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Nadia Naffe
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BIOGRAPHY
Nadia Naffe is the editor of Red County - Tampa and U.S. Political Correctness, a website which advocates conservative values and challenges PC - politically correct speech. Naffe began her career in politics as a field director with the Republican Party of Florida. Following that assignment, Naffe was appointed to serve as a regional field director for Bush/Cheney '04. In this role she was responsible for establishing strategic relationships among various coalitions in 12 of th most vote rich counties in South West/Central Florida.
Prior to that, Naffe served as an associate with Merrill Lynch in the private client group. Following the 2006 elections, Naffe returned to the private sector. She is currently responsible for fiber-optic sales for a global defense contractor.
Naffe holds a bachelor's degree in marketing from the Sykes College of Business at the University of Tampa. Naffe is also Chairman Emeritus and co-founder of the University of Tampa College Republicans and currently serves on the board of directors.
COMMENTARIES
Stroud Touts Values, Integrity in Campaign for House Dist. 60
By Nadia Naffe | 11/18/09
A little known candidate is emerging with big plans in the race for Florida House District 60. Trey Stroud, marketing executive and husband and father of two, says he's running because he genuinely wants to help people. "I'm not a politician. I'm a regular guy who got fed up with political correctness...there comes a time when you have to say, this is right and this is not" said Stroud, addressing a crowd of about 80... read more »
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Backed into a Corner, Crist Attacks Rubio's Record
By Nadia Naffe | 11/08/09
Gov. Charlie Crist has had a bad week. The once teflon governor is struggling to regain lost ground and he's doing it by attacking the record of his U.S. Senate primary opponent Marco Rubio. Finding it hard to promote a conservative record of his own, Crist is trying to highlight what he hopes will be negative inconsistencies in Rubio's voting record -- a ploy to make conservatives think Rubio is a moderate. On Sunday, Crist's comm shop sent... read more »
Florida 2010: Why NY-23 is a Teachable Moment
By Nadia Naffe | 11/05/09
There are a few lesson’s we should take from NY-23. Bloggers, conservative activists and talk radio hosts made this race notable and forced the GOP establishment to open its eyes to what the base really wants. The mainstream media was too busy reporting the GOPs intra-party fighting to cover Dede Scozzafava’s position on the issues. This race especially resonated with conservatives in Florida, where the same forces are in play.... read more »
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Crist enlists allies to attack Rubio
By Nadia Naffe | 10/28/09
An interesting website popped up over night. Its called the TruthAboutRubio.com It turns out Gov. Charlie Crist is finding it hard to run on his own credentials. So what's a people's governor to do? -- attack his opponent. But Crist won't get his hands dirty. Nor will he acknowledge Marco Rubio is a serious threat. So he enlists his allies do it for him. We've all heard Charlie's "I balanced the budget" stump speech. And... read more »
11 Comments | Related Topics »FLORIDA |
Florida Power & Light to Receive Millions in Stimulus Dollars
By Nadia Naffe | 10/27/09
President Obama is set to hold a press conference to announce $3.4 billion of stimulus funds will be used to modernize the electric grid, following a tour of Florida Power & Lights new solar energy plant in Arcadia, Fla. FPL is among one-hundred private utilities companies who will receive grants to help build a nationwide "smart energy grid". Recipients will receive federal grants that will range from $400,000 and $200... read more »
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Hillsborough GOP fundraiser brings in 50k, elects treasurer
By Nadia Naffe | 10/22/09
The Hillsborough County GOP blew the ball out of the park with a wildly successful Reagan Day fundraising event. Ken Lawson, the newly elected Treasurer of the Hillsborough County Republican Executive Committee (HCREC) announced Tuesday the Party raised $50,000 from its Reagan Day Dinner fundraiser and had nearly $27,000 in net proceeds from the event. Lawson says his main role as Treasurer is to insure the Party is ready for 2010 and to... read more »
Al Austin’s Dubious Task
By Nadia Naffe | 10/17/09
Lining the walls inside Al Austin’s Westshore Boulevard office you’ll find decades of history, dozens upon dozens of photo’s of Austin and his wife Beverly pictured with nearly every member of the Bush family. If you don’t know who Al Austin is, you should. In Tampa’s small elite group of high-dollar fundraisers, Al Austin is one of its kings. Austin, 80, spent most of his career developing Tampa’s... read more »
Rubio Supporters Shun Crist at Reagan Dinner
By Nadia Naffe | 10/10/09
Gov. Charlie Crist got a real treat when he arrived to the Hillsborough County Reagan Day dinner. Waiting outside the Pepin Hospitality Center were over two dozen people lining the street waving signs supporting Marco Rubio's bid for the U.S. Senate. Attempting to sooth the protest, Crist stopped to shake hands with Rubio supporters as they stood along the side of the road. "Thanks for being involved" said Crist. RPOF... read more »
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Hillsborough GOP Tries to Avoid Crist Backlash
By Nadia Naffe | 10/07/09
This Friday the Hillsborough County Republican Party will host its first Reagan Day Dinner with speaker Jeff Atwater. How many attendees will be there? It depends on who you ask. Planned by a successful business woman and masterful caterer, Hillsborough County Chairman Deboroh Cox-Roush, the event had all the workings of a great success. But something happened. Ticket sales started off slow as many Republicans shunned the event because of its... read more »
8 Comments | Related Topics »FLORIDA |
Official Misconduct Charges Against Ray Sansom Ruled Unconstitutional
By Nadia Naffe | 10/05/09
Former House Speaker Ray Sansom received some good news today. After being indicted in May, Circuit Judge Terry Lewis has dismissed the felony official misconduct charges against Sansom, ruling the charges are unconstitutional. "It is natural to want to punish those involved," Judge Terry Lewis wrote. "But not every wrongful conduct is a crime. Sometimes the remedy for such conduct must be political rather than judicial. This... read more »
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