Today, the Georgia Republican Party invites you to connect with each of our Party’s 14 Congressional nominees. They are as follows:
This calendar lists Republican, libertarian, independent, non-partisan and occasional Southern history events - primarily in Glynn County and coastal Georgia. The purpose is to encourage grassroots involvement in government and elections.
▪ Oct 9 Mon Last day to register to vote in the Nov 6 general election
▪ Oct 15 Mon Advance (in person) voting starts
▪ Oct 26-27 Ludwig Von Mises Institute 30th Anniversary Celebration, Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain. www.mises.org
▪ Oct 27 Sat Early voting
▪ Nov 6 Tue ELECTION DAY
▪ Nov 9-11 Fri-Sun Ga Literary Festival, Golden Isles
▪ Dec 1 Sat 1:00-5:00 pm Magnolia Garden Club 4th Annual Historic Christmas Tour http://mgcbrunswickga.blogspot.com
2013
▪ May 17 and 18, 2013, State GOP Convention in Athens, GA
Thursday, August 23, 2012
GAGOP Playbook excerpt
Today, the Georgia Republican Party invites you to connect with each of our Party’s 14 Congressional nominees. They are as follows:
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Republican National Convention schedule and participants

Headline speakers are identified by their offices and by day.
Not all speakers have been announced yet. This is a partial list:
- Michelle Bachman
- Herman Cain
- Newt Gingrich
- Rick Perry
- Ron Paul but we still hope he'll get to speak
US Senators and nominees: Rand Paul (KY), Ted Cruz (TX), John McCain (AZ), Marco Rubio (FL)
Other state official: Sam Olens (GA AG) speaks Wednesday evening!!
- Michelle Bachman
- Herman Cain
- Newt Gingrich
- Rick Perry
- Ron Paul
See the press releases: August 6; August 7 ; August 8 August 13 Romney intro,
August 23
Monday schedule "We can do better"
7:30 p.m. | Convention convenes |
Call to order; Introduction of Colors; Pledge of Allegiance; | |
National Anthem; Invocation, | |
Remarks by Senate Republican Leader and Convention Temporary Chairman Mitch McConnell (KY) | |
Performance by Beau Davidson | |
Segment to be announced | |
Remarks by Senator John McCain (AZ) | |
Video | |
Remarks by Attorney General Pam Bondi (FL) and Attorney General Sam Olens (GA) | |
Remarks by Senator John Thune (SD) | |
Remarks by Governor Jeb Bush (FL) | |
Remarks by Senator Rob Portman (OH) | |
Remarks by Steve Cohen, Screen Machine | |
Remarks by Governor Luis Fortuño (PR) | |
Remarks by Governor Tim Pawlenty (MN) | |
Remarks by Condoleezza Rice | |
Video | |
Remarks by vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan | |
Benediction by Archbishop Demetrios | |
Adjournment |
Thursday's schedule. We believe in America.
7:30 p.m. | Convention convenes |
Call to order | |
Introduction of Colors | |
Pledge of Allegiance | |
National Anthem | |
Invocation | |
Remarks by U.S. Rep. Connie Mack | |
Video | |
Remarks by Bob White, chairman of Romney for President campaign | |
Video | |
Remarks by former Massachusetts Lt. Governor Kerry Healey | |
Video | |
Remarks by Jane Edmonds, former Massachusetts Secretary of Workforce | |
Remarks by U.S. Senator Marco Rubio | |
Remarks by presidential nominee Mitt Romney | |
Benediction | |
Speaker Boehner declares convention adjourned. |
Who else is attending the 2012 Republican National Convention?
- 2,286 delegates and 2,125 alternate delegates from all 50 states, Wash DC and five territories.
- 15,000 credentialed media
- 150 staffers of the Committee on Arrangements
- 30,000 other unidentified folks expected to saturate Tampa. Security and protestors I presume.
- http://www.gopconvention2012.com/ - convention home
- http://www.gopplatform2012.com/
- http://connect.gopconvention2012.com/ - this is the convention without walls. It connects with Facebook and requires sharing all your FB data so I am not participating
- http://2012tampa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2012-TBHC-Insider-Newsletter_July.pdf
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Aug 21 GOP ballot - Glynn County
- Glynn County Commission District 5 (city). Open seat being vacated by Jerome Clark -D.
- Robbie Tucker, small business owner.
