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BREC will vote on resolution condemning pre-primary contributions

Jason Steele — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:00:12 +0000

Once again the Brevard Republican Executive Committee will vote on a resolution condemning interference in primary elections by RPOF. The RPOF has contributed in excess of $30,000 in incumbent John Tobia’s District 31 house race. Tobia faces challenger Lori Halbert in the primary. The vote will take place at the next BREC meeting on Thursday, August 12th at the Temple Israel at 7350 Lake Andrew Drive in Viera.

BREC Resolution 2010-07-29

As White House Memo on Sestak Raises More Questions, White House Refers to That Same Memo for Answers

Jason Steele — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:26:10 +0000

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Tuesday would not say if there were multiple conversations with Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) about serving on a presidential advisory board in exchange for Sestak dropping out of the Democratic Senate primary race in Pennsylvania.

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As White House Memo on Sestak Raises More Questions, White House Refers to That Same Memo for Answers

Brevard Republican Party 2010 Picnic Straw Poll Results

Jason Steele — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 10:03:27 +0000

More than a 1,000 people turned out for the 2010 Republican Party Picnic – click here to read the story in the Florida Today. A straw poll was conducted by Supervisor of Elections Lori Scott from noon to 2pm. Here are the results:

Voting Machine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	TOTAL

United States Senator
William Escoffery III	2	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	1	0	11
William Billy Kogut	0	2	5	4	1	1	1	0	2	3	19
Marco Rubio	39	36	36	42	41	35	35	46	36	40	386
Marion Thorpe	1	2	2	2	3	5	7	5	4	6	37

US Rep Dist 15
Bill Posey	42	34	36	40	41	36	45	48	44	39	405

US Rep Dist 24
Sandra “Sandy” Adams	10	14	18	14	18	12	16	16	12	18	148
Karen Diebel	14	8	10	10	11	5	13	9	11	9	100
Tom Garcia	7	10	6	10	7	10	9	9	9	6	83
Deon Long	2	1	0	1	0	1	6	1	2	2	16
Craig S. Miller	10	9	14	13	13	14	6	11	9	13	112

Governor and Lt Governor
William D. Crawford	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	2	4	14
Tim Devine	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	5
Ed Heeney	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	4
Bill McCollum	27	21	26	25	23	23	22	25	26	29	247
Berthram B. Samuel	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	3
Richard L. Scott	16	18	18	20	18	15	19	22	16	16	178
James A. Van Driessche	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	4

Attorney General
Holly Benson	3	2	2	3	6	0	1	0	2	4	23
Pam Bondi	18	19	16	17	18	15	21	26	10	17	177
Jeff Kottkamp	20	19	18	19	21	18	24	20	27	23	209
Jim Lewis	2	0	3	6	0	6	1	0	4	1	23

Chief Financial Officer
Jeff Atwater	34	34	30	32	31	26	32	35	37	36	327
Pat Patterson	8	3	6	10	7	12	8	9	4	7	74

Commissioner of Agriculture
Adam Putnam	37	33	33	38	32	29	37	37	36	33	345

State Sen Dist 24
Thad Altman	24	22	32	29	29	24	32	32	21	25	270
Bart Carmichael	19	18	11	18	13	20	15	17	20	19	170

State Sen Dist 26
Mike Haridopolos	42	33	38	44	42	33	39	41	35	35	382

State Rep Dist 29
Robert “Rob” Dale	3	2	1	4	1	1	2	2	3	2	21
Tom Goodson	16	14	14	13	19	15	22	19	14	17	163
Erin Grall	7	9	7	6	4	5	6	3	7	10	64
J. Roger Shealy	13	16	14	16	17	18	13	19	15	9	150

State Rep Dist 30
Christopher Allen Lacuesta	6	13	5	11	9	9	7	10	14	8	92
Ritch Workman	37	22	37	34	31	31	32	36	23	33	316

State Rep Dist 31
Lori Halbert	27	24	22	28	24	23	27	20	20	23	238
Daniel Michael O’Brien	5	5	3	5	7	6	4	5	5	3	48
John Tobia	8	7	12	7	10	10	10	20	14	10	108

