Last night Mike Osborn was elected Chairman of the Ventura County Republican Party by a 2/3 supermajority. It’s no great secret that the Ventura Republican Party has had a checkered and troubled past – torn and tattered by ideological and personal feuds. This overwhelming demonstration of support for Osborn gives the committee the rare opportunity to refocus on the basic tasks of a County Republican Party: registering new Republicans, enlisting and training precinct captains for advocacy and gotv programs, recruiting GOP candidates, and raising the money to accomplish those goals. None of those tasks are as fun as fighting over party leadership or passing resolutions, but for a political party to be meaningful those are the jobs that need doing.
Congratulations to the Ventura County Republican Party for an orderly election, and congratulations to new Chairman Mike Osborn.