Precinct Walks this Weekend for Jerry Fadgen & Shari McCartney
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Original Email Date: January 21, 2011
Congratulations to Sharon Day, the New RNC Co-Chair!
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Last Opportunity to Help Frank Messana for Margate City Commission
LAST OPPORTUNITY TO DONATE TO
FRANK MESSANA
CANDIDATE, MARGATE CITY COMMISSION
PHONE BANKING CONTINUES AT BREC HQ
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
for ELECTION DAY, January 11th
Dear BREC Members,
Today, Thursday, January 6th, is the last opportunity to donate to the campaign of Frank Messana. You may donate via his website at www.frankmessana.com.
Phone Banking for Frank Messana at BREC HQ continues.
Frank has worked hard for many years to elect Republicans as a BREC Member and past President of the Regional Republican Club. Now is your chance to help him.
Today, Thursday, January 6 – until 8 pm
Friday, January 7 – Noon to 5 pm
Calling scripts and lists will be available. Bring your cell phone and a smile.
Frank also needs volunteers to campaign for him at the polling locations on election day.
You can reach Frank directly at 754-235-0601 and visit his website at www.frankmessana.com.
Helping to elect Republicans to local offices in Broward County is a key goal of the Broward Republican Executive Committee. Even in cities like Margate, where Republicans are outnumbered by more than 2 to 1, we can win municipal elections. Republicans have done it in similar cities like Hollywood.
November was just the beginning! There is a lot of work to be done right here in Broward County. We have municipal elections coming up in March, and as soon as the special election in Margate is over, we will be informing you about more volunteer opportunities.
All the best,
Richard DeNapoli, Chairman
Republican Party of Broward County
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Original Email January 6, 2011
BREC Office Open; Phone Banking for Frank Messana
BREC OFFICE OPEN
PHONE BANKING FOR FRANK MESSANA
starting this Wednesday
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR FRANK
on ELECTION DAY, January 11th
Dear BREC Members,
It’s a new year and we plan on making it the best ever!
BREC Office Open.
The BREC Office at 150 S. Andrews Ave., Ste. 370, Pompano Beach, FL 33069 is now open for regular office hours from Noon to 5 P.M., Monday through Friday. The phone number is 954-941-7775. Executive Director Rico Petrocelli will be at the office during these hours. You can also reach Rico on his cell phone at 954-226-6170.
Phone Banking for Frank Messana at BREC HQ.
Wednesday, January 5 – Noon to 8 pm
Thursday, January 6 – Noon to 8 pm
Friday, January 7 – Noon to 5 pm
Fellow longtime BREC Member Frank Messana is running in a special election for a vacant seat on the Margate City Commission. The election is next Tuesday, January 11th! Starting this Wednesday, January 5th, at the above times, there will be phone banking at BREC Headquarters for Frank. Calling scripts and lists will be available. Bring your cell phone and a smile.
Frank also needs volunteers to campaign for him at the polling locations on election day.
Lastly, Frank is asking for your donations so that he can mount the most effective campaign possible.
Frank has worked hard for many years to elect Republicans as a BREC Member and past President of the Regional Republican Club. Now is your chance to help him.
You can reach Frank directly at 754-235-0601 and visit his website at www.frankmessana.com.
All the best,
Richard DeNapoli, Chairman
Republican Party of Broward County
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Original Email: January 3, 2011
Rico Petrocelli is the New BREC Executive Director
RICO PETROCELLI IS THE NEW BREC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Rico Petrocelli
DECEMBER 27, 2010
BROWARD COUNTY – Former Plantation City Councilman and longtime BREC Member Rico Petrocelli will begin as the new BREC Executive Director on January 3, 2011. Mr. Petrocelli brings a unique background of experience in business, politics, and media to the position.
Mr. Petrocelli served on the Plantation City Council from 2005 through 2008, and was the Council’s President in 2008. He currently serves as a Commissioner on the Broward County Housing Authority, and was appointed to the Census Board by Plantation Councilman Jerry Fadgen – also a longtime BREC Member and current candidate for Plantation Mayor.
