By: Kenric Ward
| Posted: January 21, 2011 3:55 AM
Mike Grissom, a veteran GOP operative, is a leading candidate to be the state Republican Party's new executive director, informed sources tell Sunshine State News.
By: Kenric Ward
| Posted: January 18, 2011 3:55 AM
Dave Bitner isn't the only incoming Republican chairman who needs to assure tea parties. New RNC boss Reince Priebus raised the hackles of some tea partiers who feel they're not getting enough respect.
By: Kenric Ward
| Posted: January 15, 2011 12:54 PM
Looking forward to 2012, and unconcerned about promoting a "Tallahassee insider," Republicans elected David Bitner chairman of the state party on Saturday.
By: Kenric Ward
| Posted: January 14, 2011 3:55 AM
A joint statement by Deborah Cox-Roush and Dave Bitner -- candidates for state Republican Party chairman -- suggests that the two have more in common than their professed distaste for political mudslinging.
By: Kenric Ward
| Posted: January 14, 2011 3:55 AM
Without presenting any attributed evidence or even relevant anecdotes to support their claims, at least two major Florida newspapers have designated Deborah Cox-Roush and Dave Bitner as favorites in the contest for state Republican Party chairman.
By: Kevin Derby
| Posted: December 31, 2010 4:05 AM
The jockeying continues to see who will be the next chairman of the Republican Party of Florida. Former RPOF Chairman Tom Slade endorsed former Rep. Dave Bitner this week, praising the current Jefferson County RPOF committeeman for his commitment to conservative values.
After campaigning as an outsider, Gov.-elect Rick Scott is ready to turn insider again Friday, sitting down for 15-minute, closed-door interviews with contenders vying to become the next Florida Republican Party chairman.
By: Kenric Ward
| Posted: November 30, 2010 8:21 AM
Sarasota County Republican Chairman Joe Gruters announced his bid for state Republican Party chairman on Tuesday, with a goal of "building a permanent majority" for the GOP.
