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Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Fred Piccolo, Jr., 941-363-7700

HUDSON SURGES INTO THE LEAD IN LATEST POLL

Message of Honor and Integrity Resonating As Voters See a Choice

August 7, 2006- (Sarasota, FL) - A new poll conducted by the Tarrance Group (see Poll Results Memo attached to the end of this release) shows Tramm Hudson surging to a 12-point lead in the District 13 Republican primary. Hudson reacted to the latest numbers with the following statement:

“As voters begin to see and hear from more than one candidate, our message of restoring honor and integrity to Congress, of returning fiscal discipline to our budgets, and reviving the spirit of Ronald Reagan, is truly resonating.”

Campaign Manager Fred Piccolo Jr. said of the latest numbers, “It is clear from the poll and, more importantly, talking with real voters in our extensive grassroots campaign, that Tramm has momentum. Our area clearly wants someone in Congress who has, throughout his life, demonstrated a record of integrity, honesty, and who will work to reform Congress. That person is Tramm Hudson and the more voters hear from the candidates, the more they agree.”

Tramm Hudson is running for Congress in the 13th Congressional District.

For further information or to schedule an interview with Mr. Hudson, please contact Fred Piccolo Jr., fred@trammhudson.com, 941-363-7700 or 727-519-5541

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MEMORANDUM

RE: KEY FINDINGS FROM A SURVEY OF LIKELY REPUBLICAN PRIMARY VOTERS IN THIRTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

DATE: AUGUST 4, 2006

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The Tarrance Group is pleased to present the Hudson for Congress Committee with the key findings from a survey of voter attitudes among likely Republican primary voters in the Thirteenth Congressional District of Florida. These key findings are based on telephone interviews with N=300 “likely” Republican primary voters throughout the district. Responses to this survey were gathered August 2-3, 2006, and the confidence interval associated with a sample of this type is + 5.8%.

KEY FINDINGS

- Tramm Hudson has surged ahead to take the lead in the Republican primary election for Congress in the Thirteenth Congressional District of Florida, and now leads by twelve points.

- Thirty-five percent (35%) of likely Republican primary voters indicate they would vote for Hudson, while Vern Buchanan currently receives twenty-three percent (23%) of the vote. Nancy Detert receives ten percent (10%) of the vote on this primary ballot test, while Mark Flanagan captures 8% of the vote, and seven percent (7%) indicate they would vote for Donna Clarke. Eighteen percent (18%) of Republican primary voters indicate they are undecided.

- Hudson’s advantage on this trial primary ballot test is decisive throughout the district, as he leads Buchanan by 10 points among Republicans in the Sarasota County portion of the district and by 14 points among Republicans in the Manatee County portion of the district.

- Tramm Hudson also now has the strongest image ratings of any of the candidates running in the Republican primary election. Hudson’s favorable rating is six points higher than Vern Buchanan’s favorable rating among Republicans.

- More importantly, Tramm Hudson stands with a much stronger overall favorable to unfavorable ratio. Hudson’s favorable to unfavorable ratio is five to one (5:1), as compared to Buchanan’s favorable to unfavorable ratio of only two to one (2:1.)