Newt 2012 Florida Factoids
(as of 2:30 pm 1/22)
- 7
Headquarters Offices currently open around the state (2 pending)
Open now: Miami, Boca Raton, Orlando, Mount Dora, Tampa, Jacksonville,
Brooksville;
pending: Lakeland, Altemonte Springs
- 14
paid staff (statewide)
- State
Chairman of Newt 2012 FL – The Hon. Bill McCollum, former FL
Attorney
General (served with Speaker Gingrich in the U.S. House of
Representative)
- Co-Chairman
of Newt 2012 FL – The Hon. Rich Crotty, former Mayor of Orange
County
- Co-Chairman
of Newt 2012 FL – Alan Levine, former Health Care Administrator
of FL
- Statewide
Steering Committee – 27 Members (17 elected officials, 7 former
elected
officials)
- County
Leadership – Chairperson representing all 67 counties of Florida.
- Coalitions:
Women with Newt (125 members)
- Co-Chair,
The Hon Gayle Harrell, State Rep (St. Lucie County)
- Co-Chair,
The Hon Debbie Mayfield, State Rep (Indian River County)
- Co-Chair,
The Hon Mary Collins, Miami Lakes City Council (Miami Dade County)
- Co-Chair,
Jerry Buchanan, Activist (Orange County)
- Gingrich
Faith Leaders FL:
- Chairman,
The Hon. Kurt Kelly (former State Rep,. Marion County)
- Co-Chair,
Bruce O’Donoghue, Board Member of Florida Family Policy Council
(Orlando)
- Co-Chair,
The Hon. John Grant (former State Senator)
- Tony
Calatayud (Miami Dade County)
- Volunteers
– approximately 5,000 statewide. Typically
Newt 2012 in FL adds nearly 100 volunteers per week; 250 volunteers
joined after first South Carolina debate and 500 volunteers have joined
since the South Carolina primary.
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Contact:
R.C. Hammond
Press Secretary
Portia Palmer
FL Communications Director