December 2014 Group Watch: AL GOP Chair Stepping Down
Alabama Republican Party Chair Bill Armistead recently announced he will not seek a third term as party chair. He was first elected 2011, and Armistead’s tenure saw continued electoral success for Alabama Republicans. The outgoing chairman inherited a party that under Hubbard’s leadership had just won control of state government. Armistead made a priority of working to build the Republican Party in local counties, hoping to break the Democrats’ control over local offices. The party will choose a new chair in February 2015, a process Armstead says he will stay out of and “let the chips fall where they may.” Former state Representative Mary Sue McClurkin announced that she will run for the position. Read more here.
