GOP activists vote down calling for conflict of interest policy amid tensions between leadership, grassroots groups
ROTHSCHILD — Republican activists today voted against calling for the state party to implement a conflict of interest policy that would ban members of the executive committee from advocating for or representing “the interests of any competing organization.”
The nonbinding resolution proposed a series of restrictions for executive committee members, including bans on sharing sensitive party information with a competing organization or unlawfully coordinating with another group.
Some had interpreted the call as an effort to target members of groups such as Turning Point USA, which has been making inroads with local parties in Wisconsin. The national group has declared its intentions of filling offices such as state party chair as part of an effort to gain influence with the Republican National Committee. The Wisconsin GOP’s Executive Committee elects the state chair in Wisconsin.
Milwaukee County GOP Chair Hilario Deleon, who previously worked as a ballot chase manager for Turning Point, accused those pushing the resolution of targeting members of the grassroots, arguing it was time for the party to unify. He questioned why the proposed resolution didn’t also include provisions that would place restrictions on members of the executive committee who work for consulting groups.
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