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In a politician who says Florida politicians are elevated to the height of power, it is no surprise that the new president Republican National Committee (RNC) comes from the sunlight state.
Joe Gruters, a long-time ally of the Florida resident president Donald Trump, He was elected as RNC chair at the summer meeting of the National Party Committee on Friday.
Gruters is a Florida Senator, a member of the RNC committee, briefly as the treasurer of the National Party Committee, and then resigned as chairman-elect.
Long-time Trump allies take over as Republican National Committee Chairman
Newly elected Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters spoke with Fox News Digital at the RNC summer meeting in Atlanta, Georgia on August 22, 2025. (Paul Steinhauser-Fox News)
He’s very close, too Another FloridianWhite House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is the co-wave manager for Trump’s 2024 presidential bid.
Gruters succeeded now-Adult Chairman Michael Whatley, who resigned while running for the North Carolina Senate in a blockbuster contest, successfully retiring Republican Senator Thom Tillis.
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Gruters is the former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida and co-chair of Trump’s 2016 presidential election.

Joe Gruters (right) and Michael Whatley were at the Republican National Committee summer meeting. (Paul Steinhauser-Fox News)
“Congratulations to Maga Warrior Joe Gruters who I highly recognize as Chairman of the Republican National Committee,” Trump wrote in a social media post after Gruters was promoted to RNC chairman.
Trump touted the Gateman in Sunshine State “helps us bring great historical victories” and “helps us become Florida, like red!”
The election of accountant Gruters, 48, as RNC chairman, is the latest sign that Trump has full control over the National Party Committee.

Donald Trump served as the introduction of Joe Gruters, then chairman of the Sarasota County Republican Executive Committee in Sarasota, Florida on August 26, 2012. (Reuters/Mike Carlson)
“It’s the president’s party. Overall, it’s the president’s vision. The party completely embraces the president,” Glates said.
The Grats are looking for the president as Republicans defend their House and Senate multiples in next year’s midterm elections.
“We will ride the president all the way to the mid-term victory, and we will win,” Glats said.
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Groots often clashed with another two-time Republican Governor, Ron DeSantis, of Florida.
Groots supports Trump’s support for DeSantis in the 2024 Republican presidential nomination contest.

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