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Munisteri will resign his role with the state party on Friday to join Team Rand, a spokesman for Paul confirmed. The Wall Street Journal first reported the story on Thursday evening.
As chairman since 2010, Munisteri will bring with him a sizable rolodex and intricate knowledge of the reliably red state.Texas is expected to hold its primary on March 1, 2016, and given the crowded field of potential candidates, it could play an influential role in the contest for the Republican nomination.
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He spoke at the Texas GOP convention last June, and earlier in 2014 he challenged Lone State Republicans to push for expanding the party’s base.
“Texas will be a Democratic state within 10 years if you don’t change,” he said.
