Drew McKissick | |
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Chair of the South Carolina Republican Party | |
Assumed office May 13, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Matt Moore |
Co-Chair of the Republican National Committee | |
In office January 28, 2023 – March 8, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Thomas O. Hicks Jr. |
Succeeded by | Lara Trump |
Personal details | |
Born | Martin Andrew McKissick December 1968 (age 55) |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Amy McKissick |
Education | College of Charleston (BA) |
Martin Andrew McKissick is an American politician who has served as chair of the South Carolina Republican Party since 2017.[1] In 2023 he was re-elected to his fourth term in the office.[2] McKissick also served as co-chair of the Republican National Committee from 2023 to 2024, when he was replaced by Lara Trump.[3]
McKissick was endorsed by Donald Trump during a previous challenge for state party chair.[4][5] Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy floated McKissick's name as a replacement for national Republican Party Chair Ronna McDaniel.[6][7] McKissick was elected co-chair of the Republican National Committee on January 28, 2023.[8][9]
McKissick was widely quoted after the 2022 South Carolina general election produced what many news outlets called a 'red wave', with a number of Democratic Party legislators losing their seats, and Republicans gaining a super majority in the state legislature.[10][11][12]
On February 26, 2024, McKissick submitted his resignation as Republican National Committee co-chair, stating that he would be working with the Trump Campaign and the RNC to win both the Senate and the White House.[13] [14]