Of course not. It's an unwritten rule of the media and hollywood (small h on purpose) - No good deeds nor brave actions by any republican or their family must ever see print.
Only about dems - even though they must be made up.
Could the writer, Nico Wingert, be mistaken?
From "Laura Bush: An Intimate Portrait of the First Lady By: Kessler, Ronald,"
"After the war, Harold (Laura's father) took a job as a district manager with Universal CIT Credit Corporation in El Paso. When an oil boom created a need for homes for workers, Harold and Jenna moved to Midland, where he became a homebuilder.
I couldn't find anything about Harold Welch and the Republican National Commitee with google. But I only looked at one page.