Mr. Petrocelli is also the owner and founder of The Plantation Journal, a local, community based daily online newspaper.
In his 40-years of work experience, Mr. Petrocelli has displayed a proven ability to motivate others, build effective teams, and get the job done.
“What I want to bring to BREC is teamwork – where we work together hitting on all eight cylinders with the common goal of electing Republicans,” said Mr. Petrocelli. “We need to take advantage of the Republican tsunami created in the last election and carry it forward to the local, statewide, and federal elections over the next two years. We also need to maintain and register new Republicans right here in Broward, reach out to Republicans in the business community, and work as hard as we can to represent the almost 250,000 Republicans in Broward County.”
“I know that Rico will bring the energy, enthusiasm, and commitment to the BREC that we need to strengthen our local party,” said Richard DeNapoli, Chairman of the Republican Party of Broward.
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Press Release from Broward Republican Executive Committee Dated December 27, 2010.
Frank Messana is Asking for Your Help as He Runs for Margate City Commission
Dear BREC Members,
Fellow longtime BREC Member Frank Messana is asking for your help in his campaign for the Margate City Commission.
Frank is running in a special election for this vacant seat, and the election is on January 11th, 2011.
Frank is ready to provide volunteers with calling scripts, walk lists, and other information. Frank is also asking for your donations so that he can mount an effective campaign.
Frank has been a BREC Member for many years and has served as the President of the Regional Republican Club.
You can reach Frank Messana directly at 754-235-0601.
Please visit his website at www.frankmessana.com.
All the best,
Richard DeNapoli, Chairman
Republican Party of Broward County
954-298-9121
Original Email Date December 24, 2010
Transition…and Looking Ahead to 2011
Dear BREC Members,
I want to thank you all once again for the honor of serving as your Chairman.
We are looking forward to an exciting year for the Republican Party of Broward!
Our next meeting is scheduled for January 24, 2011, at the Sheraton Suites hotel and will feature Fmr. Congressman E. Clay Shaw. More details to follow.
With a great Board in place, we are working on many initiatives in advance of our next BREC meeting. Here are some highlights:
Transition. I have met extensively with the outgoing Board members and all have been very helpful during these last couple of weeks. I wish to thank them all for making themselves available during this holiday season so that we can begin the New Year on the right track.
I have also met with the new Board and we will meet once again before the New Year.
The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) Quarterly. Colleen, Sheela and I attended the RPOF Quarterly in Orlando on December 10-11, and met many great Republican leaders from all over the state. We exchanged ideas, and I learned about successes in other counties that we could bring to Broward. Governor-Elect Scott personally asked me to increase Republican registration in Broward, and I intend to do whatever it takes – with your help – to meet this request.
Additionally, I met with all of the candidates for the upcoming RPOF Chair election. All are committed to helping our local County Executive Committees and know how important Broward County is to the state of Florida.
Best Wishes to Sharon Day! Best wishes are also in order for our very own State Committeewoman, National Committeewoman, and RNC Secretary Sharon Day, who is running for Co-Chair of the RNC!
The 8 for 800 Platform. With the help of the new Board and other committee members, I have already begun implementing many of the ideas outlined in the Eight Point Platform for the almost Eight Hundred Precincts in Broward. If you believe in the 8 for 800 Platform and are willing to work extremely hard, let me know you’re interested in serving.
If you or anyone you know has any questions about the BREC, please feel free to contact me directly. I have been and always will be accessible to our committee members. My personal email is [email protected] and my personal cell number is 954-298-9121.
I’m looking forward to a great year for the BREC and the Republican Party!
All the best,
Richard DeNapoli, Chairman
Republican Party of Broward County
954-298-9121
Original Email Date December 20, 2010
GOP UNITY – Richard DeNapoli Thanks All Candidates
Fellow BREC Members,
GOP UNITY. I wish to thank Tom Truex, Jay Narang, Gene Robinson, Carolyn Kennedy, and Earl Rodney for their dedication and commitment to the Republican Party. I hold all of them and their work for the party in the highest esteem. The BREC will need all of their talents to achieve our common goal of getting Republicans elected.
