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Related: About this forumTexas GOP picks another Abbott critic to lead state party
Texas Republicans have chosen former state Rep. Matt Rinaldi to replace Allen West as chair of the state GOP.
The State Republican Executive Committee voted on Sunday to name Rinaldi as the party's new leader. West, a former Florida congressman who has served as Texas GOP chair for just under a year, announced last month that he would step down to challenge Gov. Greg Abbott for the Republican gubernatorial nod.
"I'm honored the SREC chose me to lead the Party into the ever-important 2022 election cycle," Rinaldi said in a statement. "Republican state office holders and legislative majorities have led this State to prosperity and success. We look forward to continuing to make Texas a beacon of freedom for other states to emulate."
Rinaldi represented northwest Dallas County in the state House from 2015 until 2019. He lost his 2018 reelection bid to Democrat Julie Johnson.
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CaliforniaPeggy
(149,516 posts)So Texas has been led to prosperity and success?
The power grid failed and people died.
The rich are getting richer and the poor....well, you know!
Me.
(35,454 posts)but why isn't a great candidate stepping up? Beto? The Castros?
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,516 posts)I would love to see him as Governor!
LeftInTX
(25,101 posts)He's a good guy, but he's extremely cerebral and fairly introverted....
I can't picture Joaquin running a race in 254 counties. He's my congressman and our district is small and not very diverse. (It's very Mexican-American) He had a GOP challenger in 2020 and the only campaigning he did was to stand on a street corner one afternoon.
Me.
(35,454 posts)or is he over-confident considering the demo of his district
LeftInTX
(25,101 posts)He's got Henry B Gonzalez's old seat....