OMAHA- Last Thursday, the Sarpy County GOP was shaken up after elections were held that changed a large portion of party leadership. The election occurred during the County GOP's most recent central committee meeting, and saw former Papillion City Council candidate Micahel Tiedman beat Sarpy County Vice Chair Michael Cook for the position of Party Chairman. Tiedman won on a 50-23 vote.

Many of those backing Tiedman said the win validated their documented complaints against former Sarpy GOP Chair Nora Sandine, who they claim mismanaged the party and broke county rules. Big names were also removed from the county party, including U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, Papillion Mayor David Black, Sarpy County Attorney Lee Polikov, and State Sen. Rita Sanders. Many of those removed had previously supported Sandine.

Representatives of the new party leadership said the removals were due to a failure to meet the party's requirement for meeting attendance or county residency. Rep. Bacon said he was sad to see the purge in leadership, but also that he had missed many meetings while serving in Washington, D.C. "I really appreciate Nora and the Sarpy County folks for allowing myself and other elected officials to still be a member of the central committee because we are elected," said Bacon.

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