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Former Speaker of the Iowa House Linda Upmeyer has been elected co-chair of the Republican Party of Iowa, while Jeff Kaufmann has been reelected as chair.
The Republican Party of Iowa’s State Central Committee has voted unanimously to reelect Chairman Jeff Kaufmann and elect former Speaker of the Iowa House Linda Upmeyer as the party’s co-chair. The votes follow the Iowa GOP’s sweeping victories at the ballot box last November, bolstered by support for President Donald Trump, but they come at a time when the national party is increasingly divided over the future role of Trump, after a mob of his extremist supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol.