 Bender, 47, of Lincoln, was unopposed.Other officers elected were
Mick Turner, Lincoln, first vice chairman; Melanie Blankenship,
Atlanta, second vice chairman; Jim Wessbecher, Lincoln, third vice
chairman. In addition, the Republican precinct committeemen elected
Chuck Conzo as party treasurer and Darren Scott Cooper as secretary.
Bender will announce committee chair appointments at a later
date.
The new county chairman also stressed the party's priorities as
appointing committeemen to vacant precincts, working hard for the
statewide Republican ticket, including Sen. Bill Brady's campaign
for governor, and establishing regular communication with voters.
Bender has a long history of local, state and national campaigns,
including former President George H.W. Bush, Sen. Bob Dole's
campaign for president, both of former Gov. Jim Edgar's campaigns
for governor, and over 30 state and local races where he served as
either campaign chairman, campaign adviser, campaign manager or
treasurer.
Bender is married to Carla Bender, the former Logan County
circuit clerk and now 4th District Appellate Court clerk, and has
two children: Alex, a freshman at Lincoln Community High School, and
Jeris, a sixth-grade student at West Lincoln-Broadwell.
[Text from file received from Dave
Bender]
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