Adam Kleinheider has a post this morning regarding the TNGOP’s John Newman, who serves as state director.
John Newman, who was named chief of staff and state director back in July, has filed to run for the position of County Trustee in his native Madison County.
Early this year, state party officials tell Post Politics, Newman was relieved of his responsibilities as chief of staff but continued on as state director. The change was made not because of his decision to run for office but because of the conflicting responsibilities of the two job functions.
Currently the TNGOP doesn’t have a chief of staff or executive director. The question being asked is if Newman has a conflict of interest by running for office and working for the GOP.
But underneath the surface, the larger question is that the organization is in transition which is unusual in an election year such as this where we are going to see partisan battles for office. I also wonder how GOP candidates feel about their state party’s upheaval.
What do you think?