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ATLANTA, GA - Joe Gruters, a longtime ally of President Trump, was voted in as the next Republican National Committee (RNC) chair on Friday.

RNC committee members elected Gruters - who had the backing of President Donald Trump - as chair, as they finished up business at their summer meeting, which they are holding this year in battleground Georgia's capital and biggest city.

Gruters, a Florida state senator, RNC committee member from the Sunshine State, the national party committee's treasurer, and a longtime Trump ally, will succeed chair Michael Whatley, who is stepping down as he runs for the Senate in North Carolina in the blockbuster race to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Thom Tillis.

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