Former Candidates Unify around Winners
Several months ago, during the heat of the primary election, all the Republican candidates for the county's congressional districts were asked to attend our lunch this week, the day after the winner had been declared. We would congratulate the winners and commiserate with the losers, and all would have the chance to come together in unity to defeat the Democrats in the fall election. The response was gratifying, as nine of the ten candidates for... [Read More...]
2014 Scholarship Winners Announced at June Lunch
This year, the Republican Club of the Palm Beaches is happy to award the Anne Roberts Scholarships to five deserving scholars - one new award and continuing support for four previous winners. The awards were presented by former Congressman Mark Foley, who has provided significant contributions to our scholarship fund (including an additional $2000 at the meeting). Stressing the importance of finding young Republicans who can be tomorrow's leaders,... [Read More...]
Fran Hancock Succeeds Rick Kozell as RCPB President at May Meeting
Summary of May 28 Meeting: The invocation and pledge were done by Michael Barnett. Rick Kozell, President of the RCPB, thanked Marilynn Parmet and the RCNPB for jointly sponsoring this event. Noting that this year’s Primary Election in less than 3 months away on August 26, Rick pointed out that the notable races were the District 18 Congressional race against a Democratic incumbent in a primarily Republican District. Also noted was the... [Read More...]
Adam Putnam Describes the Stakes in the November Election
Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam was the featured speaker at a joint meeting of the Republican Club of the Palm Beaches and the Republican Club of the Northern Palm Beaches, He told the audience that Florida is the last bastion of large states that are not blue in color, and if the Governorship is lost, Florida will look more like Michigan, New York, Ohio and California. Florida needs to stay conservative by keeping Republicans as the Governor,... [Read More...]
Peter Feaman – Reasons for Optimism
On Wednesday, March 26, 2014, the Republican Club of the Palm Beaches had our own member Peter Feaman, the elected Palm Beach County’s State Committeeman and Florida’s Republican National Committeeman, as our guest speaker. What a treat! Dismissing doom and gloom, he said we should be excited about things like the recent David Jolly election.Peter talked to us about the positive things that are happening at both the state and national levels of... [Read More...]
CD18 Candidates on View at January Lunch
In a heavily attended lunch today at Bear Lakes Country Club, five of the six Republican candidates aiming to challenge Patrick Murphy for the CD18 seat gave their views of the campaign, the issues, and their own unique qualifications for the job. The candidates are Juno Beach Councilwoman Ellen Andel, businessman and former State Legislator Carl Domino, Writer and cartoonist Ilya Katz, Former Connecticut State Representative Alan Schlesinger,... [Read More...]
Place of Hope CEO Highlights our December Lunch
Befitting the time of year when people think about those less fortunate, our December guest represented the needs of those children in the foster care system in Palm Beach County, and an example of meeting a need that government has not managed well. Place of Hope CEO Charles Bender talked about breaking the cycle of dependency among neglected or abused children by providing a nurturing, family-based environment. While the government has the... [Read More...]
House Speaker Will Weatherford at October Lunch
The October lunch featured Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford. A Wesley Chapel resident, representing District 61 in Pasco County since 2006, Will is currently the youngest Speaker in America at 33. Speaker Will Weatherford Warmly introduced by District 85 Representative Pat Rooney who said he ran again last year "to serve under Will Weatherford as Speaker", Speaker Weatherford returned the compliment, describing Rooney as "soft spoken, but... [Read More...]