If you care about GOP politics in South Carolina, and you are at all concerned with the inner-structure of the state’s Republican Party, then boy have I got news for you! Actually, it’s not really exciting enough to warrant the exclamation point, but it’s a shred of news on an otherwise slow Friday.
According to SC Hotline, South Carolina GOP Chairman Katon Dawson is expected to announce Jay W. Ragley as the party’s next Executive Director at the State Executive Committee meeting Saturday. I don’t know what the executive director of the SCGOP does per se, but it sounds important so congratulations to Monsieur Ragley.
Ragley leaves his previous position as, yes, the executive director of the National Federation of Independent Business (note: if you’re interested in applying for this position, it’s currently listed on Monster.com). Maybe he’s just a career director of executives.
And this isn’t Ragley’s first stint with the SCGOP. Prior to the NFIB gig, he was the party’s political director, where presumably he directed politics. Even more priorist to that, Ragley worked as a legislative assistant for Rep. Gresham Barrett.
As for his predecessor, Hogan Gidley, I can only assume he got a sweeter deal with someone else. And you know what happens when I assume… I’m always right!
(Hogan, if you’re reading this, you can tell me all about your sweet new job via e-mail at editor at palmettoscoop dot com)
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Photo: Jay Ragley. Courtesy of NFIB.
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The only thing I know about being the Executive Director of the SCGOP is that being investigated for wiretapping doesn’t disqualify you for the job, but if you’re indicted you have to resign. I learned that a few years ago.