Thomas Wright — former chairman of the Utah Republican Party and now its national committeeman — was elected over the weekend as one of eight chairmen and chairwomen of the Republican National Committee. That group includes four men and four women.
He says cannot remember any other Utahn serving in that national party post. However, one Utahn, Richard Richards, was chairman of the national party from 1981 to 1983.
“The duties are to help unify the party, recruit candidates, fundraise and promote the conservative values that we find in our Republican Party platform” by helping organize grassroots efforts in the states, he said.