I spoke this afternoon to LISA JAMES via phone. She will formally announce tomorrow her candidacy for State Chairman of the Arizona Republican Party.
The announcement will come during the Yavapai GOP Organizational Meeting Saturday morning - 9:00AM @ the Prescott Senior Center.
Here is Lisa James' Bio:
Lisa A. James is an officer of Gordon C. James Public Relations. GCJPR is a full service public relations company with an emphasis in government affairs, event planning and media relations.
Lisa began her career in politics working in the Illinois Legislature for State Representatives and Senators, as well as the Assistant Clerk of the House. She managed and worked on several campaigns in Illinois before moving to Washington, DC where she joined the Republican National Committee in the political department serving state and local governments. She has worked as an advance representative for President George H.W. Bush and worked on the 1992 Bush/Quayle campaign.
In 2000, Lisa was a member of the Arizona George W. Bush for President Advisory Board. She served as the director of Arizona Victory 2000 where she was directly responsible for the management of all Victory 2000 efforts in Arizona.
In 2004, Lisa was chairman of the No Taxpayer Dollars for Politicians Ballot Initiative before she served as the Arizona executive director for Bush-Cheney ‘04. As executive director, she was responsible for all campaign efforts in Arizona. Lisa served as the director of coalitions for Senator Kyl’s 2006 re-election effort before serving as the Arizona director for the Arizona Republican Party Victory 2006 campaign.
Lisa has been involved in many community activities including serving as the chair of the Teaming Up for Kids Luncheon benefiting Florence Crittenton, the corporate board of directors of the Boys & Girls Club of Metropolitan Phoenix, Crisis Pregnancy Center Gala committee member, Maggie's Place Baby Shower Committee Member and other charitable events. She co-chaired the successful Arizona Winning Women Fundraiser for the Arizona Republican Party featuring Mary Matalin and RNC co-chair Ann Wagner. She was a member of the 2003 Presidential Rank Awards Program Meritorious Executive Review Board. Lisa received her bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University.
Lisa is married to Gordon James. They have four children and reside in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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6 comments:
Another SCOOP by TonyGOPrano !!!
It can be only one of two things......either you're a fly on the wall or YOU are the only person TRUSTED by the real Movers-N-Shakers in the GOP.
The next generation of true AZ GOP leaders needs to know that POLITICO MAFIOSO is a SAFE PLACE and a KOOL-AID FREE ZONE.
You've made my day Lisa James.
This means that the McCainiacs are on the prowl. McCain staffer Carlos Sierra has been out on the line scratching up support to become the new executive Director of the AZ GOP. It's all coming together. Let's hope they are as organized as the Presidential Campaign. WINK!
Do you think the AZ Democrats rip each other apart as much as AZ Republicans do?
A battle for ideas is fantastic, because it enriches debate and refines the quality of our beliefs and platform. But tearing others apart because they do not 'belong' to the right clique or are the wrong political personality is disgusting and unfortunate. The AZ GOP needs to figure out 'what' it believes and rebuild our party around that platform. The politics of personal destruction should have no place in the AZ GOP!
John McCain had no coattails across the US or in AZ, which means his core beliefs were not discernible for voters, and thus left our party decimated. In fact, despite that, our AZ GOP legislature moved to the right. Get on the bus or get under it!
Anonymous #2:
The AZ GOP, by nature, is THE representative of the RNC and the platform of the GOP in this state. Period. There is no authority for the AZ GOP to modify, censor and/or hijack the RNC platform.
Your statement that: "The AZ GOP needs to figure out 'what' it believes and rebuild our party around that platform." is indicative of the most important problem facing our Party.
There is ALREADY a GOP platform, as written prior to the 2008 GOP Convention. There was a 2004 platform before that, etc. etc. It is the job of the AZ GOP to abide by it - not to usurp its content or spirit.
The current platform is clear on issue positions but it is just as clear in recognizing that REPUBLICANS will have have differences of opinion, background and experiences that make them no more or no less REPUBLICAN than one who shouts from the mountaintops.
I'll fight a Wacko any day over that.
Here's the question:
Are the Republican losses of 06 and 08 due to poor packaging and branding, or are they due to a less than quality product inside the box to begin with?
Example: A large majority of voters nationwide wanted their borders secure and made a lot of noise about it. What were the leading Senators from Arizona doing to respond to the wishes of the voters? As one Arizona state "R" legislator put it a couple of years ago, '...we need all the imported labor we can get to keep the state's economy going'.
I ask you, is that consistant with what the voters want to find in the package labeled "R"?
That is only one example. The product inside the "Republican" box must be in line with the product the consumer is wanting to buy (at the polls).
Lisa James is excellent at the marketing of the "R" brand - but its what's inside the box the consumers are concerned about.
Here's my bottom line for you to consider:
After Pullen won the chairmanship in 2006, where was Lisa James in the fight to raise funds, register new Republicans and all the things she's promising today???
So, why can she do for the party now, what she didn't do for the party then?
I hope the editors put this question out to their readership and perhaps some of the other blogs within the Republican community pick it up.
We can change the label and packaging all we want to, but if the product (think Newt Gingrich) in the box remains the same, when the consumer is interested in (for example) Sarah Palin, then we're wasing our time and will contiue to deserve to loose elections. (As Nathan Sproul is so very good at doing)... sorry, couldn't resist.
Veritas,
You ask what Lisa James did for the party? She spent her time working on building the Republican Party with service to her legislative district, the Dodie Londen program (azgop4women.org) and to various candidates. She also continued to work for President Geroge W. Bush, as she has since 2000. Funny how a President of the United States of America has faith in a person (Lisa James) to personally select her to run both of his Presidential Campaign in Arizona?
Tells me that she has done a great job for the Republican Party and will do the same for the Arizona Republican Party
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