RPOF Press Release - September 22, 2009
Tallahassee–Republican Party of Florida Executive Director Delmar Johnson today named Tim Nungesser as the Director of the RPOF’s Field Operations Department.
“As the former Director of Youth Outreach and as a former Regional Field Coordinator, Tim brings a wealth of campaign and grassroots knowledge and experience that will surely lead the RPOF to greater successes in 2010,” said Delmar Johnson. “I am grateful for the leadership that Tim has demonstrated during his time with the Party and I am looking forward to continuing to work with him to better spread the Republican message as we head into this critical election cycle.”
Tim Nungesser, 28, of Palm Bay, most recently served as the Director of the Republican Party of Florida’s Youth Outreach Department where he spearheaded the highly successful DtD Exhange ’09 youth outreach initiative. Nungesser previously worked as the East Coast Regional Victory Director for the RPOF during the 2006-2008 Election Cycle. He has also worked for the Central Florida Regional Office of United States Senator Mel Martinez and served as a volunteer for the Charlie Crist for Governor Campaign in 2006. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from the University of Central Florida.
As Director of Field Operations, Nungesser will work alongside of Deputy Executive Director of Operations John Davis and Deputy Director of Field Operations Brad Herold to coordinate the 67 Republican Executive Committees as well as Republican clubs and organizations throughout Florida. The department manages the RPOF Field Coordinators and works with members of the State Executive Committee to ensure that the Chairman’s initiatives are carried out across the state.
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Republican Roundtable news for September 2009
CD2 candidates to attend October 13 meeting
Two candidates for the Congressional District 2 U.S House seat, now held by Allen Boyd (D-Monticello), will introduce themselves and their platforms at the next meeting of the Roundtable. Carl Meece (R-Suwannee County) and Bill Fisher (R-Bay County) will take to the candidate soapbox during October’s discussion “free-for-all” program.
Congressman Boyd’s vote for the cap and trade bill, coupled with voter outrage over the proposed health care bill, has made a Republican challenge for the CD2 U.S. House seat more promising than ever before. Now is the time to visit a Roundtable meeting and get to know your great Republican candidates.
Roundtable meetings are held at the St. Andrew Bay Yacht Club on Bunkers Cove Road in Panama City. A buffet dinner begins at 6:00 p.m. and costs $15 per person, including tax and tip. A brief business meeting begins at 6:45 p.m., and the program begins at 7:00 p.m. To make your dinner reservations, please contact Roundtable Treasurer Melissa Thompson at 527-7384 or
Melissa@efileamerica.com.
Don Arias speaks at September meeting
Lt. Col. Don Arias (USAF Ret.) was the guest speaker at the September 8 meeting of the Roundtable. Don works in the Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Florida. His brother was murdered in the 9/11/01 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, and since then Don has taken a special interest in counter-terrorism. Speaking to one of the largest gatherings in the Roundtable’s history, Don shared his family’s frustrations with the Obama administration’s handling of terrorist detainees at Guantanamo.
Republican Roundtable now on Facebook!
Thanks to the efforts of Treasurer Melissa Thompson, the Roundtable is now on Facebook! If you have a Facebook account, be sure to check out the latest news on the Roundtable’s Facebook page. If you don’t have an account, this is a great reason to open one!
Roundtable members attend #912dc march on D.C.
Roundtable members Glen and Alice Leirer and Sven and Melissa Thompson joined over one million grassroots protestors at the march on Washington, D.C., on Saturday, September 12. Prior to the Saturday rally, the Bay County contingent visited the offices of Congressman Allen Boyd and Senators Bill Nelson and George Lemieux to deliver almost 2,000 signatures collected on the Bay County Republican Party’s petition against socialized health care.
Photos of the march on Washington are posted on the Roundtable’s Facebook page.
Petition signing continues at HQ
There’s still time to sign the petition against socialized health care! Petition signing will continue through the fall at the Republican Headquarters, 1607 Lisenby Ave. in Panama City, on Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The petitions will be faxed to our Congressman and Senators. Many thanks to Roundtable member Ken Ford, who opens HQ every Saturday morning to welcome visitors with hot coffee, delicious pastries and spirited conversations.
Republican Christmas party December 11
The Roundtable is helping the Bay County Republican Executive Committee host its annual Christmas party, scheduled this year for Friday, December 11, at the Edgewater in Panama City Beach. BCREC member Jim Lawson will DJ as we dance the night away following dinner. Mark your calendars!
Two candidates for the Congressional District 2 U.S House seat, now held by Allen Boyd (D-Monticello), will introduce themselves and their platforms at the next meeting of the Roundtable. Carl Meece (R-Suwannee County) and Bill Fisher (R-Bay County) will take to the candidate soapbox during October’s discussion “free-for-all” program.
Congressman Boyd’s vote for the cap and trade bill, coupled with voter outrage over the proposed health care bill, has made a Republican challenge for the CD2 U.S. House seat more promising than ever before. Now is the time to visit a Roundtable meeting and get to know your great Republican candidates.
