Officers

Dr. Mike Vasovski - Chairman: Dr. Mike became politically active upon learning about Congressman Ron Paul in May 2007. Vasovski subsequently ran for U.S. Congress in 2010 and served as state chairman for the Ron Paul 2012 Presidential campaign.  Vasovski is an active member of the Aiken County GOP and was a delegate to the South Carolina state GOP convention in May 2013. He has practiced medicine in a full time solo general practice since moving to Aiken in 1988.

Gary Bunker - First Vice Chairman: Gary has served in a variety of elected and appointed positions, including Executive Committeeman of the Aiken County Republican Party, the Aiken County Transportation Committee, the Helping Hands Board of Directors, and the Aiken County Zoning Appeals Board.  Most recently, Gary completed two terms on the Aiken County Council.  He also writes a bi-weekly column for the Aiken Standard on local affairs.

Randy Sullivan - Second Vice Chairman: Randy has worked for 28 years at the Savannah River Site. Prior to that he served seven years in the Navy submarine service.  He has a BS in Biology from the University of Houston. He has been married for 33 years and has three adult children. Randy is a staunch Conservative and has been following  politics for over 30 years. He became politically active with We the People and the Tea Party in Spring of 2010.

Debbie Baer - Secretary: Classic Reagan Conservative, mother of seven, married to Ken Baer for 40 years, involved in political action since 1972. Currently employed at Sears.

Dennis Sidwell - Treasurer: Dennis served four years in the Marine Corp and was honorably discharged as an E-4 Corporal. He has a B.A. in Industrial Relations from the University of Iowa, class of 1971.

Dennis has held several jobs since college: stock broker, convenience food store owner, UPS store owner and others.

He is a constitutionalist and believes our rights come from GOD.

Personal statement:
"I joined the Aiken County Tea Party because I fear for my family and my country. It really angers me that 50 years after shedding my blood in a faraway place I am driven to defend America once more. I think I was better suited at 19 years of age. The destroyers today enrage me even more than the enemy with guns. The enemy we face today is one who craves power and wealth at the expense of freedom and opportunity."

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