Ronna Romney McDaniel
| Ronna Romney McDaniel | |
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| Chair of the Republican National Committee | |
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Assumed office January 19, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Reince Priebus |
| Chair of the Michigan Republican Party | |
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In office February 21, 2015 – February 11, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Bobby Schostak |
| Succeeded by | Ron Weiser |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Ronna Romney 1973 (age 43–44) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Patrick McDaniel |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Brigham Young University (BA) |
Ronna Romney McDaniel (born 1973) is an American political operative. A member of the Republican Party, she is the current chair of the Republican National Committee, and former chair of the Michigan Republican Party. A third generation politician, Romney McDaniel is the granddaughter of George W. Romney and the niece of Mitt Romney.
McDaniel is the third of five children born to Ronna Stern Romney and Scott Romney, the brother of Mitt Romney. She attended Lahser High School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and Brigham Young University.
McDaniel and her husband, Patrick McDaniel, have two children. They live in Northville, Michigan.
McDaniel worked for SRCP Media as a production manager. She also worked for the production company Mills James as a business manager and as a manager at the staffing firm Ajilon.
McDaniel worked in Michigan for her uncle Mitt Romney's 2012 campaign for President of the United States. She was elected Michigan's representative to the Republican National Committee (RNC) in 2014.
In 2015, McDaniel ran for chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, receiving support from both the party establishment and Tea Party activists. At the party's convention in February, she defeated Norm Hughes and Kim Shmina, receiving 55% of the vote in the first ballot. She succeeded Bobby Schostak as chairman and stepped down from her position at the RNC.
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