[P]residential candidate Rand Paul will be coming to Vermont at the end of the month for a fundraiser to benefit the Vermont GOP.
The Republican physician, who has represented Kentucky since 2011 in Senate, will speak to attendees at the Vermont Republicans’ $65 a head summer barbecue, held on Monday, Aug. 31, at Whitcomb Barn in Essex Town.
A 6 p.m. private reception kicks off the event for special contributors who give $500, $1,000 and $2,000 to the Vermont GOP. The donors will have an opportunity to meet the senator and have a photo taken with him and their invited guests. The main event begins at 7:30 p.m., according to a news release.
Jeff Bartley, executive director of the Vermont Republican Party, said the event is something of a first. “We had Chris Christie in December 2013, and we’ve had various other speakers, but it’s the first presidential candidate we’ve had in a while.”
Paul, who is the son of physician and former Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) who ran for president three times, has picked up some of his father’s famously libertarian stances. He is a “constitutional conservative” and a part of the Tea Party movement.
Bartley says Paul’s visit will be timed with a stop in New Hampshire.
Other GOP candidates are welcome to come to Vermont, he said.
“We have a diverse field, I was at the GOP debates (last week) and there are very, very different opinions,” he said, across the party at the moment.
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