gre september 2014 newsletter

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Paid for by Grassroots East - Federal, P.O. Box 979 Westbrook, CT 06498 and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.

GRE Officers

Ed MunsterChairman

Jonathan GilmanVice Chairman

Betty WagnerSecretary

John FerraraTreasurer

We must reject the idea

that every time a lawsbroken, society is guilty

rather than thelawbreaker.

~ Ronald Reagan

Newsletter

Grassroots East

September 2014

Connecticut Republican Party

nd

Congressional District

INSIDE THISISSUE:

GRE Billboards 1

ChairmansMessage 1

Castle Event 2

Meet Tim Akert 2

McLaughlin forComptroller 3

Events Calendar 3

About GRE 4

Gerald Nagy, Grassroots East Director

How many times have you been appalled to read that Connecticut ranks #50 in this and#49 in that? We Republicans complain to each other, but now it is time to tell the voters

how bad things are.

Grassroots East is producing a series of 4x 8 four-color, one-sided political billboards whichyou can display in your town. Each billboard highlights one outrageous Democraticachievement: Out-of-Control Spending, Highest Gas Taxes in U.S., Worst State Debt inU.S., and Highest Cost-of-Living in U.S. Here is a sample of how it looks:

The cost of one billboard is $80 which includes corrugated plastic sign, wooden supports,instructions for installation, and free delivery. Grassroots East will underwrite 70% ($110) ofthe cost for the first two versions listed above. For just $50 your town will receive those twobillboards. You may also purchase versions #3 and #4 for $80 each. The total cost topurchase all four versions is just $210.

Order your signs on our website www.grassrootseast.org.Click Republican Billboardsonthe top of the home page. It takes two weeks for production. Our goal is to deliver yoursigns over the weekend of Sept. 20-21. This will give you six full weeks to display yourbillboards during the heart of campaign season.

Grassroots East Billboards Available

A Message from the ChairmanEd Munster

At our conventions and in our primaries this year, Republicans have chosen their candidates foroffices, from State Representative to Governor, and we are grateful for the sacrifices thatthese people make when they run for office. Because we live in a blue state, it takes greatcandidates and a lot of campaign effort for Republicans to win in Connecticut.

The climate is right for Republicans because of the miserable record that Governor Malloy hasaccumulated in our State over the past three-plus years. If you add that to the generaldiscontent even the media are admitting on lots of fronts with the Obama administration, wehave our best chance in years to win the Second Congressional seat, the Governorship, theState Constitutional offices as well as to pick up seats in the State House and State Senate.

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page 2Grassroots East

State Representative Tim Ackert was elected into the 8th General Assembly District communities ofColumbia, Coventry, and Vernon in 2010 and was re-elected to a second term in 2012 after redistricting added Tolland tothe district. Rep. Ackert is a member of the legislatures Education Committee, Higher Education & EmploymentAdvancement Committee, and Human Services Committee.

During his first term Rep. Ackert joined House and Senate lawmakers in supporting bi-partisan legislation that aimed to givesmall businesses assistance. The Small Business Express gave the options of the job creation matching grant program, theob creation incentive program, and the revolving loan fund.

During the 2011 legislative session Rep. Ackert was proud to cosponsor legislation that encouraged cleaning up ourenvironment and the development of contaminated land by reducing costs for municipalities and state agencies.

He also co-sponsored another bill regarding school bullying which expands the types of conduct considered as bullying inan effort to improve their environment at school.

To protect our community, Rep. Ackert supported a bill that will help keep criminals off the street but also keep innocentpeople out of jail. The bill requires that anyone arrested for any of the 39 serious felony offenses must have a DNA sampletaken upon their release from custody.

Rep. Ackert is a small business owner and an Air Force Veteran. Ackert has a long history of service to his community,participating on the Board of Trustees for Connecticut Community Colleges, Vice-Chairman of the Police BuildingCommittee, American Legion Officer, and President of the Connecticut Jaycees.

Rep. Ackert has resided, with his wife Teddie, in Coventry since 1987.

Meet State Representative Tim Ackert

Fundraising Event at The Castle

Wine, Beer and Hors doeuvres

Sunday, September 14, 20142:00 pm to 4:00 pm

You are invited to join fellow Republicans on Sunday, September 14th at TheCastle at Cornfield Point, 12 Billow Road, Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Our hostswill be Wayne and Maria Rand.

