{"id":2371684,"date":"2024-11-21T12:37:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T17:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kemp-secures-gop-leadership-role-ahead-of-next-years-gubernatorial-elections-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-21T12:38:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T17:38:16","slug":"kemp-secures-gop-leadership-role-ahead-of-next-years-gubernatorial-elections-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kemp-secures-gop-leadership-role-ahead-of-next-years-gubernatorial-elections-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Kemp secures GOP leadership role ahead of next year\u2019s gubernatorial elections &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkemp-secures-gop-leadership-role-ahead-of-next-years-gubernatorial-elections-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2371684&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Georgia Governor \u2063Brian Kemp has been elected as the chairman\u2062 of \u200dthe Republican Governors Association (RGA), \u200da \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haley-says-shes-open-to-labeling-china-a-currency-manipulator\/\" title=\"Haley open to labeling China as currency manipulator.\">significant \u2064role<\/a> \u200dwithin the GOP that manages \u2064funding\u200d and strategies for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">gubernatorial races nationwide<\/a>. His election comes after successfully aiding President Donald Trump in \u200dwinning the state of Georgia during the presidential election. In a statement, Kemp expressed\u200d gratitude to \u200bhis \u2064fellow governors for \u2062their trust and recognized\u200c the \u2062previous chair, Governor Bill Lee \u200dof Tennessee, for his \u2064service. He emphasized the commitment of Republican governors to implement conservative policies \u2063that benefit families\u200d and businesses. Kemp\u2019s term \u2063begins immediately, with \u2063Montana Governor Greg Gianforte serving as the new vice chairman.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Kemp secures GOP leadership role ahead of next year&rsquo;s gubernatorial elections<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1888972\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brian-kemp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Brian Kemp<\/a> (R-GA) was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/politics\/kemp-elected-to-lead-influential-republican-governors-group\/ONLEMXEUGJENZJBVZUA4FLW6I4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">elected<\/a> to be the next chairman of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-governors-association\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republican Governors Association<\/a>, a powerful group that handles funding and direction of governor races across the United States for the GOP.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kemp&rsquo;s chairmanship is a considerable power position within the Republican Party after he helped President-elect Donald Trump win Georgia in the presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want to thank my fellow Governors for entrusting me to lead the Republican Governors Association, and I want to thank Governor Bill Lee for his incredible service as RGA Chair over the past year,&rdquo; Kemp said. &ldquo;Republican governors are making commonsense, conservative policies a reality, putting families and children first, and making our states the best places to run a business and raise a family. I look forward to working with my fellow Republican governors and President Trump to keep getting the job done for the American people and to add even more Republican governors to our ranks.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kemp succeeds Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) as chairman, stepping up from vice chairman. He will start his one-year term immediately, with Gov. Greg Gianforte (R-MT) as vice chairman.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m honored to serve as RGA Vice Chair and continue to work with my colleagues to elect strong, Republican governors across the nation,&rdquo; Gianforte said. &ldquo;Republican governors are cutting taxes, investing in infrastructure and our workforce, putting parents, students, and teachers first, and helping secure the border. But we have even more work to do. I look forward to working with Governor Kemp, my fellow Republican governors, and President Trump to build a safer, more prosperous future for all Americans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Georgia governor will be responsible for flipping Democratic seats and maintaining a Republican 27-to-23 majority in governorships across the country. The GOP gained no additional seats in the 2024 elections. <\/p>\n<p>Two major gubernatorial elections are set to take place in Kemp&rsquo;s first term: New Jersey and Virginia. Both will be highly competitive, with Virginia set to be the purer toss-up of the two.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Three dozen states, including Georgia, will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democrat-raskin-calls-for-overhauling-electoral-college\/\" title=\"Top Democrat Raskin Demands Overhauling the Electoral College\">elect governors<\/a> in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>If Kemp is reelected as RGA chairman, he will help deal with a chaotic midterm to help decide the power balance at the governor level. After that, he will be term-limited as governor and will need to make a decision on his future, possibly challenging for Georgia&rsquo;s Senate seat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1888972\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1888972\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kemp elected GOP Governors Association chair ahead of elections<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2371685,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kemp.-.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32316,45452,15341,32603,32076],"class_list":["post-2371684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gop-leadership","tag-gubernatorial-elections","tag-kemp","tag-political-news","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kemp.-.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2371684"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2371688,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371684\/revisions\/2371688"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2371685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2371684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2371684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2371684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}