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SUPREME COURT RULING ON PROP 12 IS A BIG LOSS FOR AGRICULTURE

May 16, 2023

Supreme Court ruling on Prop 12 is a big loss for agriculture Justice Kavanaugh’s partial concurring and partial dissenting opinion suggests how the case should have been handled to support…

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The Life and Career of Representative Helen Bentley

May 16, 2023

The Life and Career of Representative Helen Bentley Helen Delich Bentley, born on November 28, 1923, in Ruth, Nevada, was an American politician who dedicated her life to public service….

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Story of a Titan: Richard A. Viguerie

May 13, 2023

Story of a Titan: Richard A. Viguerie Richard A. Viguerie was born on September 23, 1933, in Golden Acres, Texas, (outside of Houston) and grew up in a modest, hardworking…

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Confused by the Media Onslaught? Take This Political Identity Test

May 9, 2023

Bob EhrlichBoard MemberAs governor, Ehrlich improved Maryland’s fiscal condition by turning $4 billion in inherited budget deficits into $2.3 billion in surpluses. His pro-growth economic policies helped create 100,000 new…

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Elected Maryland Republican Leadership

Senator Stephen Hershey, Jr.
Senate Minority Leader
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Senator Justin Ready
Minority Whip
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Delegate Jason C. Buckel
Minority Leader
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Jesse Pippy
Minority Whip
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Nicole B. Harris
Maryland Republican Party

Nicole grew up on the west coast spending time in California, Oregon, and Washington states. Her mother’s family were farmers – almonds and eggs for the most part. As a young child Nicole learned how to collect eggs, candle them, and did other office work with her grandmother. She also sat out in the orchards watching the machinery working with the trees. Her father’s family were in law enforcement which started her childhood dream of wanting to be a police officer.

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Nicole B. Harris, CHAIRMAN

Nicole grew up on the west coast spending time in California, Oregon, and Washington states. Her mother’s family were farmers – almonds and eggs for the most part. As a young child Nicole learned how to collect eggs, candle them, and did other office work with her grandmother. She also sat out in the orchards watching the machinery working with the trees. Her father’s family were in law enforcement which started her childhood dream of wanting to be a police officer.

NICOLE BENNETT, 1ST VICE-CHAIR

Nicole Bennett was elected 1st Vice Chairman of the MDGOP in 2020.  Nicole has been the Chairman for Charles County for the past two and a half years.  Recently Nicole was elected Chairman of the Maryland Black Republicans Council (BRC).

Heath Barns 2ND VICE-CHAIR

Dwight Patel, 3RD VICE-CHAIR

Maryland Republican Party 3rd Vice Chairman Dwight Patel.

MARK UNCAPHER, SECRETARY

Mark Uncapher is serving his second term as Secretary of the Maryland Republican Party. Mark is a long-time party activist who previously served as the Chairman of the Montgomery County Republican Central Committee.

In his day job, Mark is Director of the Fiber Optic Sensing Association and served on the Board of Directors for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. He is a member of the New York State and DC Bar and is a graduate of New York Law School and George Washington University

CHRIS ROSENTHAL, TREASURER

Chris Rosenthal is a CPA who has served as Treasurer for the MDGOP for over a decade. For the last six years, he has also served as the Treasurer for the Hogan/Rutherford campaign. Chris is a Partner with Vallit Dispute and Valuation Advisors where he is the Managing Member. He lives in Edgewater with his wife, Kelly, and their two children.

Nicolee Ambrose,
National Committeewoman for Maryland

As a teenager, Nicolee aspired to attend both The Johns Hopkins University and The Peabody Conservatory of Music. She was admitted to both schools and while pursuing her studies, Nicolee fell in love with Maryland and planted her forever roots here.

After earning three degrees in under six years, Nicolee entered the workforce in Towson and took an interest in community affairs, specifically matters affecting children, education, and kitchen table issues such as affordability.
Nicolee has dedicated much of her volunteer time to building a two-party system for Marylanders to have real options in choosing elected officials who believe public service exists to represent the people.

As the National Chairman of the Young Republicans and the Maryland Young Republicans, Nicolee showcased the state and Maryland’s unique role in creating the United States.

Of all positions she has held, Nicolee is most proud that she was the Room Mom for each of her children’s elementary school classrooms from Kindergarten to 5th grade. Nicolee also served as Vice President of the Cromwell Valley PTA, a magnet school in Baltimore County, and worked side-by-side with fellow parents who stopped former Baltimore County Public School Superintendent Dallas Dance from shuttering many of Baltimore County’s school choice options.

Nicolee has served as a Baltimore Commissioner for Architectural and Historical Preservation, a board member of the American Council for Young Political Leaders, and as the Secretary of the Maryland State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Currently, Nicolee is President of a charity serving those who have lost a child to violence.

David Bossie
Republican National Committeeman from Maryland

David Bossie has served as our National Committeeman since 2016.

He has also served as president of Citizens United and Citizens United Foundation since 2001. Beginning in August 2016, Bossie took a five-month leave of absence to serve as Deputy Campaign Manager for Donald J. Trump for President. He was then named Deputy Executive Director for the Trump Presidential Transition Team.

In 2015, Bossie was ranked number two in Politico’s top 50 most influential people in American politics and in 2016 was elected to serve as the Republican National Committeeman from Maryland. In 2010, under Bossie’s leadership Citizens United won a landmark First Amendment decision at the United States Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The case, which saw the government assert during oral arguments that it had the Constitutional authority to ban political books, struck down two decades of unconstitutional restrictions on free speech.

As president of Citizens United Productions, Bossie has produced 25 documentaries since 2004. Bossie has co-produced six feature-length films with Steve Bannon, most recently Torchbearer starring Phil Robertson in 2016. Some of Bossie’s other titles include Rocky Mountain Heist, hosted by Michelle Malkin, Occupy Unmasked featuring the late conservative icon Andrew Breitbart, Our Sacred Honor with Senator Rick Santorum, The Gift of Life with Governor Mike Huckabee, and the award-winning films on Pope John Paul, Nine Days That Changed The World and Ronald Reagan: Rendezvous with Destiny, hosted by Callista and Newt Gingrich.

Bossie is the former Chief Investigator for the United States House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. During Bill Clinton’s two terms as president, he led investigations ranging from the Whitewater land deal to the transfer of dual-use technology to China and to foreign fundraising in the 1996 Clinton re-election campaign. He has authored four books, including the best-selling Intelligence Failure: How Clinton’s National Security Policy Set the Stage for 9/11.

Born in Boston, Bossie attended the University of Maryland. He proudly served for 20 years as a volunteer firefighter in Montgomery County, Maryland where he resides with his wife, Susan, and their four children.