George was backed by outgoing GOP chair Matt Rinaldi, who ushered in a Republican civil war and oversaw staffing cuts and drops in fundraising.
Texas GOP Party Chair candidate Abraham George delivers his candidate speech during the first general session of the convention in San Antonio, on May 23, 2024., The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.SAN ANTONIO — Abraham George will be the next chair of the Republican Party of Texas after winning an election at the party’s convention.
The election, which culminated Friday evening, emerged as a referendum on outgoing Chair Matt Rinaldi. Under Rinaldi’s reign, the party’s deepened and its fundraising and staffing levels plummeted. As Rinaldi’s chosen successor, George is expected to continue the party’s trajectory, with the far-right using the party institution as a bully pulpit to attack more moderate conservatives.
“I attempted to create a team to stop Abraham George, who is wholly unacceptable as party chair, and to take on the challenges that face the Republican Party of Texas after the failed leadership of the previous chair,” Mackowiak said in a statement Friday afternoon.that he was intercepted by police last year as he left his home with a loaded gun to confront a man he believed was sleeping with his wife.
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