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Tag: Sarah Ledford

Game On, Mr. Schostak

By Corinthian Scales, Section News
Posted on Thu Mar 01, 2012 at 04:51:17 PM EST
Tags: "DELE-GATE", Robert Schostak, Sharon Wise, Holly Hughes, Saul Anuzis, EileenMcNeil, Linda Lee Tarver, Steven Kuivenhoven, Sarah Ledford, Victor Diaz, Jon Nuun, MI-GOP, NO Integrity, ZERO Credibility, violate rules to SCREW StatNat candidate Rick Santorum and VOTERS (all tags)

via detroitnews.com

Santorum's campaign said Wednesday it expected a 15-15 tie with the delegates because both candidates won seven congressional districts. There was confusion over how the two at-large delegates would be distributed.
The committee voted 4-2 to give both delegates to Romney, who won the popular vote in the primary, 41 percent to 38 percent.
Yob said the same committee set the rules on the delegates before the election and now they are voting to break them because it threatens Romney.
"This move questions the legitimacy of the Michigan Republican Party leadership and proves the Romney team is willing to do anything to win the election including breaking party rules," Yob said.
Two messages left with a Michigan Republican Party spokesman were not immediately returned.

Amazing how quickly MI-GOP Chair Schostak can mobilize for their chosen son Elder Romney in regards to Michael Moore, but responding to their vote to violate already established delegate rules? Nah. Not a peep.

Continued below the fold

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MIGOP 2011 State Convention - Vice-Chair Election Results

By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
Posted on Sat Jan 29, 2011 at 08:16:47 PM EST
Tags: Michigan Republicans, 2011 MIGOP State Convention, State Party Chair, Bobby Schostak, State Party Co-Chair, Sharon Wise, Coalitions Vice-Chair, Victor Diaz, Outreach Vice-Chair, Eileen McNeil, Grassroots Vice-Chair, Steven Kuivenhoven, Ethnic Vice-Chair, Linda Lee Tarver, Administrative Vice-Chair, Jon Nunn, Youth Vice-Chair, Sarah Ledford, Prevailing Wage Law, Debbie Stabenow, DeVos Place, Tea Party of West Michigan, Independence Caucus of Kent County, Right-to-Work, Michigan FairTax Proposal (all tags)

Just before the 2011 MIGOP State Convention, Troy Rolling, who was Bobby Schostak's challenger for MIGOP State Chair (and who was running without a Co-Chair candidate) withdrew his name from consideration, and his withdrawal letter was presented at the district caucuses on Friday night. This left now-Chairman Schostak running unopposed. After he and his co-chair Sharon Wise were unanimously approved by the General Session on Saturday, and a few speeches (Ron Weiser actually referenced my interview with him during his address), the convention got down to the business of nominating, supporting, and electing the MIGOP vice-chairs for the 2011 - 2012 term. Those results, and some other observations, are below the fold.

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A Message To Our Legislators - Beware False Choices

Interview With Sarah Ledford - Candidate for MIGOP Youth Vice-Chair

By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
Posted on Thu Jan 27, 2011 at 01:39:45 PM EST
Tags: Sarah Ledford, Michigan Republicans, 2011 MIGOP State Convention, Youth Vice-Chair (all tags)

With the 2011 MIGOP State Convention right around the corner, so to speak, the candidates for the various state party offices have been touring the various county and regional events relentlessly in order to engage Convention Delegates and attempt to secure their votes. Sunday afternoon I sat down with Sarah Ledford, one of the candidates for MIGOP Youth Vice-Chair.

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Michelle Bachman Event In Grand Rapids

By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
Posted on Mon Jan 03, 2011 at 04:01:31 PM EST
Tags: Robert Schostak, Michelle Bachmann, Michigan Republican Party, Kent County Republicans, Tea Party of West Michigan, Independence Caucus of Michigan, Michigan Tea Party Alliance, Norm Shinkle, Eileen McNeil, Alex Clark, Sarah Ledford, Justin Amash, Bill Huizenga (all tags)

As the state's chief executive, Rick Snyder has a long-standing right accorded to all such chief executives: that being the right to indicate his preference for his party's state chairmanship. Should he choose to exercise that right, as he has done in endorsing Robert Schostak (the sitting MIGOP Finance Chair), then it is with the expectation that his preference will be respected. Moreover, of the seven or nine names that I've heard tossed about as possible challengers, none save Troy Rolling (the sitting MIGOP Grassroots Vice-Chair) has emerged as an actual candidate, and I'm not sure that Rolling's challenge should be taken seriously.

But Mr. Schostak is a wise man, and he is well aware that the voting delegates of the Michigan Tea Party Alliance (who will carry considerable clout on the state convention floor) require some convincing before they'll buy into his candidacy. It was with this very thing in mind that he scheduled a couple of events - occurring on December 28th - with the leader of the Congressional Tea Party Caucus, Michelle Bachmann.