UPDATED: Rick Perry To Make First Trip to NH

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is scheduled to make his first trip to New Hampshire this Saturday when he meets with voters at the home of Deputy House Speaker Pam Tucker.

Perry's visit may also come after he is reportedly scheduled to formally announced his candidacy for President in South Carolina earlier that day, according to Politico.

According to the news magazine, Perry's staff has said he will make his intentions about the White House known when he speaks at during his appearance at a RedState conference in Charleston.

Tucker, R-Greenland, confirmed this afternoon that Perry and his wife, Anita, are scheduled to come to their home for a reception at 5:30 p.m. where they will meet with as many as 100 New Hampshire voters.

Tucker said Perry wants to talk about his record, his work as governor in Texas and explain where he stands on some of the most pressing issues in the campaign.

"We found out this morning," Tucker said.

She and several other New Hampshire Republicans, including Portsmouth businessman Sean Mahoney, Diane Bitter of Rye, a member of the Seacoast Republican Women's group, former New Hampshire Congressman Chuck Douglas, former N.H. Postmaster Jim Adams and strategist Paul Young on Thursday and met with Perry.

Tucker said they urged Perry to consider a run for the White House, and while Perry has not stated his intentions, she is pleased that he accepted the invitation to meet with New Hampshire voters at her home on Saturday.

Tucker also believes the Saturday evening reception could be an important first step for Perry if he does indeed decide to enter the Republican Presidential candidate field.

"I am certainly glad that if he is considering a run that he is doing the due dilligence to meet with New Hampshire voters," Tucker said.

She said the event is not open to the general public and other details such as media access are still being worked out.