I just got off the phone with San Bernardino County Republican Party Chairman Bill Postmus to confirm a statement issued by the party – Bill will be stepping down as chair of the organization he has successfully led through five election statewide elections.
In announcing his retirement, Postmus threw his support to County Supervisor Gary Ovitt, his County GOP Vice Chairman, to succeed him. The support from the popular Postmus virtually assures that Ovitt will be the next County Chairman.
Postmus, who has led the successful county GOP organization since he was elected in late 2003, was recently elected County Assessor for San Bernardino County.
Attached to this post is the email sent out by Postmus, which you can read. It really goes into much more detail.
I will close by saying that while no one can serve in these posts forever (they are volunteer positions, ya know) — it’s certainly too bad Bill could not. He’s a great guy, a good friend, a solid conservative who is passionate about the Grand Old Party, and is a dynamic leader. Fortunately he’ll still be around to help out the presumed new Chairman, Gary Ovitt.
Good luck to you in your future endeavors, Bill. And congratulations to you, Gary, as you begin your new partisan adventure!