2012 Nat Convention Delegates

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AT-LARGE DELEGATES

Representative Lawrence F. Cafero, Jr.

House Republican Leader Larry Cafero of Norwalk, a 20-year veteran, is serving his third term

leading the caucus. Fiscal responsibility, public safety, quality education and common sense

hallmarks of the House Republican agenda.

His Common Sense Commitment to Connecticutagenda for running state government, a five-point

plan to put Connecticut back on solid fiscal ground, resulted in the historic GOP victories of 15

additional seats in the House of Representatives in 2010. The agenda embraces reducing state

spending and less borrowing, making government smaller and more responsive to its residents and

achieving greater efficiencies throughout Connecticuts bureaucracy.

Larry is a graduate of Norwalk High School. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political

science from the University of Connecticut and earned his J.D. from Western New England College

School of Law. He is a partner with the law firm of Brown, Rudnick, of Hartford. He lives in Norwalk

with his wife Barbara where they raised their three children, Jacqueline, Christopher, and Nicholas.


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Senator John McKinney

Senator John McKinney (R-28) is serving his seventh term in the Connecticut State Senate

representing the towns of Easton, Fairfield, Newtown and Weston. He was elected Minority Leader

of the Senate in June 2007 and is a ranking member on the General Assemblys Housing and

Legislative Management committees. He also serves on the Executive Nominations Committee.

In the Senate, John has fought to lower taxes, create jobs and eliminate wasteful government

spending. In the tradition of his father, the late Congressman Stewart B. McKinney, John is a fiscally

conservative, socially moderate centrist who is at the forefront of state efforts to preserve and

protect our environment, increase access to affordable housing and end homelessness.

John served on the Transportation Committee for nine years, leading efforts to change the states

transportation policy to address the long-term challenges of increasing congestion and rising

gasoline prices. He was instrumental in helping to pass major transportation initiatives in 2005 and

2006 that will improve I-95, replace all 342 Metro-North rail cars and create a new Metro-North

maintenance facility to service them.

John lives in Fairfield with his three children, Matthew, Graysen, and Kate.

Representative Christopher Shays

Christopher Shays was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives and

represented the 4th District of Connecticut.

Shays was the only Republican congressman from New England elected to the 110th United States

Congress in the 2006 midterm elections

In 2009, Shays was appointed to co-chair the Commission on Wartime Contracting. The commission

is an independent, bipartisan legislative commission established to study wartime contracting inIraq and Afghanistan. Created in Section 841 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal

Year 2008, this eight-member commission is mandated by Congress to study federal agency

contracting for the reconstruction, logistical support of coalition forces, and the performance of

security functions, in Iraq and Afghanistan. He co-chaired the government watchdog commission

that identified and raised alarm over $60 billion of waste, fraud, and abuse in wartime contingency

contracting and presented to Congress reforms to address this wasteful spending.

Mr. Shays resides in Bridgeport with his wife Betsi.


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Mark Shenkman:

Mark R. Shenkman founded Shenkman Capital in 1985. With offices in New York, Stamford and

London, Shenkman Capital is considered one of the worlds largest high yield investment advisory

firms. Mr. Shenkman has 43 years of investment experience and is considered one of the pioneers

of the high yield bond and loan markets.

He has co-authored textbooks and lectured throughout the world on high yield securities. His

previous experience includes positions at Fidelity Management Research, Lehman Brothers and

First Investors Asset Management.

Additionally, Mr. Shenkman is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the University of

Connecticut Foundation, and serves as a Trustee at The George Washington University.

Mr. Shenkman received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Connecticut (1965) and an

M.B.A. from the George Washington University (1967).

Mr. Shenkman is married to Rosalind Shenkman and has three sons. Mr. & Mrs. Shenkman reside in

Greenwich, CT and Old Saybrook, CT.

Leora Levy:

Leora Levy has served for the last year and a half on the RNC National Finance committee, the

Romney for President National Finance Committee and now, their successor, the Romney Victory

Finance Committee. Leora is also currently serving on Linda McMahons Senatorial campaign

finance committee and supports current candidates on the local, state and national level, organizing

events and other means of support. She has been active in Republican campaigns since 1980 and

has raised substantial money for the RNC as well as for congressional, gubernatorial and

presidential candidates. She and her husband, Steve, have been major donors to the RNC for 10years and active in local campaigns since moving to Greenwich in 1988.

Leoras civic and philanthropic activities include her present role as Co-Chairman of the Board of

Trustees of the Bruce Museum where she has been an active member and fundraiser since 1997

and a trustee since 2002. Several years ago, Leora chaired the Shelter Our Strays campaign which

raised over $900,000 to relocate and build a new animal shelter in Greenwich. It was a public-

private partnership between the Bruce Museum and the Town of Greenwich. She still chairs the

SOS Advisory Board which oversees a fund to support the shelter.

Leora graduated from Brown University in 1978 with a B.A. in International Relations and

Economics. On Wall Street she was one of the few women commodity traders at the time, at

Phibro-Salomon. She and her husband, Steve, live in Greenwich, Ct. where they have raised threeRepublican sons.


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Larry Lawrence

Mr. Lawrence is currently retired after a 40 year career in the venture capital industry beginning in

1971 at Citicorp Venture Capital where he was President and Chief Investment Officer at the time of

his departure in 1980 to establish an independent venture capital fund management company.

From 1980 through 2010, he was the managing partner of a series of venture capital funds which

provided startup and expansion capital for early stage growth companies.

Mr. Lawrence attended Yale University and graduated from Columbias School of General Studies

and Columbia Business School. He currently serves as a co-chair of both Columbia Business Schools

Entrepreneurship Advisory Committee and of the Undergraduate Campaign Council, a volunteer

alumni organization focused on the undergraduate portion of Columbias current $5 billion capital

campaign. He is also a director of the Columbia Investment Management Corporation, the company

which manages Columbias endowment funds, and a member of the Board of Visitors of the School

of General Studies.

Mr. Lawrences family lived in Riverside and Stamford, CT from 1952-1968. He and his wife, Sally,

have lived in Greenwich since 1991 and also have a summer home in Madison, CT. They have four

adult children and two grandchildren. Sally grew up in West Hartford, CT where her father, Stanley

Peterson, was a member of the West Hartford Town Council. She graduated from Hall High School

and Smith College and received an MBA from NYU. She is currently a trustee of Washington and Lee

University, the Florence Griswold Museum in Lyme, CT and the Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich.

