What is OC GOP Flag Day?
Posted by: Editorial Staff | 05/16/2008 11:02 AM
SAVE THE DATE! Next OC GOP Flag Day Dinner is Friday, June 13th. Tables and individual tickets are still available.
What is OC GOP Flag Day?
In late 1999 Chairman Emeritus Tom Fuentes, our former executive director Kathy Tavoularis., and our finance chairman Mike Schroeder needed to find a way to raise money because campaign finance was limiting the way the party could increase its funds. A dinner honoring Reagan, with 200 attendees, officially became OCGOP's first Flag Day dinner. Every year it has grown in size and is now renowned state and nation wide.
The Flag Day dinner is our major fundraiser of the year and the proceeds from the dinner benefit the volunteer voter registration and Get-Out-The-Vote programs of the Republican Party of Orange County. In the past we have had sell-out crowds of over 1,200 Republicans that help raise a significant amount of monetary support for our cause.
List of Previous OCGOP Flag Day Speakers
2000: Flag Day Salute to the Reagan Revolution
Speakers: Judge William P. Clark, former Secretary of the Interior
And VIP Panel of Reagan Aides including Congressman Chris Cox, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher and Ken Khachigian
2001: Flag Day Salute to the Bush Administration
Speakers: Hugh Hewitt, Bruce Herschensohn, Shawn Steel and Republican candidates for Governor Bill Simon & Bill Jones
2002: Flag Day Salute to True California Leadership
Speakers: Bill Simon, Republican Nominee for Governor
2003: Flag Day Salute to Freedom
Speakers: Congressman Darrell Issa (leader of the Recall) and Congressman George Radanovich, Bruce Herschensohn, Bill Simon, Hugh Hewitt
2004: Flag Day Salute to California Republican Governors
Speakers: NY Governor George Pataki, and former California Governor Pete Wilson
2005: Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney
2006: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Radio Personality Dennis Prager
2007: New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani
2008: Florida Governor Charlie Crist
What is OC GOP Flag Day?
In late 1999 Chairman Emeritus Tom Fuentes, our former executive director Kathy Tavoularis., and our finance chairman Mike Schroeder needed to find a way to raise money because campaign finance was limiting the way the party could increase its funds. A dinner honoring Reagan, with 200 attendees, officially became OCGOP's first Flag Day dinner. Every year it has grown in size and is now renowned state and nation wide.
The Flag Day dinner is our major fundraiser of the year and the proceeds from the dinner benefit the volunteer voter registration and Get-Out-The-Vote programs of the Republican Party of Orange County. In the past we have had sell-out crowds of over 1,200 Republicans that help raise a significant amount of monetary support for our cause.
List of Previous OCGOP Flag Day Speakers
2000: Flag Day Salute to the Reagan Revolution
Speakers: Judge William P. Clark, former Secretary of the Interior
And VIP Panel of Reagan Aides including Congressman Chris Cox, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher and Ken Khachigian
2001: Flag Day Salute to the Bush Administration
Speakers: Hugh Hewitt, Bruce Herschensohn, Shawn Steel and Republican candidates for Governor Bill Simon & Bill Jones
2002: Flag Day Salute to True California Leadership
Speakers: Bill Simon, Republican Nominee for Governor
2003: Flag Day Salute to Freedom
Speakers: Congressman Darrell Issa (leader of the Recall) and Congressman George Radanovich, Bruce Herschensohn, Bill Simon, Hugh Hewitt
2004: Flag Day Salute to California Republican Governors
Speakers: NY Governor George Pataki, and former California Governor Pete Wilson
2005: Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney
2006: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Radio Personality Dennis Prager
2007: New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani
2008: Florida Governor Charlie Crist
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