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Michael Steele also scheduled to attend Gilchrest event
CHESTERTOWN -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will travel to Maryland next month to offer his personal endorsement of US Rep. Wayne Gilchrest and headline a fundraising banquet for the Gilchrest campaign.
Gingrich will be joined by former Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele and an honorary host committee including Congressman Roscoe Bartlett, Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold, and Harford County Executive David Craig for a dinner and reception on behalf of Gilchrest.
"This is a most distinguished gathering of state and national Republican leaders, and I am deeply honored to have them come together for this important effort," said Gilchrest.
Speaker Gingrich is widely hailed as the architect and leader of the 1994 Republican revolution, charting the course for Republican control of Congress for the first time in more than a generation. He continues to be a national leader on key conservative causes and recently declined a national effort to draft him for a Presidential run.
Michael Steele served with distinction as both the Chairman of the Maryland Republican Party and as Lt. Governor in the Ehrlich administration before making an unsuccessful run for the United States Senate in a campaign hailed nationally as a flawless and well-run effort. Steele now chairs GOPAC - a national organization founded in part by Newt Gingrich - to promote the election of Republicans to office on all levels.
County Executives John Leopold and David Craig hold the distinction of being the highest locally elected Republicans in the First Congressional district, and both have offered their strong endorsement of Gilchrest.
“Wayne Gilchrest has a reputation of integrity and he’s a person of conscience who makes decisions on what he believes is in the best interest of our nation. That’s why I am proud to support him,” said County Executive John Leopold.
"I support Wayne because Wayne is one of us. And I don't support him because he is an incumbent, but because he is a good person. He takes care of the people back home, he understands what public service is about, and he has served us honorably," said Harford County Executive David Craig.
The dinner will be held Thursday, January 10th at the Westin Park hotel in Annapolis . For more information, contact the Gilchrest campaign at 410-778-1573.
Wayne needs all the help he can get! At the Big PAC fundraiser in Washington last week Wayne pulls in a misserable 25K. Wayne that's "NOTHIN". Hope newt can bail you out.
ReplyDeleteSomebody better check and make sure Gilchrest didn't make these endorsements up.
ReplyDeleteWhat is it a last minute bucket brigade to save a sinking ship?
ReplyDeleteIf Congressman Gilchrest is so popular, why does he need all of these outsiders to help raise money? Lucky he can use frank mail.
ReplyDeleteThis is the "good old boy" network at it's best. last election Bush endored Wayne in the primary. Wayne went on to vote agaist Bush on the War, on imigration, and voted with Dems to override 6 bush vetos. No wonder the republicans are in such deep dodo.
ReplyDeleteHey anon,
ReplyDeleteDo you mean that Gilchrest only raised 25K from that PAC fundraiser. He broke a promise for 25k!! Man that's cheep!
Heeheehee, look at the Harris campaign, they just had a six comment dialogue with themselves.
ReplyDeleteThis can't be a good sign for them...
"Michael Steele served with distinction as both the Chairman of the Maryland Republican Party and as Lt. Governor in the Ehrlich administration before making an unsuccessful run for the United States Senate in a campaign hailed nationally as a flawless and well-run effort."
ReplyDeleteFlawless? He didn't win, so his intention was to lose all along?
Well if Newt is endorsing Wayne,Wayne just lost my vote.
ReplyDeleteWhy would the gilcherst camp reliese this info the week before x-mas. Bad timing. They must be seeing some pole #'s that don't look so good for their man.
ReplyDeleteNext time either one of these guys come lecturing us about "their" conservative views, they'll be reminded of their BIG lie.
ReplyDeletehahahaha...
ReplyDeleteNow Andy Harris has added Newt Gingrich and Michael Steele to the pea pod...who next?
Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny?