LINCOLN- Since taking over the role of Nebraska GOP chairman in July, Eric Underwood has filled most of the openings left in the wake of his election.

The remaining big vacancy is the executive director role. Underwood said he is focusing all of his energy o the upcoming November election and that the role will not be filled until early 2023.

Underwood was elected chairman during a GOP convention this summer, which prompted more than a dozen resignations within the party, including the executive director, the national committeewoman and the first and second congressional district chairs.

He said he wants the position selected through a hiring process, with Underwood providing a range of in-state and out-of-state candidates for the party’s executive committee to vet.

Several of the candidates Underwood said he is considering are currently busy with upcoming elections, and the executive committee must convene in an official meeting to vet the candidates.

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