One Day Left to Register Online for Republican Convention

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

GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich will headline 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 Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport hotel in Burlingame, and Gingrich will be the keynote speaker on Feb. 25 at 12 p.m.

Patch will interview San Mateo County Republican Party Chair Chuck McDougald, resident of South San Francisco, at the convention.

"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