- Tashawnta Wells, Habitat for Humanity. http://www.vote4wells.com/, tashawnta_wells@yahoo.com
- Allen Booker, insurance agent won the Dem primary
- Glynn County Board of Education District 1 (north Glynn) incumbent Ray Snow
- Ingrid Metz - former BHS teacher, electingridmetz@gmail.com
- Ray Snow
- State Court Judge (open seat vacated by Orion Douglass) - non partisan race
- Bart Altman http://www.bartgaltman.com/
- Wallace Harrell III
Monday, July 30, 2012
VOTE NO on TSPLOST aka TIA
It should tell you something that the sponsors
1- changed the name from TSPLOST to TIA (Transportation Investment Act).
This is straight out of the Obama playbook and is a fallacy that it is a known net investment. It is a transfer of spending from A (anywhere else anybody might spend their $$) to T (transportation contractors and heavy users).
2- added a biased preamble to the ELECTION BALLOT
Special interests will deceive you if you let them.
If you're not convinced yet to vote against taxing yourself more with every purchase - on top of your gasoline tax - please consider these sources from Dale Provenzano, Republican candidate for Glynn County Commission District 2 (Dale is unopposed) and current State Representative Ed Setzler.
Dale published this tonight in the Coastal Tea Party Facebook group.
As
we get ready to vote in the primaries tomorrow, I am thankful for the
friends and supporters that helped me run for County Commissioner! I
pray that I will live up to your expectations, and will be thinking
about all the other candidates that have put themselves in the "line of
Fire" to represent government in some form. Hopefully, everyone has or
will vote!!
I also want to state my total commitment to the
defeat of T-Splost! I won't go into all of the reasons this insidious
tax needs to be defeated, but it does represent the largest tax increase
ever on the citizens of Georgia!! If it was only 1 penny, then how come
they have 18 billion dollars worth of projects to pay for.
I
want some of these projects to be completed! I want people to go back to
work! I want my friends to stay in Glynn County. I want Georgia to
CONTINUE to have a transportation system we can be proud of for our
future growth!! But this tax is not the solution, and it is not the
proper funding mechanism for our State. We can do better!
I am
upset that bad information has been put out for the public. It is
amazing how GDOT has a website that explicitly lists all projects,
rules, revenue, expense, and allocations...and yet there seems to be
different interpretations of the results.
Finally, I am angry
that our State Legislature and Governor, has pitted businesses, friends,
neighbors, and citizens against each other over the passage of this
bill....because they were not willing to do the tough work in fixing the
problems with GDOT and properly funding them! Just think, if all the
time, money, and sweat had been used to unite Georgia in fixing problems
instead of dividing us, we would be well ahead of the Nation in
returning our State to prosperity!!! I pray that come Wednesday morning,
we will put his vote behind us and work to put people back to work!!
Friday, July 6, 2012
Calendar suspended temporarily
Karen's Calendar is a volunteer after hours project which requires about 5 hours a week for research, writing,and production if there are no technical issues.
About technical issues:
The problems since migrating from my Lenovo T61 with Windows XP to a Lenovo T520 with Windows 7 have never been happily resolved.
Moving from Windows XP to Windows 7 I was forced to move from Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail... and Windows Live Mail lost MANY of the 2000+ names in my address book. The names successfully moved are no longer "nested" I had neighborhood, precinct, and county lists (all personal info, NOT from GOP lists) from all over Georgia and could include/exclude areas using simple nested groups. Windows Live Mail does not support nested groups. If I want to send an email to everyone on my list in Glynn County I now have to use about 15 different groups instead of 1 or 2. And it compounds if I try to reach a regional or statewide group of lists.
I've learned it's really not practical to hire someone else to troubleshoot unless they can read my mind and not take my time. A personal computer is just that - very personal. Any technician needs your time and attention while they troubleshoot
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
July 31 Referendums and GOP questions
SPECIAL ELECTION Referendum 1 Coastal Georgia District T-SPLOST
Provides for local transportation projects to create jobs, improve roads and safety with citizen
oversight. This preamble is the subject of a lawsuit because of the biased and unusual character of a preamble for a referendum.
Shall Glynn County’s transportation system and the transportation network in this region and the state be improved by providing for a 1 percent special district transportation sales and use tax for the purpose of transportation projects and programs for a period of ten years?
I vote NO.
SPECIAL ELECTION BRUNSWICK-GLYNN COUNTY JOINT WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION REFERENDUM
Part 1.
Shall the Act be approved which changes the membership of the Brunswick-Glynn County Joint Water and Sewer Commission?
I vote YES.
Part 2 (contingent on passage of Part 1)
Select the method of selecting the seven citizen members which you favor by choosing one option:
Option 1 - A seven member commission, two of whom are appointed one each by the respective governing authorities of the county and city, and five citizen members, three of whom are selected by the grand jury of Glynn County and two of whom are elected by the qualified electors of the
entire county.
