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Post-Oath Press Conference by Sen. Scott Brown

Brand new U.S. Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) held a press conference this afternoon, shortly after taking the oath of office as the 41st Republican Senator.

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Results of the House District 62 Special Election

These are the unofficial results — sorted by polling station — from Tuesday’s special election in House District 62 (Pawtucket / East Providence) between Republican Tom Clupny, Democrat Mary Duffy-Messier, and Unaffiliated candidate Paul Dinsmore.

Total votes cast were remarkably low, about 487, with approximately 6% of eligible voters casting ballots. Although Tom did not win this time around, he did well considering the dynamics of the particular district. Simply put, it is not “Republican friendly” turf. On the bright side, Tom did win in the East Providence portion of the district! Tom has already indicated he will run again in the Fall of 2010. The campaign begins next week!

Fire Station – Pawtucket

Clupny – 15
Messier – 26
Dinsmore – 1

Fallon Elementary School

Clupny – 72
Messier – 161
Dinsmore – 1

Independence

Clupny – 20
Messier – 43
Dinsmore – 3

Little Elementary School

Clupny – 7
Messier – 23
Dinsmore – 2

East Providence

Clupny – 61
Messier – 43
Dinsmore – 8
Write-in – 1

TOTAL VOTES CAST*

Clupny – 175 votes (36%)
Messier – 296 votes (61%)
Dinsmore – 15 votes (3%)
Write-In – 1 votes (0%)

* The above quoted numbers do not count any absentee ballots.

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Special Election Today in House District 62

On Tuesday, December 29th, we will get our next chance to show that Rhode Island voters are finally ready for some real change.

TOM CLUPNY is the Republican candidate for State Representative in House District 62, in the December 29 special election to replace Rep. Betsy Dennigan. District 62 is the Rumford section of East Providence, and the southeast part of Pawtucket (near Slater Park).

Tom has been ringing doorbells daily, and his volunteers have completed several lit drops in the District. If you would like to help out on election day, contact Tom’s campaign manager (and son-in-law) Joe Giammarco at 781-910-7415 (E-Mail: Ltuta1 [at] aol [dot] com ).

There will be an election night gathering in the basement hall of the Community Center of Grupo Amigos Da Terceira (Portuguese Club) located at 55 Memorial Drive in Pawtucket, near McCoy Stadium off of Columbus Avenue. Doors open at 5:00 PM. Election results should be available shortly after 9:00 PM. Light refreshments (sandwiches and snack food) and a cash bar will be available.

Tom Clupny, age 65, lives on Bourne Ave. in Rumford. He is the Director of Environmental Affairs and Safety for RIPTA. Tom has lived in East Providence for 35 years. He is originally from Kansas, where he was raised on a family farm and served as a Deputy Sheriff.

Tom, a father and grandfather, is active with Sacred Heart Church and with the Knights of Columbus. He is a volunteer blacksmith at Coggeshall Farm Historic Museum.

Check out Tom’s web site at http://www.TomClupny.com

Tom Clupny is one of 3 candidates who have qualified to run. On December 29, he will face Democrat Mary Duffy Messier and Independent Paul Dinsmore. Tom is the Republican. Nobody from the Moderate Party filed to run.

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Update: Republican General Assembly Candidate Tom Clupny

ThomasClupnyTom Clupny, our Republican Candidate who is running for House of Representatives in the District 62 (Pawtucket/East Providence) Special Election, will be making a guest appearance on two television talk shows this week.

Tonight at 8:00 PM he will be on the “Tax Payers Talk Back”. The program airs on Cox channel 18 and will run at various times until December 28th.

On Saturday, December 19th he will be on “Portuguese in Rhode Island” airing on Saturday at 4:00pm and on Sunday at 6:00pm on Cox channel 15 and Verizon channel 30.

Tom needs your support today! He is running in a very Democratic area and any monetary or physical support will be greatly appreciated. For more information about Tom please visit his website at http://www.tomclupny.com or contact his campaign manager (Joe Giammarco) at Ltuta1 [at] aol [dot] com.

