WASHINGTON – Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus announced the appointment of Robert M. “Mike” Duncan, former RNC Chairman and National Committeeman for Kentucky, as the Chairman of the Committee on Contests.  
 
“I want to recognize Chairman Mike Duncan as the new Chairman of the Committee on Contests,” said RNC Chairman Reince Priebus. “I also want to congratulate the rest of the Committee on Contests who were elected at our summer meeting this past August. I know Mike Duncan is the right man to lead this important committee as we seat our delegates to the 2012 Republican National Convention. He is a dedicated servant to our Party and his leadership on the important Committee on Contests is vital as we work to make Barack Obama a one term president.”
 
“I’m honored to chair the Committee on Contests,” said Mike Duncan, “because of the crucial role it plays ensuring the integrity of the delegate selection process.”
 
The Committee on Contests consists of eight members of the RNC, who were elected by the RNC members of their respective regions at the 2011 Summer Meeting in Tampa, FL, as well as a Committee Chairman appointed by the RNC Chairman. The role of the Committee on Contests is to adjudicate challenges to the seating of delegates at the Republican National Convention. 
 
RNC Committee on Contests
 
Chairman of the Committee on Contests:
Mike Duncan, former RNC Chairman and National Committeeman for Kentucky
 
Midwest Regional Members:
David Cole, State Chairman for Missouri
Mark Fahleson, State Chairman for Nebraska
 
Northeast Regional Members:
Rob Gleason, State Chairman for Pennsylvania
Betsy Werronen, National Committeewoman for District of Columbia
 
Western Regional Members:
Linda Ackerman, National Committeewoman for California
Fredi Simpson, National Committeewoman for Washington
 
Southern Regional Members:
Jeanne Luckey, National Committeewoman for Mississippi
Doyle Webb, State Chairman for Arkansas