House budget chief trying to stake out “most conservative” in Congressional race
by Dara Kam | March 8th, 2010Like many GOP candidates across the nation, including his pal former House Speaker Marco Rubio, House budget chief David Rivera is working the conservative angle in his Congressional run to replace U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart.
Rivera was in Palm Beach County on Friday at a Club For Growth meeting at The Breakers.
He met with U.S. Rep. Tom Price, Chairman of the “Republican Study Committee,” the self-proclaimed “Caucus of House Conservatives.” Rivera said Price, a Georgia doctor who’s in charge of recruiting Congressional candidates in the South, promised to give his campaign a hand and gave him tips on how to woo other conservatives.
Rivera’s expected opponent, Senate Republican Leader Alex Diaz de la Portilla, hasn’t officially entered the race yet. Diaz-Balart is jumping from his district to his brother Lincoln’s, a safer GOP seat. U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart isn’t seeking re-election this year.
“We discussed several policy issues, including health care reform as well as the overall political landscape and outlook for Republicans in the upcoming election,” Rivera, R-Miami, said.
Tags: 2010 campaigns, Alex Diaz de la Portilla, David Rivera, elections, Mario Diaz-Balart, Republican Study Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
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March 8th, 2010 at 10:01 am
Rivera is the man to beat in this race.
DLP’s divorce and his trying to have too many candidates in too many races will finally come back to haunt him.
March 8th, 2010 at 10:08 am
For those in West Palm Beach/Palm Beach/Wellington/Royal Palm Beach/Jupiter/Boynton Beach who want to run a campaign trying to break the stranglehold held by democrats- spenders and taxers- and the feeble showing of republican party head, Sid Dinerstein, who can not seem to generate any candidate to run against a democrat:
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March 8th, 2010 at 11:57 am
Rivera a conservative??? Now thats funny.
March 8th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
What about Davids marriage? Oh, that’s right he’s been to busy dating sorority girls using his business card to ever marry, loser!
March 8th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
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