The Republican National Convention added several more California Republicans to its lineup of speakers next Tuesday, including two one GOP state senator.
Sen. Dennis Hollingsworth, R-Temecula, was initially named as a podium speaker on day two of the convention in St. Paul. But Jon Fleischman of the FlashReport called the GOP senator to congratulate him -- only to find out it isn't true.
"Well, just a couple of minutes after I got off of the phone with the Senator his office received a call from the RNC -- profusely apologizing that his name was listed as a speaker erroneously! Doh!" Fleischman blogs.
Rosario Marin, the secretary of the State and Consumer Services Agency in California, already had a speaking role that day.
Sen. Abel Maldonado of Santa Maria, the California Senate's lone Latino Republican, will address the the crowd Wednesday.
On Monday, freshman Rep. Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield was added to the program. He's set to speak on the same night as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (but only if there's a budget in place, the governor said).
Also speaking Wednesday are two California high tech veterans and McCain advisers: Carly Fiorina, Victory '08 chairman for the Republican National Committee and former CEO of Hewlett-Packard Co., and Meg Whitman, the former president and CEO of eBay.
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