He will be doing more lit dropping over the next few weekends leading up to the special election taking place on December 29th. Again, we all know the holidays are here and our time is limited, but what better stocking stuffer for the party and our candidate than donating at least an hour of your time helping Tom win a seat in the General Assembly!

Donations can be sent to:

Thomas L Clupny for District 62 General Assembly
30 Bourne Avenue
Rumford, RI 02916

Source: Rhode Island Republican Party

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RI House District 62 Special Election | December 29th

ThomasClupnyOn December 29th, we will get our next chance to show that voters are finally ready for some real change.

TOM CLUPNY is the Republican candidate for State Representative in House District 62, in the December 29 special election to replace Rep. Liz Dennigan. District 62 is the Rumford section of East Providence, and the southeast part of Pawtucket (near Slater Park).

Tom has been ringing doorbells daily, and his volunteers have completed several lit drops in the District. Now, Tom needs volunteers to make phone calls; help with mailings; and do all sorts of things on election day. If you would like to help, contact Tom’s campaign manager (and son-in-law) Joe Giammarco at 781-910-7415 (E-Mail: Ltuta1 [at] aol [dot] com ).

Tom Clupny, age 65, lives on Bourne Ave. in Rumford. He is the Director of Environmental Affairs and Safety for RIPTA. Tom has lived in East Providence for 35 years. He is originally from Kansas, where he was raised on a family farm and served as a Deputy Sheriff.

Tom, a father and grandfather, is active with Sacred Heart Church and with the Knights of Columbus. He is a volunteer blacksmith at Coggeshall Farm Historic Museum.

Check out Tom’s web site at http://www.TomClupny.com

Tom Clupny is one of 3 candidates who have qualified to run. On December 29, he will face Democrat Mary Duffy Messier and Independent Paul Dinsmore. Tom is the Republican. Nobody from the Moderate Party filed to run.

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Fundraiser for Special Election Candidate Tom Clupny | Thursday

RIRAWe would like to call your attention to a fundraiser to benefit the campaign of Tom Clupny, who will be the Republican candidate in the House District 62 special election (on December 29th), which will be held this coming Thursday, November 19th, from 6:00PM to 9:00PM.

After Tom spoke with us at our meeting this past Thursday night, and answered a number of questions which were posed by the membership, the Rhode Island Republican Assembly voted to endorse his candidacy for General Assembly in the upcoming special election. In addition, the Rhode Island Republican Assembly PAC voted on Sunday afternoon to support his candidacy.

As a RIRA supporter, we hope that you will make an extra effort to help Tom out and show your support. He only has a little over 6 weeks to go until the special election is held on December 29th. The district covers parts of East Providence and Pawtucket. This is a winnable race.

We encourage you to show your support by writing a check and/or by showing up at the event. Tickets are only $20 per person (although you can certainly give more). Checks can be made payable to: “Clupny, Representative District 62″. Passed catered Hors d’oeuvres will be served. You can just show up, but if you can also just send an RSVP e-mail to Joe Giammarco at ltuta1 [at] aol [dot] com — it will help them plan a little better. We hope to see you on Thursday! Thank you.

P.S. The Knights of Columbus Hall which this fundraiser will be held at on Thursday is not the same one that East Providence GOP events are normally held at. This K of C Hall is at 3200 Pawtucket Avenue, in the vicinity of Silver Spring Golf Course and St. Mary’s-Bay View Academy. Continue reading ‘Fundraiser for Special Election Candidate Tom Clupny | Thursday’

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Fundraiser for House Dist. 62 Candidate Tom Clupny | November 19

ThomasClupnyandWifeCome meet the Republican Candidate!

Thomas Clupny for House District 62

At the

Columbus Club of East Providence
3200 Pawtucket Avenue
East Providence, RI 02914

Thursday, November 19, 2009

6:00 PM to 9:00 Pm

Come and lend your support!

Reserve your place today for only $20.00 per person.

Please complete, detach, and mail the RSVP form below (by 11/16/09), along with your check to:

Clupny, Representative District 62
c/o Joseph A Giammarco,Esq.
76 Belvidere Blvd.
North Providence, RI 02911

For inquiries, please contact Joe Giammarco at ltuta1 [at] aol [dot] com.

