Governor Mitt Romney On The Second Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007

Boston, MA – Today, Governor Mitt Romney issued the following statement on the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina:

"Today, our thoughts and prayers are with the people of the Gulf Coast as they honor the memories of loved ones lost in Hurricane Katrina. We also remember the outpouring of generosity and compassion that Americans demonstrated in extending helping hands to neighbors in need. As we continue to help the people of the Gulf Coast recover, we must recommit ourselves to making sure that the failures of disaster relief on that day never happen again."

Romney For President Launches Unprecedented "Create Your Own Ad" Contest

Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007

Boston, MA – Today, Romney for President announced the "Team Mitt: Create Your Own Ad!" contest, an unprecedented initiative to create the campaign's new television advertisement by empowering grassroots supporters of Governor Mitt Romney. The winner of the contest will become the first amateur ever to have his or her work used as an official television advertisement for a presidential campaign.

By partnering with Yahoo! and Jumpcut.com, supporters from across the country will be able to utilize an innovative video editing platform to create their own ad by remixing or "mashing up" a large variety of the campaign's photos, videos and audio clips, as well as their own multimedia content.

After the contest's submission period ends on September 17, the campaign will conduct online voting at MittRomney.com to help select the winner of the contest. The ad will air in conjunction with the campaign's massive grassroots event, "Rally for Romney," during the week of September 20.

Alex Castellanos, Senior Adviser and media strategist to Governor Romney, said, "It is truly groundbreaking for amateur, grassroots supporters to so directly assist in introducing their candidate to the American people. This contest demonstrates Romney for President's commitment to using unique and democratizing online tools to engage voters and harness the extraordinary enthusiasm of its growing team of supporters."

To view the contest page on Jumpcut.com, please visit: http://www.MittRomney.com/YourAd

Governor Romney Announces Additions To The National Hispanic Steering Committee

Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007

Boston, MA - Today, Governor Mitt Romney announced 29 new members of the Romney for President National Hispanic Steering Committee. In June, the National Hispanic Steering Committee was announced with 40 members who have been advising Governor Romney on matters of importance to the Hispanic community.

"Every day, members of the Hispanic community make enormous contributions to America. We are pleased that so many Hispanic leaders have joined our efforts and our team. In the coming weeks and months, I look forward to continuing our already strong efforts to communicate our message of a stronger America to this critically important constituency," said Governor Romney.

Today's announcement is just the latest effort in Governor Romney's commitment to reaching out to the Hispanic community. Governor Romney was the first Republican presidential candidate to announce a National Hispanic Steering Committee. He has met with leaders from the Hispanic community and was recently the only Republican presidential candidate to attend the Republican National Hispanic Assembly's annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Governor Romney's Spanish-language website is the only one of its kind in the Republican field, and he was the first candidate in either party to run a Spanish language ad.

Chairing Governor Romney's National Hispanic Steering Committee, Al Cardenas said, "I am very encouraged by Governor Romney's depth of understanding and support for our community. His efforts have set the standard for presidential candidates. As Chair of his Steering Committee, I am delighted with the continued support we are receiving from Hispanic leaders across our country."

New Members Of The Romney For President National Hispanic Steering Committee:

- Luis Alvarez, Colorado

- Isilio Arriaga, Florida

- Yeda Baker, Virginia

- Tomas Bilbao, District Of Columbia

- Anna Cablik, Georgia

- Jo-Ann Chase, Virginia

- Paul da Costa, New Jersey

- Ernesto de la Fe, Florida

- Herman Echevarria, Florida

- Sandra Figueroa Bast, Illinois

- Teri Galvez, District Of Columbia

- Ruben Garcia, California

- Ivan Garcia-Hidalgo, Florida

- Al Gonzalez, Missouri

- Linda Gonzales, Texas

- Reggie Gonzales, Texas

- Pedro Gonzalez, Florida

- Lorena Gonzalez McAlister, California

- Sergio Gutierrez, Colorado

- Jimmy Jimenez, Florida

- Tomas Jimenez, Florida

- Omar Mireles, Arizona

- David Olivencia, Michigan

- Arturo Ordaz, Michigan

- Jose Perez, Georgia

- Maurice Perkins, District Of Columbia

- Jaime Ramon, Texas

- Jerry Silva, California

- Ralph Suarez, Florida

Previously Announced Members For The Romney For President National Hispanic Steering Committee:

- Chair Al Cardenas, Florida

- Carlos Alfonso, Florida

- Jorge L. Arrizurieta, Florida

- Commission Chairman Bruno Barreiro, Florida

- Carmen Bermudez, Arizona

- Claudia Bermudez, California

- Former Congressman Henry Bonilla And Sheryl Bonilla, Texas

- Leonard Boord, Florida

- Gloria Campos, Illinois

- Rep. David Casas, Georgia

- Alex Castellanos, Virginia

- Dr. Alexandria Coronado, California

- Dr. Nils Diaz, Florida

- Andreina Figueroa, Florida

- Rep. Anitere Flores, Florida

- Rene Fonseca, Virginia

- Steve Galvan, Illinois

- Sen. Valde Garcia, Michigan

- Alicia Gonzalez, Florida

- Nicolas Gutierrez, Jr., Florida

- Steven Llanes, New Jersey

- Dr. Vinicio Madrigal, Louisiana

- Juan Montalvo, Connecticut

- Xavier Neira, Oklahoma

- Amb. Roger Noriega, Kansas

- German Ortiz, New Hampshire

- Javier Ortiz, Georgia

- Grace Ramos, Ohio

- Joe Reyna, Utah

- Mario Rodriguez, California

- Rocky Rodriguez, Florida

- Ignacio Sanchez, Maryland

- Camille Solberg, Wisconsin

- Maria Taxman, Missouri

- Rep. Trey Traviesa, Florida

- Fernando Valverde, Florida

- Luis Velasco, California

- Ray Velazquez, Florida

- Jason Villalba, Texas

- Massey Villarreal, Texas