The Fayette County Republican Party will host the first annual Ronald Reagan Tribute Dinner Friday, Nov. 4, at the Palmer Course at Starr’s Mill.

The keynote speaker will be James (Jim) C. Miller III, Ph.D., former director of the Office of Management and Budget and Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission under President Reagan.

Additionally, 8th District Congressman Lynn Westmoreland, former state GOP chairman and current lieutenant governor candidate Ralph Reed, and Fayette County Commission Chairman Greg Dunn will share their personal experiences with President Reagan.

Currently, Miller is chairman emeritus for CapAnalysis, is a Distinguished Fellow at both the Center for Study of Public Choice and the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He is also a Senior Fellow (by courtesy) of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, a member of the board of Americans for Prosperity, and an Emeritus Member of the boards of Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation, the Tax Foundation, and the Progress and Freedom Foundation.

Miller is frequently called on to comment on public issues. He has appeared on the Today Show, CBS Morning News, Good Morning America, Meet the Press, Face the Nation, This Week, Inside Edition, MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour, Crossfire, Inside Politics, Late Edition, Kudlow-Cramer, and Wall Street Week. His opinion pieces have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Washington Times, USA Today, Investors Business Daily, and other major newspapers. He has also been an occasional commentator for Marketplace Radio.

Miller is a Member of the boards of Independence Air (formerly Atlantic Coast Airlines), Washington Mutual Investors Fund, the Tax-Exempt Fund of Maryland and the Tax-Exempt Fund of Virginia, and the JPMorgan Value Opportunities Fund. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service, having been appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002, and having been elected Chairman in 2005. In addition, he is a consultant to Freddie Mac.

Miller is the author of over 100 articles in professional journals and is also the author, co-author or editor of nine books, the most recent of which is “Monopoly Politics,” published in 1999 by the Hoover Press at Stanford University.

Nov. 4 is the 25th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan’s election, a fitting day for the first annual tribute dinner. The dinner is intended to honor Reagan’s legacy and the impact he had on the country and the shape of the world. The Party plans to make this an annual event.

The evening will begin with a social hour at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are $75 per person. Funds raised will benefit the Fayette County Republican Party and Republican candidates in the upcoming 2006 campaign efforts.

For more information, tickets or to RSVP, please contact Marilyn Watts at 770-716-1545, 770-460-8400 or reagantribute@fayettegop.org, or visit www.fayettecountygop.org.

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