Ronna Romney McDaniel (Facebook photo)
The GOP has a new state chair.
Republican National Committeewoman Ronna Romney McDaniel, the niece of Mitt Romney, won a first-ballot victory at the Michigan Republican Party convention Saturday, defeating two other candidates, Paul Egan of the Detroit Free Press reports. She is the daughter of Rona Romney, who ran for U.S. Senate.
Egan writes:
McDaniel, a party activist from Northville and niece of Michigan native and 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney, was widely endorsed by the party establishment but also had significant support from tea party activists. She succeeds Bobby Schostak, a commercial property developer who has served as chairman the past four years.
McDaniel was elected on the first ballot with about 55% support after voting by about 2,000 delegates, officials said. The convention made the selection unanimous.
