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'''Stephen Peter Munisteri''', known as '''Steve Munisteri''' (born December 25, 1957), is a businessman and a former [[]]from [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]]. who in 2017 was appointed to the [[White House]] staff as deputy assistant to U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] and principal deputy director of the Office of Public Liaison.<ref>[[https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/docs/disclosures/07012017-report-final.pdf]</ref><ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office]</ref>

'''Stephen Peter Munisteri''', known as '''Steve Munisteri''' (born December 25, 1957), is [[business]]man and a former [[attorney]] from [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]]. who in 2017 was appointed to the [[White House]] staff as deputy assistant to U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] and principal deputy director of the Office of Public Liaison.<ref>[[https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/docs/disclosures/07012017-report-final.pdf]</ref><ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office]</ref>

On June 13, 2010, Munisteri was elected chairman of the Texas [[Republican Party]] at the state convention held in [[Dallas]]. He unseated the incumbent [[Cathie Adams]], the former director of a crisis pregnancy center in Plano, Texas, and the wife of a Dallas chiropractor. Adams had held the position for only eight months.<ref name=txgop>"Republican Party of Texas Elects Steve Munisteri Chairman", texasgop.org, June 12, 2010</ref>

On June 13, 2010, Munisteri was elected chairman of the Texas [[Republican Party]] at the state convention held in [[Dallas]]. He unseated the incumbent [[Cathie Adams]], the former director of a crisis pregnancy center in Plano, Texas, and the wife of a Dallas chiropractor. Adams had held the position for only eight months.<ref name=txgop>"Republican Party of Texas Elects Steve Munisteri Chairman", texasgop.org, June 12, 2010</ref>

He left the chairmanship in 2015 to join the unsuccessful [[Rand Paul]] presidential primary campaign.<ref>[https://www.dallasnews.com/news/news/2015/01/29/republican-party-of-texas-chairman-munisteri-leaving-post-to-join-rand-paul-s-political-team]|title=Republican Party of Texas Chairman Munisteri leaving post to join Rand Paul's political team|publisher=''Dallas Morning News''|date=January 29, 2015|accessdate=September 14, 2017}}</ref>

He left the chairmanship in 2015 to join the unsuccessful [[Rand Paul]] presidential primary campaign.<ref>[https://www.dallasnews.com/news/news/2015/01/29/republican-party-of-texas-chairman-munisteri-leaving-post-to-join-rand-paul-s-political-team]|title=Republican Party of Texas Chairman Munisteri leaving post to join Rand Paul's political team|publisher=''Dallas Morning News''|date=January 29, 2015|accessdate=September 14, 2017}}</ref>

Early in his political career, Munisteri was the state chairman of the Texas Chapter of [[Young Americans for Freedom]]. In 1980, he founded the [[Young Conservatives of Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yct.org/steve-munisteri-chairman-of-the-republican-party-of-texas-and-founder-of-young-conservatives-of-texas/|title=Steve Munisteri - Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas and Founder of Young Conservatives of Texas, January 3, 2011|publisher=yct.org|accessdate=January 3, 2011}}</ref>

Early in his political career, Munisteri was the state chairman of the Texas Chapter of [[Young Americans for Freedom]]. In 1980, he founded the group Young Conservatives of Texasattorney.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yct.org/steve-munisteri-chairman-of-the-republican-party-of-texas-and-founder-of-young-conservatives-of-texas/|title=Steve Munisteri - Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas and Founder of Young Conservatives of Texas, January 3, 2011|publisher=yct.org|accessdate=January 3, 2011}}</ref>