LINCOLN- After operating for almost nine months without an executive director, the Nebraska Republican Party named one of its own to fill the role. Dawn Liphardt was chosen as the new executive director during a state central committee and executive committee meeting last weekend, according to party chair Eric Underwood, who was also reelected as chair during the two-day event after facing no challenges.

Underwood had worked previously with Liphardt in his role as chair of the Lancaster County GOP, and brought her on as the state party's office administrator and statewide county coordinator. Liphardt had also served under Underwood during last year's tumultuous state party convention, which ousted the former chair and led to a mass exodus of party leadership.

During that event, the party's previous executive director, Taylor Gage, resigned, leaving the position vacant for the past nine months. Following this, Underwood stated that he wanted to focus on the upcoming November elections, and not on electing a new executive director. However, during that contentious time, Liphardt assumed many of the responsibilities held by the executive director, which, according to Underwood, made her election to the position very easy. "It just made sense to put her in that position," said Underwood.

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