It
is now full steam ahead for the Herman Cain presidential campaign in
his home state of Georgia. We are pleased to announce the Grand Opening
Celebration and Open House for the Herman Cain 2012 State of Georgia
campaign headquarters on Saturday, December 3, 2011 from 11am-2pm at
3700 DeKalb Technology Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia 30340. Special invited
guests include State Senator Josh McKoon, State Representative Josh
Clark, RNC Georgia National Committeewoman Linda Herren Georgia GOP
Chair Sue Everhart, Colonel Michael Steel, WSB Radio Personalities Neal
Boortz and Belinda Skelton and Republican Presidential Candidate
Herman Cain.
In
addition, the senior state leadership for the State of Georgia is now
firmly in place. Serving as State Co-Chairs, Dave McCleary and
Rachel
Little and as Press Secretary, Alfredo Ortiz. Dave has been a
Republican activist for more than 30 years and was part of the GOP
State Committee from 2007-2011. Dave was the sixth District
Republican
Chairman and State District/Grassroots Chairman for Governor Mike
Huckabee’s presidential bid, Senator Johnny Isakson in 2004, Governor
Sonny Perdue in 2006 and President George W. Bush in 2004. Dave
also
attended the Coverdell Leadership Institute from 2002-2003 and has been
a Georgia GOP Delegate to the State Convention since 1988. Rachel has
been involved in several state and local campaigns and has contributed
significantly at the leadership level in the 7th
Congressional District of Georgia. She was awarded the Georgia
Teen
Republican’s 2011 Advisor of the Year Award and the Gwinnett County GOP
Goldwater Award in 2009 for Service to the Party. Alfredo was a former
management consultant for Boston Consulting Group in their Washington,
D.C. office and has advised senior Republican leaders such as Michael
Steele, former RNC Chair, Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House
and Rep. Tom Price, 6th District - GA and former Republican
Study Committee Chair. He has won numerous awards in the field of
marketing including a Magellan Award by the League of American
Communications and the Bulldog Reporter's Award for Excellence in Media
Relations and Publicity.
Finally,
we would like to announce the formation of the Peach State Travelers, a
group of dedicated volunteers that will be deployed to various states
in the Southeast to lend support to the state campaigns when
needed. These bus trips will initially focus on the early primary
states, and will standby for later assistance to other states.
"I
am excited to announce these exciting and key additions to the
campaign. The enthusiasm that is spreading for our campaign across
the
country and in our local communities is great,” said Herman Cain. “And
as more people hear my common sense approaches to solving the problems
we face as a nation today, the more folks want to jump on the Cain
Train.”
More information about Herman Cain can be found on his website at www.hermancain.com
For More Information:
Alfredo Ortiz, GA Press Secretary
Kathy Hoekstra, State Communications
Director