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Coming to a Neighborhood Near You - The Republican National Committee has formed three groups to aid in its effort to attract minority voters. The African-American Advisory Council is made up of men and women from around the country who have a broad range of experience in various fields from business to politics. Check them out. –  Joyce Jones (@BETpolitichick) (Photo: UPI/Kevin Dietsch/Landov)

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Reneé Amoore - Reneé Amoore is founder and president of the Amoore Group, Inc., which provides consultation and technical services to companies in the areas of health, behavioral health and human services. She also is deputy chairman of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Rev. A.R. Bernard - Rev. A.R. Bernard, a former member of the Nation of Islam, is the pastor of the Brooklyn-based mega church, the Christian Cultural Center. Last year he considered launching a bid to become mayor of New York City. A native of Panama, Bernard supports comprehensive immigration reform and wants to see more limited government and self-reliance in urban communities.(Photo: EPA/JUSTIN LANE/LANDOV)

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Ken Blackwell - Ken Blackwell is a former Ohio politician who has served as mayor of Cincinnati, state treasurer and secretary of state. He also unsuccessfully ran for governor. In 2004, while secretary of state, he was accused of employing tactics that allegedly disenfranchised tens of thousands of voters and delivered the key swing state to President George W. Bush. (Photo: Mark Lyons/Getty Images)

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Robert Brown - Robert Brown is chairman and CEO of B&C Associates, Inc., a management consulting, marketing research and public relations firm based in High Point, North Carolina. He previously served as a special assistant to President Richard M. Nixon. (Photo: Courtesy of B&C Associates)

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Rep. Stefani Carter  - State Rep. Stefani Carter became the first Republican African-American to serve in the Texas House of Representatives when she was elected in 2010. She was a White House intern during President Bill Clinton's administration and became a Republican while earning a degree at Harvard Law School. (Photo: Courtesy of Carterfortexas.com)

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Bishop Ira Combs Jr. - Bishop Ira Combs Jr., pastor of the Greater Bible Way Temple Church of the Apostolic Faith in Jackson, Michigan, served as a campaign surrogate for Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.(Photo: MLIVE.COM/Landov)

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Sen. Elbert Guillory - Louisiana state Sen. Elbert Guillory made headlines in 2013 when he switched his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. It wasn't the first time, however. He was a Republican before he became a Democrat in 2007.(Photo: Erika Goldring/Getty Images)

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Rep. Mike Hill - Florida state Rep. Walter Bryan "Mike" Hill serves in the Florida House of Representatives. He is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and achieved the rank of captain while serving in the Air Force. (Photo: Courtesy of Mike Hill)

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Hon. Alphonso Jackson - Alphonso Jackson is a former secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development who served under President George W. Bush. He was credited for increasing minority and women contracting opportunities. Jackson resigned before the end of Bush's administration in the midst of the 2008 mortgage crisis following allegations about favoritism.(Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Mia Love - Mia Love is the mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah. She also is a Mormon and running for Congress for a second time. If successful, she will be the chamber's first Black Republican woman. Love was a keynote speaker at the 2012 Republican National Convention.(Photo: Pete Marovich/Getty Images)

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Clarence Mingo - Clarence Mingo is the auditor for Franklin County, Ohio. He is a U.S. Army veteran. In 2013, he was named one of the Conservative Political Action Conference's 10 Conservatives Under 40. (Photo: Courtesy of Clarence Mingo)

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Camilla Moore - Camilla Moore is the director of planning, community and economic development for the city of Riverdale, Georgia. (Photo: Camilla Moore via Twitter)

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Sen. Tim Scott - U.S. Sen. Tim Scott was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives when he was appointed by South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in 2012 to fill a vacant Senate seat. He is one of two African-Americans serving in Congress's upper chamber.(Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Rep. Eric “Scott” Turner - State Rep. Scott Turner was elected to the Texas House in 2012. Campaign themes included Stop Illegal Immigration and Obamacare Is Not Right For Texas. This year he announced plans to challenge the incumbent Republican House speaker for the chamber's top job.  (Photo: Courtesy of Scottturnerfortexas.com)

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Michael Williams - Michael Williams is the Texas commissioner of education. He previously led the Texas Railroad Commission, which is the state's oldest regulatory body. Under President George H.W. Bush, he served as deputy assistant secretary for law enforcement at the U.S. Department of the Treasury and as an assistant secretary of education for civil rights. (Photo: REUTERS/Rick Wilkin)

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Bob Woodson - Bob Woodson is head of the Center for Neighborhood Enterprises. In a speech delivered at an RNC event commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, Woodson said that African-Americans have taken a backseat on the bus to gays, immigrants, women and environmentalists. "You never hear any talk about the conditions confronting poor Blacks and poor people in general," he said. (Photo: Courtesy of the Center for Neighborhood Enterprise)