Meg Weinberger is taking questions with a side of brisket.
The Palm Beach Gardens Republican will hold a pair of meet-and-greets at Park Avenue BBQ Grille locations this month — Friday, Aug. 28, at the West Palm Beach restaurant, 2215 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., and Monday, Aug. 31, in Jupiter at 6775 W. Indiantown Road. Both run 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The campaign is billing the events as a chance to “meet Meg, hear about the issues impacting our community, ask questions, and learn how you can get involved.” RSVPs go to [email protected].
Weinberger, a nonprofit executive and animal welfare advocate, is seeking a second term in House District 94, which covers Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter Farms and Royal Palm Beach. She drew no Primary challenger this cycle and will face Democrat Elizabeth Holmes, a public school teacher, in November.
The endorsements came early. President Donald Trump gave the first-term Representative — “MAGA Meg” to her followers — his “Complete and Total Endorsement” in May, calling her “MAGA all the way,” and U.S. Rep. Brian Mast followed in July. In her first term, Weinberger carried the bill renaming Palm Beach International Airport for the President, which Gov. Ron DeSantis signed in March.
The barbecue stops may also land at an interesting moment. Weinberger’s name is on the running-mate short list for GOP front-runner Byron Donalds, and state law gives the Primary winner nine days after the Aug. 18 election to name a No. 2 — a window that closes the day before the first Park Avenue event. By the time the trays hit the tables in West Palm Beach, HD 94 voters may know whether their Representative is angling for a promotion.
Source & Full Article: Florida Politics
Author: Peter Schorsch, Florida Politics