Ronna McDaniel says she will seek re-election at RNC as rivals eye her job
Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel said Monday that she will seek re-election to a fourth term, even as potential rivals are being encouraged
WASHINGTON — Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel said Monday that she will seek re-election to a fourth term, even as potential rivals are being encouraged to mount campaigns for the post.
McDaniel made the announcement on a call with RNC members from around the country, a person familiar with her remarks confirmed. Politico first reported McDaniel’s decision.
But in the immediate aftermath of a rough midterm election, some Republican insiders would like to see a shake-up at the party committee for the 2024 presidential election, multiple sources say. And the early jockeying is underway.
Mercedes Schlapp speaks alongside her husband, Matt Schlapp, at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas on Aug. 4.Dylan Hollingsworth / Bloomberg via Getty Images fileAmerican Conservative Union President Matt Schlapp and his wife, Mercedes Schlapp, a former Trump White House official, have discussed the job with allies, said two people familiar with the calls. The Schlapps are close to former President Donald Trump, who is expected to announce Tuesday that he will run again in 2024.
“We have fielded calls,” Matt Schlapp told NBC News on Monday. Neither he nor Mercedes Schlapp is ruling out a possible bid. “My wife would be fantastic” in the role, he said. At a time when Republicans have made new inroads with Latino voters, the election of Mercedes Schlapp, who is Cuban American, could send a powerful signal to Hispanic communities.
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