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Statement by Queens County Republican Party Chairman Phil Ragusa Endorsing Senator John McCain for President

“While we had hoped for a different outcome, we are proud of the honorable campaign run by Mayor Giuliani, and we will always be grateful for his leadership, from before 1993 on through and beyond 9-11.  I will always value my personal friendship with him, and we enthusiastically join the Mayor in endorsing our next president, Senator John McCain. (Read More)

Landslide Win for Ragusa and Piekarski in Republican Leadership Race

Queens County GOP Chairman and 26th Assembly District Republican State Committeeman Phil Ragusa and Queens GOP Executive Director and 26th Assembly District Republican State Committeewoman Gloria Piekarski soared to victory last night, soundly drubbing their opponents, Peter Boudouvas of Auburndale, who ran against Assemblywoman Ann Margaret Carrozza and Council Member Tony Avella unsuccessfully in 2004 and 2005, and Boudouvas’ running-mate, first time candidate Rose Spondello. (more)

Queens County GOP & Chairman Ragusa Slam Avella, Liu for Sonny Carson Street Renaming

Whereas Mayor Bloomberg was totally on point for blasting a City Council proposal to name a Brooklyn street after deceased controversial black-separatist Sonny Carson when the Mayor said "I think there's probably nobody whose name I could come up with who less deserves to have a street named after him in this city than Sonny Carson.  That's probably the worst idea the City Council … has had in recent memory," (more)

Rudy to Queens GOP Chair Ragusa: NYC Key to ’08 Win

Queens GOP Chairman Phil Ragusa met with Mayor Giuliani at a gala birthday celebration last Tuesday at Douglaston Manor, where he and other Republican leaders received a special campaign briefing and insight into a strategy for victory in 2008. (more)

An A+ for Queens County Republican Party Candidates School

On Saturday, May 12, 2007, Queens County Republican Party Chairman Phil Ragusa hosted a highly anticipated candidates school, fulfilling a pledge he made upon his election in February to make a concerted effort to recruit and develop candidates to challenge Democrat-held seats in the 2008 and 2009 election cycles.  The half-day seminar, held at the Adria Hotel and Conference Center in Bayside, was attended by over 50 GOP potential candidates, activists and Party leaders, as distinguished campaign experts and consultants lectured on the fundamentals of running for office. (more)

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