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On November 13, 2016, [[Reince Priebus]], [[Republican National Committee#Chairmen of the Republican National Committee|chairman of the RNC]], was announced as the new [[White House Chief of Staff]], thereby turning the RNC chairman election into an [[Republican National Committee chairmanship election, 2017|open seat election]]. Soon afterward, several candidates were reported as likely to seek the position, including McDaniel.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Goldmacher|first1=Shane|last2=Cheney|first2=Kyle|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/republican-national-committee-priebus-231379|title=Short list emerges for RNC chair|accessdate=January 19, 2017|work=[[Politico]]|date=November 14, 2016}}</ref>
On November 13, 2016, [[Reince Priebus]], [[Republican National Committee#Chairmen of the Republican National Committee|chairman of the RNC]], was announced as the new [[White House Chief of Staff]], thereby turning the RNC chairman election into an [[Republican National Committee chairmanship election, 2017|open seat election]]. Soon afterward, several candidates were reported as likely to seek the position, including McDaniel.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Goldmacher|first1=Shane|last2=Cheney|first2=Kyle|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/republican-national-committee-priebus-231379|title=Short list emerges for RNC chair|accessdate=January 19, 2017|work=[[Politico]]|date=November 14, 2016}}</ref>


On December 14, 2016, McDaniel was chosen by then [[president-elect]] Trump as his recommendation to replace Priebus.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Spangler|first1=Todd|url=http://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2016/12/14/donald-trump-ronna-romney-mcdaniel/95441190|title=Trump names Michigan's Ronna Romney McDaniel RNC chair|accessdate=January 19, 2017|work=Detroit Free Press|date=December 14, 2016}}</ref> She was officially elected as RNC chair on January 19, 2017, becoming the second woman to hold the post in RNC history, after [[Mary Louise Smith (Republican Party leader)|Mary Louise Smith]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Nelson|first1=Louis|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/ronna-romney-mcdaniel-rnc-chair-233848|title=Ronna Romney McDaniel tapped to be new RNC chair|accessdate=January 19, 2017|work=Politico|date=January 19, 2017}}</ref> According to the ''[[Washington Post]]'', Trump requested that she stop using her maiden name, and McDaniel now does not use it in official communications.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Scherer|first1=Michael|last2=Dawsey|first2=Josh|title=Trump calls Romney ‘a great man,’ but works to undermine him and block Senate run|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/politics/trump-calls-romney-a-great-man-but-works-to-undermine-him-and-block-senate-run/2017/12/08/4b9887f2-db82-11e7-a841-2066faf731ef_story.html|accessdate=December 9, 2017|work=[[The Washington Post]]|date=December 8, 2017}}</ref>
On December 14, 2016, McDaniel was chosen by then [[president-elect]] Trump as his recommendation to replace Priebus.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Spangler|first1=Todd|url=http://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2016/12/14/donald-trump-ronna-romney-mcdaniel/95441190|title=Trump names Michigan's Ronna Romney McDaniel RNC chair|accessdate=January 19, 2017|work=Detroit Free Press|date=December 14, 2016}}</ref> She was officially elected as RNC chair on January 19, 2017, becoming the second woman to hold the post in RNC history, after [[Mary Louise Smith (Republican Party leader)|Mary Louise Smith]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Nelson|first1=Louis|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/ronna-romney-mcdaniel-rnc-chair-233848|title=Ronna Romney McDaniel tapped to be new RNC chair|accessdate=January 19, 2017|work=Politico|date=January 19, 2017}}</ref>

[[Politico]] reported that after President Trump endorsed Republican Senate candidate [[Roy Moore]] just days before the special Alabama Senate election, the White House influenced McDaniel to resume RNC funding for Moore, who lost in a narrow election to Democrat [[Doug Jones (politician)|Doug Jones]] on December 12, 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/11/roy-moore-trump-republicans-288769|title=How Trump came around to an accused child molester|last1=Johnson|first1=Eliana|date=December 11, 2017|work=Politico|accessdate=December 13, 2017|last2=Isenstadt|first2=Alex}}</ref>

McDaniel vociferously attacked the Democratic National Committee in the fall of 2017 after it was revealed that Harvey Weinstein, a Hollywood executive and donor to Democratic causes, was accused of sexual assault.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/steve-wynn-rnc-finance-chairman-faces-allegations-of-sexual-misconduct/2018/01/26/d68bf80a-02cc-11e8-86b9-8908743c79dd_story.html|title=Steve Wynn, RNC finance chairman, faces allegations of sexual misconduct|last=O'Keefe|first=Ed|date=2018-01-26|work=Washington Post|access-date=2018-01-27|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> In January 2018, McDaniel did not however call on RNC finance chairman Steve Wynn to resign from his position with the RNC and return his donations after he too was accused of sexual assault.<ref name=":0" /> McDaniel had in the case of Weinstein said that candidates and political organizations “shouldn’t take money from somebody who treated women with the absolute highest level of disrespect.”<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/26/steve-wynn-rnc-sexual-misconduct-312660|title=RNC finance chairman Steve Wynn accused of sexual misconduct|work=POLITICO|access-date=2018-01-27}}</ref> When approached by media organizations about Wynn, the RNC did not offer any comments.<ref name=":0" /> McDaniel and the RNC were subsequently criticized for alleged hypocrisy.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/370981-ex-rnc-spokesman-steve-wynn-has-got-to-go|title=Ex-RNC spokesman: 'Steve Wynn has got to go'|last=Greenwood|first=Max|date=2018-01-26|work=TheHill|access-date=2018-01-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thehill.com/homenews/news/370975-dems-blast-rnc-over-steve-wynn-sexual-misconduct-claims-this-is-the-party-of|title=Dems blast RNC over Steve Wynn sexual misconduct claims: 'This is the party of Donald Trump'|last=Byrnes|first=Jesse|date=2018-01-26|work=TheHill|access-date=2018-01-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://variety.com/2018/politics/news/steve-wynn-republican-national-committee-1202678464/|title=Political Payback: Democrats Hammer RNC Over Steve Wynn Contributions|last=Johnson|first=Ted|date=2018-01-26|work=Variety|access-date=2018-01-27|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/26/business/steve-wynn-sexual-misconduct-claims.html|title=Stephen Wynn, Casino Mogul, Accused of Decades of Sexual Misconduct|last=Goldstein|first=Matthew|date=2018|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-01-27|last2=Hsu|first2=Tiffany|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|last3=Vogel|first3=Kenneth P.}}</ref>

