October 04, 2006
The Daily Troika: Great '08 Endorsement Watch
In the Hotline and on On Call, we frequently publish the names of newly public supporters of the presidential bids of Gov. Mitt Romney and Sen. John McCain. Occasionally, as we'll do today, we juxtapose the additions to Romney's PAC with the additions to McCain's PAC, as if the two camps are engaging in a direct get-for-get. On a macro level, it's true: there's a fixed pool of Republicans, and every person McCain sings up becomes a person who won't support Romney. And it's also true that these early endorsements send indirect messages to undecided Republican leaders.
But the results of our reporting does not suggest that the announcements of these new endorsements are in any way timed to rebut the release of an opposing campaign's latest slate -- or even timed with reference to the purported thinking of the opposing campaign. Romney advisers stick to their own schedule, as do members of McCain's high command. In many cases, the announcements aren't really timed at all -- a lot depends on whether the endorsees are willing to go public, and when.
So, when browsing through the names in our latest installment of the Great '08 Endorsement Watch, do not assume that McCain's PAC released its new names as a reaction to Romney's PAC's, or that Romney's PAC hoped to somehow pre-empt a forthcoming McCain announcement.
To the news: Romney's Commonwealth PAC unveiled its New Hampshire steering committee. The list includes Tony Guinta, a former mayor and Franklin and prominent pro-life activist in the state, ex-NH GOP chairman Chris Wolfe, ex NH A.G. Peter Westmoreland, and Judd Gregg's former legislative counsel, Sherilyn Young.
The full list of names is after the jump.
McCain's Straight Talk America PAC received the support of State Sen. Glenn McConnell, the president pro-tem of South Carolina Senate. McConnell, who shares a consultant with McCain in Richard Quinn, decided to come aboard in defiance of the wishes of his state's senior senator, Jim DeMint, who, in effort to slow down McCain's momentum in the state, warned Republican precinct leaders not to endorse any candidate until after the November elections.
McCain's PAC also announced that ten AL state reps have joined to form a "legislative advisory committee" for the, uh, 2006 elections.
Joining Straight Talk America are Representatives Cam Ward (Bibb and Shelby Counties), Warren Beck (Geneva and Houston Counties), Greg Canfield (Jefferson and Shelby County), Spencer Collier (Mobile County), Randy Davis (Baldwin and Mobile Counties), Mac Gipson (Autauga and Elmore Counties), Todd Greeson (DeKalb County), Mike Hill (Shelby County), Jack Williams (Jefferson County) and Nick Williams (Choctaw, Clarke and Washington Counties).
[MARC AMBINDER]
Romney's New Hampshire Commonwealth PAC Steering Committee
Title
First Name
Last Name
Town
Association
Mr.
Tom
Boucher
Bedford
Former Chairman, N.H. Lodging & Restaurant Association
Sheriff
Dan
Collis
Laconia
Sheriff, Belknap County; Chairman, Law Enforcement for Bush 2004
Mr.
Bryson
Cook
Bedford
Branch Manager, Smith Barney
Atty.
Wayne
Coull
Laconia
Acting County Attorney, Belknap County
Atty.
Craig
Donais
Bedford
Former N.H. Assistant Attorney General
Mrs.
Nancy
Dwight
Lyme
Former Executive Director, Republican National Congressional Committee
Hon.
Don
Dwight
Lyme
Former Lt. Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Mr.
Scott
Earnshaw
Bedford
President, New Hampshire Traditional Marriage and Family Institute
Mrs.
Liz
Feren
Hooksett
Former Hooksett GOP Chair
Hon.
Kevin
Gage
Nashua
Former Alderman, City of Nashua
Hon.
Mary
Griffin
Windham
State Representative, Deputy Majority Whip
Hon.
Tony
Giunta
Franklin
Former Mayor, City of Franklin
Hon.
Peter
Heed
Westmoreland
Former N.H. Attorney General
Hon.
Will
Infantine
Manchester
State Representative
Hon.
Bing
Judd
Pittsburg
County Commissioner, Coos County
Mr.
George
Kassas
Derry
Founder & Exec. V.P., Cedar Point Communications
Hon.
Bruce
Keough
Dublin
Steering Committee Chairman, Former State Senator & 2002 GOP gubernatorial candidate
Mr.
Doug
Kruse
Manchester
School Board, City of Manchester
Mr.
Beno
Lamontagne
Colebrook
Chairman, Coos County Economic Development Corp.
Atty.
Tom
Laporte
Chester
Chair, Attorneys for Bush-Cheney 2004 & Member, Chester Budget Committee
Mr.
Eric
Letendre
Tuftonboro
Principal, Shannon Investments
Mr.
Gary
Levy
Portsmouth
COMMPAC-NH Finance Chairman; President, State Street Discount
Sheriff
Dan
Linehan
Danville
Sheriff, Rockingham County
Hon.
George
Lovejoy
Barrington
Former State Senator & Co-Founder, Granite State Taxpayers
Atty.
Gordon
MacDonald
Concord
Former Campaign Director, Gordon Humphrey for Governor
Ms.
Patricia
Mahoney
Rye
NH GOP Chair, Town of Rye
Mrs.
Betty
Maiola
Newport
Select Board member, Town of Newport
Mr.
Shane
McKinney
Conway
Carroll County co-chairman, Bush 2004
Hon.
Ken
Merrifield
Franklin
City Councilor, City of Franklin
Atty.
Jim
Merrill
Manchester
Chairman, COMMPAC-NH; Grassroots Co-chair, NH Bush-Cheney 2004
Lt. Col.
Mike
Moffett
Concord
Lt. Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps Reserves; Professor, N.H. Technical Institute
Hon.
Claira
Monier
Goffstown
Executive Director, N.H, Housing Finance Authority
Hon.
Paul
Needham
Derry
Former Chairman, Derry Town Council
Mr.
Kent
Nolan
Goffstown
School Board member, Town of Goffstown
Mr.
Karl
Norwood
Bedford
Principal, Norwood Realty Group
Mr.
German
Ortiz
Bedford
Member, Governor’s Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs
Hon.
Steve
Panagoulis
Plymouth
Former County Commissioner, Grafton County
Hon.
Betsey
Patten
Moultonborough
State Representative; Former Carroll County GOP Chair
Mr.
Ray
Pinard
Deerfield
Principal, Monticello Group; Former Chairman, Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce; 2004 Bush-Cheney Small Business Chairman
Hon.
Pam
Price
Nashua
State Representative; House Majority Whip
Hon.
Jim
Reams
Hampton
County Attorney, Rockingham County
Mr.
Jim
Rivers
Concord
Senior Aide to NH House Speaker; Former Press Secretary, Governor Stephen Merrill
Mrs.
Barbara
Russell
Dover
NH Bush-Cheney Campaign Co-Chair 2000; Former Vice Chair, NH Republican Party
Mr.
John
Sangenario
Hampton
Town Chair, Bush-Cheney 2004
Mrs.
Jeanne
Sangenario
Hampton
Town Chair, Bush-Cheney 2004
Mr.
Gene
Savage
Barrington
Former Vice Chancellor, Univ. System of New Hampshire (USNH)
Hon.
Paul
Smith
Farmington
Former State Representative
Mr.
Mark
Sykas
Stratham
Town Chair, Bush-Cheney 2004
Mrs.
Sharon
Sykas
Stratham
Past President, Seacoast Federation of Republican Women
Mrs.
Siobhan
Tautkus
Manchester
Former Staff Member, Office of Governor Steve Merrill & Alderman Candidate, Manchester
Hon.
Jim
Tollner
Nashua
Alderman At-Large, City of Nashua
Hon.
George
Twigg, III
Gilmanton
Former state representative
Atty.
David
Vicinanzo
Concord
Former 1st Assistant U.S. Attorney, New Hampshire
Hon.
Marge
Webster
Wolfeboro
County Commissioner, Carroll County
Mr.
Dick
Wennerberg
Hopkinton
Merrimack County co-chair, Bush-Cheney 2004
Mrs.
Judy
Wennerberg
Hopkinton
Merrimack County co-chair, Bush-Cheney 2004
Mr.
Chris
Wolfe
Derry
Former NH GOP Chairman, Town of Derry
Atty.
Sherilyn
Young
Concord
Former legislative counsel, Governor Judd Gregg & former board member, USNH
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