Tom DeLay: Keynote Speaker for Riverside County GOP Fundraiser
Posted by: Jessica Austin | 08/24/2008 4:59 PM
I just recieved this news from a good friend of mine on the Riverside County Central Committee:
Riverside, CA- The Riverside County Republican Party (RCGOP) announced today that former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay will serve as the keynote speaker at this year's Liberty Dinner fundraiser, October 4th at the Morongo Resort & Casino.
First elected in 1984, DeLay became a leading conservative on the national stage when he served as House Majority Whip and Leader. Over the course of his congressional career, DeLay helped Republicans build a voting record that consistently supports limited, constitutional government, peace through strength, lower taxes, and the sanctity of life.
Since leaving Congress in 2006, DeLay has authored a book titled "No Retreat, No Surrender: One American's Fight" which includes his memoirs and his call on conservatives to rebuild the movement based upon the First Principles of Order, Justice, and Freedom. DeLay is the Founder and Finance Chairman of the Coalition for a Conservative Majority - a grassroots organization that aims to unite fiscal, defense, and social conservatives under one coalition. DeLay and his wife, Christine, continue to be outspoken advocates for foster care reform and are actively involved in Rio Bend, a unique foster care community in Richmond, Texas, that provides safe, permanent homes for abused and neglected kids.
"We are thrilled to have such a distinguished public servant headline our event this year," said Bob Richmond, Chairman of the Riverside County Republican Party. "Tom DeLay is a great Republican and a great American. Leader DeLay continues to advance our party principles and speak out on the issues that matter most to American families."
DeLay is a frequent commentator on conservative politics and the 2008 campaign, often appearing on cable television, conservative talk radio, or writing on his blog.
For more information on the Riverside County GOP's Liberty Dinner, visit www.riversidegop.com. Tom DeLay will be signing copies of his book No Retreat, No Surrender at the event. More information on Tom DeLay and his book is available on his website www.tomdelay.com.
RCGOP Chairman Bob Richmond can be reached at 760-322-4489 for further comment.
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In 2005, a Texas grand jury indicted DeLay on criminal charges that he had conspired to violate campaign finance laws during that period. DeLay denied the charges and pled not guilty, saying they were politically motivated and the law he was indicted under did not apply until later, but Republican Conference rules forced him to resign temporarily from his position as Majority Leader. In January 2006, under pressure from fellow Republicans, DeLay announced that he would not seek to return to the position. In the months before and after this decision, two of his former aides were convicted in the Jack Abramoff scandal. DeLay ran for re-election in 2006, and won the Republican primary election in March 2006, but, citing the possibility of losing the general election, he announced in April 2006 that he would withdraw from the race and resign his seat in Congress. He resigned on June 9, 2006, and sought to remove his name from the ballot. The court battle that followed forced him to remain on the ballot, despite having withdrawn from the race.
After much judicial wrangling,[1] DeLay's name was not on the ballot on election day. There were two elections for the House seat, a special election to fill the vacancy created by DeLay's resignation and the general election for the 110th Congress. In the general election there were three main candidates. Democrat and former US Representative Nick Lampson, Libertarian Party candidate Bob Smither, and Republican Shelley Sekula-Gibbs. Only Lampson's and Smither's names appeared on the ballot, as Sekula-Gibbs had to run as a write-in candidate because DeLay had previously won the Republican primary.