The Becker Report
Volume II, Issue XVII
October 26, 2007

Published by:
John Becker
Republican State Central Committeeman
Ohio's 14th Senate District
Clermont, Brown, Adams, Scioto, and Lawrence Counties
513-753-6440
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Tim Rudd, Clermont County GOP Chairman
Paul Hall, Brown County GOP Chairman
Harty Wallingford, Adams County GOP Chairman
Rodney Barnett, Scioto County GOP Chairman
Ray “Moose” Dutey, Lawrence County GOP Chairman

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Prayers needed
Clermont County Auditor, Linda Fraley, has asked for prayers for her sister April Partin. She has an inoperable brain tumor.

Convention News
The Republican National Convention will be held at the Xcel Energy Center in Minneapolis, MN, September 1-4, 2008. 
Ohio will have a total of 88 Delegates and 85 Alternate Delegates to the convention.
Thirty-four (34) Delegates and thirty-one (31) Alternate Delegates will be elected "At-Large."
Three (3) Delegates and three (3) Alternate Delegates will be elected in each of Ohio's eighteen (18) Congressional Districts.
Petitions for electing Delegates and Alternate Delegates both At-Large and in congressional districts must be authorized by the presidential candidate.
Contact the ORP for an application and more info: 614-228-2481

Past Events
October 26, 2007
Danny Bubp and Joe Uecker hosted a joint fundraiser at Eastgate Receptions.
About 100 people enjoyed keynote speakers: John Kasich and Jon Husted.
Once again, Mr. Kasich gave a great speech and made it clear that he is running for governor.
I almost stood up and cheered when he talked about abolishing the state income tax and estate taxes. (If only Ken Blackwell had made that same pledge.)

October 25, 2007
Chairman Bennett hosted an ORP conference call.
Mary Taylor discussed HB 166 and Gov Strickland's threatened veto.
HB 166 streamlines and uniforms the internal audit function.
Other topics included voter registration, judicial petition drives, absentee ballots, the national convention, and the 5th congressional district special primary election.

October 17, 2007
At the Clermont County Central Committee meeting, a number of topics were discussed including the fair booth, Veterans Parade, and absentee ballots. Debbie Siegroth and Ruth Ann Werner asked for poll workers. Several candidates gave updates on their campaigns and upcoming deadlines were announced. It was also a great pleasure to see my colleague Kay Reynolds from Scioto County.

October 16, 2007
Anthony Munoz was the keynote speaker for a Phil Heimlich fundraiser at the home of Bob and Marilyn Rhein in Indian Hill.
Mr. Munoz made the following comments: "Heimlich is passionate about people and about making this a community worth living in. He will stay true to that passion and stay true to his convictions, and those are the characteristics that I love about Phil Heimlich. It's obvious that he will do a great job as a congressman and that's why Dede and I took the opportunity to be here, because we believe in Phil Heimlich."
Several politicos attended including my friend and Northwest School Board candidate Dan Unger and his lovely wife, Jeanne. 

October 11, 2007
Chip Gerhardt generously entertained a number of business, government, and politicos at his monthly gathering at McFadden's.
Toward the end of the evening, Kreg Allison, Carl Enslen, Michael Harlow, and I swapped ideas and strategies on a number of current events.

October 1, 2007
About 30 people attended the Union Twp (Clermont County) Central Committee meeting.
Commissioner, Mary Walker talked about the recent state audit.
Mary also passed out petitions for Central Committee and helped everyone to correctly fill them out.
The filing deadline is January 4, 2008
Trustee, Matt Beamer talked about his campaign for Trustee and his FOP and UT Police Assn. endorsement.
Municipal Judge, Tony Brock also briefly spoke about his campaign.
Debbie Siegroth discussed the need for poll workers for the November 6th election. Our three candidates from Union Township are Tony Brock (Municipal Court Judge), Matt Beamer (Trustee), and Ron Campbell (Fiscal Officer). Volunteers should contact Debbie at 528-0670 (home) or 675-1740 (cell).

Future Events
November 3, 2007
April Partin, sister of Eloise Hirschauer & Linda Fraley, has been diagnosed with a very aggressive malignant brain tumor. In order to try to fight this she has to take treatments. Only a portion of the radiation and chemo treatments are covered. A fundraiser is being held to help pay the cost on Saturday, November 3, at the Hilltop Reception Hall from 7-11 p.m. Cost is $10 per person. Donations can be made at any branch of US Bank in care of the April Partin Trust Fund. For more info, contact Debbie Clepper at 732-3443, Chris Wurtenberger at 859-341-6587, or Marietta Hines at 753-1169.

November 6, 2007
Election Day

November 10, 2007
Jean Schmidt fundraiser luncheon at the South Campus of Southern State University for $30 at 1:30 pm
$100 VIP reception at 1:00 pm
Keynote speaker: Rick Santorum
Contact Phil Greenberg: 513-686-0431

November 11, 2007
Clermont County GOP HQ will be open at 1:00 pm for the Veteran's Parade

November 12, 2007
Scioto County Central Committee meeting at 7:00 pm in New Boston

November 20, 2007
Clermont County endorsement request deadline

November 28, 2007
Clermont County Central Committee Endorsement meeting at 7:00 pm at the Eastgate Holiday Inn

November 30, 2007
GOP State Central Committee meeting in Columbus at 9:00 am

December 10, 2007
Scioto County Central Committee meeting at 7:00 pm in New Boston

January 4, 2008
Filing deadline for March Primary Election

January 16, 2008
Deadline to apply for a seat on the Clermont County Board of Elections

February 1, 2008
Clermont County Lincoln Day Dinner at the Eastgate Holiday Inn
Social at 6:00 pm and dinner at 7:00 pm
Keynote Speaker: Rob Portman

March 4, 2008
Primary Election Day

September 1 - 4, 2008
Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center in Minneapolis, MN