MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP)
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has his old campaign leadership back in place in Alabama for the 2012 presidential race, and he will make his first stop in the state Tuesday night with a private dinner in Birmingham costing a minimum of $1,000 per person.
Campaign spokesman Ryan Williams said Monday that Romney plans no public events in connection with the fund-raising dinner at The Club in Birmingham.
A spokeswoman for Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers of Saks said he and Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey of Montgomery are again serving as co-chairs of Romney's Alabama campaign, as they did in 2008.
Spokeswoman Shea Snider said Romney's business and government success make him stand out in the crowded Republican field, and Rogers believes he's the only Republican candidate who "can win in 2012 and turn our country around."
Organizers aren't saying how much they hope to raise in Birmingham. The top tickets are $2,500 per person and include a photo with Romney.
The host committee for the event includes several prominent Birmingham business leaders, including Johnny Johns, Mike Goodrich, Raymond Harbert and Mike Thompson.
Alabama's presidential primary is set for March 13.
In 2008, Romney finished third in Alabama's primary with 18 percent of the vote. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee finished first and U.S Sen. John McCain was second.
Romney has been active in the state since then. In 2009, he endorsed Ivey in her short-lived run for governor and a political action committee organized by Romney supporters gave her $10,000 after she switched to the lieutenant governor's race, which she won in November 2010.
In July, the Alabama Democratic Party filed a complaint against Romney with the Federal Elections Commission. The complaint contended Romney used an Alabama-based PAC, the Free and Strong America PAC-Alabama, to circumvent stricter federal campaign laws and pay organizational expenses before he entered the presidential race.
State Democratic Party Chairman Mark Kennedy said Monday he is waiting to hear back from the FEC.
The Free and Strong America PAC-Alabama filed a campaign finance report with Alabama's secretary of state showing it raised $456,750 in 2010, with none of the money coming from Alabamians.
The PAC's treasurer, Montgomery attorney Will Sellers, said Monday it disclosed all contributions and expenditures as required by Alabama law. "I don't know what anybody could complain about," he said.
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Campaign spokesman Ryan Williams said Monday that Romney plans no public events in connection with the fund-raising dinner at The Club in Birmingham.
A spokeswoman for Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers of Saks said he and Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey of Montgomery are again serving as co-chairs of Romney's Alabama campaign, as they did in 2008.
Spokeswoman Shea Snider said Romney's business and government success make him stand out in the crowded Republican field, and Rogers believes he's the only Republican candidate who "can win in 2012 and turn our country around."
Organizers aren't saying how much they hope to raise in Birmingham. The top tickets are $2,500 per person and include a photo with Romney.
The host committee for the event includes several prominent Birmingham business leaders, including Johnny Johns, Mike Goodrich, Raymond Harbert and Mike Thompson.
Alabama's presidential primary is set for March 13.
In 2008, Romney finished third in Alabama's primary with 18 percent of the vote. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee finished first and U.S Sen. John McCain was second.
Romney has been active in the state since then. In 2009, he endorsed Ivey in her short-lived run for governor and a political action committee organized by Romney supporters gave her $10,000 after she switched to the lieutenant governor's race, which she won in November 2010.
In July, the Alabama Democratic Party filed a complaint against Romney with the Federal Elections Commission. The complaint contended Romney used an Alabama-based PAC, the Free and Strong America PAC-Alabama, to circumvent stricter federal campaign laws and pay organizational expenses before he entered the presidential race.
State Democratic Party Chairman Mark Kennedy said Monday he is waiting to hear back from the FEC.
The Free and Strong America PAC-Alabama filed a campaign finance report with Alabama's secretary of state showing it raised $456,750 in 2010, with none of the money coming from Alabamians.
The PAC's treasurer, Montgomery attorney Will Sellers, said Monday it disclosed all contributions and expenditures as required by Alabama law. "I don't know what anybody could complain about," he said.
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