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ALEXANDRIA, VA - Today Straight Talk America announced that 24 Michigan Republican
grassroots leaders have joined to form the PAC’s Michigan Grassroots Leadership
Team.
“We are building the strongest Republican grassroots political organization
that has ever been organized in Michigan,” said Michigan Republican Party
Vice Chairman Gerry Mason. “Although most of us supported George W. Bush
in 2000, we are working very closely with Senator McCain to help elect Republicans
in 2006 and beyond.”
The Michigan Grassroots Leadership Team includes two state GOP vice chairmen,
the state GOP secretary, four GOP district chairmen, thirteen county GOP chairmen,
and three statewide elected officials. The complete team is listed below.
“I am honored by the assistance we are receiving from grassroots leaders
across the state of Michigan,” said Senator McCain. “We appreciate
their hard work and look forward to working together to help elect Republicans
in 2006.”
The statewide elected officials on the Grassroots Leadership Team are nominated
at the Michigan Republican Convention and elected statewide on the general election
ballot. The state GOP secretary, vice chairmen, and district GOP chairman are
elected to their party positions at the convention. County chairmen are elected
at county party meetings.
Straight Talk America Michigan Grassroots Leadership Team
Gerry Mason, Michigan GOP Vice Chairman
Andrew Wendt, Michigan GOP Vice Chairman
Dee Cook, Michigan State University Trustee
Melanie Foster, Michigan State University Trustee
Eileen Weiser, State Board of Education Member
Hank Fuhs, Michigan GOP Secretary
Pattie Garrett Schneider, 1st District GOP Chairman
Mike Troutman, 7th District GOP Chairman
Ed Joseph, 13th District GOP Chairman
Bill Beddoes, 14th District GOP Chairman
Gerry Hildenbrand, Allegan County GOP Chairman
Ann Steiner, Antrim County Chairman
Scott Durham, Calhoun County GOP Chairman
John Haggard, Charlevoix County GOP Chairman
Julie LaCost, Dickinson County GOP Chairman
Geraldine Burt, Gogebic County GOP Chairman
William Reilly, Iosco County GOP Chairman
Libby Child, Kent County GOP Chairman
Karl Hascall, Kent County GOP Co-Chairman
Doreen Takalo, Marquette County GOP Chairman
Charles Mulholland, Montcalm County GOP Chairman
Juanita Pierman, Oceana County GOP Chairman
Ken Shapely, Saginaw County GOP Chairman
Ann Hyde, Wexford County GOP Chairman