Newly elected Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele today named several state party chairmen–including former rival and Michigan GOP Chairman Saul Anuzis–as co-chairmen of his RNC transition team.
Wisconsin GOP Chairman Rience Priebus will lead the team. In addition to Anuzis, the team will include Florida GOP Chairman Jim Greer, Oregon GOP Chairman Bob Tiernan.
It will also include several national committeemen and women: Henry Barbour of Mississippi (former campaign manager of Mississippi Rep. Chip Pickering and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour), Pat Brady of Illinois, Holly Hughes of Michigan, Bo Palacios of the Northern Mariana Islands, Shawn Steel of California, and Joyce Tehres of Maryland.