Ready to Run
Name:
Ready to Run
Date:
March 2, 2018
Time:
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM CST
Registration:
Sorry, public registration for this event has been closed.
Event Description:
Public service is important and our elected officials can have a great impact on the future of our community and Tangipahoa Parish.The Greater Hammond Chamber encourages Tangipahoa Parish residents who are interested in running for state, parish, or local office and those looking to get more involved in the process to join us for Ready to Run on Friday, March 2. The workshop will be held from 8-11 a.m. at the Shell Robert Training Conference Center.
"2018 is a big year for local elections in our community. It is the goal of the Greater Hammond Chamber to serve as a resource to those individuals who are considering running for public office, as well as those individuals who are interested in learning more about public service or the management of political campaigns. With that goal in mind, we encourage you to register for our Ready to Run event," said Chairman Elsbet Smith Hollywood.
Topics will include:
- Opportunity to serve - tough questions to ask before becoming a candidate
- Getting started - campaign team and finance
- How to qualify
- Party endorsements, political action committees and more
- Do's and Don't's of campaigning
- So you got elected...now what?
Helpful advice on all of these topics and more will be provided by Jeremy Alford, LaPolitics Weekly; Chief Deputy Alicia Fussell, Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court; Nick Gagliano, Gagliano Group; and Jason Redmond, Perceptive Reality Consulting (see bios below).
Pre-registration is required. Registration is $10. Deadline to register is Wednesday, February 28, at noon. Call the Chamber at 985-345-4457 for more information.
Jeremy Alford is an independent journalist and co-author of “Long Shot,” which recounts Louisiana’s 2015 race for governor. His bylines appear regularly in The New York Times and he has served as an on-camera analyst for CNN, FOX News, MSNBC and C-SPAN. He is the publisher and editor of LaPolitics Weekly, the state’s leading trade publication for elected officials, lobbyists, campaign professionals, journalists and others making their way along the backroads of Bayou State politics. He also produces Tuesday Tracker, a weekly political tip sheet, as well as the LaPolitics Report podcast and LaPolitics.com, which serves as the digital hub for all of his work.
Alicia Fussell has been with the Clerk's office since 1998 and was named Chief Deputy Clerk of Court in February 2017. Alicia attended Southeastern Louisiana University and graduated from Louisiana State University's Paralegal Studies in 1992. In addition to the Chief Deputy Clerk of Court responsibilities, Mrs. Fussell manages the elections department.
Nick Gagliano is the owner of the Gagliano Group, a local marketing and public relations firm. Gagliano has successfully coordinated media services and campaign strategies for District Court Judges Blair Edwards, Jeffrey Johnson and Zoey Waguespack, state representatives Sherman Mack, Robby Carter, Steve Pugh and then representative John Bel Edwards, Sheriff Daniel Edwards, Clerk of Court Gary Stanga, among many others. He has also worked on campaigns for the Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center, Ponchatoula Recreation District, and was the Director of Public Relations and Governmental Outreach for the Deepwater Horizon Property and Economic Damages Settlement.
Jason Redmond has been active in Louisiana politics and government of over 20 years. After serving as top aide to then-State Treasurer John Neely Kennedy, Redmond founded Perceptive Reality Consulting, a full service communications and public affairs firm guiding campaigns, political action committees and private sector interests in formulating and executing strategic action plans to deliver winning results.
