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February 19, 2023
Contact:
Secretary Mele Songsong
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 808-295-8422
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
REPRESENTATIVE DIAMOND GARCIA ELECTED
STATE CHAIR OF THE HAWAIʻI REPUBLICAN PARTY
HONOLULU, HI – On Saturday, February 19, 2023, the Hawaiʻi Republican Party (HRP) State Committee, convened in a special meeting to elect a new State Chair to serve for the remainder of the term until May 6, 2023, when the HRP will hold their 2023 State Convention to elect new state executive officers for the next term.
Representative Diamond Garcia was elected new State Chair by a majority vote of the State Committee against one other nominee. Garcia served as Vice Chair for Candidate Recruitment and Training and then as Interim Chair from February 2, 2023 following the resignation of Lynn Finnegan who served as State Chair since December, 2021.
Many members expressed their support for Garcia, excited about his early success in the legislature giving Republicans a voice, and for being a young face of the Party, opening the doors for the next generation of HRP leaders and future legislators.
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