From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Reagan Day
Reagan Day
The Reagan Day celebration is a name sometimes given to • Harris County, Texas
the primary annual fundraising event of the U.S. Repub- • Lee County, Illinois
lican Party on local and state levels. It is named after the • Livingston County, Michigan
late President Ronald Reagan and is held in February or • Orange County, Texas
March depending on the location. • Robertson County, Tennessee
A movement to rename the traditional Lincoln Day • Rutherford County, Tennessee
dinner as Reagan Day has been underway for several • Tipton County, Tennessee
years but gained momentum after Reagan’s death on • Washington County, Ohio
June 5, 2004. Though not yet as common as Lincoln Day, • Williamson County, Texas
Reagan Day is growing in popularity particularly in the • Marion County, West Virginia (since 2005)
southern states, Reagan’s home state of California, and
the counties near his boyhood home in Illinois.
References
[1] "Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation
California statewide obser- Honoring President Ronald Reagan". Office of
vance Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. July 19, 2010.
http://gov38.ca.gov/press-release/15616/.
Main article: Ronald Reagan Day [2] "Governor Davis Proclaims February 6, 2002
In July 2010, Reagan’s home state of California enacted "Ronald Reagan Day" in California". Office of the
a law authored by Senator George Runner that officially Governor. February 6, 2002. http://www.gray-
observed Ronald Reagan Day every February 6 through- davis.com/ViewLibraryItem.aspx?ID=6452.
out the state.[1] [3] "Governor Gray Davis California Proclamations for
As Reagan was the 33rd Governor of California and February 2003". Office of the Governor. February
that state’s only Governor to become President of the 13, 2003. http://www.gray-davis.com/
United States, several of his successors proclaimed Fe- ViewLibraryItem.aspx?ID=6531.
bruary 6 as Ronald Reagan Day in California in his honor. [4] "Governor Schwarzenegger Proclaims February 6th
Governor Gray Davis, a Democrat, proclaimed February "Ronald Reagan Day"". Office of the Governor.
6 Ronald Reagan Day in both 2002[2] and 2003.[3] Davis’s January 29, 2004. http://www.gov38.ca.gov/press-
Republican successor, Arnold Schwarzenegger pro- release/3251/.
claimed February 6 Ronald Reagan Day in 2004,[4] 2005,[5] [5] "Governor Schwarzenegger Proclaims February 6th
2006,[6] 2007,[7] 2008,[8] 2009,[9] and 2010.[10] "Ronald Reagan Day" - Proclamation by Governor
Schwarzenegger’s immediate successor, Jerry Brown Arnold Schwarzenegger". Office of the Governor.
(who was ironically, Reagan’s immediate successor as February 4, 2005. http://gov38.ca.gov/
Governor 36 years beforehand and who was also the son proclamation/2020/.
of Pat Brown, whom Reagan defeated in the 1966 election [6] "Governor Schwarzenegger Proclaims February 6,
to become Governor) proclaimed Ronald Reagan Day in 2006 "Ronald Reagan Day"". Office of the Governor.
2011[11] though he was obligated to do so by the state law January 20, 2006. http://gov38.ca.gov/
passed in July 2010. proclamation/569/.
[7] "February 6, 2007, as "Ronald Reagan Day" -
County GOP organizations that Proclamation by Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger". Office of the Governor. January
have Reagan Day celebrations 26, 2007. http://gov38.ca.gov/proclamation/
• Alachua County, Florida 5273/.
• Beaufort County, North Carolina [8] "February 6, 2008, as "Ronald Reagan Day" -
• Cabarrus County, North Carolina Proclamation by Governor Arnold
• Catawba County, North Carolina Schwarzenegger". Office of the Governor. January
• Cumberland County, North Carolina 22, 2008. http://gov38.ca.gov/proclamation/
• Davie County, North Carolina 8656/.
• Iredell County, North Carolina [9] "Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Proclamation for
• Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Ronald Reagan Day". Office of the Governor.
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February 5, 2009. http://gov38.ca.gov/press- Jerry Brown. February 4, 2011. http://gov.ca.gov/
release/11466/. news.php?id=16902.
[10] "February 6, 2010, as "Ronald Reagan Day" -
Proclamation by Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger". Office of the Governor. February
External links
4, 2010. http://gov38.ca.gov/proclamation/ • Lincoln is Yielding to Reagan: Some counties change name
14367/. of annual GOP event in the Houston Chronicle
[11] "Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring
Ronald Reagan Centennial Day". Office of Governor
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