Leslie Dougher Selected as RPOF's Chairperson

Clay County GOP Chairwoman Leslie Dougher will be taking over as the next chair of the Republican Party of Florida. On Saturday, Dougher was elected to the position at the party's quarterly meeting in Tampa, receiving 106 votes.

Dougher will replace Lenny Curry as chair. Curry announced he would be stepping down from the position at the end of April to weigh the possibility of running for mayor of Jacksonville.

Martin County GOP Chair Eric Miller was also nominated for the position. He received 69 votes.

Dougher's term will end in January 2015.