New RNC head Priebus a driven, lifelong Republican

New RNC head Priebus a driven, lifelong Republicanlatest news update,New RNC head Priebus a driven, lifelong Republican;A member of the College Republicans at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, he rose through the state party ranks through a combination of smarts and sheer willpower. And his first date with his future wife was a Lincoln Day dinner.
The party devotion paid off Friday when the national GOP picked the tenacious 38-year-old Kenosha native as its chairman.
"I'm not surprised to be sitting here in 2011 with him just getting elected as chairman," said Brian Schimming, the state GOP's first vice-chairman who has known Priebus for nearly 20 years. "When Reince decides to do something, he's all in. And he was all in on this."
Born and raised in Kenosha,New RNC head Priebus a driven, lifelong Republican Priebus graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 1994 and worked as a legislative clerk for the state Assembly Education Committee.
He earned a law degree from the University of Miami, graduating with honors in 1998. He joined the firm Michael, Best & Friedrich in Milwaukee, where he specializes in corporate litigation. The Milwaukee Business Journal in 2008 named him one of Milwaukee's 40 Under 40, an honor the publication bestows on up-and-coming community leaders.
Priebus married his high school sweetheart, Sally, in 1999, according to a Miami alumni update. They still live in Kenosha with their son and daughter.
Priebus served as chair of the Kenosha County GOP and ran for state Senate in 2004, eventually losing to incumbent Democrat Bob Wirch.New RNC head Priebus a driven, lifelong Republican

New RNC head Priebus a driven, lifelong Republican