Roundtable meetings are held at the St. Andrew Bay Yacht Club on Bunkers Cove Road in Panama City. A buffet dinner begins at 6:00 p.m. and costs $15 per person, including tax and tip. A brief business meeting begins at 6:45 p.m., and the program begins at 7:00 p.m. To make your dinner reservations, please contact Roundtable Treasurer Melissa Thompson at 527-7384 or
Melissa@efileamerica.com.
Don Arias speaks at September meeting
Lt. Col. Don Arias (USAF Ret.) was the guest speaker at the September 8 meeting of the Roundtable. Don works in the Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Florida. His brother was murdered in the 9/11/01 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, and since then Don has taken a special interest in counter-terrorism. Speaking to one of the largest gatherings in the Roundtable’s history, Don shared his family’s frustrations with the Obama administration’s handling of terrorist detainees at Guantanamo.
Republican Roundtable now on Facebook!
Thanks to the efforts of Treasurer Melissa Thompson, the Roundtable is now on Facebook! If you have a Facebook account, be sure to check out the latest news on the Roundtable’s Facebook page. If you don’t have an account, this is a great reason to open one!
Roundtable members attend #912dc march on D.C.
Roundtable members Glen and Alice Leirer and Sven and Melissa Thompson joined over one million grassroots protestors at the march on Washington, D.C., on Saturday, September 12. Prior to the Saturday rally, the Bay County contingent visited the offices of Congressman Allen Boyd and Senators Bill Nelson and George Lemieux to deliver almost 2,000 signatures collected on the Bay County Republican Party’s petition against socialized health care.
Photos of the march on Washington are posted on the Roundtable’s Facebook page.
Petition signing continues at HQ
There’s still time to sign the petition against socialized health care! Petition signing will continue through the fall at the Republican Headquarters, 1607 Lisenby Ave. in Panama City, on Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The petitions will be faxed to our Congressman and Senators. Many thanks to Roundtable member Ken Ford, who opens HQ every Saturday morning to welcome visitors with hot coffee, delicious pastries and spirited conversations.
Republican Christmas party December 11
The Roundtable is helping the Bay County Republican Executive Committee host its annual Christmas party, scheduled this year for Friday, December 11, at the Edgewater in Panama City Beach. BCREC member Jim Lawson will DJ as we dance the night away following dinner. Mark your calendars!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Marco Rubio US Senate campaign confirms September 26 visit to Panama City
Marco Rubio US Senate campaign confirms September 26 visit to Panama City
The Marco Rubio campaign for the US Senate 2010 has confirmed the visit time on Saturday September 26 at 3:00 to 3:30 pm at the Bay County Republican HQ on 1607 Lisenby Ave, Panama City, Florida.
Highly regarded for his principled, energetic and idea-driven leadership, Marco Rubio is a candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010.
In 1971, Marco was born in Miami to Cuban-born parents who came to America following Fidel Castro’s takeover. When he was eight years old, Rubio and his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada where his father worked as a bartender at the Sams Town Hotel and his mother as a housekeeper at the Imperial Palace Hotel. In 1985, the family returned to Miami where his father continued working as a bartender at the Mayfair House Hotel until 1997. Thereafter he worked as a school crossing guard until his retirement in 2005. His mother worked as a Kmart stock clerk until she retired in 1995.
Rubio attended South Miami Senior High School, graduating in 1989. He attended Tarkio College in Missouri for one year on a football scholarship before transferring to Santa Fe Community College and then graduating in 1993 with a bachelor of science from the University of Florida. He continued his studies at the University of Miami where he earned his juris doctor, cum laude, in 1996.
From 2000-2008, Rubio served in the Florida House of Representatives. During this period, he served as Majority Whip, Majority Leader and Speaker of the House, effectively promoting an agenda of lower taxes, better schools, a leaner and more efficient government and free market empowerment. Rubio also helped spearhead Florida’s congressional and legislative redistricting effort. He chaired the House Select Committee on Property Rights, which crafted national model legislation to protect private property rights following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Kelo v. City of New London decision that opened the door for eminent domain abuse.
During the two years prior to assuming the speakership, Rubio traveled around the state hosting “Idearaisers” to solicit Floridians’ input on ways to strengthen Florida. The 100 best ideas were compiled into a book entitled “100 Innovative Ideas for Florida’s Future” which served as the basis for his term. All 100 ideas were passed by the Florida House.
Fifty-seven of these ideas ultimately became law, including measures to crack down on gangs and sexual predators, promote energy efficient buildings, appliances and vehicles, and help small businesses obtain affordable health coverage. Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich hailed the effort as “a work of genius.”
In addition to these ideas, Rubio championed a major overhaul of the Florida tax system that would have eliminated all property taxes on primary residences in favor of a flat consumption tax. The effort garnered national attention, with Grover Norquist, president of the fiscally conservative Americans for Tax Reform, praising Rubio as “the most pro-taxpayer legislative leader in the country.”
During his legislative career, Rubio also promoted efforts to develop a world-class public school curriculum, increase performance-based accountability, enhance school choice and target the socio-economic factors affecting chronic academic under-performance. He is also widely credited for blocking the expansion of gambling in Florida and shepherding the passage of historic energy legislation based on market incentives rather than government-imposed mandates.