Congratulations to Sheela Venero, BREC Secretary and Mark McCarthy, BREC Treasurer. I look forward to working with all of the above BREC Candidates and Officers all of our committee members to strengthen our party and elect Republicans in Broward County.
Without a doubt, 2011 must not be business as usual for Republicans. The Democrats will focus on rebounding after their recent defeats and they will use whatever means necessary to accomplish that goal. It will be so important forthe BREC to focus on getting our Republican candidates elected over the next two years.
Regardless of who you may have supported in Monday night’s election, we are all Republicans and must put our differences aside and work together.
I would rather focus on our shared conservative values and what unites us rather than what may divide us. I’d much rather fight the Democrats than each other.
The BREC board is committed to contributing our very best in 2011 and 2012 and hope that all of our members will join us. We can’t do it alone. We need all of you, our leaders across Broward, to contribute your talents and skills to our cause. Together, we can accomplish anything.
God Bless America,
Richard DeNapoli, Chairman
954-298-9121
Thank You Again!
Original Email Date: December 10, 2010
Republicans Elect Richard DeNapoli as Broward Party Chairman
Here’s an article detailing the night I was elected as the new Broward Republican Party Chairman
Republicans elect Richard DeNapoli as new Broward party chairman
By Anthony Man
December 6, 2010 09:52 PM
Updated at 10:03 p.m.
A divided Broward Republican Party voted Monday night to elect Richard DeNapoli to a two-year term as party chairman.
DeNapoli, 33, is president of the Republican Club of Greater Hollywood and served since May as treasurer of the county party.
He’s a lawyer who works as a trust officer at private bank.
The usually orderly and businesslike Republicans were as contentious as their Democratic counterparts when they gathered Monday to elect their new chairman.
The election required two ballots. DeNapoli won 129 votes. Former Davie Mayor Tom Truex won 125 votes.
The first round of voting, which ended without a winner, ended at about 9 p.m. – two hours after the party election meeting started.
Before the second round of voting, the gathering of some 300 Republicans – most of whom were committeemen and committeewomen eligible to vote for party officers – the gathering was reduced to squabbling over the number of ballots cast and the number of eligible voters.
One woman shouted from the audience, sarcastically wondering if the liberal activist group ACORN – which is despised by Republicans – was involved in the party’s internal voting.
Before that, the four candidates for chairman called for goodwill toward fellow Republicans and unity.
Above, DeNapoli at a candidates forum a week before the chairman’s election.
On the first ballot, DeNapoli received 139 votes and Truex received 78 votes.
Before the squabbling that preceeded the second round of voting Jay Narang, who got 45 votes, and Gary Robinson, who got 14 votes, both endorsed Truex.
Narang, of Pembroke Pines, is president of the Southwest Broward Republican Organization. Robinson, of Coral Springs, is president of the Tamarac/Margate/Coconut Creek Republican Club
DeNapoli’s pitch for votes included a plea for Republicans “to focus on what unites us, not what divides us…. I’d rather take the fight to the Democrats, not each other.”
DeNapoli touted his experience raising money for the party, his work for former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s administration, and founding of the Hollywood club. He offered an eight point plan for beefing up the party organization.
Truex described himself as a small business owner, NRA member and Sunday school teacher.
He said he wanted to “completely rebuild the Broward Republican Party.”
The plans offered by DeNapoli and the other candidates are fine, he said, but the party’s most important priority should be electing Republicans to local offices in Broward County.
Truex said that wouldn’t benefit him. If elected, he pledged not to run for a political office himself.
The four candidates were competing for a job that involves long hours, requires extensive fundraising efforts, and comes with a lot of criticism. And it’s unpaid.
The party chairman is the leading public face of Republicans in Broward and has a voice in governing the state Republican Party. The chairmanship has also been a stepping stone in the last decade or so for leaders who have gone on to other political offices.
Democrats don’t have a contest this year. Broward Democratic Chairman Mitch Ceasar was elected in December 2008 to a four-year term. Republican chairmen hold two-year terms.
The four-candidate Republican field is unusual. For most of the last decade, the chairman contests have been sedate affairs, with just one candidate.
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