Local Republicans to welcome state chair Aug. 17

Posted on August 11, 2021

Taylor County Republicans will meet Tuesday, Aug. 17, at 6 p.m. at the Swann Venue, located at 210 Washington Street (across from the Taylor County Historical Society).

Dinner will be served, and Evan Power, chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, will be special guest speaker.

A native of Chattanooga, Tenn., where he graduated from the McCallie School, Power moved to Florida to attend Florida State University.

He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance and a master’s degree in political science.

Power started his career working for now-Senator Marco Rubio in the Florida House of Representatives, serving both in the Majority Office and the Procedures and Policy office, where he left after serving as the Legislative Analyst.

In 2010, Power was elected vice chairman of the Leon County Republican Party, and in 2014, he was elected chairman.

Evan served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 2016.

In 2017, he was elected assistant treasurer of the Republican Party of Florida.

Power currently serves as the chairman of the Republican Party, having been elected by the 67 county chairs in January 2019. He resides in Tallahassee.