MITT ROMNEY ANNOUNCES SUPPORT OF AMBASSADOR JERRY CARMEN
Boston, MA –
Mitt Romney today announced the support of Ambassador Jerry Carmen, a
former New Hampshire Republican Party Chairman and Reagan
Administration official.
“Jerry
Carmen is one of the most respected leaders in the New Hampshire
Republican Party. For over 25 years he has fought for the traditional
conservative principles of limited government and fiscal responsibility
in the Granite State,” said Mitt Romney. “I am proud to have earned
Ambassador Carmen’s support, and I look forward to working with him as
I bring my pro-growth message to New Hampshire and voters across the
country.”
“The
coming election is the most important moment for our future as a
Nation. We need a true leader now, one who will continue down the
path
marked by Ronald Reagan’s footsteps, a conservative who can win next
November and then successfully govern,” said Ambassador Carmen. “In my
estimation, Mitt Romney is the only candidate in the race with the
credentials to carry the Reagan mantle, recapture the White House, and
then turn around the American economy. Romney is not a career
politician – he’s a lifelong businessman. That is exactly what we
need
in Washington right now; someone who understands how jobs are created.”
Background
On Ambassador Jerry Carmen:
Jerry Carmen Has Been Active In New
Hampshire Politics For Over 25 Years.
He served as Chairman of the New Hampshire Republican State
Committee
from 1975 -1979. He resigned the chairmanship to run northeast
political operations for Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign. He
later served in President Reagan’s White House and as Administrator of
the U.S. General Services Administration from 1981-1984. From 1984-1986
he served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva and was
vice chairman of the Trade and Development Board, which reviewed
activities of the United Nations Conference on Trade Development. From
1988-1989, he was a member of the George H.W. Bush Presidential
transition team. A successful businessman, he was also the first
chairman of the New Hampshire Housing Authority.