FEBRUARY TODAY: Brett Franklin for Supervisor will...

FEBRUARY

TODAY: Brett Franklin for Supervisor will hold a fundraising

reception from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Santa Ana Country Club.

Information: (949) 753-0860

FRIDAY: Van Tran for Assembly will hold a fundraising luncheon at

noon at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach. Information: (949)

753-0860

SATURDAY: Marianne Zippi for Assembly will conduct precinct walks

leaving from the Balboa Bay Club. Information: (949) 622-0009

MONDAY: The Republican Party of Orange County Central Committee

will hold a general meeting at 7 p.m. at the South Coast Plaza Westin

Hotel, at 686 Anton Blvd., Costa Mesa. Admission is free, and all

Republicans are welcome. (714) 556-8555

MONDAY: The Republican Party of Orange County will hold its annual

President’s Day Cherry Pie Reception at Antonello Ristorante in South

Coast Village immediately after the central committee meeting.

Information: (714) 556-8555

MONDAY: The last day to register for the March 2 primary election

TUESDAY: Reps. Chris Cox and Ed Royce, former Assemblyman Scott

Baugh, and Buck Johns will host a reception in support of former Rep.

Bill McCollum, who is running for the U.S. Senate from Florida, at

5:30 p.m. at the offices of the Inland Group in Newport Beach.

Information: (818) 243-4599

TUESDAY: Newport Harbor Republican Women will hold a general

meeting at 11:30 a.m. at the Pacific Club. Guests will be Republican

candidates for U.S. Senate Bill Jones, Toni Casey, Howard Kaloogian

and Rosario Marin. Information: (949) 644-0539

WEDNESDAY: Jim Gibson for Assembly will hold an evening reception

from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach. The special

guest will be former Republican nominee for governor Bill Simon.

Reservations: Patrick Batten, (760) 433-6775, ext. 303 or

[email protected]

20: The Irvine and Newport Beach chambers of commerce will hold a

candidates forum for the 70th Assembly District and the 35th state

Senate District races from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Sutton Place

Hotel in Newport Beach. Information: (949) 729-4400