Ann Arbor real estate magnate Ron Weiser's bid to reclaim the chairmanship of the Michigan Republican Party on Saturday faces an 11th-hour crisis as he fights off claims of a past political payoff and questions about personal emails inadvertently sent to fellow members of the University of Michigan…
Laura Cox reenters Michigan GOP chair race, accuses Ron Weiser of ‘secret’ payments
Updated Feb 07, 2021;
Posted Feb 04, 2021
Michigan Republican Party Chairman Laura Cox speaks during the Keep America Great Rally at 215 Central Ave., Holland, Mich., on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. (Cory Morse | MLive.com)
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LANSING, MI - Laura Cox is back on the ballot in the race for Michigan Republican Party chair, entering the fray days before Saturday’s election.
The current party chair went in swinging at Ron Weiser, a two-time former party chair who was previously considered the presumptive incoming co-chair alongside 11th District GOP Chair Meshawn Maddock. Cox sent an email to activists alleging that Weiser in 2018 made a “secret deal” involving a $200,000 payment to convince a political candidate to bow out of a race.
LANSING – Long-simmering tensions within the Michigan Republican Party exploded into accusations and recriminations Thursday morning, two days before the state party convention.
Michigan Republican Party Chair Laura Cox, who was scheduled to step down at the convention Saturday, is calling on members to instead reelect her on a temporary basis, accusing her proposed successor, Ron Weiser, of making improper payments to keep a candidate out of a party race in 2018, when Weiser earlier served as chairman.
Cox made the accusations against Weiser, who is a U-M regent, in a Thursday morning email, saying she in good conscience cannot sit quietly and watch Weiser be elected when he cannot and should not be the Republican Party chair because of a secret deal she says he orchestrated with party funds.
Michigan GOP chair Laura Cox accuses proposed successor of secret deal with party funds Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press
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LANSING – Long-simmering tensions within the Michigan Republican Party exploded into accusations and recriminations Thursday morning, two days before the state party convention.
Michigan Republican Party Chair Laura Cox, who was scheduled to step down at the convention Saturday, is calling on members to instead reelect her on a temporary basis, accusing her proposed successor, Ron Weiser, of making improper payments to keep a candidate out of a party race in 2018, when Weiser earlier served as chairman.