Please make your check payable to “Clupny, Representative District 62”. Thank you for your generous support! Continue reading ‘Fundraiser for House Dist. 62 Candidate Tom Clupny | November 19′

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Results of the Rep District 10 Special Election

Moe Green 116

Scott Slater 661

Wilbur Jennings 232

Includes mail ballots

Clearly not the result we hoped for. Moe ran a great campaign in a challenging district

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MOE GREEN – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED THIS WEEKEND

Moe_GreenHelp Republican candidate MOE GREEN win State Rep. Special Election

We are looking for volunteers to help our GOP candidate win the special election in Providence’s House District 10 next Tuesday (November 10).

* On SATURDAY morning NOVEMBER 7, volunteers will do the 3rd and final District-wide lit drop, and deliver flyers to all 5,000 households in the District. We need volunteers to pass out these flyers to a couple of hundred houses that would be assigned to you.

Volunteers will gather at 10:00 A.M. at OASIS GRILL, located at 220 BROAD ST. in Providence. This is directly across the street from Classical High School’s athletic field. It is a block away from Travelers Aid – formerly the YMCA. Anyone coming by freeway would probably take the Broadway exit to Rt. 95 (or the Atwells Ave. exit), and look for the Travelers Aid tower as a landmark.

We expect to have enough volunteers, to have the entire District done by noon. Of course, we will have coffee & snacks in the Grill for the volunteers.

Anyone who needs to reach Dave Talan (Moe’s Campaign Manager) on Saturday should call his phone, 401-862-7519 (cell) 401-941-3662 (home) E-mail is davetalan [at] aol [dot] com

We are still putting together plans for election day on Tuesday. We know we will need people to be in front of the 4 key polling places, holding up Moe’s signs. And there will be last-minute reminder phone calls to favorable voters.

We are hoping to have a motorcade throughout the District on Sunday afternoon. We are looking for someone with a sound system; someone with a truck to put Moe’s signs on; and someone with a convertible that Moe can ride in.

On Saturday, once we get everybody out on the lit drop (probably around noon), Moe needs to ring doorbells in some key areas we have not covered yet. We need some “bird-dogs” to ring doorbells ahead of us, to have people ready for Moe, and to leave pre-signed flyers at houses where nobody is home.

Source: Moe Green for State Representative

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Republican Resurgency: NJ + VA Taken, CR’s take action

chargingelephantNovember 4, 2009 – Yesterday Republican candidates won election in gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia. These victories have sent out a clear and profound message: THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS FAR FROM OBSOLETE. Many times in the second half of the twentieth century has the liberal media and intellectual elites declared the death of the Republican Party or the Conservative movement, most notably with the election of Jimmy Carter. After the 2008 election with Democrats in control of both houses of Congress and the White House the liberal establishment again declared the Republican Party to be a splintered and geographically isolated party in the south. Yesterday they were conclusively proven wrong.

With election momentum building for the Republican Party and the conservative movement more inflamed than ever with the power of the Tea Party’s and a massive growth in College Republican involvement 2010 will mark a massive comeback predicated. Republicans nationally and here in Rhode Island, retaining our core beliefs in small government, civil rights and a moral society, will attract voters who can no longer suffer the fiscal insanity or moral depravity advocated by the Democrats in Washington and in Providence. The CRFRI and I extend special recognition to the College Republicans of New Jersey, Virginia and those from all states who participated in the College Republican National Committee’s deployment efforts. These efforts, particularly in New Jersey, certainly contributed substantially to Republican victory and inspire College Republicans everywhere to prepare for a massive political effort in 2010. Rhode Island will be no exception as we orchestrate an unprecedented youth volunteer effort to achieve victories throughout the northeast. I congratulate the Republican candidates, all who were involved in their campaigns and all who share our values on these historic victories.

Regards,
Jon Conradi
Chairman, College Republican Federation of Rhode Island

News Release: College Republican Federation of Rhode Island

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