State Rep Dist 32
Steve Crisafulli	38	29	33	41	36	35	39	43	35	32	361

State Rep Dist 80
Debbie Mayfield	22	24	28	22	14	15	26	19	24	22	216
Bradley Allan Ward	9	8	2	12	12	14	5	15	11	8	96

Clerk of the Circuit Court
Joanne Corby	19	18	27	20	27	19	21	23	23	26	223
Clarissa E. Harrell	6	7	3	6	3	9	5	10	3	4	56
Mitch Needelman	17	13	13	20	11	15	13	10	17	13	142

County Comm Dist 2
Chuck Nelson	20	16	25	28	15	19	19	20	28	21	211
Clyde Thodey	17	20	12	10	15	16	16	18	15	9	148

County Comm Dist 4
Mary Bolin	23	20	31	30	27	30	27	26	25	26	265
Matt Nye	17	15	14	15	18	12	14	18	18	10	151

Canaveral Port Auth Dist 1
Jerry W. Allender	10	11	9	9	11	4	15	15	17	9	110
Frank Buckoski	4	4	1	7	5	8	6	4	4	1	44
Ken Ward	20	16	23	18	15	18	13	14	17	18	172

Canaveral Port Auth Dist 3
David R. Golding	11	11	7	9	9	7	12	12	10	8	96
Frank E. Sullivan	14	15	23	22	18	21	19	19	25	12	188

Canaveral Port Auth Dist 4
R. Bruce Deardoff	11	11	18	10	11	6	11	10	11	15	114
William L. Golding	3	0	3	2	3	5	6	4	5	2	33
Rod Hagen	9	9	7	8	9	8	7	8	7	4	76
Kenneth P. Karpinski	0	1	0	1	1	2	4	3	6	2	20
Randy O’Brien	5	5	7	12	7	6	7	4	9	5	67
William Edward Parker	4	5	0	4	1	2	1	4	0	6	27

Canaveral Port Auth Dist 5
Malcolm (Mac) McLouth	7	10	9	18	11	16	10	14	17	9	121
Tom Weinberg	23	19	23	17	22	15	26	17	19	21	202

Circuit Court Group 3
Carsandra D. Buie	8	3	3	7	6	5	4	2	6	5	49
Oscar Hotusing	15	15	17	15	13	20	13	9	15	11	143
Jessica Recksiedler	15	18	18	23	16	11	22	22	18	22	185

Circuit Court Group 16
Jeff Dowdy	15	16	18	20	17	12	14	18	21	14	165
Michael J. Rudisill	17	13	12	17	11	12	17	11	16	17	143

Circuit Court Group 24
Linda Schoonover	16	20	16	23	13	11	22	17	20	15	173
Clayton Daniel Simmons	17	11	14	16	10	14	10	10	15	10	127

School Board Dist 1
Robert Jordan	7	11	12	11	7	12	11	8	15	11	105
Michael L. Krupp	11	11	8	13	14	13	6	13	14	7	110
Martin McClellan	11	6	9	7	5	7	12	8	6	8	79

School Board Dist 2
Barbara A. Murray	25	23	32	28	19	21	23	24	31	20	246

School Board Dist 5
Dean Paterakis	6	6	7	7	12	5	6	11	9	11	80
Andy Ziegler	28	24	30	31	18	28	26	23	28	21	257

Top Republicans to White House: Alleged Facts in Your Sestak Memo Appear to Document Lawbreaking

Jason Steele — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:32:21 +0000

Three top House Republicans sent a letter to the White House counsel Wednesday saying they believe that a memorandum the counsel released purporting to explain the administration’s actions in offering to appoint Rep. Joe Sestak (D.-Pa.) to a federal position present a set of facts that appear to violate the law.

Annual Republican Picnic opportunity for candidates to share views

Jason Steele — Thu, 27 May 2010 11:48:59 +0000

The Annual Brevard Republican Picnic will be noon to 4pm, Saturday, June 5th at the Wickham Event Pavilion next to BCC. All Candidates and Clubs are encouraged to attend. Clubs are allowed to have a table free of charge; there is a charge for candidate tables. A straw poll will be conducted. Advertising space is also available in the program. Please contact Missy Wilson at (321) 890-8262 or patriotmissywilson@gmail.com for more information.

