November 30th, 2010 at 2:31 pm Tim Mak FrumForum has learned that it is unlikely that incumbent RNC Chairman Michael Steele will be attending the RNC conservative caucus’ forum for prospective chairman candidates on Wednesday. FrumForum has also confirmed that Maria Cino will not be attending the debate, but will be attending the 26-member conservative [...]

Tuesday, November 30, 2010 10:54 PM EST By Scott Whipple Staff Writer, New Britain Herald Connecticut Republican Party Chairman Chris Healy expects to make his bid for GOP chairman this week. Healy told FrumForum he could make an announcement as early as today during a gathering of RNC chairman or chairwoman candidates in Washington, D.C. [...]

By Jerry Zremski and Robert J. McCarthy, Buffalo News November 26, 2010, 02:20 PM North Buffalo native Maria Cino, a longtime GOP operative, is eyeing a possible bid to head the Republican National Committee. Cino is among several candidates to replace GOP National Chairman Michael S. Steele, who is running for a second two-year term [...]

By Reid Wilson, Hotline (National Journal) November 25, 2010 | 6:51 PM Former Republican National Committee political director Gentry Collins made preparations to run against chairman Michael Steele at least a week before he quit his job, according to documents filed on his behalf. Collins ended his tenure at the RNC on Nov. 16, when [...]

Former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman says he would be interested in the post only if Michael Steele decides not to seek a second term. November 24, 2010| By Tom Hamburger, Tribune Washington Bureau, LA Times Reporting from Washington — Former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman, who led the American Action Network, an independent group that spent [...]

November 23, 2010 2:37 PM ABC News’ Jonathan Karl reports: Another Republican insider is gunning for RNC Chairman Michael Steele’s job.  ABC News has learned that former RNC Political Director Gentry Collins has taken the first step toward running for RNC Chairman, filing papers with the IRS to create a 527 fund-raising committee called “Collins [...]

Jack Lessenberry Sun Nov 21, 2010, 06:14 AM EST LANSING — Saulis Anuzis, the son of immigrant parents from Lithuania, loves blasting down I-75 on his big Harley motorcycle. He still speaks the old language at home every chance he gets, with his wife Lina and sons, Tadas, Vytis, Matas and Marius. His dad was [...]

November 19, 2010 5:37 P.M. By Brian Bolduc Saul Anuzis, former chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, tells National Review Online he’s ready to do the “grunt work” as chairman of the Republican National Committee. Anuzis announced last week that he’s challenging current chairman Michael Steele for the post. In his announcement, Anuzis promised to [...]

By DAVID A. LIEB , Associated Press Last update: November 19, 2010 – 4:50 PM KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Ann Wagner, an ambassador during the Bush administration, has taken the first steps toward challenging Michael Steele for leader of the Republican Party. Wagner, who was co-chairwoman of the RNC from 2001 to 2005, has been [...]

November 18th, 2010 at 2:09 pm Tim Mak A Republican source close to Maria Cino’s thinking tells FrumForum that she is “strongly considering” announcing her bid for RNC Chair “shortly after Thanksgiving”. “I can confirm that she’s giving it serious consideration and has begun calling some members, and she’s trying to do this the right [...]

By Aaron Blake  | November 18, 2010; 12:00 PM ET Former Republican National Committee official Maria Cino is dipping her toe in the water for a run at the RNC chairmanship, forming a working group to explore a bid and registering a campaign website. The website, Mariaforchairman.com, is so far only a starter page with the [...]

By REBECCA BEITSCH Bismarck Tribune | Posted: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 1:19 pm Things are both winding down and heating up for North Dakotans involved in the Republican Party on the state and national level. On the national scene, former state party chair Gary Emineth said he will not be challenging national chair Michael Steele [...]

By Reid Wilson November 17, 2010 | 10:03 AM Conservative activist Grover Norquist will quiz candidates running for Republican National Committee chairman at a debate to be held just two weeks before elections, he told Hotline On Call Wednesday. Norquist, who runs Americans for Tax Reform, will moderate the Jan. 3 debate at the National [...]

By ROBERT KOCH Posted on 11/15/2010 Hour Staff Writer While praising his work as Connecticut GOP chairman, local Republicans aren’t endorsing Christopher C. Healy’s possible bid to head the Republican National Committee. Healy is among a number of Republicans who’ve expressed interest in chairmanship of the committee. Current Chairman Michael Steele, whose term is up [...]

By: David Catanese November 15, 2010 06:17 PM EST Former U.S. ambassador and Missouri GOP chair Ann Wagner is preparing to announce within days her candidacy to head the Republican National Committee, according to several Missouri Republicans familiar with her plans. “Ann’s working the phones really hard and I think she’s very dedicated to trying [...]