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The Keystone Board of Directors Keystone Annual Dinner |
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Keystone Board Members Andy Abboud 2018 Economic Freedom Chris Carr Longtime leader in the State and National Republican party |
Guest Speaker 2018 Economic Freedom Friday, October 26, 2018 Reception: 6:00PM Hosted By:
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Mike Huckabee is the host of the TV show “Huckabee” on TBN each weekend and is a Fox News contributor, NY Times bestselling author of 12 books. He was the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 until 2007, becoming one of the longest serving Governors in his state’s history. He left a legacy of tax cuts, job creation, the reconstruction of his state’s road system, K-16 education reform, and a nationally heralded and duplicated health initiative that focused on prevention. The former governor and his wife, Janet, have three grown children.A political action organization for the Nevada Conservative
We believe that American enterprise-based policies offer the right direction for the future of Nevada. Keystone’s goal is to find, support and develop the next generation of Nevada leadership that will move the Silver State in that direction.
In 1995, Las Vegas was the site for that year’s Western States Republican Leadership Conference. As local hosts, a group of Nevada business leaders organized funding for the event. Following the hugely successful conference, however, and recognizing their camaraderie and common goals, the Silver State organizers agreed they should make their cooperation long-term.
What they then organized was a Nevada non-profit corporation, known at the time as the Keystone Corporation. Its mission then, as now, was to promote more responsible government and a business-friendly environment. Its means would be to participate in the election process and send to Carson City men and women who share those same values.
Keystone’s leaders do not take their role lightly. They feel an obligation to protect the businesses of Nevada through the selection of pro-business candidates who understand the principles that have made the American free enterprise system the strongest economic force in the world.
Which candidates Keystone will support is determined through a formal process of interviews and research into the candidate’s background and beliefs. Once eligibility is confirmed, the candidates name is presented to the entire Keystone Board of Directors for approval.
Financial support is provided through Keystone membership annual dues, and special events, such as the Annual Dinner held annually at the Venetian Hotel.
Keystone has grown to be a major player in the Nevada electoral process. In an age where free enterprise and free markets are under siege from bureaucracy and over-regulation, Keystone stands as a rock solid defender of Nevada’s businesses and entrepreneurship.
At its very beginning, Keystone was created to meet a need and to serve a purpose. That need and that purpose remain. This is the Keystone tradition, and it is why Keystone continues to exist.
Keystone members are saying
"America and Nevada are at a crossroad. The election of 2016 is critical. If you share with us our vital interest in preserving the attraction Nevada presents to new business and investment, then join in our effort at Keystone.We support candidates for the legislature and state office who believe in and vote for low taxation and minimum regulation. We cannot afford to sit on the sideline and watch America slip away.
This coming critical election will test our will and commitment to what is best for our country. That includes maximum individual freedom and a government providing only those services essential to growth and prosperity. We all benefit when we can pursue success and prosperity unrestrained.
The mission of Keystone is to pursue those goals we share. And, what we do here in Nevada carries over to the national victory we all seek." ~John Gibson