Drew McKissick | |
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Chair of the South Carolina Republican Party | |
Assumed office May 13, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Matt Moore |
Co-Chair of the Republican National Committee | |
In office January 28,2023 –March 8,2024 | |
Succeeded by | Lara Trump |
Personal details | |
Born | Martin Andrew McKissick December 1968 (age 55) |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Amy McKissick |
Education | College of Charleston (BA) |
Martin Andrew McKissick is an American politician who has served as chair of the South Carolina Republican Party since 2017. [1] In 2023 he was re-elected to his fourth term in the office. [2] McKissick also served as co-chair of the Republican National Committee from 2023 to 2024,when he was replaced by Lara Trump. [3]
McKissick has been endorsed by Donald Trump during a previous challenge for state party chair. [4] [5] Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy floated McKissick's name as a replacement for national Republican Party Chair Ronna McDaniel. [6] [7] McKissick was elected co-chair of the Republican National Committee on January 28,2023. [8] [9]
McKissick was widely quoted after the 2022 South Carolina general election produced what many news outlets called a 'red wave',with a number of Democratic Party legislators losing their seats,and Republicans gaining a super majority in the state legislature. [10] [11] [12]
On February 26,2024,McKissick submitted his resignation as Republican National Committee co-chair,stating that he would be working with the Trump Campaign and the RNC to win both the Senate and the White House. [13] [14]
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