2012 Presidential Campaign Blog

Mitt Romney Announces Support Of Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens

MITT ROMNEY ANNOUNCES SUPPORT OF GEORGIA ATTORNEY GENERAL

Boston, MA – Mitt Romney today welcomed the support of Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens.

“I am proud to have the support of Attorney General Sam Olens,” Mitt Romney said. “Attorney General Olens shares my goals of reversing President Obama’s failed policies and pulling the country out of this economic downturn.”

Announcing his support, Attorney General Sam Olens said, “Mitt Romney has a proven record of creating jobs, balancing budgets, and cutting taxes. He has the needed experience to lead the country out of this economic downturn.”

Background On Attorney General Sam Olens:

Sam Olens Was Sworn In As Attorney General In January 2011. Olens was Chairman of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners from 2002 to 2010 and Cobb County District 3 Commissioner from 1999 to 2002. In addition to his public duties, Olens serves on several non-profit boards, including the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta. He was a member of Ezor & Olens, P.C. for 27 years after graduating from Emory University School of Law.

Pawlenty For President Campaign Announces Roger Underwood And Christian Fong As Iowa Campaign Co-Chairs

Pawlenty for President Campaign Announces Iowa Campaign Co-Chairs

URBANDALE – Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced today that Ames businessman Roger Underwood and Cedar Rapids entrepreneur and former gubernatorial candidate Christian Fong will serve as co-chairs of his Iowa campaign committee.

Fong was a candidate for the 2010 GOP gubernatorial nomination, attracting a broad coalition of pro-growth and pro-family Republican support.  Following his campaign, Fong built The Iowa Dream Project, where he helped increase the 2010 voter turnout of the conservatives of Generation X and the Millennials by over 5 percent. Fong remains an active member of Iowa’s business and political communities, and serves on the boards of various state and local organizations involving economic development, faith and the arts.  He has been the managing Partner of Fong Strategic Consulting since July 2009, where he serves clients in the financial services sector and commercial real estate.  Fong previously served as the Head of Capital Markets for AEGON USA, as CEO at the disaster relief agency Corridor Recovery and has an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

“Iowans want get-it-done leaders who tell the truth with gentleness and stand firm when the political winds are blowing. Tim Pawlenty is that sort of strong leader.  As governor, he guided Minnesota’s dynamic job and wage growth and reversed the damage caused by big-government spending,” Fong said. “He has been a champion of the family, both as a public official and in his own home.  He will bring Midwestern values and pro-growth policies to the White House and restore America’s greatness for the next generation.”

Underwood is a co-founder and executive advisor at Rural American Fund, a private equity firm that focuses on investments in growing middle-market rural firms.  After graduating from Iowa State University, Underwood co-founded Becker Underwood in Ames in 1982. The firm has grown into the world's leading supplier of non-pesticide specialty chemical and biological products with annual sales of more than $180 million. It sells products to the agricultural, seed and turf industries in 54 countries from nine facilities in seven countries on four continents, giving it a global perspective with a local presence. Underwood is a current and former member of numerous corporate and organizational boards of directors, including the ISU Board of Governors.

Mitt Romney Travels To Florida To Meet With Small Business Owners And Job Seekers At The Buddy Brew

Mitt Romney Travels To Florida To Meet With Small Business Owners And Job Seekers

Boston, MA – Mitt Romney will travel to Florida on Thursday to meet with small business owners and job seekers to discuss the economy.
 

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Event: Mitt Romney Meets With Small Business Owners And Job Seekers At Buddy Brew

When: 8:45 AM EDT

Location:                 

Buddy Brew
2020 West Kennedy Blvd.
Tampa, FL

Rick Santorum Announces Members Of 2012 Presidential Campaign National Communications Team

Santorum Announces Members of 2012 Presidential Campaign National Communications Team
 
Verona, PA - Former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) today announced his senior media and communications team for his presidential campaign.

