He was the state Republican chairman from 1978 to 1985.
What's a state Republican chairman to do in a case like this?
He was state chairman of the Democratic executive committee from 1928 to 1932.
Now, the state Republican chairman says he supports the move.
And having been a state chairman, he knows the rules of the game.
He served on the board of directors and was the organization's state chairman in 1994.
"I don't have any power as state chairman," he said.
In 1948, he became state chairman of the party.
That same year, he became state chairman of the Democratic Party.
He also served as state chairman of the Democratic Party from 2002 until last year.