Evan Power | |
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Chair of the Florida Republican Party | |
Assumed office January 8, 2024* | |
Preceded by | Christian Ziegler |
Personal details | |
Born | Nashville,Tennessee,U.S. | November 15,1981
Political party | Republican |
Education | Florida State University (BS,MS) |
*Power assumed Ziegler's duties on December 17,2023. | |
Evan Power is an American lobbyist serving as the chair of the Republican Party of Florida since 2024. Power is a lobbyist with the Ramba Consulting Group. [1] He was chair of the Republican Party of Leon County,Florida. [2] Power was the vice chair of the Republican Party of Florida. [3] In January 2024,he was elected in a 135 to 65 vote to succeed Christian Ziegler as the chair. [4] [5] He was endorsed by governor Ron DeSantis. [3]
Power is a native of Chattanooga,Tennessee. He graduated from Florida State University in 2004 with a degree in Finance. He then went to work for Florida Rep. Marco Rubio,now Florida's senior U.S. senator. During this time Power became active in the Leon County Republican Party. [6]
Power was elected chairman of the Leon County Republican Party in 2012 and assistant treasurer of the Republican Party of Florida 2015. [7]
Under his leadership and despite Leon County’s blue tilt,the local party enjoyed successes including Corey Simon’s win for a state Senate seat not held by Republicans since reconstruction. [8]
In February 2023 Power narrowly lost the race for chairman of the Republican Party of Florida to Christian Ziegler by a 126–100 vote. Power was subsequently elected as vice chairman of the Republican Party of Florida. [9]
After allegations of sexual misconduct were made against Christian Ziegler,Power called a special board meeting of the Republican Party of Florida executive board in December of 2023. [10] On January 8,2024 Power was elected chairman of the Republican Party of Florida by a vote of 135-65,coming into the meeting with the endorsements from Florida's biggest Republican figures,including Governor Ron DeSantis,U.S. senator Marco Rubio,Congressman Matt Gaetz and former state party chairs Blaise Ingoglia and Joe Gruters. [11]
Under his leadership the Republican Party of Florida aggressively grew their registration advantage to over 1 Million more voters than the Democrats. [12]
Power is married to Melissa and has a newborn son. [13]
In 2018,Power was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI),after refusing to take a breathalyzer test. [14] The charge was reduced to reckless driving,to which Power pleaded no contest. He was ordered to complete six months of probation and 50 hours of community service. [15]
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