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A recent tweet from Donald J Trump @realDonaldTrump: “Whether you call it Vote by Mail or Absentee Voting, in Florida the election system is Safe and Secure, Tried and True. Florida’s Voting system has been cleaned up (we defeated Democrats attempts to change it), so in Florida I encourage all to request a Ballot and vote by Mail!#MAGA”
I would like to add my support to the President’s message about the security of voting by mail in Florida and Pinellas County in particular. Since the infamous “hanging
chad” ballot recount incident in 2000, the state of Florida has put into law many voter integrity safety regulations. Since 1999, Florida has been fortunate to have had Republican governors and majorities in the legislature who have diligently crafted legislation to insure all qualified voters are able to cast ballots for the candidate of their choice. Supervisor of Elections Julie Marcus and her staff are both competent and ethical and take pride in providing voters the fundamental right for which many have fought and died to protect Untoward practices like ballot harvesting are not permitted here.
There is no evidence of fraudulent use of mail ballots in Pinellas County. All ballots must be signed and signatures are verified. All eligible ballots are counted, and voters may track their ballots on line at www.votepinellas.com. It is to our advantage for more Republicans to request a mail ballot since a very large percentage of those requested are returned. A ballot in a Republican mailbox is a ballot twice as likely to be cast. I understand some of you have reservations with voting by mail, and I respect that. If you have historically voted by mail, please continue to do as our party and candidates’ strategies thrive off strong Republican vote by mail turnout.
I am very happy to announce that the Pinellas GOP will hold the first in person Executive Committee meeting since March on Monday, August 10. Our guest speakers will be the following general election candidates: Larry Ahern for County Commission District 1; Tammy Vasquez for County Commission District 3; Linda Chaney for State House District 69 and Matt Tito for State House District 68.
We will comply with the requirements of our host venue and practice social distancing at 50% occupancy and all attendees will be required to wear a mask over the nose and mouth while in the building.
Pinellas County Republican Executive Committee Office | 4707 140th Avenue North | Suite 208 | Clearwater, FL 33762
Phone: 727-539-6009 | Fax: 727 536-5902 | [email protected] | www.PinellasRepublicans.com
ON THE MOVE ! OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE PINELLAS COUNTY REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Pinellas County Republican Executive Committee Meeting
MONDAY, AUGUST 10
7 PM General Meeting
CANDIDATE FORUM (Social distancing and masks requested)
Feather Sound Country Club 2201 Feather Sound Drive
INSIDE
Page 1 — Chairman’s Message
Page 2 — Vice Chair’s Message
Secretary’s Message
Page 3 — Calendar
Page 4 — Trump Victory Team
Page 5 — Election Information
Ways to Help Candidates
Page 6 — Shootout Save the Date
Person of the Month
Todd A. Jennings, Esq. Chairman, Pinellas Republican Party
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AUGUST 2020
PCREC OFFICE HOURS
9 AM to 4 PM
Monday—Friday
GUESTS ARE REQUESTED
TO WEAR FACE MASKS
Vice Chairman’s Message
As I was sitting in my kitchen enjoying coffee and the beautiful scenery God gave us to enjoy, it dawned on me that our country and we the people have been blessed and that we should not take these blessings and the liberties we enjoy for granted.
Many people believe what we are now experiencing is the end of the world, what with the pandemic, rioting, looting and the questionable economic outlook. I am certain my parents, who survived the Great Depression and two world wars had similar thoughts. They refused to fold.
Let us not allow very questionable polling, mask debates, and other issues to divide us. Our goal is to unite, to work together and not allow President Trump's opponent to sideline the progress we have made as a free country should he be elected.
There are so many different avenues in which to volunteer. Poll watching, handing out ballot recommendations at early voting sites and voter registration are three of the many different volunteer jobs that will help our cause and help to maintain the goal of "Keeping Florida Red"! Call the PCREC
office today to get scheduled. Only we can prevent a liberal takeover of America the beautiful. Let's keep America that "last beacon of hope."
