Message from Chairman Bradley Maxwell:

As July winds down and we are filing our very first Federal Campaign report I thought it would be a good time to report to everyone on the successes of the past quarter.  We are pleased to report that in the Second Quarter of 2011 we raised more than 18,000 dollars.  For those keeping score at home that is more than we have raised since 2006 and back then there were some election year pass throughs that helped pad that number.  With that taken into consideration we just closed one of the most successful quarters in our local party’s history! 

This did not happen overnight; the effort to turn the Leon County Republican Party from a dinner club into a full fledged political party has taken hard work and has not been met without some resistance.  This focus and work paid off over the last few months as we netted a profit in excess of 10,000 dollars for our Lincoln Day Dinner. We also created a federal account and have been able to secure almost 9,000 dollars in it for use in helping to elect Republican Candidates in 2012.
 
Our work is not over, though. The Primary Election where non-partisan elections (City and County Commission races, specifically) are placed is just 13 months away!  We hope that you will all focus on working to help make the Leon County Republican Party stronger and more effective this year. We have an opportunity to bring some level of ethics and common sense to our City, increase conservative voices in Leon County, and to ensure that President Obama is not given another four years to mortgage our future by spending money we do not even have. Not to mention that we can vote Bill Nelson into retirement and send a Conservative Republican to join Sentator Rubio in representing Florida in the U.S. Senate.

We want you all to get involved and take an active Role in the Party.  Like us on Facebook, follow us on twitter @leongop, and visit www.leongop.com for more on our activities and those of the local republican clubs in our area.  Also we would encourage you all to join our Ivory Tusk Society and become a sustaining member of our Party with your donation.
 
All the best,
Bradley Maxwell, Chairman