Jay W Ragley - The Boy Wonder
SCGOP Chairman Katon Dawson did two smart things this year. First, he offered a two for one sale on spark plugs at his auto parts store. Second, he brought Jay W Ragley back to the state party, this time to head things up in a very important year. Not only do we have “The First in the South” primary, but even more important in state politics, every single seat in the General Assembly is up for re-election.
Chris Cillizza of The Washington Post says:
Remember this name: Jay W. Ragley. The new executive director of the South Carolina Republican Party, Ragley has long been the boy wonder — he’s 27 — of Palmetto State GOP politics. He first came on The Fix’s radar as political director for the party in the 2006 cycle before jumping over to serve as the South Carolina director for the National Federation of Independent Business.
In Ragley’s new post, he will get plenty of national attention early next year when Republican presidential candidates descend on the Palmetto State for its Jan. 19 primary.
We here at The Shot couldn’t agree more with Cillizza. At only 27, Jay W Ragley “The Boy Wonder” has an impressive resume and more experience than many veteran political operatives. And the party activists love him. He is exactly the right person to lead the SCGOP as Executive Director.
Jay W - Suck it up buddy. You’re going to be stuck with this nickname for a good while. Congrats on the new job!