http://oceanstaterepublican.com The Blog of the Rhode Island Republican Assembly Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:29:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en No, not that A-Team, but still pretty darn good! The EAST BAY REPUBLICANS PAC Introduces "The A-Team." On Sunday, July 13, 2008, fourteen East Bay GOP Rhode Island Senate and House incumbents/candidates will be introduced, as will the two U.S Congressional candidates. Hors d' oeuvres and Cash Bar. Guest Moderator Lynda Adams. Suggested ... http://oceanstaterepublican.com/2008/07/03/east-bay-gop-to-introduce-the-a-team/ Donna Perry of Jamestown, who last week announced her campaign for State Senate District 13, will host a “Nomination Papers” cocktail party to collect signatures for her campaign on Tuesday evening, July 8th, from 6:00pm-8:00pm at Trattoria Simpatico restaurant (13 Narragansett Avenue, Jamestown). Perry, who has been Executive Director of the ... http://oceanstaterepublican.com/2008/07/02/donna-perry-to-host-signature-party-at-trattoria-simpatico/ [Future Governor] Steve Laffey has a great piece about how to fix Rhode Island's structural problems in today's Providence Journal: R.I still confronts the heavy lifting WELL, THE Rhode Island budget for 2008-09 is passed. Some are rejoicing that there are no broad-based tax hikes. Others shrug and say, “It’s the best ... http://oceanstaterepublican.com/2008/07/01/stephen-laffey-we-need-real-change/ Rhode Island's largest conservative organization (and sponsor of this blog), the RHODE ISLAND REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLY, will hold its next monthly meeting on Thursday, July 10th, 2008. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:30 P.M. in the Banquet Room at Bickford’s Family Restaurant on Jefferson Blvd. in Warwick (Exit 15, off ... http://oceanstaterepublican.com/2008/06/29/rhode-island-republican-assembly-july-meeting/ Jon Scott, who is the endorsed Republican candidate US Congress in District 1, has just started up a page on SLATECARD, which is an online utility to support and enhance Republican activism. If you'd like to give to him online through SLATECARD, click here. Jon Scott is taking his second run ... http://oceanstaterepublican.com/2008/06/29/you-can-contribute-to-jon-scott-through-slatecard/ This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: ShareThis http://oceanstaterepublican.com/2008/06/28/ttm-3/ I am excited to report that the Republican Party has put up candidates to run in 14 of the 20 State Legislative Districts in the city of Providence. We have candidates in all 7 State Senate Districts, and in 7 of the 13 State Representative Districts. So every single voter ... http://oceanstaterepublican.com/2008/06/27/goodnews-from-the-providence-republican-party/ We had an absolutely excellent fundraiser this evening for the East Providence Republican City Committee. A very upbeat Governor Don Carcieri, joined by [Future Governor] Steve Laffey, Warwick Mayor Scott Avedesian, RIGOP Chair Gio Cicone, and Congressional candidates Jon Scott and Mark Zaccaria all addressed the crowd. Of course, all of ... http://oceanstaterepublican.com/2008/06/27/east-providence-gop-vice-presidential-straw-poll-results/ This is an update to my last post. I received several pieces of even better news earlier today regarding several candidate issues that occurred. First of all, there will be a competitive Ward 2 School Committee race after all. On Wednesday, the EP Board of Canvassers made a clerical error, ... http://oceanstaterepublican.com/2008/06/26/update-regarding-east-providence-gop-candidates/ I was at the East Providence Board of Canvassers at 4:00PM to get "the list" of confirmed candidates for office. It certainly was an interesting scene, as basically anyone with any interest in city politics was present, including a number of bitterly sworn enemies (no violence broke out, despite a ... http://oceanstaterepublican.com/2008/06/25/breaking-news-east-providence-candidate-rundown/ UPDATE: If you would like to attend, we've already got everything in place for a great event, so please just show up (with a personal check in hand, of course)! On Thursday, June 26th, the East Providence Republican City Committee will be holding its Annual Fundraiser and Candidates Reception from 6:30 ... http://oceanstaterepublican.com/2008/06/25/east-providence-gop-to-hold-vice-presidential-straw-poll/ RI GOP Executive Director Donna Perry is announcing she has entered the race to challenge Senator Teresa Paiva-Weed of Newport for Senate District 13. Perry, a resident of Jamestown, says she decided the time is right to challenge Paiva-Weed who Perry says does not represent the interests of her constituents ... http://oceanstaterepublican.com/2008/06/24/donna-perry-announces-run-against-paiva-weed-for-state-senate/ Governor Cites Case of Alleged Rape by Illegal Immigrant Marco Riz Governor Donald L. Carcieri today decried the City of Providence's continued refusal to work with Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to prevent illegal immigrants from committing reprehensible crimes against Rhode Island citizens. The Governor said that the recent arrest ... http://oceanstaterepublican.com/2008/06/23/carcieri-objects-to-providences-refusal-to-cooperate-with-federal-immigration-officials/ AN OPEN LETTER FROM: RI GOP CHAIRMAN GIOVANNI CICIONE TO THE CITIZENS OF RHODE ISLAND Fellow Rhode Islanders: It is said that every man and every woman - - somewhere over the course of their life- -must have their moment. It can creep up as a pause that suddenly holds us still while in ... http://oceanstaterepublican.com/2008/06/22/rigop-chair-gio-ciccone-urges-citizens-to-run-for-office/ South Kingstown, RI – Strengthened by the overwhelming support received across a broad spectrum of Democrat, Republican, and Independent constituents and topped off by overwhelming support at the RIGOP June 12th Convention, former South Kingstown School Committee Member Dave Coté has officially announced his candidacy for the RI State Representative ... http://oceanstaterepublican.com/2008/06/19/dave-cote-announces-candidacy-for-state-representative-district-36/ Representative Amy Rice’s “Kangaroo Court” Proposes Name for Nonexistent Bridge – Current Bridge Continues to Fall Apart (PORTSMOUTH, RI) – Rep. Amy G. Rice (D-Portsmouth, Middletown, Newport) “has held meetings” and decided that the name for the new Sakonnet River Bridge should be the “Anne Hutchinson Bridge”, though her fellow legislators ... http://oceanstaterepublican.com/2008/06/19/dan-reilly-rep-amy-rices-misplaced-priorities/ After you attend Rep. Steve Coaty's fundraiser over at Olive's on North Main Street, why not go for a short stroll and enjoy a little WaterFire? There’s a partial WaterFire tonight being sponsored by the National Association of Attorneys General, beginning just after dusk (8:24 p.m). About two dozen braziers will ... http://oceanstaterepublican.com/2008/06/18/partial-waterfire-later-tonight-wednesday/ The first two quarters show great interest in the Haldeman campaign WAKEFIELD, RI- The Committee for Haldeman announces that on Tuesday June 24, Jim Haldeman will be filing his intention to run for the House of Representatives in District 35. The campaign is proceeding according to design and financial targets ... http://oceanstaterepublican.com/2008/06/17/committee-for-haldeman-exceeds-fundraising-goals/