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Santorum to visit Warren County

Republican presidential candidate to speak at dinner in Mason.

Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012.

Evan Vucci/AP Photo Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012.

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By Eric Schwartzberg, Staff Writer Updated 6:53 AM Monday, February 13, 2012

MASON — Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum will speak Friday at Manor House in Mason during the Warren County Republican Party’s Lincoln Reagan Dinner. This will be Santorum’s first stop in Ohio on the campaign trail for the Republican presidential nomination.

Warren County has a history of pulling in presidential candidates, according to Jeff Monroe, chairman for the Warren County Republican Party.

“I think that this year is no exception,” he said. “In fact, it’s probably more important than ever. Warren County is a pivotal county. We’ve seen that in the past and we fully anticipate it being again.”

This year’s dinner is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. Friday, and Santorum is expected to make remarks at around 6:30 p.m. before heading to a Brown County event, said Mary Jo Kubicki, chairwoman for the annual dinner.

“We’re pretty staunch conservatives and I think one of the top Republican counties in the state, and this definitely puts us on the map,” Kubicki said. “It’s pretty awesome.”

Tickets are available at wcrp.ticketleap.com or by calling (513) 649-7167. Admission is $60 per ticket for the general reception or $600 for a table of 10. It’s an additional $40 per ticket for a private reception with keynote speaker Gov. Bob McDonnell of Virginia, the chairman of the Republican Governor’s Association.

Santorum is not the first Republican presidential candidate to visit Ohio ahead of the March 6 primary. Newt Gingrich stopped by Feb. 7 and 8. On Thursday, Mitt Romney is scheduled to attend the Cuyahoga County Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Dinner.

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