SALINA —More than 115 Republican leaders from across the First Congressional District of Kansas gathered in Salina Saturday for the group's biennial reorganizational meeting.
Laura Tawater of Ford County was elected the new district chair, defeating Tom Arpke of Saline County, who had been serving as chair, according to information from the organization.
Tawater thanked Arpke for his many years of service to the party and said she looks forward to building a strong team of Republicans in her time as chair.
"Our top priority is to keep Kansas's 1st Congressional District red and raise voter turnout in the mid-term election. The governor's race will be a major focus for us," Tawater said.
Craig Bowser of Riley County was elected to replace Tawater at the vice-chair position. Beverly Caley of Clay County and Jim DuBois of Saline County were re-elected to their current positions of secretary and treasurer respectively.
Additionally, 37 delegates and 37 alternates were selected to serve on the Republican State Committee.