Washington County Republicans will meet on Thursday, February 11, 2010 at the Chandler River Lodge Restaurant on Route 1 in Jonesboro. Social hour begins at 5:30, and a dutch-treat meal begins at 6:00 p.m., with a brief business meeting following at 7:00 p.m. GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Poliquin, of Waterville, will meet with the group to share his platform for the governor’s race and answer any questions those in attendance may have. Mr Poliquin, a third generation Waterville native, attended schools at Andover and Harvard. After college, he help build the asset management firm, Avatar Investors Associates Corp which managed nearly 5 billion dollars of worker pension funds for corporations such as Bath Iron Works and International Paper. He has started, invested in and managed a number of businesses that have provided hundreds of jobs for Maine workers. Mr. Poliquin is the fourth in a series of Republican gubernatorial candidates scheduled to meet with Down East Republicans in the coming months. Interested Republicans are encouraged to attend and get involved in the upcoming 2010 election cycle. Please RSVP to Amanda Gardner, Secretary of the Washington County Republican Committee, at 726-4784 or at joy_amanda@hotmail.com.