Greer Wins Re-Election

Orlando–Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer was today elected to serve a second term as RPOF Chairman by 77 percent of the RPOF State Committee at the RPOF Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida.

“I am grateful to the members of the State Committee and to Florida Republicans for putting their trust my leadership at this critical time in the history of our great party,” said Chairman Greer. “I am humbled by their confidence and look forward to working hard over the next two years to build our party.”

The Chairman was endorsed in his re-election bid by Governor Crist, Senator Martinez, Lt. Governor Kottkamp, President Atwater, Speaker Sansom, General McCollum, Commissioner Bronson and Members of the Florida’s Congressional delegation. Additionally, National Committeeman Paul Senft and National Committeewoman Sharon Day endorsed Chairman Greer.

“Under Chairman Greer’s leadership, the Republican Party of Florida has become the preeminent state party in the country,” said Governor Charlie Crist. “Jim has been on the forefront of the nationwide effort to grow the party’s minority outreach and coalitions programs and is recognized as a national leader in this important endeavor. I look forward to continuing to work with Chairman Greer to spread the Republican message across our great state.”

“Chairman Greer has diligently worked to build our party in all areas including: providing additional resources to our grassroots volunteers, financial assistance to our County Republican Executive Committees, fundraising and enhancing our communication methods while promoting professionalism throughout the Party,” said National Committeeman Senft.

Chairman Greer has pledged to focus his second term on continuing to build the Republican Party of Florida through voter registration and outreach, maintaining the successful county rural and grants initiative programs and creating a speakers bureau. Additionally, the Chairman will create a Voter Registration Task Force and a Technology Committee. The Voter Registration Task Force will be charged with creating and executing programs designed to strengthen the involvement of Republicans in the voter registration process. The Technology Committee will be responsible for creating innovative ideas to get out the vote while raising Republican awareness through the use of up-to-the-minute technology.

“I realize that the honor of serving as Chairman comes with a great responsibility to lead our Party with energy, new ideas and an unwavering commitment to our Party’s long standing values and principles of less government, less taxes and more freedom,” concluded Greer.