In addition to great food and drink (and the opportunity to talk with many of thecandidates who are running for office this November), there will be live musicperformed by Stew Gillmor.

The money raised at this annual Grassroots East event helps to fund importantprojects, including GREs$5,000 campaign contribution to the 2

ndCongressional

District candidate. This year, the recipient was Lori Hopkins Cavanaugh. Yoursupport for events such as this is vital in order to continue the work of Grassroots

East in the 2nddistrict.

Donation is $30 pre-paid. Tickets can be purchased online atgrassrootseast.org.For more information, contact Co-Chairs Betty Wagner (860-537-5327), or GerriLewis (860-304-2947).

I think it is a great error to

consider a heavy tax on wines as

a tax on luxury. On the

contrary, it is a tax on the health

of our citizens.~ Thomas Jeff erson

Represent ing the comm uni t ies of

Colum bia, Coventry , Vernon, and Tol land
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New Leader. New Vision. New Direction.

Sharon McLaughlin, GRE Board Member isRunning for State Comptroller!

A native of Ellington, CT, Sharon attended Ellington public schools, and has lived and worked in Connecticut mostof her life. She has a variety of business expertise, including 15 years with ENTEX/Siemens where she significantlyhelped reduce inventory costs and streamline reporting. Her work history also includes internal accounting rolesand business operations. She is currently serving as the Treasurer (an elected officer) of the EllingtonCongregational Church. Previously she served almost two years as Assistant Treasurer.

Her undergraduate degree concentration is business administration, and she holds a graduate certificate inaccounting and a masters degree in accounting from Southern New Hampshire University. She is a member of theDelta Mu Delta honor society.

Sharon is serving her third term as Secretary of the Ellington RTC. She is a director of the Grassroots East Board,Chair of GRE Communication Committee, and past Chair of the Nominating Committee. She is also involved incivic activities, and has been a member of the Ellington Winterfest Committee since inception in 2003. She hasbeen very active serving her church and past service there includes secretary for the Stewardship Committee,secretary for the Growth & Nurture committee, Program Chair and Acting Treasurer for Womens Fellowship.

Sharon won the endorsement of the CT Republican Party at its convention at Mohegan Sun in May and won the

primary election in a landslide victory over her opponent on August 12 thwith over 75% of the vote. She will take on

the current Democrat Comptroller in November.

Sharon McLaughlin for Comptroller


September 4 7 2014 Hebron Harvest Fair, 347 Gilead Street, Hebron, CT

September 7th Canterbury RTC Annual Dinner, Meet the Candidates1 Municipal Drive, Canterbury, CT, 4:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.Contact Chris Johnson [email protected]

September 11th

14th

Four Town Fair, Egypt Road and Billings Road, Somers, CT

September 13th

Tolland RTC Lobsterfest at Rockville Fish & GameContact Laura Roberts [email protected]

September 14th

GRE Wine & Cheese with the Candidates (See details in this newsletter, page 2)

September 19th

21st

Guilford Agricultural Fair, Guilford Fairgrounds, Lovers Lane

2014 Events Calendar
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GRASSROOTS EAST

P.O. 979

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Newsletter EditorsGerald Nagy

Linda Grzeika

In spite of the positive political climate we are fortunate to have this year, the Democratswill work hard to smear our candidates and they will do their best to defeat us. Your

efforts for our Republican candidates will make the difference.

Pick a candidate or two or three and work hard for these candidates. Please spend yourtime telling people why the Republican is the better choice. The conventions and theprimaries are over. The opportunity for success in November is great. We need all handson deck pulling together. We Republicans must come together as a team to win inNovember.

A Message from the Chairman(contd)

The purpose of Grassroots East is to seek out and secure the election of qualified

Republican candidates for public off ice . Gra ssroots East wil l be an act ive and influent ialorce to support and promote the principles of the Republican Party in Connecticuts

Second Congressional District. Grassroots East will raise funds, provide campaignservices to Republican candid ates and Republican Town Commit tees and wil l carry out a

rogram to disseminate information about the Republican Party and its candidates in theSecond Congressional District. Grassroots East shall also constitute a Political Action

Committee which supports multiple candidates for the purposes of classification by theFedera l Elec tion Commission.

About Grassroots East

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The way a team plays as awhole determines its success. You may have the greatest

bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they dont play together, the club wont be

worth a dime.~ Babe Ruth
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