Wisconsin GOP chairman Reince Priebus has picked up a big endorsement in the Republican National Committee chairmanship race, CNN reports, winning the endorsement of New Hampshire GOP chairman John Sununu.
Sununu, who is stepping down as state party chair, is definitely a big name in GOP politics. He was governor of the state from 1983-1989, and was then White House Chief of Staff for nearly three years under President George H.W. Bush. His son John E. Sununu was a Congressman and Senator for New Hampshire, losing re-election in the Democratic wave of 2008.
This brings Priebus’s vote count to 41, against incumbent RNC chairman Michael Steele’s 17, former Missouri GOP chair Ann Wagner’s 15, former Michigan GOP chair Saul Anuzis’ 14, and former RNC deputy chair Maria Cino’s 12. The election is tomorrow, and it could potentially take multiple ballots to reach the winning 85 votes out of 168 in total.
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