Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty is Featured Guest at Local Republican Dinner

The Wayne 11th Congressional District Republican Committee will hold its annual Lincoln dinner on May 24, with former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty as a special guest.

Here's more info about the group and event from from a Wayne 11th CDRC press release:

“We can’t only rely on Party loyalist for our support,” stated Joe Xuereb, Chairman of the Wayne 11th CDRC. “We need to bring our message to the average citizen and enlist their support to our efforts to bring common sense leadership to this country.”

The Wayne 11th Congressional District Congressional Committee is bringing the Republican message to our community at its annual Lincoln Reagan Dinner. This year the event will be held at the Italian American Banquet Center, 39200 West Five Mile Rd., Livonia, MI 48154, on Thursday, May 24th. The event will present an opportunity for voters to network with elected officials, community activists and precinct delegates, as well as to hear first hand the Republican message to voters for this election year.

The evening’s Special Guest and Featured Speaker is Governor Tim Pawlenty, Former Presidential Candidate and Minnesota Governor. The doors open at 5:30 pm for a Private VIP Photo Reception with the former Governor, a cocktail hour (cash bar) for general attendees is at 6 p.m. and the dinner program begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $70 per person (if payment received by May 17th; $75/person after May 17th) and a table of 10 is $650 (deadline May 17th). Tickets for the VIP Photo Reception with Governor Pawlenty are $150 per person.

Inquiries can be emailed to info@wayne11th.com and checking their website at www.wayne11th.com. This event is open to the general public with ticket purchase.

During his two terms as Governor of Minnesota, Tim Pawlenty used innovative and conservative leadership to balance the state’s budget, cut spending, reform health care and improve schools without raising taxes. Under his leadership, Minnesota had nation-leading health care, the highest school test scores, and a leading economy.

The Wayne 11th CDRC, under the leadership of Mr. Xuereb, offers community outreach in the district through various channels such as online social networking (Facebook); the Wayne 11th CDRC website, www.Wayne11th.com; recruiting, training and engaging over 800 precinct delegates; and hosting “awareness” forums throughout the district that informs the general public of the issues and mobilizes their support. “The Republican candidates seeking elective office this year, starting with our presumptive Presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, offer hope for real change, from lowering taxes, to reforming government, to fostering more investment and jobs growth in our economy. That’s real change that Michigan and this country needs now,” Xuereb exclaimed.

Congressman Thaddeus McCotter serves the people of the Eleventh Congressional District of Michigan. The Wayne 11th Congressional District Republican Committee covers the communities of Belleville, Canton Township, Dearborn Heights, Garden City, Livonia, Northville, Northville Township, Plymouth, Plymouth Township, Redford Township, Van Buren Township, Wayne and Westland. Their focus is primarily on the state and local election efforts.