The Chairman's Corner
(Please click here for Vincent Reda's Bio)

October 2011

United We Stand United We Will Win Again

My fellow Republicans,

Thanks to the members of County Committee who responded to my call to arms to help in our only Republican primary in Orangetown. I am proud that their hard work fought back the handful of insurgents who were bent of gutting our majority and led to Paul Whalen and John Murphy to victory.
  
I also want to thank our minority leader legislator Frank Sparaco for a superb job leading the effort to secure third party lines for our candidates. I am pleased that all the candidates won the Independence and Working Families lines with a write in campaign.

Primary Day was also the date of a special election in New York City for the 9th Congressional District seat formerly held by Anthony Weiner. Rockland was praised by Chairman Ed Cox for the volunteers who worked to GOTV using our phone bank that ultimately played a part in our Republican candidate Bob Turner’s big win. 

At the State level, the annual State Committee dinner was held in NYC on September 14th and was well attended by over 700 guests. Our key note speakers were Mississippi Governor Haley Barber and National GOP chairman Reince Priebus. The state convention was held on September 27th at the Desmond Hotel in Albany where Chairman Ed Cox was reelected by acclamation by all 62 New York State counties. Under Chairman Cox’s leadership we reclaimed the majority in the State Senate, picked up 11 new Republican assembly seats, and 6 Congressional seats despite the terrible showing in the Governor’s race at the top of ticket.  (photos inside)

As we enter the closing days of the campaign, the difficult work will kick into high gear.  The biggest goal is to get out the vote.  Every committee member should be working their districts from now until Election Day. 

We have a huge opportunity as the anti-Obama sentiment is swelling as evidenced by Republicans taking over third party lines like the Working Families that was formerly a lock for the Democrats.  Just three more legislative seats in our column will transfer the majority back to Republican control.  We also need to make sure the voters come out in our two strongholds in Stony Point and Orangetown. 

Just another reminder that the campaign headquarters at the former Vanderbilt Lumber location will be open 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Monday – Friday and 9:00 am – 12:00 pm on Saturday for anyone who needs to pick up campaign materials.

Finally our Republican Committee’s Annual Pre-Election Champagne Brunch will be be held on Sunday November 6th.

Stay informed by tuning in to our Republican Update Cable TV Show on Cablevision Every Tuesday 7:00 pm. In Ramapo on Channel 75, the rest of Rockland County on  Channel 78 and on Wednesday s in Orange County on Channel 77. I hope you will all continue to enjoy a safe and happy summer. 

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Sincerely,

Vincent D. Reda

Chairman