Trump chooses Michigan GOP chairwoman to lead RNC

Ronna Romney McDaniel.
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President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Michigan Republican Party Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel to lead the party, he announced Wednesday. Current RNC chief Reince Priebus will follow Trump into the White House as his chief of staff, leaving McDaniel to take the reins come January.

In a statement, Trump called McDaniel a "highly effective leader" who "has been extremely loyal to our movement." McDaniel and Bob Paduchik, Trump's campaign leader in Ohio and his nominee for RNC co-chair, are expected to be formally named to their positions next month.

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Kimberly Alters

Kimberly Alters is the news editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.