David Neeleman

David Neeleman is the rarest of entrepreneurs, a man who has created and launched four

successful, independent airlines, including the USAs JetBlue and Canadas WestJet. Brazils Azul,

less than four years old, has already boarded almost twenty million customers. Born in Brazil while

his father was Reuters Sao Paulo Bureau Chief, David has always had a deep love for the country.

After his family moved to Utah while he was still a child, David would return to Brazil many times

throughout his life. A dual citizen, David today relishes the dream before him to make flying

cheaper and easier for Brazilians, giving access to air travel for many who have never experienced

the opportunity before. Just as JetBlue in the US before it, Azul is the first airline in Latin America to

offer LiveTV inflight TV programming via satellite. Azul flies 42 Brazilian-built Embraer E-190 and

E-195 jets, with many more on order, all equipped with up to 118 comfortable ultra leather seats in

a 2 by 2 configuration.

Azul also flies twelve ATR-72 aircraft and has purchased another 14 of the aircraft, with options for

20 additional. The airline currently serves 50 destinations. Prior to Azul, David founded JetBlueAirways in New York and spent the last decade as Chief Executive Officer (1998 to 2007) and

Chairman (2002 to 2008). An amazing success by any measure, JetBlue was an instant hit with

travelers and was the first airline to earn $100 million annually within five years, thus becoming a

major airline fastest.

David currently splits his time between Brazil and Connecticut, where he lives with his wife Vicki.

They have nine children.


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Donald Miller

Mr. Miller is employed by Axiom International. He has been active in Republican circles for many

years and is a strong supporter of Governor Romney.

Mr. Miller is a resident of Greenwich and is married to Priscilla Miller who joins him in Tampa as a

Guest to the 2012 National Convention.

Jayme Stevenson

Jayme Stevenson is serving her first term as First Selectman in Darien, Connecticut. She began her

political career in 2009 when elected to the Board of Selectman. In 2011, Jayme was elected as

Dariens 43rd First Selectman and is only the third woman to hold that office.

Born and raised in Reading, Pennsylvania, she graduated from Arizona State University with a B.S.

in Telecommunication/Business Management. Republican values are part of Jaymes core. Her

mother served as a Republican Committeewoman and her brother graduated from the U.S. AirForce Academy and served in the U.S Air Force for 26 years, retiring as a Colonel.

From 1986-1992, Jayme worked for Standard & Poors Corporation as an asset-backed finance

analyst, becoming Vice-President before leaving to raise her family. Jayme and her husband John

have lived in Darien since 1991 and have four daughters and one son. Community volunteerism

has been Jaymes passion over the past 21 years. She has served as Board President for 3 of her

childrens schools and a variety of local not-for-profits.

In 2011, Jayme was honored with the Connecticut Republicans Womens Leadership Award. Jayme

is dedicated to supporting candidates for public office who share her values of personal

responsibility, free-market principals, a strong national defense and awareness that social issues

should no longer define Republican ideology.


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Patrick Durkin:

Mr. Patrick Durkin is a Partner of J Fitzgibbons LLC, based in New York. Until 2008, he was a

Managing Director at Credit Suisse in the Alternative Capital Division. He joined Credit Suisse in

2001 through the acquisition of Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette (DLJ) where he was a Managing

Director and Head of the International Banking Group in New York. He led much of DLJ's

development of investment banking in, Asia, China, Europe/Emerging Europe, India, Latin America,Russia, and South Africa.

Mr. Durkin worked at CS First Boston from 1985-1993 in the Investment Banking and Capital

Market Groups in the U.S. and internationally. He also worked in the Government Finance Group

which focused on overseas restructurings and privatizations.

Mr. Durkin served on the Executive Committee of President Reagan's Commission on the 1987

Stock Market Collapse ("Brady Commission"). He worked as a Special Assistant and Speechwriter

in the Office of the US Treasury Department during the Reagan Administration. He served as a

Legislative Assistant in the House of Representatives.

Mr. Durkin serves on the boards of the American Red Cross of Greater New York, College for EveryStudent, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and is a member of the Council of Excellence in

Government and the Council on Foreign Relations.

He received a BA from Middlebury College and a MBA from Dartmouth's Tuck Business School.

Representative Terrie Wood

Terrie is a State Representative in her second term, representing Darien and Norwalk.

Representative Wood is lifelong Republican and staunch supporter of the partys core principles of

personal responsibility and limited government that leaves the social issues up to individual choice.An Ohio native, Terrie has lived in Darien since graduating from Rollins College with a B.A. in Art

History in 1975. Before becoming a community advocate, Terrie worked in NYC acting in national

TV commercials, and later started her own photography business specializing in black and white

family portraits.

Among her community leadership roles, Terrie is the co-founder and first chairman of the Darien

Environmental Group, past president of the Darien Land Trust, and past trustee of several other

non-profits. Her experience also includes many years of active political involvement before running

for office. In addition to serving on legislative committees in Hartford, she is the Connecticut

Advisory Board Chair of The Trust for Public Land. Terrie and her husband Jay (third generation

Darienite), have three children. Representative Woods campaign website can be found at

TerrieWood2012.org.


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AT LARGE ALTERNATES

Representative David Labriola

State Representative David K. Labriola is a respected leader at the Connecticut General Assembly

who takes pride in his record of service to the people of Oxford, Naugatuck and Southbury.Recognizing Representative Labriola for the leadership skills he demonstrated as the House

Ranking Member (Republican Leader) on the General Assemblys Education Committee (2005

2006), House Republican Leader Lawrence F. Cafero Jr., R-Norwalk, appointed him as an Assistant

Republican Leader for the 2007 2010 legislative sessions and as Republican Whip for 2011-2012.

Representative Labriola serves on the General Assemblys Transportation, Government

Administration and Elections, and Judiciary committees. He is a former member of the Regulation

Review Committee.

Representative Labriola resides in Oxford. Davids son Nick is a prosecutor and lives with his wife

Andrea and their sons Quincy and Jaiden in Kentucky.

Eric Varvel

Eric Varvel is Chief Executive Officer of the global Investment Bank of Credit Suisse and a member

of the Executive Board of Credit Suisse Group and Credit Suisse, based in New York. He is also

Chairman of the Management Committee of the Investment Bank.

