Bobby Schostak | |
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Chair of the Michigan Republican Party | |
In office January 2011 –February 2015 | |
Preceded by | Ronald Weiser |
Succeeded by | Ronna McDaniel |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Oakland University |
Profession | Politician |
Robert Schostak is a political consultant and former chairman of the Michigan Republican Party,having replaced Ron Weiser. [1]
In 2011,Schostak was first elected Party Chairman for the Michigan Republican Party,and invested heavily in new campaign technologies,including the MI Team Dashboard and a more user-friendly migop.org. [2] [3]
In 2013,Schostak was re-elected as Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party,defeating Tea Party activist Todd Courser. [4]
During the 2014 election cycle,Schostak served as Michigan Republican Party Chairman,raising more than $30 million to support Republican candidates across Michigan. Schostak helped re-elect Governor Snyder,Secretary of State Johnson and Attorney General Schuette. [3] Schostak's vision helped achieve historic Republican majorities in the Michigan State Senate and State House,and helped maintain a conservative majority on the Michigan Supreme Court. [5]
In 2015,Schostak founded the Templar Baker Group. [6]
Schostak attended Hillel Day School. [7] He and his wife Nancy were married in 1978;together they have three children,and four grandchildren.
Schostak,along with billionaire Dick DeVos and former MIGOP Chairman Ron Weiser,was one of the primary architects of the so-called right to work legislation that was enacted by the Michigan legislature in a lame duck session in December 2012. [8]
Robert Schostak, class of 1971. ... When Bob Schostak started at Hillel in the third grade, there were only nine other children in his class.