—Pam McAloon
PCREC Vice Chair
We need
volunteers
Notes from the
PCREC secretary
In the flux of miss-information during the COVID-19 pandemic is the crucial question of America's freedom. Shackling hands and feet of proponents of medical diagnosis, prevention and cures, the leftist Democrat agenda is constricting the life blood out of America's greatness. Government leaders are cowering while the triple threat of disjunctive representations of the World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and the National Institutes of Health continue their campaigns of fear mongering. No one is speaking to America about what we really, really want to know: If this is a disease, what is the cure? How do we mitigate infections and deaths? New studies by Henry Ford Hospital and Mt. Sinai Hospital corroborate the effectiveness of the age old cures hydroxychloroquine, zinc and azithromycin for patients languishing in the United States. Yet, the pundits of social media platforms and news outlets bellow out statistics that are at best suspect to ignite fear in the hearts of the people. Our national leaders are failing in these areas: 1) Failure to convene hearings to distill divergent
voices across medical, economic and educational platforms; 2) Failure to utilize best practices known from the example of India and the Sub-Saharan regions of Africa has resulted in America having 400-600% higher deaths per million more than these nations; 3) We have failed to protect free market principles, including doctor-patient relationships by threatening physicians who treat with these prescriptions; and governmental pharmacy licensing boards and business restrictions on dispensing; and finally, social media "community banning" of different expert opinions; 4) Failure to protect hard working American businesses from starving and experiencing financial instability through the implementation of mandatory, sometimes arbitrary, closure; and 5) Failure to do cost-benefit analysis resulting in increasing deaths from suicide and drug addiction heightened by stay at home orders.
This is America! All information that could possibly mitigate any infectious disease, like the Coronavirus, belongs in the public forum! "Republicans please stand up. Save our liberty!"
—Sheila Griffin
PCREC Secretary
Globalist Medical Agenda
for America: Disease,
Debt and Death
CALENDAR OF EVENTS—AUGUST 2020
BELLEAIR WOMEN’S REPUBLICAN CLUB (1st Friday of the Month) FRIDAY AUGUST 7__11:30 AM Guest Speaker: Pinellas Tax Collector and School Board Candidate Forum Location: Belleair Country Club, 1 Country Club Lane, Belleair 33756 Contact: President MaryEllen Crowder (727) 698-3010 [email protected] www.BelleairWomensRepublicanClub.com CENTRAL PINELLAS REPUBLICAN CLUB (2nd Thursday of the Month) THURSDAY AUGUST 13__4 PM Guest Speaker: Seminole Mayor Leslie Waters Location: VIRTUAL MEETING Contact: President Barbara Stephens (727) 397-3449 [email protected] CPRC@Pinellas Republicans.com HISPANIC REPUBLICAN OUTREACH (Every Tuesday by Appointment Only) AUGUST 4, 11, 18 & 25 Location: 4707 140th Avenue North, Suite 208, Clearwater, FL 33762 Contact: (727) 434-4008 [email protected] www.PinellasRepublicans.com
NORTH PINELLAS REPUBLICAN CLUB (3rd Thursday of the Month) THURSDAY AUGUST 20__6 PM Guest Speaker: Congressman Gus Bilirakis Location: Leo’s Italian Grill, 33286 US 19 N, Palm Harbor 34684 Contact: Ron Walker (727) 725-4241 [email protected] PINELLAS COUNTY REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (2nd Monday of the Month) MONDAY AUGUST 10__7 PM Program: Candidate Forum Location: Feather Sound Country Club, 2201 Feather Sound Drive, Clearwater 33762 Contact: (727) 539-6009 [email protected] www.PinellasRepublicans.com PINELLAS COUNTY YOUNG REPUBLICANS (2nd Tuesday of the Month) TBA Guest Speaker: TBA Location: St. Petersburg Yacht Club, 11 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg 33701 Contact: Jerick Johnston (727) 537-0059 [email protected] PINELLAS FEDERATED REPUBLICAN WOMEN (2nd Thursday of the Month) THURSDAY AUGUST 13__6:30 PM Guest Speaker: Congressman Gus Bilirakis Location: 1530 N. McMullen Booth Road, #D2, Clearwater 33759 Contact: Julie Vayne (727) 501-3078 [email protected] PINELLAS SUNCOAST BLACK REPUBLICAN CLUB (4th Thursday of the Month) THURSDAY AUGUST 27__6 PM Guest Speaker: TBA Location: BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse, 3800 Park Boulevard, Pinellas Park 33781 Contact: President Sheila Griffin (727) 735-5548 [email protected]