Prior to this role, Mr. Varvel was Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse for the Europe, Middle East

and Africa (EMEA) region and a member of the Executive Board since February 2008. In September

2009, Eric assumed the position of acting CEO of the Investment Bank, while continuing with his

existing responsibilities. Prior to his appointment as CEO of the EMEA region in February 2008, Mr.Varvel was Co-Head of the Global Investment Banking department and Head of the Global Markets

Solutions Group in Credit Suisse's Investment Bank for over three years, based in New York.

Prior to that role, Mr. Varvel spent 15 years in the Asia Pacific region in a variety of senior roles,

including Head of Investment Banking and Emerging Markets Coverage for the Asia Pacific region

ex-Japan and as Head of Fixed Income Sales and Corporate Derivative Sales. During that time, Mr.

Varvel was based in Tokyo, Jakarta and Singapore. Mr. Varvel joined the Bank in 1990. Previously,

he worked as an analyst for Morgan Stanley in its Investment Banking department in New York and

Tokyo.

Mr. Varvel is a member of the Board of Directors of Qatar Exchange.

Mr. Varvel holds a B.A. in Business Finance from Brigham Young University. He has been married to

Shauna Hill Varvel for 25 years and they have five children.


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Andy Sriubas

Andy Sriubas is an investment banker with over 22 years of experience at major Wall Street firms,

almost all of which was spent advising, investing in and raising capital for technology, media and

telecommunications (TMT) companies. Andy has advised the largest companies in the space such

as News Corporation, Viacom and CBS and has spent significant time with mid cap media

companies as well.

Andy began his career at Citicorp Securities in 1989. He worked in the firm's financial institutions

M&A practice and their structured leverage finance units. His focus on TMT gained for him a

unique expertise in their multi platform business models, enabled him to build long standing

relationships and thus he went on to advise businesses all across the TMT sector.

Andy has been active in politics for many years. He has worked with and been a steadfast early

supporter of the Romney campaign since 2006. Andy also worked with Tom Foley's campaign for

Governor of Connecticut and with Chris Shays on several of his reelection efforts in CT-04.

Andy lives in Connecticut with his wife and two children. He graduated from Boston College's

Carroll School of Management. Andy serves on the advisory board of Palisades Ventures. He hasbeen a member of the board of the Boys Scouts Explorers Program (as an Eagle Scout), is a member

of the YMCA New York Development Committee and a Soccer/Baseball Coach for his kids' teams.

David Mathus

Mr. Mathus is the Chairman of the Public Affairs Committee of the Union League Club in New York

City and a member of its Board of Governors. He is a partner in the New York office of McDermott

Will & Emery LLP, specializing in corporate finance and transactional matters.

He is a graduate of the College of William and Mary (BA, Economics), Wake Forest University (JD)and Salisbury School.

He resides with his wife and two young sons in Westbrook, Connecticut and New York City, and still

enjoys spending time at the family lake house on Twin Lakes in Salisbury.


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Arthur J. Scialabba

Art Scialabba is very active and deeply involved in Local and State politics. He is currently serving

his first term as Secretary of CT GOP and his third term as a State Central Committee Member from

the 25th District. Art is also the Chairman of the Norwalk Republican Town Committee where he

was first elected in 2002. He took a one-term hiatus from Chairmanship to work closer with

Norwalks Mayor Moccia as his campaign manager for re-election. He again took over as NorwalkParty Chairman and has been leading Republicans to majority status in local government since

2008.

Art works as the Director of Business Development for Lane Telecommunications, Inc., a small

private international communications software company. He is married to Patricia Risley, APRN

and has one son (Taylor) who is currently a senior at Rutgers University. Art is also a Justice of the

Peace (since 2001) and currently serves as Mayoral Appointments on Area 9 Cable Council

and South Western Regional Planning Agency (SWRPA).

Peter Lumaj

Peter Lumaj, an attorney-at-law, was born and raised in Communist Albania. Lack of freedom and

opportunity in his homeland inevitably led Lumaj and his three brothers, Tony, Paul and Fred, to

settle in the United States. They left behind their parents and their seven other siblings, who

suffered severe persecution in the hands of the government.

Once in the United States, Lumaj learned English and enrolled in the City University of New York

(CUNY). He graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. While

attending CUNY, he worked as a porter and a doorman to support his family and to pay for his

education. Later, Lumaj enrolled in the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. While attending law

school, he worked as a fraud investigator.

Peter is married to Ermelinda, and they have three children: Frank, Amy, and Larisa.

Eva Maldonado

Eva A. Maldonado is a resident of Stamford. She has one daughter Dorian and two grandsons.

Eva holds a degree in Criminal Justice and is a 25 year veteran of the Stamford Police Department.

Eva was Founder and Past President of the Greater Stamford Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. She

has served as a Board Member of the Stamford Education Foundation, Focus on Youth Board,Stamford Achieves, the Yerwood Center, the Volunteer Center, Neighbors Link of Stamford,

Community Economic Development Fund and a Commissioner of the Latino and Puerto Rican

Affairs Commission.

Eva is Vice-Chair for the Stamford Republican Town Committee and is a Candidate for the State

Assembly District 146. Eva is in her first term as a member of the Connecticut Republican State

central Committee representing the 27th district.


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Gian Carlo Peressutti

Gian Carlo is Senior Vice President of Public Affairs for RR Donnelley, the worlds largest printing

company. Prior to this position, Gian Carlo was Director of government Relations for CGI, a global

information technology company.

Gian Carlo worked in government and was Associate Director for in the office of Public Liaison forPresident George W. Bush, reporting to Senior Advisor Karl Rove. Gian Carlo has also served as

Personal Aide and Press Secretary for former President George H.W. Bush from 1997-2001.

Gian Carlo is an avid skier and runner and resides in Ridgefield with his wife Amanda and their

children.

Linda Tavalaris

Information not available at press time.

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Robert Bazyk

Robert J. Bazyk was born in Hartford, Connecticut and holds a BS in Business Management from St.

Francis College.

Mr. Bazyk served two-year full-time missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in

Las Vegas in 1976 and 1978. He is a father of three daughters and one son and is a grandfather ofsix.

Robert is a thirty-three year veteran of the Security Industry and has had past projects with the U.S.

