Also elected to leadership positions were two women, Marian Sheridan and Diane Shindlbeck, who, along with Ms. Maddock Michigan, formed Trump Republicans after being elected in 2016. The group organized rallies, caravans, and forums across the state to support its re-selection bid.
“The Republican Party has evolved into the Trump Party, and from Weiser’s point of view, it has brought a lot of new people to the party, and it is his job to keep them there,” said Tom Shields, a Lansing-based Republican political party. counselor. with Marketing Resource Group. “And using Meshawn as a channel to the base is smart.”
The race to lead the Michigan Republican Party was confused this week when Ms. Cox, the current chairman, aimed at Mr. 2018.
Ms. Cox claimed that Mr. Weiser had sent $ 200,000 to Stan Grot, the clerk of Shelby Township in Macomb County, so that Mary Treder Lang would not face opposition to the Republican nomination as Secretary of State, Ms. Cox said. She said it was not only unethical but could also violate state campaigning laws. She brought her complaint to Secretary of State, Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, who could open an investigation into the Republican Party.
“If you think what Ron did is okay, vote for him,” Ms. Cox wrote in an email to party delegates on Thursday. “If you don’t want backroom deals and secret payouts, vote for me.”
In a social media post, Mr. Weiser’s allegations of Ms. Cox “an outrageous attempt to destroy our party with baseless and reckless conspiracy theories so she can get back in the race from the chair and save her salary.”
He said the money paid to Mr. Grot was for organizing work he did in Macomb County, a major Republican stronghold, during the 2018 election cycle.