Friday is Last Day to Register Online for Republican Convention

Those interested in attending the California Republican Party spring convention later this month have until Feb. 17 to pre-register online.

GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich will the convention, and the current guest list also includes House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, the third-highest ranking Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Darrell Issa, a congressman from Southern California.

The convention includes two seperate town-hall events specifically for Asian and Latino republicans. A Catholic mass will also be held at 5 p.m. on Feb. 25. A full schedule is available here.

The convention runs from Feb. 24-26 at the  in Burlingame, and Gingrich will be the keynote speaker on Feb. 25 at 12 p.m.

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“Speaker Gingrich brings energy and vision to the Convention during a critical election year,” said Tom Del Beccaro, the state’s Republican Party chairman.

To learn more about the convention, visit: www.cagop.org/index.cfm/convention.htm