Dear Friends, Happy New Year to all!
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4th District Round Up
|  The Fourth District Republican Committee is holding its annual Round Up dinner and meeting on January 11-12, 2013. As usual, the event will be at the Doherty Hotel, Clare. The Friday evening keynote speaker is Fourth District Congressman Dave Camp. The event kicks off with a reception at 6:00pm Friday, hosted by Michigan Republican Party Chairman Bobby Schostak. Dinner follows at 7:00pm and an afterglow reception with Congressman Camp begins at 9:00pm On Saturday, there is an early bird Question & Answer session with State Legislators at 8:30am. A Meet & Greet with GOP Leadership Candidates follows at 10:15am, and the day ends with an 11:15m lunch with Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette. Full registration is $70/person, with the Friday dinner only for $50 or the Saturday breakfast & lunch for just $40. You can mail your check and reservation to: Patrick Tiedt, Treasurer
9859 River Road, Evart, MI 49631.
Or you can RSVP to Patrick at 231-878-3052 or patiedt@hotmail.com. This event routinely attracts Republicans from each of the district's fifteen counties. The Fourth District Republicans have hosted statewide and national candidates at this event in the past and anticipate a full slate of candidates and elected officials again this year. Come and have some fun and get to know your fellow Republicans. |
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Upcoming County and State Conventions
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For all the precinct delegates, the next Saginaw County Republican Convention is scheduled for February 7, 2013. You should be receiving the official Call To Convention shortly after January 14. At this convention, we will be electing delegates to the February 23, 2013 State Republican Convention.
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Follow The Money
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For anyone who wants to pick their favorite retailers based on where the money goes, the Center for Responsive Politics provides some guidance. Among the many campaign contributions they track was this list for the 2012 elections.
Costco donated $225K, 99% went to Democrats,
Rite Aid donated $517K, 60% went to Democrats,
Magla Products (Stanley tools, Mr. Clean) donated $22K, 100% went to Democrats,
Warnaco (undergarments) donated $55K, 73% went to Democrats,
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia donated $153K, 99% went to Democrats,
Estee Lauder donated $448K, 95% went to Democrats,
Guess, Inc. Donated $145K, 98% went to Democrats,
Calvin Klein donated $78K, 100% went to Democrats,
Liz Claiborne, Inc. Donated $34K, 97% went to Democrats,
Levi Straus donated $26K, 97% went to Democrats,
Olan Mills donated $175K, 99% went to Democrats,
Sonic Corporation donated $83K, 98% went to Democrats,
Triarc Companies (Arby's, T.J. Cinnamon's, Pasta Connections) donated $112K, 96% went to Democrats
Wal-Mart donated $467K, 97% went to Republicans,
K-Mart donated $524K, 86% went to Republicans,
Home Depot donated $298K, 89% went to Republicans,
Target donated $226K, 70% went to Republicans,
Circuit City Stores donated $261K, 95% went to Republicans,
3M Co. Donated $281K, 87% went to Republicans,
Hallmark Cards donated $319K, 92% went to Republicans,
Amway donated $391K, 100% Republicans,
Kohler Co. (plumbing fixtures) donated $283K, 100% Republicans,
B.F. Goodrich (tires) donated $215K, 97% went to Republicans,
Proctor & Gamble donated $243K, 79% went to Republicans,
Outback Steakhouse donated $641K, 95% went to Republicans,
McDonald's Corp. Donated $197K, 86% went to Republicans,
Darden Restaurants (Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Smokey Bones, Bahama Breeze) donated $121K, 89% went to Republicans
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The Republican mission seeks to maintain a strong defense, encourage individual achievement and liberty through the free enterprise system, and strengthen families. If you would like to help us move the area and the country towards these goals, please consider donating to the Saginaw County Republican Committee. Every donation, no matter how large or small, will help ensure that we can find and elect people to work for those goals. You can do so by mail to PO BOX 6653, Saginaw, MI 48608 or on the web at www.saginawcountygop.com.
Sincerely,
Brian Frey, Chair, Saginaw County Republican Party
Donald Dale Milne, newsletter editor |
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Brian Frey, Chair
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