Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rogers, Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference recognized Congressman Mike Conaway (R-TX) for winning the Bronze bracket of the 2011 GOP New Media Challenge.
Upon receiving the recognition, Conaway said, “I am honored to have won this award. New Media has become an integral part of communicating with constituents in a timely and concise manner. Constituents can now track my voting, comments and the latest news almost instantly.”
Last year, the House Republican Conference created the new media challenge to encourage members to engage with their constituents on Twitter, Facebook and Youtube. The first week of the competition participants were paired at random in a “March Madness,” style bracket and at the conclusion of the week, winners moved to the championship bracket, and losers went to the bronze bracket. Every week thereafter the winners moved to the subsequent round and the losers were eliminated.
After seven weeks of Tweeting, Facebooking, and YouTubing, Rep. John Fleming (R-LA) claimed first victor with 300,000 new Facebook likes, Twitter followers, and YouTube views.
“Afterwards, Congressman Conaway offered, “I would like to thank my constituents for this award, without their support, this victory would have not been possible.”
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