PRESS RELEASE from Rick
Santorum for President
June 25,
2011
For
Immediate Release
Contact:
Matt Beynon -
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Santorum Announces
South Carolina
Leadership
Team
Barrett
to serve
as South Carolina & National Energy Policy Chairman
Columbia, SC -
Former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) announced members of his South
Carolina and National Leadership Team this morning.
Former Congressman Gresham Barrett
(R-SC), from Westminster, SC,
will serve as South Carolina Chairman and National Energy Policy
Chairman for the Rick Santorum for President campaign. Barrett
served
as the congressman for the 3rd Congressional district of
South Carolina for 8 years, where he was consistently rated one of the
House's most conservative members. Barrett also served as a
Member of
the South Carolina House of Representatives for 6 years prior to his
successful election to the U.S. House of Representatives. In
2010,
Barrett ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for Governor,
losing in the runoff to now Governor Nikki Haley. Barrett and his
wife Natalie are the proud parents of three children. Barrett is
a graduate of The Citadel in Charleston, SC.
"Since he was
first elected to Congress, Gresham has emerged as not just a
conservative leader in South Carolina, but a national conservative
leader," said Senator Santorum. "I am humbled by his support and
his work on behalf of our campaign. I
am honored to not just receive his endorsement, but to call him a
friend as we stand side-by-side to fight for the America we both
cherish."
"It is without hesitation that I am endorsing my friend Rick Santorum
for President," said Congressman Barrett. "Rick has not just
checked the boxes on conservative positions, but led the fight on the
tough issues facing our country. He has shown his commitment to
the values South Carolinians care most about, and I am anxious to help
Rick become the 45th President of the United States."
In
addition to the announcement of Congressman Barrett as Senator
Santorum's South Carolina Chairman, Senator Santorum was proud to
announce the following senior members of his campaign's leadership
team:
Bob Castellani will serve as
South
Carolina Finance Chairman and a member of the Rick Santorum for
President National Finance Team. Castellani is the former Founder
and
CEO of North American Rescue, Inc. Castellani has strong
financial ties to the South Carolina Republican Party and to Republican
candidates across the nation, and he most recently served as
Co-Chairman of the SCGOP / Fox News Presidential debate in
Greenville.
Under Castellani's leadership, the debate committee raised close to
$300,000 to support the debate and the South Carolina Republican
Party. Castellani
continues to serve South Carolina and the nation both through his
business and his philanthropic efforts, and he calls the Upstate of
South Carolina home, where he resides with his wife Lisa and their two
children.
Donna Martin, from Travelers
Rest, SC,
will serve as South Carolina Finance Consultant to the Rick Santorum
for President campaign. Martin most recently served as the
Director of Development for the South Carolina Republican Party under
Chairman Karen Floyd. During her tenure, the South Carolina
Republican
Party raised over $2.1 million for the 2010 election cycle.
Alexia Newman will serve as the
South Carolina Social & Family
Policy Coalitions Chairman for the Rick Santorum for President
campaign. Newman has served as Director of Carolina Pregnancy
Center (CPC) for the past 21 years. She
also serves on the Board for South Carolina Citizens for Life and is on
the Executive Committee for the South Carolina Association for
Pregnancy Care Centers. Newman is also a leader in South Carolina
Republican politics, serving as First Vice Chairman of the Party under
Chairman Katon Dawson, as well as leadership positions in the
Spartanburg and Abbeville County Republican Party. Newman
resides in Spartanburg County and she is actively involved in her
church, Mt. Calvary Presbyterian Church.
James D'Alessio, of Eglin, SC,
will serve as the South Carolina
Business Coalitions Chairman of the Rick Santorum for President
campaign. D'Alessio is the former Chairman of the Kershaw County
Republican Party. He
was recently elected to serve as the President of the South Carolina
Alliance of Health Plans, and also serves on the Health Insurance
Council and the Employee Benefits Committee of the United States
Chamber of Commerce. James and his wife Robin D'Alessio are the
proud
parents of one daughter.
To learn more about
former Senator Rick Santorum, please visit www.RickSantorum.com.
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