Meshawn Maddock: MAGA activist charged with being a fake elector for Trump seeks to lead the Michigan GOP
Source: Associated Press
MAGA activist charged with being a fake elector for Trump seeks to lead the Michigan GOP
By ISABELLA VOLMERT
Updated 10:41 AM EST, February 21, 2025
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republicans in Michigan may choose a MAGA activist leader who is charged with being a fake elector for Donald Trump to lead the party into the 2026 midterms, when the battleground state will hold several major races, including for a critical U.S. Senate seat.
Meshawn Maddock, known for her ardent dedication to President Trump, strong connections to his grassroots supporters and disputes with “establishment” Republicans, is seeking the party’s chair position during Saturday’s state GOP convention. She was endorsed by Trump for the chair position Thursday.
Her election would elevate a prominent denier of the 2020 election results to spearhead GOP efforts in Michigan, a state Trump won last fall and in 2016 but lost to Joe Biden in 2020.
“Michigan’s going to be the center of the universe,” said Jason Roe, a Republican strategist and former executive director of the state party. “Who is in that position needs to be able to help raise money to meet some pretty ambitious goals.”
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