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Maine: Jan Staples

Tue, 09/02/2008 - 23:10

Staples: After 2008, time to focus on the Legislature

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

MINNEAPOLIS -- Maine’s Republican National Committeewoman slot will change hands this week at the Republican National Convention.

Jan Staples was elected to the committeewoman post at the state convention last April. She previously served in the post from 1998 to 2004. Current committeewoman Karen Raye is stepping down.

Raye said the past four years have been a fun experience, and she’s met people from all over the country, but now she needs to focus on the family business – Raye’s Mustard in Eastport.

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Sat, 05/03/2008 - 14:11

Convention update: 3:00 p.m.

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

The Maine Republican Party National Committeeman and Committeewoman results are official. Former Senate President Richard Bennett and former committeewoman Jan Staples are the new RNC members.

Cal Thomas spoke earlier. Currently ballots are being tallied for the national delegate slots. State delegates got to pick 12 of about 30 nominees.

Of those, 13 support Ron Paul, according to a list that was handed out. The John McCain campaign handed out a list of 12 “Republican Unity candidates”.

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Wed, 04/30/2008 - 19:55

Staples to also seek RNC woman position

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

Former Republican National Committeewoman Jan Staples will run again for her old post.

Staples held one of the state party’s two RNC slots from 1998 to 2004. She served on the RNC’s executive committee and several national convention committees.

Raye is stepping down, and Staples will go against Kathy Watson, a former state party chair, for the position.

RNC members are responsible for advocating for resources from the national committee for the state’s political activities.

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