By Tammy Sue Struble
The newly revived Ronald Reagan Republican Club met Jan. 12 in Dade City.
Attendees were welcomed and advised that the scheduled guest speaker, Secretary of State Kurt Browning, would not be at the meeting because he had to make a trip to Tallahassee.
Browning had served as secretary of state in the previous administration, but retired in April 2010. New Gov. Rick Scott asked Browning to serve as Florida’s secretary of state again.
Steve Van Gorden, presiding over the Reagan Club meeting, stated that he wasn’t surprised Governor Scott also chose Browning for the secretary of state position as he seemed to perform his job well and was well liked.
Van Gorden spoke to the group of 16 and explained that there was a lot that needed to be done, in particular, volunteers would be needed as the 2012 Republican National Convention is set for Tampa.
The next meeting is scheduled for March 8 at 6 p.m. at Beef O’Brady’s in Dade City. See www.pascogop.org for more information.