Secret Service, U.S. State Department, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Engineers, and thousands of

other commercial and residential customers.

Mr. Bazyk is licensed in six states as an electrical contractor in the installation and servicing of

electronic security systems. Robert founded Command Corporation and has acted as CEO since

1991.

Ann Brickley

Ann Brickley owns a small management consulting firm and has spent over 25 years helping

companies improve operations to become more competitive. She was the 2010 Republican

Nominee for US Congress CT-01. Prior to starting her firm she held executive management

positions with GE and was an engineer at United Technologies Corporation. She earned her BS and

MS degrees in engineering from the University of Connecticut.

Ann is a member of the Republican National Convention Permanent Organization Committee, board

member of Maggies List, former member of the University of Connecticut Computer Engineering

Advisory Board and a licensed Professional Engineer. Earlier this year she participated in a small

roundtable with Governor Romney and other businesswomen.

A first-time delegate, she is the mother of two adult sons, and daughter of former Republican

National Committeeman John & Anita Miller. She resides in Wethersfield, CT.

James Barnes


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Jim Barnes, Chairman of FM Facility Maintenance, personifies leadership in cost-effective facility

maintenance and environmental sustainability solutions. He is the 2008 Winner of the Ernst &

Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for the Services Industry, and the Winner of the Business

Person of the Year 2008 award from Hartford Business Journal. Barnes purchased the original

business in 2004, then known as Integrated Process Technologies, and renamed the company as FM

Facility Maintenance in 2008. Using his extensive related industry experience, he developed a new

business model for FM Facility Maintenance that delivers significant savings on repair,

maintenance, and energy costs for the company's multi-site retail and restaurant customers.

Jim serves on the Board of Directors for the Connecticut Science Center, Hartford's Riverfront

Recapture, and the Board of Governors for the National Solid Wastes Management Association. He

is a trustee of Marist College and the Watch Hill Conservancy. Barnes holds a Bachelor of Science in

Business Administration from Marist College.

Jim resides in West Hartford.

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Arthur W. Mocabee, Jr.

Art has been active in Republican politics for nearly forty years , serving for fourteen years as Town

Chairman in the City if Bristol and most recently as the Congressional Coordinator for The

Connecticut GOP and for two years as the 1stCongressional Districts 2nd Vice Chairman.

During his tenure as RTYC Chairman, Art took the Republican Party from no representation to

capturing the Mayors office and the City Council Majority. During the 2008 election, the 1st.

Congressional District captured the only State Senate seats and he had the largest increase in

elected member to the State House of Representatives

Art lives in Bristol Connecticut where his financial planning business is also located. He is an avid

golfer, skier, and fly fisherman.

Greg Butler


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Gregory B. Butler is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the

Northeast Utilities system (NU). Butler is responsible for Legal, Federal Governmental Affairs, and

Internal Audit.

Butler, a native of Cazenovia, New York, joined NU in 1997 as Vice President of Governmental

Affairs. He assumed the duties as Vice President and General Counsel in May of 2001 and was

promoted to Senior Vice President and General Counsel in September of 2003. In addition,Mr. Butler was Secretary from May 2001 to December 2005.

Butler earned a bachelors degree in history from the State University of New York at Stony Brook

in 1980 and a doctor of jurisprudence degree from the Albany Law School of Union University in

1988. He is admitted to the practice of law in New York and to the United States Court of Appeals

for the 9th Butler and his wife, the Reverend Nancy Butler, live in Glastonbury, Connecticut; they

have two grown daughters, Liza and Sarah.

Mike Botelho

Mr. Michael Botelho is a principal with the Hartford-based law firm of Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C.

where he practices in the areas of public finance, municipal law, commercial finance and

government affairs & political law.

A member of the Connecticut Republican State Central Committee, Mike has served on the

campaign and finance committees of Governor M. Jodi Rell (2007) and Congressman Rob Simmons

(2004-2006) and on the Bush/Cheney finance committee (2004).

In addition to his political involvement, Mike is actively involved in the community serving on the

Board of Governors of Hartford Hospital Corporation, the Governor's Small Business Advisory

Council, the Board of Directors of March of Dimes (Connecticut Chapter), and the Economic

Development Commission for the Town of Glastonbury.

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Representative Rob Simmons

The Hon. Rob Simmons has spent over 40 years in public service most recently as the Business

Advocate for the State of Connecticut, appointed by Governor M. Jodi Rell in March 2007. Rob is

currently serving as Chairman of the Yankee Institute for Public Policy.

Rob served in Congress from 2001-2007 representing the 2nd Congressional District ofConnecticut, the first Republican elected to three terms for over 50 years. Prior to serving in

Congress, Rob served in the Connecticut General Assembly for ten years representing the 43rd

District.

Rob's public service career began in 1965 when he enlisted in the U.S. Army as a private where he

served in Vietnam and earned two Bronze Star Medals. In 1969 he joined the CIA where he served

as an Operations Officer for ten years. In 1979, he left the CIA to join the staff of Sen. John Chafee of

Rhode Island. He went on to serve the Senate with distinction until 1985.

Rob has served in the US Army Reserve as a Military Intelligence Officer since 1970, retiring as a

Colonel in 2003 with over 37 years of active and reserve service.

Rob and his wife Heidi have two adult children, Jane and Robert. Rob and Heidi live in Stonington

with their three dogs.

George D. Gallo

George D. Gallo currently serves at the Chief of Staff of the House Republican Caucus at the State

Capitol in Hartford, CT. He serves at the pleasure of the House Republican Leader Larry Cafero (R-

142).

Gallo formally served as the Chairman of the Connecticut Republican Party from 2005 to 2007.

Gallo also served as Campaign Manager for the successful Rowland/Rell 2002 re-election campaign.

Additionally, from 1996 until 2001, Gallo served as the Executive Director of the Connecticut

Republican Party. He is a former Alderman of the New Haven Board of Aldermen, elected in 1993

and re-elected in 1995.

In January of 2003 Gallo formed a grassroots and political consulting firm, The Vinco Group, LLC, in

which he serves as the Senior Partner. In addition to his political duties, Gallo is an adjunct

professor of Communications and Political Science at Albertus Magnus College, since 1992.

