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California Republican Party Names New Interim Chief Operating Officer

(Sacramento) - California Republican Party Chairman Ron Nehring today announced the appointment of veteran Republican campaigner Bill Christiansen to the position of Chief Operating Officer (Interim).  

"Bill Christiansen has an extensive track record of managing large and successful Republican campaign organizations for more than a decade," said Nehring.  "He's the right person to direct our ongoing party building activities as we prepare for 2008."

Bill Christiansen served as the Executive Director of the California Republican Party's Victory '06 campaign in 2006.  He served as the Executive Director of the highly successful Republican Party of Orange County for eight years, and also served as Executive Director of the Arizona Republican Party.

"Republican volunteers throughout California are already building our campaign organization for victory in 2008, and Bill will help ensure that progress remains on track," added Nehring.  

The Chief Operating Officer of the California Republican Party is named by the Board of Directors, following a referral from the Board's Operations Committee.  The Operations Committee unanimously recommended the naming of Mr. Christiansen in a teleconference this morning, which was subsequently approved by the Board of Directors this afternoon.  Mr. Christiansen will hold the position on an interim basis.

During the last four months the CRP has embarked on an aggressive party building program in preparation for the 2008 campaign:  communications operations have been expanded, while voter registration and strategic and logistical support for county committees have seen increases.  

Last week the CRP named Republican campaign veteran Gerry Lynam to the position of Political Director to lead the party's campaign operations for 2008.  Lynam has served on 39 campaigns since 1972, most recently as a Bay Area Field Director for the CRP's Victory campaign in 2006.

Bill Christiansen was the statewide Executive Director for California Victory 2006- a project of Californians For Schwarzenegger and the California Republican Party.

Christiansen served as the Executive Director of the Arizona Republican Party from 2004-2005. He coordinated and managed the fundraising, daily operations, technology, and communications for the State Party.

From 2001 to 2004, Christiansen was the Executive Director of the Irvine Valley College Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising scholarship endowments and capital campaign dollars to benefit the education of community college students in Orange County.

Christiansen also served from 1994 to 2001 as the Executive Director for the Republican Party of Orange County. 

Christiansen is a native Californian from San Diego and a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, where he was a college representative for Reagan/Bush ‘84.

Christiansen currently resides in Los Angeles.