Ralph Reed Is Elected State GOP Chairman
Ralph Reed, the political consultant who helped mold the Christian Coalition into a national political force, is the new chairman of the Georgia Republican Party.
“Last November, we ended the Clinton era. Today marks the beginning of the end of the Barnes, Murphy, Cleland era,” Reed said after his election, referring to Georgia’s top Democrats--Gov. Roy Barnes, state House Speaker Thomas B. Murphy and U.S. Sen. Max Cleland. Barnes and Cleland face reelection next year.
Reed, 39, was executive director of the Christian Coalition from its founding in 1989 until 1997.
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