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    The Harrison County Republican Executive Committee is concerned about the Mississippi Republican Party's endorsement of one mayoral candidate over another in a Biloxi special election. The HCREC recognized both candidates as capable Republicans. The Party's endorsement letter maligning one candidate is problematic since that candidate was later thanked for supporting the Party. The HCREC requests clarification on the endorsement authority and questions Party fund expenditures in the local race. They ask the state committee to discuss this matter at their next meeting and for the HCREC chairman to attend.

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    Harrison County Republican Executive Committee Letter To State Party

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    The Harrison County Republican Executive Committee is concerned about the Mississippi Republican Party's endorsement of one mayoral candidate over another in a Biloxi special election. The HCREC recognized both candidates as capable Republicans. The Party's endorsement letter maligning one candidate is problematic since that candidate was later thanked for supporting the Party. The HCREC requests clarification on the endorsement authority and questions Party fund expenditures in the local race. They ask the state committee to discuss this matter at their next meeting and for the HCREC chairman to attend.

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    Challenges to authorization of intra-party endorsement of Swetman over Gilich.

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    The Harrison County Republican Executive Committee is concerned about the Mississippi Republican Party's endorsement of one mayoral candidate over another in a Biloxi special election. The HCREC recognized both candidates as capable Republicans. The Party's endorsement letter maligning one candidate is problematic since that candidate was later thanked for supporting the Party. The HCREC requests clarification on the endorsement authority and questions Party fund expenditures in the local race. They ask the state committee to discuss this matter at their next meeting and for the HCREC chairman to attend.

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    Harrison County Republican Executive Committee Letter To State Party

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    The Harrison County Republican Executive Committee is concerned about the Mississippi Republican Party's endorsement of one mayoral candidate over another in a Biloxi special election. The HCREC recognized both candidates as capable Republicans. The Party's endorsement letter maligning one candidate is problematic since that candidate was later thanked for supporting the Party. The HCREC requests clarification on the endorsement authority and questions Party fund expenditures in the local race. They ask the state committee to discuss this matter at their next meeting and for the HCREC chairman to attend.

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    Executive Committee

    May 20, 2015


    Frank Genzer
    Chairman
    Wendy Barthe Peavy
    Vice-Chairman
    Bonnie Edwards
    Secretary
    Pete Wilson
    Treasurer
    District 1
    George Birdrow
    Richard Moss
    District 2
    Nancy Mavar
    Wanye Tisdale
    District 3
    Dave Dennis
    Kent Nicaud
    Ashley Skellie
    District 4
    Don Hartfield
    Samantha Wild
    District 5
    Barbara Allen
    Mary Bankston
    At Large
    Kent Alaexander
    Frank Bordeaux
    Don Halle
    Susan LeBatard
    Linda McGovern
    Sophie Nord
    Kerry Ryan
    Winfred Quarles

    Mississippi Republican Party


    415 Yazoo Stret
    Jackson, MS 39205
    Chairman Joe Nosef
    Members of the State Executive Committee
    Dear Chairman Nosef and State Executive Committee Members,
    This letter is not about any specific candidate. The Harrison County Republican
    Executive Committee (HCREC) recognized both Republican candidates in the special
    election on May 12, 2015 as being very capable of serving as Mayor of Biloxi.
    This Executive Committee is very concerned with the actions of the Mississippi
    Republican Party, under signature of the Chairman, in the open support and expenditure
    of party funds for one candidate over the other in a local election. There was no contact
    by whoever authorized this action with the HCREC. Both candidates are Republicans
    although this was a special election and supposedly non-partisan.
    The Chairman and other members of the HCREC have received numerous calls and
    personal contacts regarding the MS Republican Partys endorsement of a candidate in
    the special election for Mayor of Biloxi. A letter under Chairman Nosefs signature went
    out May 1, 2015 endorsing one candidate and maligning the other. The letter strongly
    presents one candidate as a Democrat. However, the Mississippi Republican Party, under
    the signature of Chairman Nosef also wrote a letter dated Monday Morning which was
    received, May 11, 2015 by the candidate that had been accused of being a Democrat,
    thanking him for being a loyal supporter of the Mississippi Republican Party.
    The fact that someone was previously of another political party is obviously not relevant.
    The Mississippi Republican Party has welcomed with open arms a former Lt. Governor,
    Auditor, numerous State House Representatives, Senators, Sheriffs, and only this past
    year welcomed Democratic Representative Randall Patterson of Biloxi, into the
    Republican Party. It is perhaps most notable that a very dedicated past Chairmen of the
    Mississippi Republican Party, Jim Herring, ran for Lt. Governor as a Democrat.
    The Harrison County Republican Executive Committee objects to the actions taken under
    the name of the Mississippi Republican Party in this instance with the strongest possible
    emphasis.

    145 St. Jude Street, Biloxi, Mississippi 39530

    Mississippi Republican Party


    May 20, 2015
    Page 2
    Our Executive Committee requests clarification on whose authority the Mississippi
    Republican Party issued such an endorsement in a local race between two acknowledged
    Republicans and we question the expenditure of Party funds on letterhead, mailing, and
    radio advertisements tagged paid for the Mississippi Republican Party.
    This action will make recruitment of Republican Candidates more difficult as there is
    concern that the State Party might take the side of their opponent when the Party is
    supposed to remain neutral. This action is embarrassing to the members of the Harrison
    County Republican Party.
    This letter is being distributed to all members of the Mississippi Republican State
    Executive Committee before the meeting on June 8 and we ask that this matter be
    discussed in that meeting. I also request that I be permitted to attend the June 8th meeting
    to further discuss these concerns.
    Sincerely yours,

    Frank Genzer, Chairman


    and on behalf of the Harrison County Republican Executive Committee

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