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Portage County TEA Party

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PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 17, 2012

County Commissioner Candidates to Speak at Public Meeting - May 22nd at Maplewood

Kent, Ohio -  The Portage County TEA Party will host a public meeting at which all four County Commissioner candidates are expected to speak. The meeting will be held at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at the Maplewood Career Center at 7075 State Route 88, just North of Ravenna. Each candidate will speak for 15 minutes. Democrat Kathleen Chandler will speak first, followed by Republican Larry Solak, both of whom are running for the seat currently held by Commissioner Chris Smeiles. Democrat incumbent, Maureen Frederick, is scheduled to be the third speaker, followed by Republican challenger Bridget Pavlick.  The meeting is free and open to all citizens and refreshments will be served. The speeches will all be video taped and posted on both the Portage County TEA Party website and the Record Courier website.

In making the announcement, Portage County TEA Party Executive Director, Tom Zawistowski said “We encourage all citizens to attend this important candidates forum.  The County Commissioner is the most important job in the County and, with two spots up for grabs this year, these races are expected to be extremely competitive. We expect a very good turnout for this meeting.”  Those that attend the meeting will have an opportunity to meet the candidates individually and ask them questions after their speeches. 

The TEA Party is not a political party but a grassroots cultural movement.  The movement is educating American citizens about the Constitution and the uniquely American form of self-governance that has made our country so successful.  Through this education, the movement is attempting to re-define what it means to be an American citizen, by encouraging individual to vote, to run for office and to attend government meeting in their area so that they can participate in their self governance.  The acronym TEA stands for Totally Engaged Americans.

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