Option 2 - A seven member commission, two of whom are appointed one each by the respective governing authorities of the county and city, and five citizen members selected by the grand jury of Glynn County.
I vote Option 1. I do not want excessive power vested in the Grand Jury.
Republican Party questions. Non binding straw poll.
- Should Georgia have casino gambling with funds going to education?
I vote NO. - Do you support ending the current practice of unlimited gifts from lobbyists to state legislators by imposing a $100 cap on such gifts?
I vote YES though I'd prefer abolishing the gifts entirely - Should active duty military personnel who are under the age of 21 be allowed to obtain a Georgia weapons license?
I vote NO. I do not favor special classes of citizens. I am also concerned that the GOP would propose a special class that could endanger reciprocity with states that have no exceptions for citizens under 21. Senator Ligon sent an email July 30 reporting he introduced legislation to allow properly trained 18-21 year olds to obtain a Georgia weapons license. For that reason he favors this question. But they are two separate things. His bill would be open to ANY 18-21 year old Georgian who met the training requirements. This question is ONLY for active duty military and proposes creating a special class of citizens. No matter how special our active duty armed forces - especially the young ones -- it is a slippery slope to legislative special privileges. - Should Citizens who wish to vote in a primary election be required to register by their political party affiliation at least thirty (30) days prior to such primary election?
I vote YES with hesitation. I could still be persuaded to vote NO or to abstain but if I were voting today I'd vote YES. I think party registration could help diminish RINO candidacies but what I prefer is a single open primary for all parties and/or independent similar to what Louisiana and California have. Don't hold me to it yet; I've just started researching this. - Should the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide that the paramount right to life is vested in each innocent human being from his or her earliest biological beginning without regard to age, race, sex, health, function, or condition of dependency?
I am undecided. I favor very few constitutional amendments; so many are for special interests. Certainly protecting innocent life is a primary function of government and is not a special interest. It's just a poll, not an actual binding vote so this does not risk opening a medical Pandora's box.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
July 31 GOP ballot - Glynn County
This is primarily to identify candidates in the GOP primary in Glynn County. Note many candidates represent multiple counties or portions of multiple counties. With very few Democrats qualified, most races will be determined in the July 31 primary or Aug 21 primary runoff.
NEW Sample Ballots:
- US Representative - First Congressional District (25 counties!)
(incumbent Jack Kingston-R) - Jack Kingston
- Leslie Rae Messinger, Savannah bus owner and Nathan Russo, St. Simons retiree, are running as Democrats.
- State Senator - Senate district 3 (5 counties). incumbent William Ligon -R is unopposed. Unless an independent runs against him all he has to do is vote for himself in the primary and in the general and he's back for another term.
- State Representative House District 167 (several counties)
(open seat vacated by Roger Lane -R) - Jeff Chapman, former state senator
- John Tuten, architect, 267-0703
- State Representative - House District 179 (entirely in Glynn County)
incumbent Alex Atwood - R is unopposed
- Glynn County Commission district 1 (north Glynn). Open seat being vacated by Amy Callaway -R
- Mike Browning, military veterans advocate 264-3697
- Clifford Adams, longshoreman
- Glynn County Commission district 2 (islands). Open seat being vacated by Tom Sublett -R
- Dale Provenzano. Dale is currently GOP Chairman for the St. Williams Precinct and is unopposed in the primary or the general. Unless an independent runs, all he has to do is vote for himself in the primary and in the general and he's our new Island Commissioner.
- Glynn County Commission district 5 (city). Open seat being vacated by Jerome Clark -D.
- Anna Ferguson Hall. Anna is a media specialist at the Jekyll Island Authority and former Brunswick News reporter.
- Robbie Tucker, small business owner.
- Tashawnta Wells, Habitat for Humanity. http://www.vote4wells.com/, tashawnta_wells@yahoo.com
- Allen Booker, insurance agent, and Gary Cook, business owner, are also running as Democrats.
