Salt Lake County Republicans elect Chris Null as their new chair
Null said he will ‘leave all the negativity behind’ as a new slate of executive officers takes the helm following a toxic culture that permeated the party.
(Screenshot via YouTube) Newly elected chair Chris Null speaks in a Salt Lake County Republican Party convention campaign video. | Updated: 8:47 p.m.
After a tumultuous few months, the Salt Lake County Republican Party has shaken up its leadership, selecting new party members to serve as chair, vice chair, secretary and treasurer.
Participating remotely due to the pandemic, 1,661 delegates voted for executive officers and state central committee members over two and a half hours, with polls closing at 1 p.m. Chris Null, who has volunteered in various party roles for the past eight years, was elected chair with 61.2% of the vote. Challenger Kathleen Anderson received 32.2%, followed by Andrew Langford with 7.2%.