Gallo was awarded a Master of Arts in Political Science from Yale University. This degree

compliments his Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from Wesleyan University and Bachelor of Arts

from Albertus Magnus College. Gallo has also previously been admitted into Yale Universitys Ph.D.Program of Political Science.

Jay Malcynsky


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Jay Malcynsky is an Attorney and Lobbyist, in Hartford CT. He is Co-chair of the Romney for

President Steering Committee and served as Governor Romneys 2008 Connecticut Finance Co-

Chair.

Jay has served in many other capacities over the years including Bush Cheney Re-Elect Steering

Committee 2004, Bush Cheney Campaign Chairman 2000, Rowland for Governor Chairman 1998,

Bush Quayle CT Steering Committee 1988, and Weicker for US Senate Campaign Chairman 1988,Johnson For Congress Chairman 1984, CT GOP Legal Counsel 1982-1984, McKinney for Congress

Campaign Manager 1980-1982.

Jay resides in Chester, CT with his wife Joni.

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Christopher Davis

An Ellington resident raised in East Windsor, Representative Christopher Davis was first elected to

the Connecticut General Assembly in 2010 to represent the communities of East Windsor and

Ellington, and is currently the youngest serving member of the Assembly. In January of 2011,

House Minority Leader, Representative Larry Cafero, appointed Representative Davis to the

Finance, Revenue and Bonding, Public Safety and Homeland Security, and Planning and

Development Committees. Due to his strong support of opportunities for young adults in

Connecticut, Representative Davis was also asked to serve on the Internship Committee in 2012,

which oversees internship opportunities with the Connecticut General Assembly for college

students. In addition to these committee assignments, Representative Davis also serves on the

General Bonding Subcommittee of the Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee.

In his first session, Representative Davis worked tirelessly on behalf of his constituents for fiscal

responsibility in state government, advocating for reduced spending, limited taxation, and

reductions in our states debt obligations. Additionally, Representative Davis also was recognized

for his advocacy for education and employment opportunities for young adults in Connecticut.

Representative Davis has also distinguished himself as a strong advocate for job creators in

Connecticut, conducting numerous business tours throughout the district and forming a Business

Advisory Council to maintain a dialogue with employers in the 57th District. Representative Davis

also actively seeks his constituents input and feedback on legislation before the General Assembly,

hosting numerous town hall meetings, office hours, and issue forums throughout the district.

Representative Davis currently practices real estate, and resides in Ellington with his wife, Emily.

Fillmore McPherson


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Fillmore McPherson moved to Madison, where he serves as First Selectman, in 1979 with his artist

wife Joan and their three children. He was employed by Schick Razors and Blades in Milford,

retiring in 1997 as Director of Logistics. He received a BS in Electrical Engineering and an MS in

Industrial Management, both from MIT.

He served with the US Navy, active and reserve, for 32 years, retiring with the rank of Captain.

He is currently the Vice President of Finance for the Madison Land Conservation Trust and is on the

Board of Directors of CLOUT Cares, a small non-profit benefiting AIDS/HIV widows and orphans in

a small village in Kenya. Previous town service includes eight years on the Board of Finance (four as

Chairman), the High School Building Committee, and the Town Plan Advisory Committee.

Community service includes the ACT II Thrift Shop, Meals on Wheels, SARAH, Boy Scout Troop and

the DHHS Band Boosters.

John Johnson

Mr. Johnson began his political career in Wilton in 1975. Wilton was the first town in the 5thCongressional district to endorse John Rowland for Congress in 1984. Mr. Johnson served for 18

years on the Wilton P&Z & Inland Wetlands Commission.

In 1993 Mr. Johnson moved to Old Lyme where he currently resides with his wife Diana Atwood.

He was asked by former Republican State Party Chairman Chris DePino to serve as state Party

Finance Chair and in over six years, DePino and Johnson raised over$12 million dollars for the state

party.

He serves as Chairman of OpSail2012CT and held the same position in 2000 at the behest of

Governor Rowland. He is professionally involved in the Marine Industry serving as Vice Chairman

of the CT Marine Trades association.

Mr. Johnson is a real estate developer in Southeastern Connecticut and owner of a maritime gallery

in New London The Gallery at Firehouse Square.

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Representative Themis Klarides

Themis Klarides is currently serving her seventh term in the Connecticut General Assembly

representing the 114th Districtwhich includes the towns of Woodbridge, Orange and Derby. She

serves on the legislaturesAppropriations, Judiciary, Executive and Legislative Nominations, and

Legislative ManagementCommittees and was formerly the Ranking Member of the Insurance and

Real Estate Committee. House Republican Leader Rep. Lawrence Cafero, Jr., appointed Rep. Klaridesas Deputy Republican Leader in 2007. As Deputy Leader, she continues to be an outspoken leader of

the Republican Caucus in issues regarding the states financial situation, job creation, education and

many others.

As a member of the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Rep. Klarides is committed to improving

education for all of Connecticuts children. In January 2005, she was elected to the Board of

Directors of the Greater Valley Boys and Girls Club. In 2010, Rep. Klarides was given the annual

Champion of Youth award by the Connecticut Coalition of Boys & Girls Clubs. She also received the

2010 Childrens Champion award given annually by the Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance

honoring community leaders and elected officials who show a strong commitment to early

childhood issues.

Themis Klarides is a graduate of Trinity College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in

Political Science and later graduated from Quinnipiac University School of Law. She is a practicing

lawyer in the State of Connecticut and in the United States District Court for Connecticut. She is of

Counsel to Bridgeport-based Cohen and Wolf in the firms Orange office.

Senator Len Fasano

State Senator Len Fasano represents the 34th Senatorial District communities of East Haven, North

Haven and Wallingford and serves as the Senate Minority Leader Pro Tempore.

He has served in the State Senate since January 8, 2003 and previously served as a Senate Deputy

Minority Leader. In addition to his current leadership position, Senator Fasano serves as Ranking

Member on the General Assemblys Planning and Development Committee, Executive Nominations

Committee and also serves on the Legislative Management and Reapportionment Committee.

Senator Fasano was born in New Haven on May 15, 1958, the son of Dr. And Mrs. Leonard Fasano,

and has remained a resident of the Southern Connecticut area ever since. He attended Yale

University, where he excelled both in and out of the classroom. He earned his Bachelor of Science

Degree in 1981, and played running back for the football team under legendary coach Carmen

Cozza. Senator Fasano went on to earn a Juris Doctorate from Quinnipiac Law School in 1984 and

graduated from Boston University Law School a year later with an L.L.M. Degree in Taxation.Senator Fasano resides in North Haven with his wife, Jill, and their children, Kristen, Robert and

Karla.

