BREC changes monthly meeting location to Temple Israel

The Brevard Republican Executive Committee is now meeting at the Temple Israel at 7350 Lake Andrew Drive instead of the County Government Center. The change was facilitated by a close call in regards to use of the County Commission Chambers at a meeting earlier this year.

“Because the Executive Committee has grown so large, it has become difficult to find a venue to accommodate us,” said Davis. “We investigated several different facilities before we made this decision, and the Temple Israel was the best compromise between size, location and cost.”

The Executive Committee meets on the second Thursday of each month.

Brevard Republican Party 2010 Picnic Straw Poll Results

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

Bob White elected as new BREC Vice Chair

Bob White, a past President of the Homebuilders and Contractors Association of Brevard County, won a run-off election at the May 13 BREC meeting to become the new vice chairman. He succeeds Dave Isnardi, who had to resign for family health reasons.

White defeated James Marshal, President of the Brevard Republican Mens Club, by 25 votes on the second ballot. The three-way race on the first ballot, in which no candidate received a vote majority, also included Constitution supporter Mark Vance.

A member of the Republican Liberty Caucus of Central East Florida, White says his goal, working with BREC chairman Barbara Davis, is to help build up our organization‟s membership.

MAFRW President Barbara Davis elected BREC Chair

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.

2010 Lincoln Day Dinner sets new record for attendance

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.”

Haridopolos, Rubio headline BREC 2010 Lincoln Day Dinner

Florida Senate President Elect Mike Haridopolos and Candidate for US Senate Marco Rubio will highlight the Brevard Republican Executive Committee’s 2010 Annual Lincoln Day Dinner. The black tie optional event, which is the committee’s primary annual fundraiser, will be Friday, February 5th at the Radisson Resort at the Port.

“We’re already seeing an incredible response, and the official invitations haven’t even hit the streets yet,” said Chairman Jason Steele. “We are thrilled to have Marco as our keynote speaker, and Senator Mike Haridopolos as our Master of Ceremonies.”

Vice Chair David Isnardi is in charge of a straw poll for candidates in State Cabinet races and higher. All of the candidates for the US Senate race were invited to speak before the BREC so Brevard Republicans could make an informed decision at the Lincoln Day Dinner straw poll.

“Open dialogue and honest debate are the core of our democratic process, and now that all of the candidates have been given the opportunity to speak before the committee we are excited to give attendees an opportunity to cast their vote for the candidate of their choice,” Isnardi said. “We are very grateful to Supervisor of Elections Lori Scott for making the straw poll possible by providing two voting machines for the event.”

Last year’s event drew in excess of 200 people and Committee Chair Clyde Thodey says he is setting the room for 300 this year. “People are fired up and ready to make a difference at all levels of government,” Thodey said. “Reckless spending by officials at every level are causing people to get up off the sofa and ask what they can do to help.”

Steele, who has recently questioned GOP leadership on a number of issues, confirms those sentiments, and says change is in the air. “Together, we are making significant changes,” Steele said.

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Napolitano Announces Obama Administration Plan to Give Amnesty to Illegal Aliens

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday that the Obama administration will push for “immigration reform” by giving the estimated 14 million people who are in the United States illegally “fair pathway to earned legal status.”

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Republicans’ Efforts to Keep 9/11 Terrorists Off U.S. Soil Rejected by Democrats

In anticipation of the Obama administration’s move to close down Guantanamo Bay, House Republicans introduced legislation that would have prevented Gitmo detainees from being brought to the United States.

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Chairman placed on probation; local party united

MELBOURNE—After an exhaustive process of hearings and recriminations, the Republican Party of Florida has announced that Brevard GOP Chairman Jason Steele has been placed on probation for the remainder of his term as chairman.

The decision follows accusations by former Brevard Republican Executive Committee Secretary, Travis Clinger, that Mr. Steele acted inappropriately when he commissioned a poll be done while he was filed as a candidate to run against first term Republican state house member, John Tobia. The complaint also alleged that Mr. Steele may have acted inappropriately, when he announced that the BREC had voted to voice its disapproval for the state and national parties’ active hand in primary elections.
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