MI: Ottawa GOP endorses Ottawa Impact Republicans, as other conservatives cry foul
Defying tradition, the Ottawa County GOP has issued candidate endorsements a full two months before the Aug. 6 primary, a move several area Republicans argue interferes with voters.
“This is totally unprecedented,” said Michigan Republican Party Chair Pete Hoekstra.
The county GOP’s endorsement convention on May 16 wasn’t entirely surprising after far-right fundamentalist group Ottawa Impact took a controlling majority on the county board of commissioners and within the local party network early in 2023.
The group, which formed in 2021 over frustrations with county and state COVID-19 mitigation measures, is led by self-described “parental rights advocates” Joe Moss and Sylvia Rhodea and currently holds a six-seat controlling majority on the 11-member Ottawa County board.
Supporters often are critical of what they view as ineffective establishment conservatives who have led the party previously.
https://michiganadvance.com/2024/05/25/ottawa-gop-endorses-ottawa-impact-republicans-as-other-conservatives-cry-foul/