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Sen. McCain taps allies for key GOP posts |
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By Sam Youngman
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Posted: 03/06/08 08:39 PM [ET] |
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has appointed some of his allies to key GOP positions affiliated with the Republican National Committee (RNC).
The Republican operatives will work at the coordinated campaign arm that serves as a liaison between McCain’s camp and the RNC. The appointments are expected to be announced on Friday.
A Republican source familiar with the personnel moves told The Hill that McCain has tapped Carly Fiorina to be his so-called Victory chairwoman. Fiorina is a former top executive at Hewlitt-Packard.
Lewis Eisenberg, a national finance co-chairman for McCain and a former partner at Goldman-Sachs, will serve as finance chairman.
Eisenberg was chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Port Authority during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City and was there for the initial recovery efforts, according to a McCain statement announcing Eisenberg’s appointment in December 2006.
He was also a fundraising “Ranger” for President George W. Bush and a co-chairman of the 2004 Republican convention in New York City.
Frank Donatelli, a longtime Republican operative and a contributor to The Hill’s Pundits Blog, will serve as deputy chairman.
The Republican source emphasized that these moves are “entirely consistent” with what every nominee does, and no one is losing his or her job as a part of the normal realignment.
Mike Duncan, chairman of the RNC, will stay in his current position, according to the source.
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