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Helen Garrity has lived in Connecticut for over 30 years. Mrs. Garrity is a mom whose children are

out of the house and her priority is family. She wants to be sure that our children and

grandchildren will live in a country in which they can thrive and be safe.

Helen is also a successful businesswoman with a degree from Boston University where she had a

wonderful time while getting a great education. Helen plays golf, enjoys the theatre, likes to travel,

and is always looking for new adventures.

She began following Governor Romneys career ten years ago when a family member began

working with him. She believes he is uniquely qualified to help this country at a time when we

desperately need a change of direction. Helen is honored to be attending the Convention as part of

the Connecticut delegation where she hopes together well move Connecticut and the country one

step closer to thriving again.

3R D DISTRICT ALTERNATES:

Representative Vincent Candelora

Representative Candelora resides in North Branford with his wife, Carolyn, and three children,

Christopher, Thomas, and Ava. He was elected to his third term in the State House of

Representatives in November of 2010, representing the 86th District which encompasses North

Branford, and parts of East Haven and Wallingford. He is an active member in the community

where he serves on the Executive Board of the North Branford Little League. He enjoys coaching all

three of his children and also serves as the league coordinator for PeeWee American. He has served

as President of North Branfords Chamber of Commerce and is Past-President of the North Branford

Rotary Club. In 2005, he spearheaded Rotarys Centennial Project Committee, which constructed

bathrooms and a concession stand at the North Branford High School. Prior to the Council, heserved as Vice Chair of the North Branford Zoning Board of Appeals and Treasurer to the

Republican Town Committee. He is an active member with St. Augustine Church where he has

served two terms on the Parish Counsel, one year as President.

In his three terms of service, Vincent has advocated for efficiencies in government. He currently

serves on the Commission on Enhancing Agency Outcomes, which is charged with reducing the

redundancies in state government. He continually advocates for appropriate fraud measures to be

put in place for our state and community action agencies in order to ensure that only those who

truly need state services receive them. For the 2011-13 term he was tapped by House Republican

Leader Lawrence F. Cafero to be one of two Deputy House Republican Leaders. He serves on the

Planning and Development Committee, Regulation Review Committee, Executive and Legislative

Nominations Committee, Legislative Management Committee and Finance Revenue and BondingCommission. Rep. Candelora is one of 3 legislators on a16 member education advisory committee

set up by the Department of Education to consider alternative, more equitable ways to fund the

education of students in Connecticuts public school choice programs.

Barbara Thompson


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Barbara is currently the Town Clerk of Wallingford, Connecticut. She is a Certified Connecticut

Town Clerk and a licensed Realtor since 1994. She is the former Chairman of the Connecticut Real

Estate Commission serving from 2008-2012. Barbara has also served as Chairman of the

Wallingford Republican Town Committee.

She is a 23 year resident of Wallingford formally residing in Floral park, NY. She is married to Jerry

Labriola, Jr. and has two children, Sarah and Lindsey Thompson.

Jerry Farrell, Jr.

Though only 44 years of age, Jerry Farrell, Jr., has a long and distinguished record of public service.

Connecticut residents are well-aware of his service as Connecticut Commissioner of Consumer

Protection from 2006 to 2011, as an appointee of Governor M. Jodi Rell. During Jerrys tenure at

Consumer Protection, the department was recognized as a national and world leader in food safety,

toy safety, drug control, liquor control, and public charities regulation. Jerry was able to

significantly increase the activities of the department while simultaneously cutting the number ofstaff from 160 to 140 and decreasing expenditures by 5%.

In 2010, Jerry served ably as the Republican nominee for Connecticut Secretary of the State in 2010,

raising a significant amount of money, and running a vigorous campaign.

In 2011, Jerry became State Party Vice Chairman for the Third Congressional District.

Jerrys service to Connecticut also includes gubernatorial appointments as Chairman of the State

Marshal Commission, Vice Chairman of the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation, and the

Connecticut Humanities Council.

In his hometown of Wallingford, Jerry served on the Wallingford Town Council from 1996 until2012, and was consistently the top vote getter in all town elections. Jerry is a parishioner, lector,

and parish historian of Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in Wallingford. He founded and is the

president of the Wallingford Historic Preservation Trust. He serves as president of the Center

Street Cemetery.

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Senator L. Scott Frantz

State Senator L. Scott Frantz was elected to his second term in the State Senate in 2010. Senator

Frantz represents the 36th Senatorial District which includes the communities of Greenwich, New

Canaan and Stamford.

Senator Frantz has been named a Minority Whip of the Senate Republican Caucus, and a RankingMember of the General Assemblys Banks Committee and Commerce Committee. In addition,

Senator Frantz serves on the Finance Revenue and Bonding and Transportation committees.

As a ranking member of the Banks Committee and the Commerce Committee, Senator Frantz is

contributing to ongoing efforts to help Connecticut businesses weather the national recession,

protect jobs, promote employment, and balance the projected budget deficits.

In serving on the Finance Revenue and Bonding Committee Senator Frantz oversees all matters

relating to states finances, fees and taxation. As a member of the Transportation Committee,

Senator Frantz is working to find solutions to Connecticuts mass transportation and infrastructure

needs.

. Following his election to the General Assembly, Senator Frantz stepped down from his fiveyear

post as chair of the Connecticut Development Authority, as chair of the Board of Directors of

Bradley International Airport, and as chair of the Connecticut Brownfields Redevelopment

Authority. He continues to serve on the business advisory boards of AI Squared, Granite Ventures,

and RSR Partners.

Senator Frantz has served on additional forprofit business boards for more than 15 years. He also

serves as a board member of several nonprofit and club organizations, including: Corporate Angel

Network (Advisory); Connecticut Republican Finance Committee; Veterans Appreciation Council;

Greenwich Country Day School; and Arch Street, the Greenwich Teen Center.

Senator Frantz lives in Riverside with his wife and their four children.

Mark Nielsen

Mark Nielsen is Associate General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Praxair, Inc., a large

industrial gases company headquartered in Danbury.

