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Road to Victory
for Republican Candidates
August 19, 2006
sponsored by the GA GOP
Web Page by GFRW
Westin Buckhead-Atlanta
3391 Peachtree Road NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
►Read article about the Road to Victory Rally in the Insider Advantage by Dick Pettys
This event was the kick-off for the entire 2006 GOP ticket. The purpose of this conference was for Republicans to come together as a Party to discuss how we can sustain our majority through grassroots politics. Around 1100 Republican leaders and activists participated in this event. Included were training session on Voter Vault (Chad Barth)
Poll Watching (Stefan Passantino, Doug Chalmers, Anne Lewis)
Phone Banking/Postcards (GAGOP Field Staff)
Marty Klein conducted a general information session where many questions were answered
The session concluded with a rally with Governor Perdue and all statewide GOP candidatesAfter attending a training session and listening to all of our state wide Republican nominees, spirits ran very high, and enthusiasm mounted with the underlying thought -- could this be the year of the Republican grand sweep? With the outstanding headliners on this year's ticket, it could very well happen!
►Read article about the Road to Victory Rally in the Insider Advantage by Dick PettysPerdue Leads GOP Ticket In Spirited Rally For Gassroots, Cautions Against Complacency
By Dick Pettys -- InsiderAdvantage GeorgiaBreak out Sessions ►Poll Watching: The Schedule, the Rules and Some Tips
Click on thumbnail photos to enlarge:
Left: Attorney Stefan Passantino discusses goals of poll watching. Attorney Doug Chalmers discusses some of the legal ramifications and relates his personal experiences. Right: Ann Lewis,.Chief Deputy Gen. Counsel, discusses Photo I.D. which will be in effect for November elections. Copies of Poll Watching Schedule, Rules, and Tips available upon request.
(We were unable to attend the Voter Vault session)
► General information session where many questions were answered and discussed by Marty Klein, GA GOP Political Director
What a backdrop for Marty's session! Many questions were asked by members of the audience.
►Presentation of all State Wide Candidates on the Republican
Ticket -- in order or presentation
1. Mike Wiggins, candidate for GA Supreme Court Justice
4. Chuck Eaton, candidate for Public Service Commission
5. Stan Wise, Incumbent on the Public Service Commission
6. Brent Brown, candidate for Labor Commissioner
7. Kathy Cox, candidate for
re-election to State
Superintendent of Schools.
She is the ONLY Kathy Cox
on the ballot this time! ;- )
8. John Oxendine, candidate for re-election to Insurance Commissioner. He has served 12 years in this office!
9. Gary Black, candidate
for Agriculture Commissioner to replace the 37 year incumbent, Tommy Irvin. It is time for a change!
10. Perry McGuire, candidate for Attorney General to replace
incumbent who allows the ACLU to run rampant!
11. Karen Handel, candidate for
Secretary of State to replace
Cathy Cox, former candidate for
Governor !
12. Casey Cagle,
candidate for Lt.
Governor to replace the
Big Guy!
13. Governor Sonny Perdue, candidate for re-election as Georgia's first Republican governor in 135 years. (Today was Mary's Perdue's birthday.) Question of the day: "Do you want to go back? We have almost reached Beulah Land. Don't give up now!"
All candidates on stage
applaud the audience
Confetti is showered
down on all candidates
at close of the session
Alec Poitivent, Chairman
of the GA GOP concludes the program and thanks everyone for attending.
Scenes Around the Hall
Karen Handel and Casey
Cagle enjoy the moment !
Greater Gwinnett Republican Women enjoy the event: Susan Pech, Heather Redden, Joan Zellner, and Peg Murray. Bettye Chambers of this group was taking the photo.
Debra Jo Steele, Bert Guy (GA GOP Sec.) and Millie Rogers, GFRW President. GFRW was well represented at this event !!
Bobby Valentine, White County GOP Chairman, with Chuck Honnacker, new 1st Vice Chair of the Union County GOP.
Wyolene Richardson and Willi
Richardson of DeKalb County -
still celebrating the ousting of
Cynthia McKinney!
► Republican Candidates in Nov. Election with Web Sites -- State wide and
Congressional candidates
►S.O.S. List of all candidatesVolunteer today to help your candidates win in November!
Contact the GA GOP or the individual candidate web site to volunteer.
Click here to sign up today as a GA GOP Volunteer . . .
THINK SWEEP in 2006!
Web page by the Georgia Federation of Republican Women
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by Bettye
