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By a vote of 36-25, Adams defeated Melinda Fredricks of Conroe to succeed former chairman Tina Benkiser, a Houston attorney who stepped down on September 26, 2009, to join the successful reelection campaign of Governor [[Rick Perry]].<ref name=txgop>{{Cite web|url=http://info@texasgop.org|title=Cathie Adams elected chairman of RPT|accessdate=October 28, 2009}}</ref> Adams' election as interim party chairman extended until the next Republican state convention on June 11–12, 2010. She had indicated from the start that she would seek a full term at the state convention.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.chron.com/texaspolitics/archives/2009/10/cathie_adams_is.html|title=Cathie Adams is new state Republican chairman|publisher=chron.com|accessdate=October 28, 2009}}</ref>
By a vote of 36-25, Adams defeated Melinda Fredricks of Conroe to succeed former chairman Tina Benkiser, a Houston attorney who stepped down on September 26, 2009, to join the successful reelection campaign of Governor [[Rick Perry]].<ref name=txgop>{{Cite web|url=http://info@texasgop.org|title=Cathie Adams elected chairman of RPT|accessdate=October 28, 2009}}</ref> Adams' election as interim party chairman extended until the next Republican state convention on June 11–12, 2010. She had indicated from the start that she would seek a full term at the state convention.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.chron.com/texaspolitics/archives/2009/10/cathie_adams_is.html|title=Cathie Adams is new state Republican chairman|publisher=chron.com|accessdate=October 28, 2009}}</ref>
Under party rules, the chairman must be neutral during [[primary election]] campaigns. Perry defeated sitting [[U.S. Senator]] [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]] and two other contenders in the 2010 Republican primary. Adams had earlier endorsed Perry and indicated that she could not in conscience withdraw the endorsement but would be impartial in her role as chairman. She also called upon Senator Hutchison to clarify when she would resign from the Senate in order to campaign full-time for governor. The uncertainty of an exit time made it difficult for Senate candidates to plan strategy and to conduct fund raising, Adams said.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rickvskay.blogspot.com/2009/10/cathie-adams-refuses-to-withdraw.html|title=Cathie Adams refuses to withdraw endorsement of Rick [Perry]|publisher=ricvskay.blogspot.com, October 26, 2009|accessdate=October 28, 2009 }}</ref> Hutchison subsequently changed her mind about resignation and will remain in the seat until January 2013.
Under party rules, the chairman must be neutral during [[primary election]] campaigns. Perry defeated sitting [[U.S. Senator]] [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]] and two other contenders in the 2010 Republican primary. Adams had earlier endorsed Perry and indicated that she could not in conscience withdraw the endorsement but would be impartial in her role as chairman. She also called upon Senator Hutchison to clarify when she would resign from the Senate in order to campaign full-time for governor. The uncertainty of an exit time made it difficult for Senate candidates to plan strategy and to conduct fund raising, Adams said.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rickvskay.blogspot.com/2009/10/cathie-adams-refuses-to-withdraw.html|title=Cathie Adams refuses to withdraw endorsement of Rick [Perry]|publisher=ricvskay.blogspot.com, October 26, 2009|accessdate=October 28, 2009 }}</ref> Hutchison subsequently changed her mind about resignation and will remain in the seat until January 2013.
==Conservative politics==
==Conservative politics==