The Ellis County Press: Native resident Texas GOP spokesman

Native resident Texas GOP spokesman
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Editor on 10/28/2009 18:54:00


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AUSTIN - There's another Ellis County connection to the Republican Party of
Texas these days, this time in the role of spokesman.
Bryan Preston, an Ovilla native and Red Oak High School graduate, left reporting
duties at HotAir.com, a national blog he co-founded with conservative star
author Michelle Malkin, and producing duties at Laura Ingraham's conservative
talk radio show to man the official public relations front for the Texas GOP.
Preston, with the official title as communications director, has been on the job
in Austin for six months and joins the Ellis County connections to the state
party. Former Texas GOP executive director Wayne Hamilton grew up in Ovilla, and
Oak Leaf's Mike Geeslin is now the state insurance commissioner. Mike Hendrix, a
former Texas Young Republicans Federation chairman, launched his political
career by running for Midlothian school board when he was 18; he's currently a
political consultant in Washington, D.C.
Last weekend, Preston issued the press statements after the Republican Party of
Texas' executive committee - which consists of a male and female member from
each of the state's 31 senate districts - elected Texas Eagle Forum president
Cathie Adams its new chair, replacing Tina Benkiser, who resigned to take a
position with Gov. Rick Perry's re-election campaign.