Back to the Future
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
New State Republican Chairman Stan Lockhart has persuaded veteran political organizer and strategist Dave Hansen to serve as the party's executive director until a permanent director is found.
It is the third time Hansen has assumed that job, with the first dating clear back to the 1970s.
Hansen says he expects to do the job for a couple of months to give Lockhart time to find the executive director he wants. Hansen is a paid political consultant for Sen. Orrin Hatch and said Hatch endorsed his move to GOP headquarters as a way to help the party out.
Hansen first served as the state party's executive director from 1979-84. He took the job again in 1991 and served until 1993. He also served as the Montana Republican Party's executive director in the early 1970s and twice has been the Republican National Committee's western regional director.
The party has been without an executive director since former Chairman Enid Greene fired Jeff Hartley earlier this year. Greene assumed both chairman and executive director duties until the state convention earlier this month when Lockhart was elected as chair. Greene was able to raise enough funds to retire the party's more than $100,000 debt by the time of the convention.
Cheers,
Paul Rolly
New State Republican Chairman Stan Lockhart has persuaded veteran political organizer and strategist Dave Hansen to serve as the party's executive director until a permanent director is found.
It is the third time Hansen has assumed that job, with the first dating clear back to the 1970s.
Hansen says he expects to do the job for a couple of months to give Lockhart time to find the executive director he wants. Hansen is a paid political consultant for Sen. Orrin Hatch and said Hatch endorsed his move to GOP headquarters as a way to help the party out.
Hansen first served as the state party's executive director from 1979-84. He took the job again in 1991 and served until 1993. He also served as the Montana Republican Party's executive director in the early 1970s and twice has been the Republican National Committee's western regional director.
The party has been without an executive director since former Chairman Enid Greene fired Jeff Hartley earlier this year. Greene assumed both chairman and executive director duties until the state convention earlier this month when Lockhart was elected as chair. Greene was able to raise enough funds to retire the party's more than $100,000 debt by the time of the convention.
Cheers,
Paul Rolly
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