REPUBLICAN CLUB OF GREATER LARGO (3rd Monday of the Month) NO MEETING Guest Speaker: No Meeting Location: Alfano’s Restaurant, 1702 Clearwater Largo Road, Clearwater, FL 33756 Contact: Jim Frishe (727) 480-5901 [email protected] www.largorepublicanclub.com
RONALD REAGAN REPUBLICAN CLUB OF TOP OF THE WORLD (2nd Tuesday of the Month) NO MEETING Guest Speaker: No Meeting Location: Belleair/Sunshine Room WEST Activity Center, Top of the World 33763 Contact: Marvin Lazernik (951) 377-0913 [email protected]
ST. PETERSBURG REPUBLICAN CLUB (2nd Wednesday of the Month) WEDNESDAY AUGUST 12__6 PM Guest Speaker: Uncontested Republican Primary Candidates Location: VIRTUAL MEETING Contact: John Shipman (727) 580-9977 [email protected] [email protected]
SUNRISE LEADERSHIP REPUBLICAN CLUB (4th Tuesday of the Month) TUESDAY AUGUST 25__7:30 AM Guest Speaker: Charles Thomas, Pinellas County Tax Collector Location: Perkins Restaurant, 2626 Gulf to Bay Blvd., Clearwater, FL 33759 Contact: Skylar Alexander (419) 852-6389 [email protected] TAMPA BAY TRUMP REPUBLICAN CLUB (3rd Tuesday of the Month) TUESDAY AUGUST 18__6 PM Guest Speaker: James Stratton on “The 45 Goals of the Communist Takeover of America” Location: Mugs Sports Bar & Grill, 13563 Icot Blvd., Clearwater 33760 Contact: President James Stratton (727) 410-6758 [email protected] Facebook: Tampa Bay Trump Club
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Introducing the Pinellas County Trump Victory Team Hello, everyone. My name is Jay Adams, and I recently arrived in Pinellas County as the new Regional Field Director for the Trump Victory Campaign. Where Pinellas County goes, the state of Florida and the Na-tion will follow. My team and I understand the weight of the opportunity to represent and organize the campaign in such a critical area. We will work tirelessly. The week of July 20, 170 Trump Victory Team members attended a statewide training workshop in Orlando. It was lead by RNC Trainer Quinton Hitchcock and Florida Political Director Kevin Cabrera. Pinellas County has two Field Organizers, Joe Sari and Jonathan Barton and we are actively seeking to hire five additional Field Organizers. Anyone interested in a paid position as Field Organizer, please call me at (612) 876-2393. This election will be won or lost in the field, and President Trump needs our help to win in
November. If you can help us take this fight directly to the voters, please get in touch. Volunteers are the fuel that makes a campaign a success. A few hours each week multiplied by many dedicated volunteers between now and November 3rd will make all the difference.
Please ask yourself, “On November 4, do I want to know that I personally did everything within my power to preserve and protect my country from the tyranny of the Marxists who seek to destroy it?” We will be making phone calls, registering voters and talking with voters door-to-door from now until Election Day in order to get the job done! We now have Trump / Pence 2020 yard signs available at our office—come by and sign up to help us win Pinellas County for the president and pick-up a campaign yard sign.
Jay AdamsJay AdamsJay AdamsJay Adams
Regional Field Director,
Trump Victory Campaign (612) 876-2393
[email protected] (727) 539-6009
Pinellas Trump Campaign Office
(Airport Business Center) 4707 140th Avenue N., Suite 208
Clearwater 33762 (727) 539-6009
RPOF Trump Campaign Field Directors attended a training in Orlando in July. Shown
in front of the class are, left, RNC Trainer Quinton Hitchcock and, right, Florida
Political Director, Kevin Cabrera.
