- Gov. Scott
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Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Stacy Day
August 19, 2015
Gov. Scott Walker Announces New Hampshire Campaign Co-Chairs
Gov. Scott Walker today announced Cliff Hurst, Phyllis Woods, and
Chris Wolfe as statewide co-chairs for his presidential campaign in New
Hampshire.
Walker has already experienced strong support in
the Granite State as he's shared his message of reform and results, and
the campaign will continue to compete aggressively to win the
first-in-the-nation primary.
"No one knows the Granite State – and what it takes to win its primary – better than these three great leaders," said Walker. "It is a pleasure to have Cliff, Phyllis and Chris on our team, and I thank them for their gracious support of our campaign. With their help, we'll continue to share our record, our message, and our vision for a better America in this early primary state where we have a real pathway to victory."
Walker begins a three-day tour through New Hampshire today,
his sixth trip this year, with a stop at the New Hampshire Education
Summit, a health care town hall in Barrington, and a house party at
Chris Wolfe's home in Derry. He will also make several stops throughout
the state on Thursday and Friday.
From the co-chairs
"I
am pleased to endorse Gov. Scott Walker for President of the United
States," said Hurst. "The governor is a man of strong faith and great
character. He showed courage when he took a stand, fought the status
quo, and defeated the entrenched, big-government special interests. He
is a fighter who wins, and he is the leader America needs."
“Rarely
have I seen a candidate that has so clearly demonstrated the courage,
integrity, ability and temperament to be the leader of our country,"
said Woods. "A strong conservative, Scott Walker is right on the issues
and has the experience, intelligence and humility to have earned my
respect and my confidence. He has what it takes to be a great
president.”
"The Republican Party is fortunate to have
many qualified candidates running for president, yet only one has
implemented groundbreaking reforms and fought the liberal establishment
in enacting them," said Wolfe. "That candidate is Gov. Scott Walker. In
the face of unrelenting pressure, he has been unintimidated. He held
fast and delivered the reforms he was elected to deliver, winning three
elections in four years. America needs the strong, conservative
leadership of Gov. Scott Walker."
Biographies
Cliff Hurst is
the former Vice Chairman of the New Hampshire Republican State
Committee (2011-2012) and former Chairman of the Manchester Republican
City Committee (2004-2005, 2010). Hurst has been actively involved in
previous presidential campaigns in New Hampshire. Hurst is a sales
consultant at Merrimack Street Volvo. Previously, he founded Hurst
deGraffenreid Wealth Management and served as Director of Human
Resources at the Palazzi Corporation. He was also Senior Vice President
and COO of CEI Corporation from 1981 to 1986. In the 1960s and 1970s,
Hurst served as a civilian clergy member to the U.S. military.
Phyllis Woods formerly served four terms as a New Hampshire State Representative from Dover. She is an active member of several local, county, and statewide Republican committees in New Hampshire, a former executive board member of the New Hammpshire Republican Party, and a former chairman of the Strafford County Republican Committee. Woods also served as an RNC national committeewoman for New Hampshire from 2007-2012.
Chris Wolfe, an entrepreneur and longtime New
Hampshire political activist, has been a Granite State resident for 34
years. He has been involved with several Republican campaigns over the
years, including, most recently, Walt Havenstein's campaign for
governor, Scott Brown's and Kelly Ayotte's campaigns for U.S. Senate,
and Mitt Romney's and John McCain's campaigns for president. He was
chairman of the Derry GOP, the largest Republican community in New
Hampshire, for 10 years from 1996-2006.
Additional members of Walker's New Hampshire leadership team will be
announced in the coming months.
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