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First Responders for McCain National Leadership
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National Chairman First Responders for McCain
Honorable Tom Ridge, Former Secretary of Homeland Security
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National Co-Chairman
Sheriff Lee Baca, Los Angeles County Sheriff
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National Co-Chairman
John S. Dempsey, Captain, New York City Police Department (Ret.)
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National Co-Chairman
Governor Frank Keating, Former Oklahoma Governor
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National Co-Chairman
Robert "Bud" McFarlane, Former National Security Advisor for President Ronald Reagan
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National Co-Chairman
Mr. Edward D. Mullins, President of the Sergeants Benevolent Association of New York City
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New Hampshire First Responders for McCain
Co-Chairs
Jim Hardy - Sheriff / Hillsborough County**
Scott Hilliard - Sheriff / Merrimack County**
Richard Foote - Sheriff / Cheshire County**
Doug Dutile - Sheriff / Grafton County**
Steve Carrier - Fire Chief / Tilton/Northfield / Past President of NH Fire Chiefs Association
Steven Workman - Director of Emergency Management / Mont Vernon
Members
Barbara Dutile - Deputy Sheriff / Grafton County
Joseph Ryan - Police Chief / Londonderry
John Tholl - Police Chief / Dalton**
Dan Poirier - Police Chief / Tamworth
Brian Milano - Police Chief & Emergency Management Director / Webster
Jack Kelley - Police Commissioner / Portsmouth
Alan Patterson - Police Officer / Hanover
Walter Morse - Former Sheriff / Hillsborough County
Charles Barry - Former Sheriff / Grafton County
Stephen Hodges - Former Sheriff / Belknap County
John Roden - Former Police Chief / Hampton
Rep. Gene Charron - Former Special Deputy Sheriff / Rockingham County
Shawn Spooner - Former Senior Patrolman / Bradford
Donald Oakes - Fire Ward / Epping
Willy Hoyt - Fire Captain / Rochester
Brad Newbery - Full-time Firefighter / Concord
Peter Rice - Volunteer Firefighter / New Castle
Scott Moodie - Certified Full-time Firefighter / Former Volunteer Firefighter / Bath
Jody Cizmadia - Retired Firefighter / Windham
** Also member of NEW HAMPSHIRE LAW ENFORCEMENT ADVISORY COALITION
National First Responders Leadership Team
Secretary Tom Ridge - On October 8, 2001, Tom Ridge was sworn in as the first Office of Homeland Security Advisor in the history of the United States of America. In the words of President George W. Bush, he had the strength, experience, personal commitment and authority to accomplish this critical mission.
The President established the Office of Homeland Security and the Homeland Security Council, following the tragic events of September 11. His charge to the nation's new director of homeland defense was to develop and coordinate a comprehensive national strategy to strengthen protections against terrorist threats or attacks in the United States.
Ridge was twice elected Governor of Pennsylvania, serving from 1995 to 2001. He kept his promise to make Pennsylvania "a leader among states and a competitor among nations." Governor Ridge's aggressive technology strategy helped fuel the state's advances in the priority areas of economic development, education, health and the environment.
Sheriff Lee Baca - Sheriff Baca began his public service career on August 23, 1965, when he was sworn into the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department as a Deputy Sheriff Trainee. Sheriff Baca worked through the early portion of his career in custody, recruitment, on patrol on the streets of East Los Angeles, and as staff instructor at the Sheriff's Academy. He rose through the ranks, and in 1981 was appointed to Captain by then Sheriff Peter Pitchess and selected to command Norwalk Station.
Sheriff Baca was promoted to Commander by first-term Sheriff Sherman Block. Sheriff Baca excelled as the Commander of numerous stations as well as Aero Bureau and Special Enforcement Bureau. On January 21, 1992, Sheriff Sherman Block again promoted Sheriff Baca, this time to the rank of Chief.
John S. Dempsey - John S. Dempsey was a member of the New York Police Department (NYPD) for 24 years. He served as a police officer, detective, sergeant, lieutenant, and captain. His primary assignments were patrol and investigations. He received seven citations from the Department for meritorious and excellent police duty. After retiring from the NYPD, Professor Dempsey served on the faculty of Suffolk County Community College, and the State University of New York Empire College, where he teaches criminal justice and public administration courses and mentors ranking members of law enforcement and criminal justice agencies.
Governor Frank Keating - Governor Frank Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma from 1995 to 2003. His 30-year career in law enforcement and public service included stints as an FBI agent; U.S. Attorney and state prosecutor; as well as Oklahoma House and Senate member. He served Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush in the Treasury, Justice, and Housing departments. His service in Treasury and Justice gave him responsibility for all federal criminal prosecutions in the nation and oversight over such agencies as the Secret Service, U.S. Customs, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, U.S. Marshals, the Bureau of Prisons, and the Immigration and Naturalization Service. In 1993, he returned to Oklahoma to run for Governor. He won a three-way race by a landslide and was easily reelected in 1998, becoming only the second governor in Oklahoma history to serve two consecutive terms. Governor Keating won national acclaim in 1995 for his compassionate and professional handling of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal building in Oklahoma City. In the aftermath of the tragedy, he raised more than $6 million to fund scholarships for the nearly 200 children left with only one or no parents.
Robert "Bud" McFarlane - Mr. McFarlane was the National Security Advisor under President Reagan from 1983-1985. In 1971 he was named a White House Fellow and served in the Office of Legislative Affairs in the White House. Following that assignment he became Military Assistant to Henry Kissinger and Brent Scowcroft. Near the end of this five-year assignment to the White House he was appointed by President Ford as his Special Assistant for National Security Affairs and was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the Navy & Marine Corps' highest peacetime military decoration. In 1981 he was appointed by President Reagan and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Counselor to the Department of State. In 1982 President Reagan appointed Mr. McFarlane as his Deputy National Security Advisor.
Edward D. Mullins - Edward D. Mullins has been a member of the New York City Police Department since January 1982. On July 1, 2002, he was elected President of the Sergeants Benevolent Association by an overwhelming majority of its members. Early in his career he was assigned to the 13 Precinct on Manhattan's East Side. After nearly 10 years he was promoted to Detective and assigned to the 10 Precinct in Manhattan's Chelsea area. Promoted to Sergeant in 1993, he was assigned to the 19 Precinct on Manhattan's Upper East Side and subsequently transferred to the Detective Bureau in Brooklyn South, where he served in the 67 Precinct Detective Squad, Special Victims Squad, and the Kings County District Attorney's Office. Mullins learned about labor management as a PBA and SBA delegate in the 13 and 19 Precincts and the Detective Bureau.
"We must continue to work to ensure that we equip our first responders with the equipment and training necessary to ensure both their safety and their ability to carry out their critical missions."
John McCain, Congressional Record, 9/29/04
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