Annual BREC Golf Tournament is Tee’d Up at Duran

Jason Steele — Wed, 26 May 2010 00:47:59 +0000

The second annual Brevard Republican Executive Committee (BREC) Golf Tournament will be Saturday, August 14th at the Duran Golf Club in Viera. Registration opens at 7am and the shotgun start begins at 8am. Cost is $70 per player and there is an optional lunch buffet for $20. The lunch is open to non-players at a cost of $25. Advertising in the program is also available; please call (321) 254-0073 for more information. Click here to register online, or click here to download a form you can mail..

MAFRW President Barbara Davis elected BREC Chair

Jason Steele — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:16:35 +0000

The Brevard Republican Executive Committee elected Barbara Davis as their new Chairman at their regular meeting on April 8, 2010. Barbara won the election by defeating three other candidates.

“I want to bring positive energy and enthusiasm to all of the Republican Executive Committee members, uniting them to achieve our goal of electing the most qualified candidates to office,” she stated in her acceptance speech.

Barbara has been an active Precinct Committeewoman and member of the Brevard Republican Executive Committee for several years and is also President of the Melbourne Area Federated Republican Women.

Chairman Davis replaces Jason Steele who resigned as the Brevard Republican Chairman.

For more information about the Brevard Republican Executive Committee, please call 254-0073.

BREC members support Day for RPOF Chair

Jason Steele — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:30:39 +0000

VIERA— On February 11, 2010, members of the Brevard Republican Executive Committee voted to support Sharon Day in her bid for RPOF Chair in a motion to ascertain the “sense of the body.”

Supporters took the podium to share why they support Sharon Day as the new Chair of the Republican Party of Florida. The recurring theme expressed by these BREC members was “principles over politics,” with members pointing to Day’s refusal last year to sign the Rule 11 letter put forth by Jim Greer that would have allowed the RNC to endorse Governor Charlie Crist over rival Marco Rubio for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Mel Martinez.

A resolution offering a more detailed statement of support for Day failed to pass by more than 50% of the BREC’s votes, however.

In spite of the support expressed for Day, Steele said he will cast his vote for Thrasher because he gave his word he would support Thrasher following the ouster of Jim Greer.
Chairman Steele said he would support Day if the party weren’t in such dire straits, but that extraordinary times call for extraordinary abilities that he believes Day lacks.

“I can understand the committee’s point of view, but I gave my word to Sen. Thrasher and I still believe that this is the right thing to do,” said Chairman Steele. “Now is the time for a leader like Sen. Thrasher who can rebuild, and later the time will come for a leader who can maintain what is built, perhaps even Ms. Day.”

There are currently three candidates for RPOF Chair: Florida Senator John Thrasher, RPOF National Committeewoman Sharon Day, and Osceola County State Committeeman Mark Cross. The special election for RPOF Chair is next Saturday, February 20th, at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando. You can get details about and register for the event here.

Under Chairman Steele, the BREC is experiencing record attendance and participation by grassroots Republicans that were previously turned off former RPOF Chair Jim Greer. Chairman Steele has embraced the newcomers with open arms, and thanked them for their desire to make a difference in both the party and their local elections.

2010 Lincoln Day Dinner sets new record for attendance

Jason Steele — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:52:59 +0000

More than 500 people attended the Annual 2010 Brevard Republican Executive Committee Lincoln Day Dinner, the largest turnout in the history of the organization.

Incoming Senate President Mike Haridopolos hosted the event, which featured Candidate for US Senate Marco Rubio as the keynote speaker.

“We were thrilled with the turnout,” said Chairman Jason Steele. “It was great to see so many new faces in addition to the traditional supporters.”

Stretched U.S. Military Stops Reef Cleanup Project

Jason Steele — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:29:27 +0000

West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP) – Military divers are being pulled off a project to clean up an artificial reef off the coast of Florida that turned into an environmental disaster.

The divers have spent the last three summers pulling up thousands of tires a mile off the beach at Fort Lauderdale.

More here: Stretched U.S. Military Stops Reef Cleanup Project