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January 16, 2012
General Meeting
Guest Speakers |
Everett Rice
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Sean O'Flannery for Mitt Romney
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Frank Shearrow for Rick Santorum
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David McCallum - "Liberty & Justice For All" Rally
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Pam Dubov, Property Appraiser
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Merry Christmas
Party 2011
Sam McClelland
The "Master Blaster of Ceremonies" |
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A Packed House for the 2011 Christmas Party |
 November 16th General Meeting
Guest Speaker - Linda Whitlock from the Pinellas County Department of Elections
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October 17th General Meeting
Guest Speaker -
Pam Dubov, CFA-CAE
The elected Property Appraiser since January 2008, Pam has worked in the appraisers office for 19 years, has a Bachelor's degree from Cameron University, a Masters from Stetson, and was an officer in the U.S, Army.
Pam is a dedicated professional with numerous awards, designations and certifications |
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Our guest speaker for September 19
Ms. Michele Cavallo of Progress Energy Florida. Ms. Cavallo is a Senior Account Executive for the Company dealing with major Florida companies and State of Florida agencies. |
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS - MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2011, 7:00 P.M.
The following individuals were
installed by the Honorable W. Fred Petty, retired Pinellas County Tax
Collector and the 2011 recipient of the Abraham Lincoln-Mac Norcross Memorial
Service Award, to lead our Club into an exciting and crucial year for
Republican politics:
Casey
Cox |
President |
Charles Harper |
1st Vice President
and Program Chairman |
Kathleen Gagne |
2nd Vice President
and Membership Chairman |
Steve McClelland |
Corresponding Secretary |
Toni Wolff |
Recording Secretary |
Fred Belzel |
Treasurer |
Marie Alderman |
Director |
Neil Brickfield |
Director |
Sandy Harper |
Director |
Paul Marino |
Director |
Sam McClelland |
Director |
Kathleen McNeil |
Immediate Past President |
A special presentation was made to our outgoing President,
Kathleen McNeil following the installation ceremony.
Pictures on the Directory page.
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 April
2011 Meeting of the Republican Club of Largo
Pinellas County Commissioner
Karen Seel
Karen addressed the very important topic of the Pinellas County Budget
for 2012. This topic effects each of us in the way county services are
delivered, property tax rates, which services will be cut and which will
be saved….parks, sheriff, utilities, and all the other services.
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November
2010 Guest Speaker:
Dr.
Susan MacManus
Distinguished
Professor of Political Science at the University of South Florida
Dr. MacManus talked with us about the November election,
the ways and whys of the voting, and what it means for 2012. Dr. MacManus
is a very respected political analyst on local and national politics.
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Monday October 18, 2010
Republican Club
of Greater Largo
General Meeting
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| Belinda
Cook |
From the Republican National
Committee will speak about the upcoming Republican National Convention
to be held in Tampa during August 2012.
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| Kathleen
Peters |
will speak about the Pros & Cons of
Florida Amendment #4.
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Leslie
Waters
(or alternate) |
will talk about the other Amendments
and the Judge races
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| Hon.
Karen Seel |
will discuss the need for all of
us to get out and vote REPUBLICAN!
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REPUBLICAN CLUB
OF GREATER LARGO
WINE TASTING PARTY/SILENT
AUCTION
"VICTORY IN NOVEMBER
IS SWEETER
THAN WINE"
Getting Ready for the Big Event |
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 Enjoying the mingle
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Attendees included Billy Young, son of Congressman Bill
Young, and Diane Nelson, Pinellas County Tax Collector |
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Winning bidders announced |
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At the end of the night ... a well deserved rest
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Event chairperson Extraordinaire -
Toni Wolff
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| September 20,2010 Meeting:
Non-partisan Candidate
Debate between those seeking the office of
City Commissioner for the City of Largo
The Republican Club of Greater Largo has for the past sixteen years
held a non-partisan Candidate Debate between those seeking the office
of City Commissioner for the City of Largo. In those years where Candidates
had no competition we have invited individual candidates to speak and
introduce themselves. This year with three individuals running for each
seat we look forward to conducting a debate.
The debate was administered by former Largo City Commissioner Charlie
Harper, current 1st Vice President of the Largo Republican Club.
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Left to Right :
Woody Brown for Commission Seat 6
Doug Lardner for Commission Seat 6
John Atanasio for Largo Commission Seat 6
Robert Avery for Commission Seat 5
Robert Hunsicker for Largo Commission Seat 5
Harriet Crozier for Largo Commission Seat 5
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2010
Campaign Spectacular August 16, 2010
Sandy runs a successful "Don't Vote for Moe" campaign
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Straw Poll
Results:
| Senate |
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| Rubio |
94% |
| Crist |
6% |
| Governor |
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| McCalister |
3% |
| Mccollum |
82% |
| Scott |
13% |
| Sink |
2% |
| Attorney General |
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| Benson |
22% |
| Bondi |
48% |
| Kottkamp |
30% |
| School Board District 2 |
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| Huff |
40% |
| Krassner |
60% |
| School Board District 3 |
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| Hunsinger |
11% |
| O'Shea |
89% |
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Some of our Distinguished Guests and Speakers visiting
with us during the past months include:
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 Karen
Williams Seel
Commission Chair
District 5
GENERAL MEETING HELD ON APRIL 17, 2010
GUEST SPEAKER: COUNTY COMMISSIONER KAREN WILLIAMS SEEL
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 MIKE
DEESON
ABC TELEVISION COMMENTATOR
TAMPA BAY
Mike Deeson, well-known and respected television commentator for ABC
News, Tampa Bay, was the guest speaker for our General Meeting held
on January 18, 2010.
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FEATURED
SPEAKER FOR
GENERAL MEEETING FEBRUARY 16 MEETING
Peggy O'Shea
Peggy O’Shea, Chairperson, was elected to the
school board in November of 2008. Prior to her election, she was appointed
by the Governor to serve as Chairperson of the Early Learning Coalition
of Pinellas. This is the agency that administers school readiness programs
and Florida’s Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Program.
In addition, Peggy has been active in the Pinellas
County Schools, most recently as a member of the Choice Reform Task
Force. She also served on several district task forces and School Advisory
Councils.
She is a member of the Executive Board of the Palm
Harbor Area Chamber of Commerce having served as chair of their education
and their government affairs & economic development committees.
She is a former member of the Board of the Pinellas Public Library
Cooperative, the East Lake Community Library, Pinellas Public Access
Advisory Committee, and a member of the Palm Harbor Rotary.
Peggy’s business experience includes working
as a mediator and managing a commercial arbitration and mediation service.
She has also been involved in politics managing campaigns.
Peggy and her husband Dan are 23 year residents of
Pinellas County and parents of twin daughters. |
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 FEATURED
SPEAKER FOR
GENERAL MEEETING JANUARY 19TH MEETING
J.J. Beyrouti
New Chairman of the Pinellas County
Republican Executive Committee.
He will fill us in on where the Republican
Party is going in the future and what we can do to help!!!
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Pam Dubov
Pinellas County Property Appraiser
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Jim Coats
Pinellas County Sheriff
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Frances Rice
Chairman
of the National Black Republican Association, an organization that is
committed to returning African Americans to their Republican Party roots
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Dr. Susan McManus
Distinguished Professor & foremost
expert in Political Science & Foreign Affairs from USF.
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