News Article: "Tough Fight" For Party Chairmanship
Fight For Party Chief Turns Rancorous
AUSTIN - You won't read about him in the morning newspapers or see him on the evening news, but for more than three months Amarillo businessman Tom Mechler has been traveling across the state wooing voters.
Mechler isn't getting much press because he's running for chairman of the Republican Party of Texas, a race that only gets the attention of party insiders, political observers and a few reporters.
But by most accounts he's in a tough fight not just for the party's chairmanship but for the heart and soul of the Grand Old Party of Texas.