CLEVELAND, July 19, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The
2016 Republican National Convention (RNC) continues today in
Cleveland, Ohio, with a theme of
"Make America Work Again."
After years of anemic economic growth, the lowest labor-force
participation rate in nearly four decades, and job-killing
regulations and legislation like Obamacare, we need leaders who
will boost opportunity for all. Rather than crushing middle-class
families, the Republican Party will deliver real results that level
the playing field and get Americans working again.
A wide range of speakers will be on stage on Tuesday to
highlight the Republican vision for restoring economic growth and
opportunity, including U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI),
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch
McConnell (R-KY), U.S. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-23), U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Governor
Chris Christie (R-NJ) Governor
Asa Hutchison (R-AR), Dr.
Ben Carson, television star
Kimberlin Brown, professional golfer
Natalie Gublis, UFC President Dana
White, Tiffany Trump, and
Donald Trump, Jr.
Speaker Ryan and Leader McConnell will lead the convention's
formal nomination of the Republican Party's presumptive candidates
for president and vice president, Donald
Trump and Indiana Governor
Mike Pence. Tuesday's program will
also feature a joint appearance from 10 freshman Republican
Senators elected in the landslide 2014 midterm elections.
A list of today's program speakers and their backgrounds
follows. The speakers are part of the prime-time program, which
will follow Tuesday's nomination process.
MAKE AMERICA WORK AGAIN
TUESDAY, JULY 19
Sharon Day, Co-Chairman of
the Republican National Committee
Sharon Day was elected
Co-Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) on
January 14, 2011, and was re-elected
on January 25, 2013. From
2009-2011 she served as RNC Secretary. She has served the
Republican Party at the local, state, and national levels for more
than 20 years. Day has also built several businesses in the
insurance and marketing industry, creating jobs for hundreds of
individuals and families.
Dana White, President,
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Dana White is the president
and business visionary behind the success of Ultimate Fighting
Championship (UFC). A self-described political independent, White
has expressed his gratitude to presumptive Republican nominee
Donald Trump for helping the UFC
succeed. Trump hosted the once-controversial mixed martial arts
competitions at his Trump Taj Mahal casino property when other
venues shunned the sport.
Governor Asa Hutchison,
Governor of Arkansas
Asa Hutchinson is serving his
first term as Governor of Arkansas. His main priority is bringing more
jobs and economic growth to his native state, and he is working
hard to make Arkansas an
attractive place to locate a business.
Leslie Rutledge,
Arkansas Attorney General
Rutledge's election in 2014 was the first time a woman or a
Republican had been elected Arkansas Attorney General. Rutledge has joined
Arkansas with Texas and other states in challenging the
constitutionality of the Obama administration's executive orders on
immigration and court filings to protect personal property
rights.
Michael B. Mukasey, Former
Attorney General
Michael Mukasey served as
Attorney General of the United
States from November 2007 to
January 2009. Prior to serving as
Attorney General, Mukasey served as a judge in the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York, including a tenure as Chief Judge
from 2000-2006.
Andy Wist, Businessman
Andy Wist founded the Standard
Waterproofing Company in 1979. Beginning in his mom's basement in
Brooklyn, Andy grew the company
into one of the largest roofing, waterproofing, and landmark
restoration companies in New York
City, which today counts more than 180 employees and is
headquartered in the Bronx.
U.S. Senator Ron Johnson
(R-Wisconsin)
Elected in 2010, Johnson has been fighting to get the
country's fiscal house in order. He is focused on reining in
government spending and bringing jobs back to the people of
Wisconsin. Before being elected to
office, Johnson started a polyester and plastics manufacturing
business, PACUR, in Oshkosh,
Wisconsin. Running this small business, Johnson did
everything from operating the equipment to keeping the company
books.
Chris Cox, Executive
Director of NRA Institute for Legislative Action
Chris Cox directs NRA's
nationwide legislative and political efforts. As a champion of the
right to bear arms guaranteed by the Second Amendment of the U.S.
Constitution, Cox has directed NRA's electoral efforts at every
level. He has been at the forefront of efforts resisting Obama
administration gun control initiatives as well as abuses of power,
including the Justice Department's Operation Fast and Furious
effort that knowingly allowed guns to "walk" to Mexican drug
cartels.
