Current:Home > reviewsIndiana GOP chair to step down following tumultuous party convention -FutureFinance
Indiana GOP chair to step down following tumultuous party convention
View
Date:2025-04-17 03:03:46
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana GOP party chair Anne Hathaway is stepping down about 10 months after outgoing Gov. Eric Holcomb appointed her to the role.
Her departure was announced shortly after delegates at the state party convention rejected party leadership and the endorsement of former President Donald Trump to nominate an ultra-conservative pastor for lieutenant governor to run alongside gubernatorial nominee U.S. Sen. Mike Braun.
Hathaway was the first woman to hold the position. She also chairs the panel organizing the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this July 15-18.
The state party’s announcement said Hathaway was unanimously reelected Friday as national committeewoman and informed members in the same meeting that she would be stepping down from her state leadership role. Hathaway’s successor will be elected by members of the Indiana Republican State Committee June 24. Executive Director Joe Elsener is also stepping down, the party said.
“The timing is right having just concluded our 2024 State Convention, and I look forward to working with Senator Braun and the members of our Republican State Committee to select our next chair,” Hathaway said in the party’s announcement.
The convention came to shocking end on Saturday when delegates elected Micah Beckwith, who promotes uncompromising views as co-host of the “Sex, Jesus and Politics” podcast, instead of Braun’s choice of state Rep. Julie McGuire to be his running mate.
veryGood! (26)
Related
- Biden administration makes final diplomatic push for stability across a turbulent Mideast
- Trump asks judge to halt documents case after Supreme Court immunity ruling
- After Hurricane Beryl tears through Jamaica, Mexico, photos show destruction left behind
- Davis Thompson gets first PGA Tour win at 2024 John Deere Classic
- Biden administration makes final diplomatic push for stability across a turbulent Mideast
- Copa America 2024 highlights: After 0-0 tie, Uruguay beats Brazil on penalty kicks
- Tour de France rider fined for stopping to kiss wife during time trial
- Street medics treat heat illnesses among homeless people as temperatures rise
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
- Off-duty NYPD officer who was among 4 killed when drunk driver crashed into nail salon laid to rest
Ranking
- Tarte Shape Tape Concealer Sells Once Every 4 Seconds: Get 50% Off Before It's Gone
- Caitlin Clark notches WNBA's first ever rookie triple-double as Fever beat Liberty
- Small plane with 3 on board makes emergency landing on Nevada highway. No one is hurt
- Multiple people injured after Utah fireworks show malfunctions
- Paula Abdul settles lawsuit with former 'So You Think You Can Dance' co
- John Cena announces his retirement from professional wrestling after 2025 season
- LeBron James discusses son Bronny, new Lakers coach JJ Redick
- Costco to pay $2M in class action settlement over flushable wipes: Here's what to know
Recommendation
Selena Gomez's "Weird Uncles" Steve Martin and Martin Short React to Her Engagement
Tennessee girl reported missing last month found dead; investigation underway
Young tennis stars rolling the dice by passing up allure of playing in Paris Olympics
Tour de France standings: Race outlook after Stage 9
Google unveils a quantum chip. Could it help unlock the universe's deepest secrets?
WWE NXT Heatwave 2024: Time, how to watch, match card and more
Crews search Lake Michigan for 2 Chicago-area men who went missing while boating in Indiana waters
More records expected to shatter as long-running blanket of heat threatens 130 million in U.S.