John Brabender will serve as a Senior Advisor and Media Consultant to the Rick Santorum for President campaign.  In addition to serving as Senator Santorum's media consultant since his first congressional race in 1990, Mr. Brabender, Chief Creative Officer of BrabenderCox, has directed a team that has produced some of the nation's most acclaimed and successful media campaigns.  In the last cycle alone, BrabenderCox was involved in some of the largest statewide victories in the country including Governor Tom Corbett's successful run in Pennsylvania, Senator David Vitter's dramatic reelection in Louisiana and Senator Tom Coburn's victory in Oklahoma.  BrabenderCox was also retained by the Republican Governors Association for the successful Wisconsin governor's race as well as being retained by the National Republican Senatorial Campaign's independent expenditure unit for the successful U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania. 

Virginia Davis will serve as a Senior Communications Advisor and Spokeswoman for the Senator, providing strategic communications advice to the campaign.  Mrs. Davis previously served as Press Secretary to Senator Santorum's 2006 Senate campaign, as well as a communications advisor to his America's Foundation PAC from 2007 - 2011.  Prior to joining Senator Santorum's team, Davis served as Press Secretary to Senator Richard Shelby and Deputy Press Secretary to Senator John Thune's 2002 Senate campaign.

Matthew Beynon will serve as Deputy Communications Director to the campaign, where he will implement the campaign's overall media and policy strategy, serve as the primary point of contact for all media requests, and handle Senator Santorum's national media outreach.  Mr. Beynon previously served as a legislative aide to Senator Santorum from 2003 - 2007.  Since leaving Senator Santorum's Capitol Hill office, Beynon has served as an advisor to the Senator's America's Foundation PAC and a consultant with a Pittsburgh-based management consulting firm.

Leading Senator Santorum's new media operations will be emotive, llc, led by Peter Pasi.  Emotive has earned a reputation as one of the most creative e-campaign consulting teams in politics today.  Emotive's previous clients include Governor John Kasich, Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican National Committee, the Club for Growth, and American Crossroads.

"I am thrilled to have the continued counsel and support of John, Virginia, and Matt, as well as the fantastic addition of Peter and the emotive team," said Senator Santorum, who announced his candidacy for president earlier this month.  "I am confident that this group of tireless and trusted advisors will successfully advance and articulate our campaign's message of freedom and faith in the American people.

Seth Leibsohn, who was announced earlier this year as Director of Policy and Speechwriting, will also be a part of the communications team.

Rick Santorum Returns To New Hampshire For Events On June 16, 2011

Santorum Returns to New Hampshire June 16th
 
Verona, PA - Former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) will return to campaign in New Hampshire on Thursday, June 16th.

Thursday, June 16th:

1:00pm ET: Senator Santorum will have a meet-and-greet lunch at Ollie's Restaurant in Manchester.

Location:

Ollie's Restaurant
761 Mast Road
Manchester, NH

5:30pm ET: Senator Santorum will be the special guest at a fundraiser for Manchester, New Hampshire Mayor Ted Gatsas.

Location:

St. George's Greek Orthodox
650 Hanover Street
Manchester, NH

6:30pm ET:  Senator Santorum will attend the Bedford Republican Summer Social BBQ in Bedford, NH

Location:

Home of Shannon McGinley
4 Balsam Court
Bedford, NH

Ron Paul To Visit With Iowa Voters In Des Moines On Monday, June 27, 2011

Ron Paul to Visit Des Moines
Meeting with Area Republicans & Independents

ANKENY, IA –On Monday, June 27, Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul will visit with Iowa voters during a campaign stop in Des Moines. The event will take place at 12:00pm and be held in the Platte Room of the Embassy Suites in downtown Des Moines.

"Ron Paul has committed himself to visiting as much of Iowa as possible in order to meet with as many Iowans as he can," said 3rd District Co-Chairman Matt DeVries. "This week are are ecstatic to have him in Des Moines again, right in the heart of the state."

Congressman Ron Paul has averaged one visit to Iowa each week since he opened he announced his Presidential Exploratory Committee in late April.

Ron Paul will be joined by Iowa State Representative Kim Pearson, who will also speak briefly at the event. Pearson gave her official endorsement of Ron Paul on June 7th. The event will take place in the Platte Room at the Embassy Suites. The address is 101 East Locust St., Des Moines, 50309.