==Personal life==
==Personal life==
McDaniel and her husband, Patrick McDaniel, have two children.<ref name=latest/> They live in [[Northville, Michigan]].<ref name=patch>{{cite news|url=http://patch.com/michigan/northville/q-a-with-northville-resident-mitt-romney-s-niece|title=Q&A With Northville Resident Ronna Romney McDaniel: Mitt Romney's niece, Ronna Romney McDaniel, spearheaded his campaign in Michigan|first=Nancy|last=Kelsey|work=[[Patch Media|Northville Patch]]|date=March 7, 2012|accessdate=November 14, 2016}}</ref>
McDaniel and her husband, Patrick McDaniel, have two children.<ref name=latest/> They live in [[Northville, Michigan]].<ref name=patch>{{cite news|url=http://patch.com/michigan/northville/q-a-with-northville-resident-mitt-romney-s-niece|title=Q&A With Northville Resident Ronna Romney McDaniel: Mitt Romney's niece, Ronna Romney McDaniel, spearheaded his campaign in Michigan|first=Nancy|last=Kelsey|work=[[Patch Media|Northville Patch]]|date=March 7, 2012|accessdate=November 14, 2016}}</ref>

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Ronna Romney McDaniel
Chair of the Republican National Committee
Assumed office
January 19, 2017
Preceded byReince Priebus
Chair of the Michigan Republican Party
In office
February 21, 2015 – January 19, 2017
Preceded byBobby Schostak
Succeeded byRon Weiser
Personal details
Born (1973-01-19) January 19, 1973 (age 51)
Political partyRepublican
SpousePatrick McDaniel
Children2
Parent(s)Scott Romney (Father)
Ronna Stern (Mother)
RelativesMitt Romney (Uncle)
George W. Romney (Grandfather)
Lenore LaFount (Grandmother)
EducationBrigham Young University (BA)

Ronna Romney McDaniel (born January 19, 1973) is the current Chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) and a former Chair of the Michigan Republican Party. McDaniel is a third generation politician, being the granddaughter of three-term Michigan governor and Nixon administration cabinet member George W. Romney, and niece of former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney.

Early life and education

She is the third of five children born to Ronna Stern Romney and Scott Romney, the older brother of Mitt Romney. She attended Lahser High School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan,[1] and Brigham Young University.[2]

Career

McDaniel worked for SRCP Media as a production manager. She also worked for the production company Mills James as a business manager and as a manager at the staffing firm Ajilon.[3]

McDaniel worked in Michigan for her uncle Mitt Romney's 2012 campaign for President of the United States. She was elected Michigan's representative to the Republican National Committee (RNC) in 2014.[3]

In 2015, McDaniel ran for chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party, receiving support from both the party establishment and Tea Party activists. At the party's convention in February, she defeated Norm Hughes and Kim Shmina, receiving 55% of the vote in the first ballot. She succeeded Bobby Schostak as chairwoman and stepped down from her position at the RNC.[4][3]

During the 2016 U.S. presidential election, McDaniel served as a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention for Donald Trump.[4] Following the 2016 presidential election, McDaniel became a candidate to chair the Republican National Committee.[5]

RNC chair

On November 13, 2016, Reince Priebus, chairman of the RNC, was announced as the new White House Chief of Staff, thereby turning the RNC chairman election into an open seat election. Soon afterward, several candidates were reported as likely to seek the position, including McDaniel.[6]

On December 14, 2016, McDaniel was chosen by then president-elect Trump as his recommendation to replace Priebus.[7] She was officially elected as RNC chair on January 19, 2017, becoming the second woman to hold the post in RNC history, after Mary Louise Smith.[8]

Personal life

McDaniel and her husband, Patrick McDaniel, have two children.[1] They live in Northville, Michigan.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Cain, Carol (August 23, 2015). "Latest Romney in politics is not a candidate". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Kelsey, Nancy (March 7, 2012). "Q&A With Northville Resident Ronna Romney McDaniel: Mitt Romney's niece, Ronna Romney McDaniel, spearheaded his campaign in Michigan". Northville Patch. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Egan, Paul (February 21, 2015). "Ronna Romney McDaniel elected Michigan's GOP chair". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Spangler, Todd; Gray, Kathleen (July 20, 2016). "Romney McDaniel navigates being Mitt's niece, Trump's delegate". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  5. ^ "Trump considering Ronna Romney McDaniel for post". The Detroit News. November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  6. ^ Goldmacher, Shane; Cheney, Kyle (November 14, 2016). "Short list emerges for RNC chair". Politico. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  7. ^ Spangler, Todd (December 14, 2016). "Trump names Michigan's Ronna Romney McDaniel RNC chair". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  8. ^ Nelson, Louis (January 19, 2017). "Ronna Romney McDaniel tapped to be new RNC chair". Politico. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
Party political offices
Preceded by Chair of the Michigan Republican Party
2015–2017 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chair of the Republican National Committee
2017–present 		Incumbent
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