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RNC Set to Elect Trump Ally Joe Gruters Unopposed as Chair

Trump's endorsement cleared the field, positioning the Florida senator to run the party's political machinery.

FILE - Florida Sen. Joe Gruters watches during a legislative session April 30, 2021, at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
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Overview

  • RNC members are expected to approve Gruters in an uncontested vote Friday at the party's summer meeting in Atlanta.
  • The move extends President Trump's grip on party infrastructure after he publicly urged members to back Gruters.
  • Gruters, now the RNC's treasurer, co-chaired Trump's 2016 Florida campaign and led the Florida GOP from 2019 to 2023.
  • Republicans credit him with a roughly 556,000 shift in Florida voter registration advantage since 2018 and praise his fundraising skills.
  • He is set to coordinate fundraising with the White House, oversee legal and poll-watching operations for 2026, and help set 2028 primary and debate rules, even as Gov. Ron DeSantis offers public criticism.