Jon Huntsman 2012 Announcement Preview Video "6 Days"

6 Days from Jon Huntsman Jr. on Vimeo.

Tim Pawlenty Speaks At The Story County Republican Party Judge Joseph Story Dinner On July 6, 2011 In Ames, Iowa

Judge Joseph Story Dinner featuring Gov. Tim Pawlenty

Wednesday, July 6 · 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Location

Hickory's Hall Banquet and Event Center
300 S. 17th St.
Ames, IA

The Story County Republican Party will host the Judge Joseph Story Dinner, featuring presidential candidate and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, on Wednesday, July 6 at Hickory's Hall Banquet and Event Center in Ames. A social hour will begin at 5:00 pm, with dinner beginning at 6:00 pm.

RightOnline Moving Sneak Peek of Palin Movie, The Undefeated To 1,000 Seat Main Ballroom #ro11

RightOnline Sees Overwhelming Demand from Grassroots for Sneak Peek of Palin Movie, The Undefeated
Controversial Palin film to be viewed by hundreds at RightOnline

ARLINGTON, Va., June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to overwhelming demand from its free-market grassroots activists for a sneak peek of the controversial new film, The Undefeated, Americans for Prosperity Foundation's RightOnline Conference will move the showing of the movie to the 1,000-seat main ballroom during RightOnline on Friday, June 17th at 9 p.m. CDT. The Undefeated is an independently produced feature film about Alaska Governor and Vice Presidential candidate, Sarah Palin. RightOnline is a conservative technology activism conference that runs opposite the left-wing Netroots Nation Convention.

"Sarah Palin is one of the most talked about political figures by pundits, but the overwhelming demand for viewing this film proves that she strikes a high profile with grassroots activists on the center-Right as well," said Tim Phillips, President of Americans for Prosperity and President of Americans for Prosperity Foundation. "We're pleased to be able to offer this excusive screening to attendees of AFP Foundation's RightOnline Conference this Friday, and give hundreds of free-market activists a peek at the real story behind Palin's political career. This film also underscores the importance of social media—that is, to step around the mainstream media in order to provide a unbiased look at political issues and personalities."

Written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Stephen K. Bannon and produced by Victory Film Group co- founder Glenn Bracken Evans and Dan Fleutte, The Undefeated was independently financed by Victory Film Group and its partners. The movie features a wealth of rare and never-before-seen footage, as well as exclusive interviews with Alaska lawmakers who offer fresh perspective on Palin's time in office. It features commentary from prominent conservatives such as Mark Levin, Andrew Breitbart and Tammy Bruce.

The Undefeated will premiere in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina in late June and early July, and the film is slated for a nationwide theatrical release beginning July 15 through exclusively at select AMC theatres. Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp., a full-service theatrical distributor specializing in digital cinema, is managing the theatrical release and ARC Entertainment has taken on worldwide distribution responsibilities for the project.

Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFP Foundation), the premiere free-market grassroots organization, will hold its 4th annual RightOnline Conference in Minneapolis, MN on June 17-18, 2011. The event will feature a powerful lineup of speakers, including HotAir.com founder and Fox News contributor Michelle Malkin, Breitbart.com founder Andrew Breitbart, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, Congressman John Kline, Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, and businessman Herman Cain.

As in previous years, RightOnline will counter the left-wing Netroots Nation Conference, also being held in Minneapolis, Minn., by bringing together free-market activists from across the country to learn how to boost their online presence and influence public policy debates on the local, state, and national level.

Jon Huntsman Facebook Statement Announcing That He Will Be A Candidate For President One Week From Today, June 21, 2011, Liberty Park, NJ

Jon Huntsman Facebook Statement Announcing That He Will Be A Candidate For President One Week From Today, June 21, 2011, Liberty Park, NJ

‎"I intend to announce that I will be a candidate for the presidency a week from today" in Liberty Park, NJ. Come back on the day of the announcement to watch live! Be sure to also look for us in New Hampshire (6/21), South Carolina (6/22), Florida (6/23), and Utah and Nevada (6/24).