Editor’s Note – In what is becoming a crowded field for Republican Party Chairman, we have yet another contender talking about restoring credibility to the RPOF.
One has to wonder just how far any of the candidates are willing to go to truly change the ‘good ol’ boy’ network in Tallahassee that seems to control everything.Â
Certainly, Joe Gruters is a fresh face on the scene, which can only be an advantage…
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.
Sarasota County Republican Chairman Joe Gruters
Gruters’ entry brings the number of officially announced candidates to five. Also running are Hillsborough County GOP Chair Deborah Cox-Roush, Pinellas County State Committeeman Tony DiMatteo, Jefferson County State Committeeman Dave Bitner and Palm Beach County GOP Chair Sid Dinerstein.
Sharon Day of Broward County is also expected to enter the contest for the second straight year.
Unlike his competitors, Gruters is young (35) and relatively new to GOP leadership, having taken the helm of the Sarasota County party in the wake of a spate of defections by Charlie Crist supporters.
Quickly rebuilding the local party organization, Gruters’ phone-bank operation led all county parties in get-out-the-vote phone calls as Republicans swept Democrats from office.
His work was recognized by gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott, who, in the closing days of the campaign, declared: “We all know that the next chairman of the Republican Party ought to be Joe, because he has done such a wonderful job in Sarasota.”
State parties historically honor the preference of their leader when it comes to choosing a chairman. As governor, Scott is the titular head of the Republican Party of Florida.
Gruters says he wants to build on his work in Sarasota.
“The Republican Party had the foresight and the power to make a difference in the (2010) elections and we did. As Republicans, we won because we stood united and we promised to return to the basic principles and beliefs that made our country great,” Gruters stated on his website this morning.
“If we want to build a permanent majority and continue the momentum in 2012, we must take a long, honest look at ourselves. The next chairman of our party must acknowledge our shortcomings, and have the vision and the energy to seek solutions.”
Please help us! If you are fed up with letting radical big tech execs, phony fact-checkers, tyrannical liberals and a lying mainstream media have unprecedented power over your news please consider making a donation to BPR to help us fight them. Now is the time. Truth has never been more critical!
Success! Thank you for donating. Please share BPR content to help combat the lies.
We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, profanity, vulgarity, doxing, or discourteous behavior. If a comment is spam, instead of replying to it please click the ∨ icon below and to the right of that comment. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain fruitful conversation.
PLEASE JOIN OUR NEW COMMENT SYSTEM! We love hearing from our readers and invite you to join us for feedback and great conversation. If you've commented with us before, we'll need you to re-input your email address for this. The public will not see it and we do not share it.
Latest Articles
1
DONATE TO BIZPAC REVIEWNow is the time. Truth has never been more critical!
