Massachusetts Republicans have a strong leader in Lyons

Last Sunday, members of Massachusetts Republican State Committee voted to reelect Jim Lyons as Chairman of the MA GOP for another two years. The race for chairman this year was contentious and vicious at times as members of the state committee who didn’t support Jim Lyons did their best to force a change at the top. The soul of the Massachusetts Republican party was at stake. The choice was to stick with Lyons — a conservative direction closely tied to the national Republican platform — or to revert to a Charlie Baker Republican-in-name-only (RINO) brand of Republicanism. A 39-36 vote placed Lyons back in charge.

For the past two years, under the leadership of Jim Lyons, the MA GOP has seen dramatic changes. Lyons has focused on candidate recruitment, candidate support and building the brand of the Republican party in the Bay State. Lyons supported and continues to support the platform of the national Republican party and has defined for Massachusetts Republicans a clear vision of what being a Republican represents.

Many feel the Republican party in Massachusetts has been rudderless for decades.

Many conservatives, voters who support and believe in the Constitution, controlled state spending, limited taxation and the rule of law have been left with little representation.

Lyons is determined that voters be given a clear choice and that conservatism is cultivated and preserved in this state year after year, regardless of the progressive headwinds. Lyons is determined to build a Republican party that actually represents something more than transactional politics. Political pragmatism is a necessity in this blue state but it must be exercised atop a foundation of solid conservatism.

Lyons is determined to change the Baker, RINO-style Republican party in Massachusetts. He will not only continue to challenge the radical Democratic agenda, but also Republicans who have fallen under Charlie Baker’s ether.