FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, March 22, 2012

CUTLIP WINS WAKE COUNTY STRAW POLL
IN HOUSE DISTRICT 35 BY HUGE MARGIN

Cutlip takes in nearly 75% of the vote!

Wendell, North Carolina – Duane Cutlip, Republican candidate for the newly drawn North Carolina State House District 35, won the largest straw poll to be held in Wake County among Republicans. There were several hundred Wake County delegates, activists, and observers in attendance to hear Herman Cain speak and participate in the straw poll. The margin of victory was almost 75% for Cutlip, with the remaining 25% going to Wake Forest resident Chris Malone.

The local Republican Convention features delegates from every precinct across Wake County who gather to organize, take care of county-level Republican business, and select delegates to move on to the state convention.

"I am humbled to have the support of my peers”, said Cutlip, who has been active in grassroots Wake County politics for much of the last decade.  Cutlip continued, "The overwhelming margin of victory is quite an honor and I am pleased to have their confidence behind my bid to represent House District 35".

This is the second straw poll conducted in Wake County that has included the contest in House District 35.  Cutlip won the Moccasin Creek Minutemen straw poll in February with almost 94% of the vote with Malone taking the remaining 6%.  While the GOP poll included voters from all over Wake County, ehe Moccasin Creek Minutemen poll primarily featured voters from eastern Wake County in the area of House District 35.

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Duane Cutlip, a Rolesville area family man, has worked with finances in several small businesses across North Carolina. He was the Republican nominee for North Carolina State House district 39 in 2008 and 2010. Duane’s campaign is rooted from his personal experience in that small businesses are the engine of our economy. Visit www.DuaneCutlip.com.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, February 16, 2012

CUTLIP WINS KEY STRAW POLL
IN HOUSE DISTRICT 35 BY HUGE MARGIN

Cutlip takes in 93.75% of the vote to 6.25% for Malone

Wendell, North Carolina – Duane Cutlip, Republican candidate for the newly drawn North Carolina State House District 35, won a key straw poll at a recent meeting of conservative activists in Eastern Wake County. The margin of victory was 93.75% for Cutlip, with the remaining 6.75% going to Wake Forest resident Chris Malone.

The Moccasin Creek Minute Men are widely regarded as one of Wake County’s leading conservative organizations. Cutlip praised the group's conservative stances as well as their focus on grassroots organizing.

"I want to thank the overwhelming support the Moccasin Creek Minute Men have showed towards my campaign,” said Cutlip.

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Duane Cutlip, a Rolesville-area family man, has worked with finances in several small businesses across North Carolina. He was the Republican nominee for North Carolina State House district 39 in 2008 and 2010. Duane’s campaign is rooted from his personal experience in that small businesses are the engine of our economy. Visit www.DuaneCutlip.com.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, February 8, 2012

DUANE CUTLIP ANNOUNCES
CAMPAIGN STEERING COMMITTEE

Candidacy for District 35 endorsed by multiple local elected officials and businessmen

Wendell, North Carolina – Duane Cutlip, Republican candidate for the newly drawn North Carolina State House District 35, today released his campaign’s official steering committee.

"I want to thank all of the conservative leaders who have joined our cause for returning common sense to the North Carolina General Assembly. I am truly humbled by their support and our campaign welcomes their support and counsel,” said Cutlip.

The steering committee is being led by former Wake County Republican Party chair Claude Pope, and Phil Matthews, who serves as vice chairman of the Wake County Board of Commissioners.

“Duane is the consummate family man, and like many of us, calls North Carolina home. While raising his family, Duane proved himself a very capable Republican leader and successful entrepreneur. Duane is the type of candidate our state needs to restore faith, integrity, and honor in Raleigh,” said Matthews.

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Duane Cutlip, a Wendell family man, has worked with finances in several small businesses across North Carolina. He was the Republican nominee for North Carolina State House district 39 in 2008 and 2010. Duane’s campaign is rooted from his personal experience in that small businesses are the engine of our economy. Visit www.DuaneCutlip.com.