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Before he became chairman, Dorazio and his wife, Monica, had each contributed $500 to the candidacy of Hollywood Park Mayor Chris Falls, an insurgent seeking to topple Larson in the March 6 primary. Dorazio as chairman said that he will support the winner of the primary, either Falls or Larson, in the November 6 general election. Larson has been a persistent intra-party critic of [[Governor]] [[Greg Abbott]]. Straus, meanwhile, is vacating his District 121 seat and did not run for another office in 2018.<ref name=ggarcia>Gilbert Garcia, "GOP county chair donated to Rep. Larson's challenger, ''San Antonio Express-News,'' January 21, 2018, p. 2.</ref>

Before he became chairman, Dorazio and his wife, Monica, had each contributed $500 to the candidacy of Hollywood Park Mayor Chris Falls, an insurgent seeking to topple Larson in the March 6 primary. Dorazio as chairman said that he will support the winner of the primary, either Falls or Larson, in the November 6 general election. Larson has been a persistent intra-party critic of [[Governor]] [[Greg Abbott]]. Straus, meanwhile, is vacating his District 121 seat and did not run for another office in 2018.<ref name=ggarcia>Gilbert Garcia, "GOP county chair donated to Rep. Larson's challenger, ''San Antonio Express-News,'' January 21, 2018, p. 2.</ref>

A week after Dorazio became county chairman, the county executive committee pushed through a resolution to [[censure]] Straus for his RINO positions even though Straus had already announced that he would not seek to remain a House member in 2019. Dorazio's backers were largely the grassroots leaders who bucked Straus and Larson. However, Dorzaio soon found himself in partial agreement with another Bexar County RINO, former state Senator and current justice of the peace in Precinct 3. The party rejected the candidacy of Wentworth's only primary opponent Russ Latham after it was found that sixty-five of Latham's petition signers did not reside in Bexar County.<ref name=ggarcia/>

A week after Dorazio became county chairman, the county executive committee pushed through a resolution to [[censure]] Straus for his RINO positions even though Straus had already announced that he would not seek to remain a House member in 2019. Dorazio's backers were largely the grassroots leaders who bucked Straus and Larson. However, Dorzaio soon found himself in partial agreement with another Bexar County RINO, current justice of the peace in Precinct 3 and a former state senator until his defeat in 2014 by the more conservative [[Donna Campbell]]. The party rejected the candidacy of Wentworth's only primary opponent, Russ Latham, after it was found that sixty-five of Latham's petition signers did not reside in Bexar County.<ref name=ggarcia/>

Dorazio is not a candidate for a full-term as party chairman in the March 6 primary but is the Precinct 3091 chairman. Cynthia Brehm, who lost a 2015 bid for [[mayor]] of San Antonio and a 2017 race for the District 8 seat on the city council, is one of four candidates seeking the chairmanship. She is also self-identified as a conservative.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Cynthia_Brehm|title=Cynthia Brehm|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=January 22, 2018}}</ref> Other candidates are Dwight Pascale, who lost the interim election to Dorazio, JoAnn Ponce Gonzalez, and Andres Holliday.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bexargop.org/candidate_filing-4/|title=Bexar County Republican Candidate Filing List|date=December 22, 2017|publisher=Bexargop.org|accessdate=January 22, 2018}}</ref>

Dorazio is not a candidate for a full-term as party chairman in the March 6 primary but is the Precinct 3091 chairman. Cynthia Brehm, who lost a 2015 bid for [[mayor]] of San Antonio and a 2017 race for the District 8 seat on the city council, is one of four candidates seeking the chairmanship. She is also self-identified as a conservative.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Cynthia_Brehm|title=Cynthia Brehm|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=January 22, 2018}}</ref> Other candidates are Dwight Pascale, who lost the interim election to Dorazio, JoAnn Ponce Gonzalez, and Andres Holliday.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bexargop.org/candidate_filing-4/|title=Bexar County Republican Candidate Filing List|date=December 22, 2017|publisher=Bexargop.org|accessdate=January 22, 2018}}</ref>