Tag: Jim Waurishuk

Mitch PerryFebruary 20, 2018
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Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel and Hillsborough County’s Republican State Committeeman Jim Waurishuk is the new Chairman of the Hillsborough Republican Executive Committee. Waurishuk defeated political consultant April Schiff, 76-58 Tuesday night during the party’s monthly meeting in Tampa. The military veteran has only been involved with local party politics since 2011 when he joined the […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 19, 2018
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For years, the Hillsborough GOP dominated local politics. However, over the past few years, their grip has begun to loosen. Long known as a bellwether in presidential elections, Hillsborough went big for Hillary Clinton in 2016, while the rest of the state went for Donald Trump. And while local Republicans won all of the county’s legislative elections, former federal […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 9, 2018
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Deborah Tamargo is stepping down from her position as Hillsborough County Republican Executive Committee Chair. The change is effective as of 5 p.m. Tuesday. By order of succession,  Party Secretary Jeanne Webb will assume the interim chair position, Tamargo said. Tamargo’s resignation follows months of controversy that had boiled up inside the Hillsborough GOP, advanced when Webb […]


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