Lisa James announces candidacy
for Arizona GOP Chair
for Arizona GOP Chair
Media contact: Matthew Dutile
Gordon C. James Public Relations
602-274-1988 / 480-296-6193
mdutile@gcjpr.com
Gordon C. James Public Relations
602-274-1988 / 480-296-6193
mdutile@gcjpr.com
PHOENIX (December 14, 2008) – At the Yavapai County Republican meeting on December 13, Lisa James, elected state committeewoman from Legislative District 8, announced her candidacy for Arizona Republican Party Chairman. James was invited to the stage and was endorsed by Representatives Andy Tobin, Lucy Mason and Senator-Elect Steve Pierce. Yavapai County Republican Chairman Jan Smith has also endorsed Lisa.
“I have launched my campaign for Arizona Republican
Party Chairman to increase Republican voter registration, expand voter turnout for Republican candidates, restore the Party’s ability to reach constituents and positively represent our Arizona GOP and its candidates,” said James. James has garnered the support of the grassroots leadership and elected officials at the local, state and federal levels throughout Arizona.
“I am honored to have the support of grassroots leadership throughout Arizona,” said James. “I know with their vision and strong work ethic the future of the Arizona Republican Party is primed for success in 2010.”
James will announce her plans for the Party, additional endorsements and campaign tools in the immediate future.
About Lisa
Lisa James 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 was a volunteer for Jack Kemp for President in 1988 and ran along side Phyllis Schlafly on the Kemp team of delegates and alternate delegates to the Republican National Convention. 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 responsible for the management of 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 also served as the director of coalitions for Senator Kyl’s 2006 re-election effort before serving as the director for the Arizona Republican Party Victory 2006 campaign. In 2008, Lisa chaired the Giuliani for President campaign in Arizona. She worked as a volunteer for several candidates in the 2008 cycle.
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, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Maggie’s Place Baby Shower Committee 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 is a member of the Advisory Board for the Dodie Londen Excellence in Public Service Series. She is the immediate past first vice chair of Legislative District Eight Republicans. 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. Lisa and Gordon work together at Gordon C. James Public Relations. They have four children (ages 7-15) and reside in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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4 comments:
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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