Giuliani coming for private fundraiser

Rudy Giuliani, the Republican presidential front-runner, is to attend a private fundraiser Tuesday at the Vienna home of a former judge.

About 50 people are expected at the event, said Craig Bonar, Trumbull County Republican Party chairman. The cost is $1,000 per person, and $1,500 for those wanting a photo with the former New York City mayor.

Republican leaders in Mahoning and Trumbull counties, two of the most Democratic counties in the state, say Giuliani’s visit shows that their political party realizes the importance of the Mahoning Valley vote in Ohio. Ohio was considered one of the key states in the 2004 presidential election and is expected to have that same role next year.

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