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Bush recognizes Reyes as Republican chair
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Posted on Jan 09 2005
President Bush personally congratulated Department of Public Works Secretary Juan S. Reyes for being elected Chair of the Republican Committee of the Northern Mariana Islands.
In a letter sent to Reyes’ office last Dec. 21, 2004, President Bush stated in his letter, “I appreciate your service and I look forward to working with you to strengthen our party and elect Republican candidates.” The country’s highest executive also mentioned in his letter that First Lady Laura Bush sent her best wishes to Reyes.
The U.S. Republican Party, one of the two major political parties in the country, recognized last September 2004 its CNMI counterpart, lifting the local party’s bid in the coming Commonwealth elections.
With the support of the national party and its members, the CNMI Republican Party can expect to gain advantages in local elections. Reyes and Washington Rep. Pete A. Tenorio lobbied for party recognition last year.
The recognition, as reported earlier, will allow the local Republican Party to field three voting delegates to the group’s 2008 national convention that determines who the next presidential standard bearer would be. (Marconi Calindas)
