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Republicans looking for new leader as DeVos prepares to step down 11/23/2004, 5:23 p.m. ET By KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN The Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The jockeying to replace Michigan Republican Party Chairwoman Betsy DeVos has begun. Former state Rep. Andrew "Rocky" Raczkowski, who ran unsuccessfully against U.S. Sen. Carl Levin in 2002 and served in the Michigan House from 1997-2002, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he wants the job. "I was an elected official, I was active with the state party at the grass roots, I understand fund-raising ... party organization and planning," he said, listing...

Good morning! Welcome to Grand Rapids! Thank you for taking the time to be here. I know it is a sacrifice.on a Saturday in May, there are soccer games, track meets, and plenty of yard work, so we truly do appreciate your commitment to be here. I'm going to warn you up front; I'm going to say some things today that aren't usually said in polite conversation, but they are things that need to be said, things long overdue. I'm going to give voice to some things that you have likely been thinking, but haven't quite gotten up the courage...

Cheney pulls in $500,000 for Bush's re-election run Tuesday, July 01, 2003By Steven HarmonThe Grand Rapids Press At an event that raises more than $500,000, confidence is not typically in short supply. With Vice President Dick Cheney in Grand Rapids on Monday raising money for President Bush's re-election campaign, West Michigan Republicans could not be faulted for feeling ascendant. "Things look pretty good, especially today," said Roosevelt Tillman, a businessman who attended the noon fund-raiser at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. "You raise over a half-million dollars at a lunch, it speaks volumes about the president and his leadership."...

(Grand Rapids, November 8, 2002, 11:30 a.m.) A familiar face in the Republican party wants her old job back. 24 Hour News 8 has learned Betsy DeVos will campaign for the Republican State Chair.Two years ago DeVos resigned from the post after a falling out with Governor John Engler over school vouchers. But, now with a Democrat at the head of state government a spokesperson for DeVos says she feels her input is needed more than ever and is ready to lead the Republican Party again. DeVos is expected to formally announce her candidacy sometime next week. The election takes...