- Glynn County Commission at large post 2 incumbent Bob Coleman-R
- David Breland, former Glynn County fireman
- Bob Coleman
- Joyce Crosby Deloach, former Glynn County administrative employee
- John Terris, bus. owner
- Glynn County Board of Education District 1 (north Glynn) incumbent Ray Snow
- Ingrid Metz - former BHS teacher, electingridmetz@gmail.com
- Earl Perry - former Bd of Ed member
- Ray Snow
- Glynn County Board of Education District 3 (NE mainland) incumbent John Madala
- Noel Jensen, general contractor
- John Madala
- Glynn County Board of Education District 5 (city) incumbent Venus Holmes-D
- Darylynne (Dee) Rogers, wireless consultant
- Venus Holmes D
- Glynn County Board of Education at-large post 2 incumbent Jerry Mancil
- Linda (LA) Chancey, operational management. (912-275-1775)
- Larry Lynch, Golden isles tea party activist,H: 912-265-6756 C: 912-230-6649
- Jerry Mancil
- Glynn County Coroner incumbent Jimmy Durden unopposed
- Glynn County Chief Magistrate incumbent Tim Barton unopposed
- Glynn County Probate Court Judge incumbent Debra Howes unopposed
- Glynn County Surveyor incumbent Bobby Shupe unopposed
- Glynn County Tax Commissioner - incumbent Florence Dees unopposed
- Glynn County Sheriff -open seat being vacated by Wayne Bennett-R
- Ron Corbett, undersheriff,corbett4sheriff@hotmail.com, www.RonCorbet4Sheriff.com
- Neal Jump, sheriff deputy major
- Glynn County Superior Court Clerk -Glynn County. incumbent Lola Jamsky -R
- Lola Jamsky
- Donita Taylor, clerk of Glynn County Juvenile Court, donita.taylor@gmail.com, www.votedonitataylor.com, 912-265-6933
- Tim Wilson, paralegal
- Superior Court Judge incumbent Stephen Kelley unopposed
- Superior Court Judge incumbent Stephen Scarlett unopposed
- Superior Court Judge incumbent Anthony Harrison unopposed
- Superior Court Judge incumbent E.M. Wilkes unopposed
- District Attorney Jackie Johnson incumbent R
- Jackie Johnson
- Jonathan Miller
- Clerk of State Court incumbent Brenda Boone-Cove unopposed
- State Court Solicitor incumbent Maria Lugue unopposed
- State Court Judge (open seat vacated by Orion Douglass)
- Bart Altman http://www.bartgaltman.com/
- Grant Buckley
- Wallace Harrell III
- Vince Sowerby
- Alan Tucker - work #: 267-7123
Note: this includes radio, newspaper and personal sources through Saturday June 30.
It is not official
Glynn County sample ballots will be available here
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Glynn County goes to the State Convention
Fri Dinner & Sat Breakfast-Columbus Iron Works ● 801 Front Avenue, Columbus, GA 31901
Time
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Event
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Place
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People
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9:00 -10 am
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Nominating Committee
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Civic Center Meeting Room 3
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Frank Strickland chair
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10:00 am
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Registration Opens
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Civic Center Coweta room
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10:00 am
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Exec Comm
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Civic Center Oglethorpe Room
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11:30 am
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State Committee
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Civic Center Oglethorpe Room
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12:00 – 4:00
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Nominating Committee
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Civic Center Meeting Room 3
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12:30
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Rules Committee
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Civic Center Meeting Room 4
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1:00 pm
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Credentials Committee
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Civic Center Oglethorpe Room
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1:00 pm
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Resolutions Committee
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Civic Center Meeting Room 2
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1:00
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Delegate seating opens
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Civic Center
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2:00-5:00
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Convention called to order
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Civic Center
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Chairman Sue Everhart
State Rep Kip Smith
Alton Russell, 3rd Dist Chmn
State Sen Seth Harp, Muscogee Chair
Senator Saxby Chambliss
Superintendent John Barge
Commissioner Ralph Hudgens
Commissioner Bubba McDonald
Senator Johnny Isakson
Attorney General Sam Olens (video)
Finance Chairman Frank Strickland
Foundation Chairman Chip Pearson
Rose Wing, GFRW
Michael McNeely, GBRC
Commissioner Tim Echols (video)
Colonel Larry Mrozinski, Ret., Veterans
Terri Green, Faith Based Partner
Congressman Jack Kingston (video)
Julianne Thompson, Tea Party Liaison
Jimmy Ho, Asian-American Partner
Sandra Thompson, Education Partner
Commissioner Mark Butler (video)
Cameron Fash, Ga YR
Congressman Paul Broun (video)
Kyle Constable, GA Teen Republicans
Speaker of the House David Ralston
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5:00 pm
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Over 80,000 meetings
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Civic Center Meeting Room 2
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5:00 pm
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Under 80,000 meetings
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Civic Center Meeting Room 1
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5:30 pm
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Registration closes
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5:45 pm
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Reception
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Iron Works 801 Front Avenue
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7:00 pm
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Victory Dinner
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Iron Works Grand Ballroom
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SOLD OUT!
