Fallin Adds Five To Campaign Staff

The Fallin for Governor campaign today announced the addition of five new staffers who join Campaign Manager Denise Northrup at the campaign headquarters in Oklahoma City.

Named Communications Director is Alex Weintz, a former congressional aide for Fallin. Weintz served as Fallin’s official spokesman from January ’07 until July ’09. He will serve as the primary contact for all media outlets, beginning immediately, and can be reached via email at Alex@maryfallin.org.

Aaron Cooper also joins the staff as Director of New Media and Technology. Cooper previously served as Press Secretary for the Coburn for Senate campaign in 2004 and later worked in the same capacity for Senator Coburn’s Washington office. More recently, he has worked as a public relations consultant in the Oklahoma City area where his clients included Fortune 500 companies, local non-profit organizations and political groups. Cooper is originally from Eufaula and is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma. He will serve as an alternate contact for all media outlets and can be reached at Aaron@maryfallin.org.

Pam Pollard is the campaign's Director of Coalitions. Pollard recently served as the Chairman of the Oklahoma County Republican Party, a position she held for three years. A veteran of statewide politics, she has previously served as State Credentials Chairman, State Treasurer, and State Historian for the Oklahoma Federation of Republican Women. Pollard also has 20 years of experience as a small business owner.

Joining the staff as Field Representative and Office Manager, Ashley Hahn will be providing both community outreach and in-office support. Hahn has previously worked for former Corporation Commissioner and Congressional candidate Denise Bode, the Victory Campaign, and current Corporation Commissioner Dana Murphy. She's a UCO graduate and is originally from Piedmont.

Josh Pillow joins the campaign as Northeast Oklahoma Field Representative. Pillow has most recently worked for Victory 2008. He is a graduate of OSU and is originally from the Grand Lake area.

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GOP Lincoln Day Dinner Honors Military

The Oklahoma County Republican Party's Lincoln Day Dinner on April 14th will honor the military with former State Rep. and Iraq war veteran Kevin Calvey (shown on the firing range) as keynote speaker, Chair Pam Pollard said.

A reception begins at 6 pm, followed by dinner at 7 pm in the Petroleum Club in downtown Oklahoma City.

"We will be honoring all men and women who have served in our Military. The '3 Colonels' as they have become to be known, Lt. Colonels, Stuart Jolly, Hopper Smith and Steve Russell will begin our event with the Prayer, Pledge and the National Anthem," Pollard said.

The program will begin with retired Major General Rita Aragon, Oklahoma's first woman general, relating her experiences in the Oklahoma Air National Guard.

Kevin King, USS Oklahoma webmaster, has prepared a video of all the sailors of the USS Oklahoma, featuring the survivors and their families reflecting on December 7, 1941.

The keynote address will be given by Calvey, an Army captain who just returned from serving a year in Baghdad helping prosecute Iraqi terrorists.

Tickets for the event are $50/person for dinner, $100/person dinner and reception.

For more information, contact Elayne at 946-1494 or email chair@okcountygop.com.

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