The Barnstead-Alton Republican Committee (BARC) will hold its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 13 at J.J. Goodwin's Restaurant (upstairs) (769 Suncook Valley Rd - Rt 28 - 269-8300) in Center Barnstead. Dinner (at your option) is at 5:30 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 6:30.

Now that two of the GOP candidates for Congress from the 1st District (Bob Bestani and Frank Guinta) have addressed members of BARC, the focus this month turns to the U.S. Senate race. Following Senator Judd Gregg’s announcement that he will not seek re-election in November 2010, four Republicans have stepped up so far to announce that they are exploring running for Senator Gregg’s seat.

BARC will welcome Republican National Committeeman Sean Mahoney as guest speaker at the October meeting. A native of Portsmouth, he is the president of Millyard Communications, Inc. and the publisher of BusinessNH Magazine. In addition to serving as National Committeeman, Sean has also served on the GOP State Finance Committee, including a stint as the Finance Committee chairman.

Mahoney has published a series of op-eds in recent months regarding health care, the economy, and the future of the Republican Party. He’s “looking forward to coming and seeing friends in the area and talking about a few things the GOP needs to do to resurge”.

In addition to hearing from Mahoney, the agenda also includes: BARC’s 1st Anniversary Celebration!; A legislative update from our state representatives in attendance; an update about the Concord state representative primary win by Lynne Blankenbeker and the upcoming “special election” on Nov. 3; and

Identifying and supporting local candidates for the Nov 2010 elections

All area Republican’s are invited to attend the celebration of BARC’s 1st anniversary since its founding last October. Meetings are somewhat informal, offering a great opportunity for the townspeople of Alton, Barnstead, and surrounding towns to learn about BARC, to meet other like-minded citizens, and to share in this celebration of a true grass-roots organization.

For more information, please send an email to Barnstead.Alton.RepubComm@gmail.com or visit the BARC website, www.BARC-NewHampshire.com.

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