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Republican Senate Candidate Elizabeth Emken To Speak at Beach Cities Republicans Meeting

Elizabeth Emken, candidate for U.S. Senate, will be speaking on Sept. 20.

Next Meeting: Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, 6 p.m. Dinner (No Host), 7 p.m. Speaker

Speaker No. 1: Gary Aminoff, President, San Fernando Valley Republicans

At our September 20 meeting, you get a terrific chance to be educated on November's ballot propositions. Gary Aminoff is the president of the San Fernando Valley Republicans, and a long-time GOP activist in greater Los Angeles. A terrific friends of the Beach Cities Republicans. And he has done his homework on issues ranging from tax increases to the death penalty, from food labeling to car insurance, from unions spending members dues on political activity without members' consent to state budgeting. And more.

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Come get the benefit of Gary's prospective, and ask questions, on Sept. 20.

Speaker No. 2 Elizabeth Emken, Candidate for U.S. Senate

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Elizabeth Emken is the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate running against Dianne Feinstein. Elizabeth prevailed over 22 other candidates in California’s new open primary, becoming the first statewide candidate ever to win an official primary endorsement from the California Republican Party.

Elizabeth graduated from UCLA in 1984 with dual degrees in Economics and Political Science. Her studies included course work at Cambridge University, where she focused on political and economic issues in China and the Middle East.

For many years, Elizabeth served in management, financial analysis, and corporate operations at IBM. As an efficiency and cost cutting expert, Elizabeth utilized activity-based cost analyses to identify administrative savings across IBM U.S.—helping streamline operations, eliminate waste, and save the company millions of dollars. (Read More on Elizabeth Emken)

Topic: "the Good, the Bad and the Ugly: What You Need to Know about the November Ballot Propositions"

Location: Sizzler Torrance, 2880 Sepulveda Blvd., Torrance  (Between Crenshaw Blvd.& Hawthorne Blvd.)

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