Nielsen was a member of Governor Romney's senior staff during his term in office in Massachusetts,

serving first as Chief Legal Counsel (September 2004 to August 2006) and then as Chief of Staff

(August 2006 to January 2007).

In the 1990s, Nielsen was a member of the Connecticut General Assembly, serving one term in theHouse, followed by two terms in the Senate, representing the Greater Danbury area.

Ambassador Tom Foley


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Tom Foley is a well-known and highly respected business leader with over 25 years experience

solving business problems and creating jobs. Tom has experience in government service, but he is

not a career politician.

Tom spent over 25 years as a businessman and entrepreneur using his problem-solving and

management skills to turn-around and expand underperforming businesses. He worked for

McKinsey & Company as a management consultant and then Citicorp Venture Capital. He started his

own business in 1985 when he formed NTC Group to acquire underperforming businesses in

textiles, industrial products, and aviation services.

Tom ran for Governor of Connecticut in 2012 and in one of the closest races in Connecticut history

he was defeated by little more than 5,000 votes.

Tom resides in Greenwich with his wife Leslie and their children.

4T H DISTRICT ALTERNATES

Senator Toni Boucher:

State Senator Toni Boucher was elected to represent the 26th Senatorial District in 2008, after

having served as the State Representative and Assistant Minority Leader from the 143rd Assembly

District for 12 years. The 26th Senatorial District includes the communities of Bethel, New Canaan,

Redding, Ridgefield, Weston, Westport and Wilton.

Senator Boucher has earned leadership roles in both the public and private sectors. She has worked

as an executive with Fortune 50 companies and co- founded small businesses. She also served as

Wilton Board of Education Chair, on the Board of Selectman and served as a Commissioner on the

Connecticut State Board of Education.

In the State Senate, Senator Boucher serves as a Deputy Minority Leader and is the Senate Ranking

Member of the General Assemblys Transportation Committee, Education Committee and of its

Higher Education Committee. She also serves as a member of the General Assemblys Finance,

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Mayor Richard Moccia

Richard A. Moccia, Mayor of the City of Norwalk, was elected in 2005, re-elected for a second term

in 2007, third term in 2009 and fourth term in 2011.

He has a long history of public service for the City of Norwalk having served as a member of the

Common Council, Fire Commission, Fair Rent Commission, and Redistricting Committee. He is aformer Constable, City Sheriff and CT State Marshal.

Richard Moccia is currently a member of The Maritime Aquarium of Norwalk, Authority & Board of

Trustees, Courage to Speak Foundation Advisory Board (drug prevention program); Connecticut

Conference of Mayors (CCM) Land Use Subcommittee/Chairman; United States Conference of

Mayors (USCM) Committees: Transportation and Communications Standing Committee; Vice Chair

of Tourism, Arts, Parks, Entertainment and Sports Standing Committee; Water Quality Committee

and Membership Recruitment Campaign/Connecticut Ambassador; Mayors Alliance for Green

Schools (in partnership with US Green Building Council); The Tiny Miracles Foundation Advisory

Board (supports premature babies, and families, in NICUs at Norwalk Hospital and area hospitals);

and Tri-Chair of the Fairfield County Campaign for the United Way of Coastal Fairfield County and

CCM Board of Directors. He was a member of the Governors former Early Childhood Research and

Policy Council.

He is also a member of the Norwalk Republican Town Committee; Norwalk Sons of Italy - Pietro

Micca Lodge; American Legion; and Norwalk Exchange Club.

William Laverack, Jr.

Bill Laverack is the Chairman and CEO of Laverack Capital Partners, a private investment firm.

Previously, Bill was a Managing Partner of J.H. Whitney & Co., a Managing Director of Gleacher &

Co., a Principal and founding member of the private equity group of Morgan Stanley & Co., and anofficer at Morgan Guaranty Trust Company. Bill has served on the boards of directors of numerous

private and public companies, and he is currently a Senior Advisor to Tiger Infrastructure Partners,

a private equity firm focused on middle market infrastructure investments.

Bill currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Choate Rosemary Hall; the National Advisory

Board of DukeEngage, Duke Universitys undergraduate civic engagement program; the Parents

Committee of the University of Virginia; and the Leadership Council of AmeriCares, a non-profit

disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization. He is a former long-standing Trustee and Board

President of New Canaan Country School.

Bill holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and an A.B., cum laude, from Harvard College.


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5T H DISTRICT DELEGATES

David B. Rusate

Dave graduated from Quinnipiac College in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in International

Finance. He spent the first 8 years of his career with Union Carbide in various InternationalTreasury assignments. He was stationed in Hong Kong and Singapore from 1986 through 1990 as

the Area Finance Manager for Union Carbide.

In November 1992, he joined the General Electric Company. Dave has responsibility for foreign

exchange and commodity risk management as well as sovereign risk at GE. In addition to those

responsibilities, Dave is the Global Treasurer of GEs largest business GE Energy.

Dave resides in Southbury, Connecticut.

Mayor Mark Boughton

Mayor Mark Boughton is serving his sixth term as Mayor of the City of Danbury. A 1982 graduate of

Danbury High School, he went on to attend Central Connecticut State University where a Bachelor

of Science and Education Degree in American History. He went on to receive a Master's Degree in

Educational Psychology from Western Connecticut State University where he now serves on the

Alumni Board of Directors.

Mark served in the United States Army Reserve from 1983 to 1989 where he achieved the rank of

Sergeant. He returned to Danbury High School in 1987 to teach Social Studies, and served as a

member of the Danbury Planning Commission from 1995 to 1998. Mark was elected State

Representative for the 138th District of Connecticut in 1998, and was re-elected in 2000. He

achieved a perfect voting record in the General Assembly, and served as a member of the Education

Committee and ranking member of the Environment Committee.

Mark was elected Mayor for the City of Danbury, Connecticut in November 2000. Since taking

office, Mayor Boughton has worked tirelessly to make his philosophy of "People Over Politics" into

a legislative reality.

The Mayor is married to Phyllis Boughton who is his biggest supporter.


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Thomas McInerney

Prior to assuming his current position in January 2010, Tom McInerney held the title of Chairman

and Chief Executive Officer of ING Insurance Americas. In addition, he is Chairman of the ING

Foundation. McInerney joined the company in December 2000 when ING acquired Aetna Financial

Services (AFS), before which he was President of AFS.

