The chairwoman of the Massachusetts Republican Party announced Monday that she won’t seek another term, a major shakeup for the party in the wake of heavy GOP losses in last week’s election.
Amy Carnevale, a longtime lobbyist and state committee member, was first elected chair of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee in 2023, narrowly defeating incumbent Jim Lyons. She won reelection by a wide margin last year.
“Serving as Chair for the past four years has been one of the greatest honors of my life. I am grateful for the confidence you placed in me and proud of what we have accomplished together,” she said in an email to committee members on Monday morning. “When I assumed this responsibility, I knew the work ahead would be considerable. What I could not have anticipated was just how much we would accomplish, how many challenges we would face, and how fundamentally this organization would change.”…