GOP convention for approval! pic.twitter.com/hGweT3AAL8— Mary Fallin (@MaryFallin) July 18, 2016

She described her own upbringing in the home of lifelong Democrats inPottawatomieCounty, where both of her parents served terms as Tecumseh’s mayor.

“In college I was shown by a friend a one-page summary of the Republican platform. Ten principles that defined who Republicans were,” Fallin said. “And I compared it line-by-line to the Democrats’. And for all my family’s history, this one document, this one party platform, made me into a Republican.”

Fallin said 112 delegates participated in the process through 11 listening sessions and televised deliberation to arrive at the 2016 platform. She said the party’s conservative agenda reflects who they are, and what they stand for.

“Strong family values. A strong national defense. Support for law enforcement, and individual liberty,” Fallin said. “We never forget these are what make Americans exceptional. Values that some take for granted, which is something that we Republicans will never do.”

The delegates formally adopted the platform Monday.

Gov. Fallin, Co-Chair of GOP platform committee, speaks to members of committee after they approved the GOP platform pic.twitter.com/i3mor4XDe8— Mary Fallin (@MaryFallin) July 18, 2016

Fallin is also scheduled to deliver a primetime address on Thursday evening. That’s the final night of the convention, when Donald Trump is expected to formally accept the Republican nomination.

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