Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta will deliver a political speech to a group of Republicans in central New Hampshire, PolitickerNH.com has learned.
 
Guinta will be speaking in late February at the Pemi-Baker Valley Republican Club Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner.

Guinta's name is often mentioned as a possible statewide candidate and Guinta made similar speeches in the spring of 2008 when he was considering running for governor.

A political consultant for Guinta said that Guinta will continue to speak before Republican groups throughout the state in the coming months.

"Mayor Guinta's leadership and ability to win tough elections with bipartisan support has made him a much sought-after speaker," Mike Biundo told PolitickerNH.com. "He will continue to make these type of speeches as his schedule allows."

The speech is scheduled for Feb. 21 at 6:00 p.m. at Walter's Basin Restaurant in Holderness.

Update: "The Pemi-Baker Valley Republican Committee invited Mayor Frank Guinta to be our Lincoln-Reagan Dinner keynote speaker because he is the highly respected and successful mayor of New Hampshire's largest city, Manchester.  The citizens of Manchester expressed, at the ballot box, their frustrations with being over-taxed and under-policed, and Mayor Guinta took care of those problems," Omer Ahern, chairman of the Pemi-Baker Valley Republicans, said in an e-mail to PolitickerNH.com. "After six consecutive tax hikes by previous administrations, Mayor Guinta delivered tax cuts and better services.  The PBVRC wanted him, in part, because the Pemi-Baker Valley is not as rural as it used to be, and the problems of Manchester may someday become our problems.  Mayor Guinta is a good man, a solid Republican, and an informative speaker."