Natalie Gulbis,
Professional Golfer
Natalie Gulbis is a
professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA tour. The
California native has played golf
since the age of four and earned second place in Rookie of the Year
points during her first year on tour in 2002. Gulbis starred in the
2005 and 2006 reality show, The Natalie Gulbis Show, which aired on
The Golf Channel. Gulbis wrote a much-talked about piece on
golf.com entitled "The Donald Trump I Know" in which she voiced her
strong support for Donald Trump to
become President of the United
States.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch
McConnell (R-Kentucky)
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell
has represented the state of Kentucky since 1985, making him the state's
longest-serving senator. McConnell also serves in the Senate
leadership; he is currently the Senate Majority Leader, which is
the chamber's highest-ranking Republican. Before assuming that
role, he served an eight-year term as Senate Minority
Leader.
U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI-1)
U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan is the chairman of the
2016 Republican National Convention. Born and raised in
Janesville, Wisconsin, Ryan has
spent his life advocating for real solutions that help increase
opportunities for all Americans. He first won election to the U.S.
House in 1999, and during his tenure, he has become known for his
leadership on budget and fiscal matters.
U.S. House Majority Leader Kevin
McCarthy (R-CA-23)
Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy
has represented California in the
U.S. House of Representatives since 2007. A fourth-generation
resident of Kern County,
California, he grew up in a working-class family and ran a
small business, Kevin O's Deli. He has applied this background to
his work on behalf of small businesses and reducing the burdens of
taxes and regulations.
Governor Chris Christie,
Governor of New Jersey
New Jersey Governor
Chris Christie was a candidate for
president in the 2016 Republican primary. First elected governor in
2010, he was re-elected to his second term in 2013. The governor's
top priorities include balancing the state's budget, education
reform, and changing the national conversation about drug addiction
and treatment.
Tiffany Trump, Daughter of
Donald Trump
Tiffany Trump was born
October 13, 1993 to Donald Trump and Marla
Maples. Raised in California, she is the second-youngest of
Donald Trump's children. Tiffany
graduated from the University of
Pennsylvania this spring with a double major in sociology
and urban studies. She is a fashion model, singer, and influential
presence on social media.
Kerry Woolard, General
Manager, Trump Winery
Kerry Woolard is the General
Manager at Trump Winery, a 1,300-acre estate located in the
foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in central Virginia. A graduate of the College of William and Mary, Kerry has 15 years of
winery management experience and has contributed wine columns for
the Wine Gazette and USA Today. In
her role at Trump Winery, Kerry oversees all operations and has
worked with Donald Trump to make the
business a huge success.
Donald Trump, Jr., Son of
Donald Trump and EVP, The Trump
Organization
Donald J. Trump, Jr. is an
innovator and leader in today's business world. As an Executive
Vice President at The Trump Organization, Donald Jr. works in
tandem with his siblings Ivanka and Eric to expand the company's
real estate, retail, commercial, hotel and golf interests
nationally and internationally. His extensive real estate
development experience, rigorous education and inherent business
sense add a level of detail and depth to the management of all
current and future Trump projects.
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore
Capito (R-West
Virginia)
When elected in 2015, Senator Shelly
Moore Capito achieved two historic firsts: she became the
first woman elected to the U.S. Senate in West Virginia's history, and in garnering more
than 62 percent of the vote and winning all 55 counties, she
secured the largest margin of victory for a Republican in a
statewide race in the history of West
Virginia. Capito has already sponsored more than 100 pieces
of legislation in the Senate and is the only freshman to chair a
subcommittee on the Appropriations Committee. Capito previously
served in the U.S. House of Representatives, where she represented
West Virginia's Second District
for 14 years.
Dr. Ben Carson,
Neurosurgeon
A candidate for the presidency in the 2016 Republican
primary, retired neurosurgeon Ben
Carson grew up in a poor, single-parent household in
Detroit, Michigan. Initially a
student earning mediocre grades, his mother encouraged him to read
and cultivated his love of learning. Between his degrees, Carson
worked as an X-ray technician, a bank teller, a school bus driver,
a supervisor for highway cleanup crews, and a crane operator in a
steel factory.
Kimberlin Brown, Actor
An actress best known for her roles in the television dramas
The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful,
Kimberlin Brown is also a
California avocado farmer, host of
The Design Network show Dramatic Design, and a small business
owner.
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