Pawlenty to speak at GOPAC

Gov. Pawlenty is scheduled to speak at the 1st Annual GOPAC State and Local Summit in Arlington, VA on August 6th. The group describes the meeting as a 2 day summit for State Party Executive Directors, Political Directors and Legislative Campaign Directors and staffers from all 50 states. GOPAC's website describes itself this way:

He (Delaware Governor Pete du Pont) knew that the work of building a Republican political infrastructure capable of winning -- and governing -- across America would take a generation. In 1979, GOPAC went to work.

GOPAC was a new national organization dedicated exclusively to electing Republicans to state and local offices. Within its first decade, it grew to be one of the country's largest and most influential partisan political action committees. The organization concentrated on making direct contributions to promising candidates in competitive state legislative and municipal elections nationwide. In a short period of time, GOPAC helped Republicans make meaningful progress.

Pawlenty isn't the only possible VP pick that will speak at the event. South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal have been invited to speak as well.

UPDATE: Rachel Stassen-Berger, that Political Animal, said Pawlenty also raises money for the group.