Since 1978 , when he succeeded Charles W. Pickering , Retzer has been elected multiple times as state chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party . In 2004 , he was elected Treasurer of the Republican National Convention , which met in New York City to re-nominate the Bush-Cheney ticket . In 2001 , he was elected Republican National Committeeman for Mississippi ; Jim Herring , a lawyer from Canton , then became chairman for a seven-year stint . In 2002 , Retzer was named treasurer of the national Republican Party
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2004 Republican National Convention
Michael Retzer