Since the end of his tenure as Speaker, Rubio has resumed his law practice as a sole practitioner. He has also served as a visiting professor at Florida International University’s Metropolitan Center, worked as Florida Chairman of GOPAC and as a political analyst for Univision during the 2008 election cycle.
He has also continued his community and civic involvement, serving on the boards of the Latin Builders Association and Alafit International, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting global literacy. He also remains engaged in the West Miami community where he served as a city commissioner prior to being elected to the state house.
Rubio and his wife, Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio, have been married since 1998. They are the parents of four children: Amanda, Daniella, Anthony, and Dominic. They currently live in the working class city of West Miami, just four blocks from the home his parents moved the family to in 1985.
Speaker Rubio was recently featured in an issue of National Review magazine dated September 7, 2009.
Contact information for the Rubio campaign:
Alex Burgos
Marco Rubio for U.S. Senate
O: (786) 431-5627
C: (305) 389-3594
alex@marcorubio.com
We hope that you are able to attend the rally Saturday 9/26 at 3 pm being held at the Bay Co. Republican HQ.
The Marco Rubio campaign for the US Senate 2010 has confirmed the visit time on Saturday September 26 at 3:00 to 3:30 pm at the Bay County Republican HQ on 1607 Lisenby Ave, Panama City, Florida.
Highly regarded for his principled, energetic and idea-driven leadership, Marco Rubio is a candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010.
In 1971, Marco was born in Miami to Cuban-born parents who came to America following Fidel Castro’s takeover. When he was eight years old, Rubio and his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada where his father worked as a bartender at the Sams Town Hotel and his mother as a housekeeper at the Imperial Palace Hotel. In 1985, the family returned to Miami where his father continued working as a bartender at the Mayfair House Hotel until 1997. Thereafter he worked as a school crossing guard until his retirement in 2005. His mother worked as a Kmart stock clerk until she retired in 1995.
Rubio attended South Miami Senior High School, graduating in 1989. He attended Tarkio College in Missouri for one year on a football scholarship before transferring to Santa Fe Community College and then graduating in 1993 with a bachelor of science from the University of Florida. He continued his studies at the University of Miami where he earned his juris doctor, cum laude, in 1996.
From 2000-2008, Rubio served in the Florida House of Representatives. During this period, he served as Majority Whip, Majority Leader and Speaker of the House, effectively promoting an agenda of lower taxes, better schools, a leaner and more efficient government and free market empowerment. Rubio also helped spearhead Florida’s congressional and legislative redistricting effort. He chaired the House Select Committee on Property Rights, which crafted national model legislation to protect private property rights following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Kelo v. City of New London decision that opened the door for eminent domain abuse.
During the two years prior to assuming the speakership, Rubio traveled around the state hosting “Idearaisers” to solicit Floridians’ input on ways to strengthen Florida. The 100 best ideas were compiled into a book entitled “100 Innovative Ideas for Florida’s Future” which served as the basis for his term. All 100 ideas were passed by the Florida House.
Fifty-seven of these ideas ultimately became law, including measures to crack down on gangs and sexual predators, promote energy efficient buildings, appliances and vehicles, and help small businesses obtain affordable health coverage. Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich hailed the effort as “a work of genius.”
In addition to these ideas, Rubio championed a major overhaul of the Florida tax system that would have eliminated all property taxes on primary residences in favor of a flat consumption tax. The effort garnered national attention, with Grover Norquist, president of the fiscally conservative Americans for Tax Reform, praising Rubio as “the most pro-taxpayer legislative leader in the country.”
During his legislative career, Rubio also promoted efforts to develop a world-class public school curriculum, increase performance-based accountability, enhance school choice and target the socio-economic factors affecting chronic academic under-performance. He is also widely credited for blocking the expansion of gambling in Florida and shepherding the passage of historic energy legislation based on market incentives rather than government-imposed mandates.
Since the end of his tenure as Speaker, Rubio has resumed his law practice as a sole practitioner. He has also served as a visiting professor at Florida International University’s Metropolitan Center, worked as Florida Chairman of GOPAC and as a political analyst for Univision during the 2008 election cycle.
He has also continued his community and civic involvement, serving on the boards of the Latin Builders Association and Alafit International, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting global literacy. He also remains engaged in the West Miami community where he served as a city commissioner prior to being elected to the state house.
Rubio and his wife, Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio, have been married since 1998. They are the parents of four children: Amanda, Daniella, Anthony, and Dominic. They currently live in the working class city of West Miami, just four blocks from the home his parents moved the family to in 1985.
Speaker Rubio was recently featured in an issue of National Review magazine dated September 7, 2009.
Contact information for the Rubio campaign:
Alex Burgos
Marco Rubio for U.S. Senate
O: (786) 431-5627
C: (305) 389-3594
alex@marcorubio.com
We hope that you are able to attend the rally Saturday 9/26 at 3 pm being held at the Bay Co. Republican HQ.
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