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9:00 pm
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Praise meeting
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Iron Works Foundry Room
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9:00 –
12:00
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GFRW
Dessert
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Iron
Works
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Time
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Event
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Place
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People & Notes
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7:00 am
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Registration Opens
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Civic Center Coweta room
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7:30 am
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Victory breakfast
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Iron Works Grand Ballroom
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8:00 am – 3:00 pm
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Ron Paul campaign table
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Upper Concourse 2d floor Civic
Center
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10:00 am
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Registration closes
Convention reconvenes
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Civic Center
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Chairman Sue P. Everhart
State Senator Josh McKoon
Congressman Lynn Westmoreland
Governor Nathan Deal
Speaker Newt Gingrich
Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle
RNC Co-Chairman Sharon Day
Commissioner Stan Wise
Commissioner Chuck Eaton
Secretary Brian Kemp
Sen Pres Pro Tem Tommie Williams
Commissioner Gary Black
Congressman Phil Gingrey
Congressman Tom Price
Congressman Rob Woodall
Congressman Austin Scott
Congressman Tom Graves
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Adjournment
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Meeting of Delegates and
Alternates to the National Convention
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Civic Center Oglethorpe Room
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The GOP REQUIRES that you bring
your $400 personal check or personal credit card. (This was in the info you
received when you were elected state alternate or delegate)
The GOP REQUESTS that you know your
firm travel plans for Aug 25-Sept 1 to book the $299/night hotel room, 5
nights minimum at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay – the official Ga hotel for the
RNC.
If you have it now, please also
bring all guest or roommate info! Name, social security number, birthdate. Note a GUEST has some convention access
and pays a $400 fee; a roommate does not have to be a convention guest.
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State delegates from Glynn
Del # | 2393 | Oglethorpe Point | COX | Wesley |
D1 | 2393 | Oglethorpe Point | COX | DEIRDRE |
D3 | 2193 | First Baptist SSI | LEWIS | CHARLES |
D4 | 2293 | St Williams | LOUPEE | PAUL |
D5 | 1273 | Sterling Elementary | LYNCH | LARRY |
D6 | 3173 | Christian Renewal | MARTINEZ | KRISTINE |
D7 | 4193 | Beverly Shores | MCVEIGH | PATRICIA |
D8 | 4193 | Beverly Shores | MONTGOMERY | DONALD |
D9 | 4193 | Beverly Shores | NELSON | LANA |
D10 | 2293 | St Williams | PETERS | MARJORIE |
D12 | 2293 | St Williams | PROVENZANO | DALE |
D13 | 4393 | Ballard Rec | REYNA | REBA |
D15 | 2493 | Jekyll Island | ROBINSON | SUSAN |
D14 | 4193 | Beverly Shores | ROBINSON | RUBY |
D11 | 2293 | St Williams | ROSS | KAREN |
D16 | 4193 | Beverly Shores | Stoddard | Edwin |
D17 | 5193 | City Rec | TUBBS | THOMAS |
D19 | 4393 | Ballard Rec | Wallace | William |
D18 | 4393 | Ballard Rec | WALLACE | PATSY |
D20 | White | Ray |
State alternates from Glynn
Alt # | Prec # |
Precinct Name | LastName | FirstName |
A17 | 5193 | City Rec | BELT | STEPHEN |
A5 | 5293 | Burroughs Molette | Chancey | Linda |
A19 | 2293 | St Williams | COOK | JOANN |
A1 | 5193 | City Rec | DEAN | SANDRA |
A13 | 3173 | Christian Renewal | ELLIOTT | DONALD |
A7 | 3173 | Christian Renewal | GOUGH | KEVIN |
A18 | 3173 | Christian Renewal | JONES | JEFFREY |
A20 | 2193 | First Baptist SSI | KACOS | MARK |
A2 | 4193 | Beverly Shores | KILGORE | JEFFREY |
A3 | 1273 | Sterling Elementary | LYNCH | SHARON |
A15 | 4193 | Beverly Shores | Massari | Pasquale (Pat) |
A11 | 5193 | City Rec | MCMINN | KATHLEEN |
A10 | 5193 | City Rec | MCMINN | RICHARD |
A4 | 4193 | Beverly Shores | MCVEIGH | NORMAN (Shaw) |
A16 | 5193 | City Rec | Messer | Josh |
A12 | 2493 | Jekyll Island | Murphy | Jane |
A14 | 2193 | First Baptist SSI | Netherton | George |
A6 | 1303 | Satilla Marsh | PRICE | RICHARD |
A8 | 2293 | St Williams | ROZIER | LISA |
A9 | 1173 | Sterling Church of G | SZYPER | ALEXANDER |
On to Tampa and victory in November to restore America.