McInerney joined Aetna in 1978, and held a variety of investment, business, and corporate

positions in his career with the company. He graduated with honors from Colgate University in

1978 with a B.A. degree in Economics and received an M.B.A. degree, with a concentration in

Finance and Investments, from the Tuck School at Dartmouth College in 1982.

Mr. McInerney resides in Weatogue, CT

5T H DISTRICT ALTERNATES

Brian J. Flaherty

Brian J. Flaherty is from Watertown and is the Director of Public Affairs at Nestle Waters North

America. Nestle Waters is the nations leading bottled water company, comprising well-known

brands such as Poland Spring brand spring water, Perrier and S. Pellegrino sparkling waters.

Before joining Nestle Waters In April 2003, Brian served eight terms in the Connecticut House of

Representatives, representing the towns of Watertown, Middlebury and Woodbury in the 68th

Assembly District. He served five of those terms as Deputy House Republican Leader.

He and his wife Melanie live in Watertown with their children, Brendan, Katherine and Danny.

Jennifer ONeill

Jennifer ONeill is an Attorney who resides in Southbury. Jennifer served as 5th Congressional

District Vice Chairman from 2009-2011.

Robert Yamin

Robert Yamin is a partner in the law firm of Yamin and Yamin located in Danbury. He is a 1979

graduate of Western Connecticut State University and a 1982 graduate of Harvard Law School. Hecurrently serves as Corporation Counsel for Mayor Mark Boughton in Danbury.

Bob is married to Danbury Probate judge Diane Yamin and they reside in Danbury.


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2012 EX-OFFICIO DELEGATES

Chairman Jerry Labriola, Jr.

Chairman Jerry Labriola, Jr. was elected to his first term as Connecticut Republican Party Chairman

in 2011 after serving three terms as State Treasurer of the party and five years on the State Central

Committee, representing the 34th senatorial district including Wallingford, North Haven, and East

Haven.

Born and raised in Naugatuck, Jerry graduated from Naugatuck High School in 1975 and received

his Bachelor of Arts degree from Gettysburg College in 1979. He went on to attend law school at

Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. where he earned his law degree in 1982. During

law school, Jerry served as a summer intern at the United States Department of Justice. He was

admitted to the Connecticut bar in 1983 and is currently a partner in the firm of Labriola &

Labriola, LLC of Naugatuck with his brother, State Representative David Labriola (R-131).

Additionally, Chairman Labriola served as Naugatuck Town Attorney from 1989-1991.

In addition to his positions within the state party, Jerry has also served as State Chairman of the

Connecticut Young Republicans from 1982-1984, Vice-Chairman of the Wallingford Charter

Revision Commission in 1993, member of the Wallingford Board of Assessment Appeals from 1994

until 2008, and has been a member of the Wallingford RTC since 1989. In addition, Chairman

Labriola plays keyboards and sings in various pop/rock cover bands. Jerry also loves soccer and

was the head coach of the Ansonia High School girls soccer program from 2007 to 2011.

In 2010 Chairman Labriola was honored to be the Republican nominee for congress in the 3rd

Congressional District. One of his television ads, known as old spice garnered national attention

and was widely accepted as one of the best ads of the 2010 cycle.

Chairman Labriola currently resides in Wallingford with his wife Barbara Thompson, the Town

Clerk in Wallingford, and his family.

Representative John H. Frey

Hon. John Frey is the Connecticut National Committeeman to the RNC, where he serves as a

member of the Rules Committee.

A lifelong Ridgefield resident, he is serving his 14th year as the State Representative for the 111th

District and is the Minority Whip. This will be John's sixth national convention that he has attended-- the fifth as a delegate. He served twice previously on the platform committee. In June of 2008,

John was appointed by President Bush to the President's Commission on White House Fellows.

Former Chairman of the CT Real Estate Commission, John is a co-owner of CENTURY 21 Landmark

Properties in Ridgefield


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Patricia Longo

Ms. Patricia Longo served as Vice Chairwoman of the Connecticut Republican Party for fourteen

years and now serves as the Connecticut National Committeewoman to the RNC. Pat was re-elected

to a second term in May 2012.

This is Pat's sixth Republican Convention; she has twice served on the Platform Committee.

Pat has been active in numerous local, state and national campaigns and is a tireless and dedicated

leader in the Connecticut Republican Party.


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2 0 1 2 R E PUBLI CAN N ATI ON ALCON V E N TI ON

CONNECTICUT DELEGATION ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Co-Chairmen

MR. JOHN H. FREY NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN

MRS. PATRICIA LONGO NATIONAL COMMITTEEWOMAN

Delegation Coordinator

MR. GARY M. SCHAFFRICK

Staff

MR. BRYAN CAFFERELLI

MR. ZAK SANDERS

MR. MICHAEL ARGENTO

MRS. AMYLYNN THOMPSON


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CONNECTICUT REPUBLICAN STATE PARTY

State Party Chairman

MR. JERRY LABRIOLA, JR. - WALLINGFORD

Vice Chairman

HON. THEMIS KLARIDES - DERBY

Secretary

MR. ARTHUR SCIALABBA- NORWALK

Treasurer

MR. GARY M. SCHAFFRICK BRISTOL

National Committeeman

HON. JOHN H. FREY - RIDGEFIELD

National Committeewoman

MRS. PATRICIA LONGO - TRUMBULL

Executive Director

MR. BRYAN CAFFERELLI - FAIRFIELD

Finance Chairman

MR. JOHN PAVIA - EASTON


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2012 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION

CONNECTICUT DELEGATION COMMITTEES

Chairman of the Delegation

MR. JERRY LABRIOLA, JR.

Platform Committee

HON. L. SCOTT FRANTZ

HON. THEMIS KLARIDES

Rules Committee

HON JOHN H. FREY

MRS. PATRICIA LONGO

Credentials Committee

HON. MARK BOUGHTON

HON. JAYME STEVENSON

Permanent Standing Committee

MR. JERRY LABRIOLA, JR.

MS. ANN BRICKLEY

Delegation Aides

MR. ANDREW WOOD - DARIEN

MS. JANE LABRIOLA- GUILFORD

Connecticut Pages

MR. NOLAN DAVIS EAST WINDSOR


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