▁Federal ▁Real ▁ID ▁program . ▁ ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Maine ▁Republican ▁Party ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Maine ▁Republican ▁Party , ▁Charlie ▁Web ster , ▁C eb ra ▁submitted ▁his ▁name ▁for ▁election ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁chairman . ▁Following ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁leadership ▁in ▁August a , ▁Maine ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁party ▁chairman . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁election , ▁C eb ra ▁stated ▁that ▁his ▁goal ▁was ▁to ▁" un ify ▁the ▁party " ▁following ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁well - public ized ▁inter - party ▁squ ab bles . ▁ ▁C eb ra ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Republican ▁Chair man ▁on ▁the ▁State wide ▁Red istrict ing ▁Commission ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Res ignation ▁ ▁C eb ra ▁res igned ▁as ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Maine ▁State ▁Republican ▁Party ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁cit ing ▁" person al ▁reasons ". ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Maine ▁Republican ▁Party ▁byla ws , ▁a ▁new ▁election ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 0 , ▁for ▁the ▁selection ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁chairman . ▁Form er ▁Senate ▁President ▁Richard ▁A . ▁Ben nett , ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁replace ▁C eb ra . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : M aine ▁Republican ▁Party ▁ch airs ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Maine ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category