Short list emerges for RNC chair

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 Short list emerges for RNC chair

Priebus expected to have big say in who replaces him as the RNC shapes long-term direction of the party.

By Shane Goldmacher and Kyle Cheney

11/14/16 07:37 PM EST

Donald Trump’s campaign manager and deputy campaign manager, Mitt Romney’s niece, and a host of other GOP officials are all in the running to become the next chair of a Republican Party that is at the peak of its power.

Reince Priebus, the outgoing chairman of the Republican National Committee and Trump’s incoming chief of staff, is expected to have an outsize voice in picking his successor, even though incoming presidents typically choose their preferred party chairman.

People close to Priebus say he would not have left the RNC – which he helmed for a record six years – if it risked falling into the hands of someone he opposed, such as former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski.

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http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/republican-national-committee-priebus-231379

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     Tulsan Matt Pinnell considered to lead Republican National Committee
Posted: Monday, November 14, 2016 8:15 am
By Chris Casteel The Oklahoman

WASHINGTON _ Matt Pinnell, the former chairman of the Oklahoma Republican Party, is under consideration to replace Reince Priebus as head of the Republican National Committee, according to a GOP source.

Pinnell, of Tulsa, is on the short list to replace Priebus, who was tapped by President-elect Donald J. Trump to be the White House chief of staff, though it's not clear how many candidates are on the list. Trump will pick the next RNC chief.

Finnell was named one of the Tulsa World's "People to Watch" in January. Staff Writer Randy Krehbiel wrote: "At 36, he is one of the Republican National Committee’s highest-ranking staffers, in charge of wrangling all 50 state parties and organizing them for 2016 elections."

Pinnell is the state party director for the RNC, a position created by Priebus in 2013. Pinnell is the chief liaison between state party organizations and the chairman.

A graduate of Oral Roberts University, Pinnell was just 30 when he took over the Oklahoma GOP in 2010. He was the youngest Republican chairman in the country. He had been involved in congressional, gubernatorial and presidential campaigns in Oklahoma and had lobbied for car dealers in Washington.