Pinellas County Trump Victory Team members give a thumbs up at regional training in Orlando. Pictured are, from left, Joe Sari, Jay Adams, and Jonathan Barton
2020 Primary Election Tuesday, August 18
Request a Mail Ballot: [email protected] or (727) 464-8683
Deadline to request a ballot to be mailed: 5 PM August 8, 2020
Track a mail ballot: https://www.votepinellas.com/Mail-Ballots/Check-My-Mail-Ballot-Status
Early Voting: August 8 - August 16 Monday – Friday 10 AM—6 PM Saturday – Sunday 9 AM—5 PM
Drop off locations for mail ballots:
www.votepinellas.com
Republican Primary Ballot Recommendations: 6th Judicial Group 44 - Elizabeth "Liz" Jack School Board District 1 - Stephanie Meyer School Board District 4 - Chris Hardman
Still Undecided about Congressional District 13 Candidates? Check out their websites: George Buck Jr. www.georgebuckjr.com Sheila Griffin www.votegriffin.us Anna Paulina Luna www.voteannapaulina.com Amanda Makki www.amandamakki.com Sherry Newby www.shari4congress.com
Thank you to Ron Ogden and John Keller for going to Dade City to pick-up Trump/Pence yard signs for the Pinellas GOP. It was one of those 93, but feels like 100, degrees July Florida days when they made two trips to the warehouse. Once arriving back at Pinellas GOP headquarters, they were aided by Ron Walker and Skylar Alexander to unload and stack 5,000 beautiful signs. They were later joined by James Smith and Mike Hanlon to help finish the job. The Pinellas GOP is very blessed to have these men with “can do” attitudes to step up when we need them.
Ten Ways to Help Republican Candidates Win “A candidate cannot win alone, and a lone candidate cannot win!”
1. INTRODUCE — Make an effort to introduce candidates to friends, family, colleagues. Invite candidates to your civic club, bowling league and block parties and to church, golf, apartment or condo events.
2. HOST A FUNDRAISER — Organize, host, assist and/or attend a fundraiser for candidates.
3. WALK-IT — Offer to go with a candidate door-to-door in your own neighborhood or walk a designated neighborhood on your own.
4. HELP WALKERS — If not able to walk door-to-door, be a driver, dropping off/picking up walkers at designated neighborhoods, bringing them water and extra handouts and providing air conditioned relief.
5. ASSEMBLE — Offer to put together campaign yard signs. Secure sign locations in yards/at shops/stores, and put-up yard signs. Dust-off the post digger and help with big campaign boards.
6. ORGANIZE A SIGN WAVING RALLY — Wave campaign signs at major street intersections and at the Polls on Election Day.
7. VOLUNTEER — Put your expertise to work. Offer to be campaign treasurer, photographer or webmaster. Offer to speak on a candidate’s behalf if speaking events overlap. Research issues and/or help with talking points.
8. PHONE BANK — Make calls promoting a candidate from home using lists and scripts provided by the campaign.
9. DRIVE — Drive a candidate to forums, and meet-and-greets so they can arrive relaxed and prepared.
10. CONTRIBUTE — Donate to candidates’ campaigns via check, cash or in-kind donations.
Attention PCREC Members:
RPOF County Model Constitution: Section 4—Removal for Non-Attendance at County Executive Committee Meetings (a) A county executive committee member who is absent for three (3) consecutive regular meetings without a valid excuse shall be removed from the County Executive committee as of the date of the third consecutive missed meeting.
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? [email protected]
PCREC BOARD
Todd Jennings, Chairman
Pam McAloon, Vice Chairman
Sheila Griffin, Secretary
Jamie Jodoin, Treasurer
Charlotte Smith, Executive Director
Adam McGill Ross—Legal Counsel
STATE PARTY OFFICIALS
Joe Gruters Chairman-Republican Party of FL Dan Tucker State Committeeman Nancy Riley State Committeewoman
Dianne Blum:
Woman of Action Dianne Blum moved to Pinellas County
with her husband Mark in 1995 to enjoy
boating. She continued her work as a
pharmaceutical industry consultant until
retiring in 2014. Dianne joined P.E.O. (a foundation providing
scholarships for women) and Belleair Woman's Republican
Club (BWRC), where she now serves on its Executive
Committee. With BWRC, Dianne organizes events to support
fundraising and to welcome Republican women new to the
organization. Diane has volunteered in support of the Lincoln
Day Dinner and opened her home to host the Ivory Club. She
attended "With Women We Win Pinellas" in 2016 and was
so inspired and so grateful for the education she became
an advocate for repeating the event in 2020. With PCREC
support, a committee was formed to organize this year's
WWWWP, which was completed successfully amid COVID
restrictions. Dianne and her husband continue to support
Republican events in Pinellas County and to advocate for
conservative values, even from their boat replete with a
Trump 2020 flag.
