Photo for Headline Surfer® / Tony Ledbetter, second from left, is shown here in this Dec. 9, 2012 photo op. with Gov. Rick Scott, along with Ledbetter's daughter, Kimberly Patterson, Gov. Scott's wife, Ann, and then-Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, at the governor's mansion in Tallahassee.
ORLANDO -- Pledging to his GOP colleagues that he would be a "conservative voice" for the party, Tony Ledbetter, chairman of the Republican Executive Committee of Volusia County, was elected Congressional Dis. 6 chairman for the Republican Party of Florida at its annual meeting the first weekend of January at the Rosen Centre Hotel.
Ledbetter's appointment comes in at No. 95 in the Headline Surfer® countdown of the Top 100 stories of 2013.
"I am honored by the support from the conservative leaders in Congressional District 6. I will be a conservative voice on the State Executive Board of the Florida Republican Party," said Ledbetter, of Ormond Beach, who, in the new post, represents Volusia, Putnam, St. John and Flagler counties on the State Executive Board of the Republican Party through 2014.
"I am honored by the support from the conservative leaders in Congressional District 6. I will be a conservative voice on the State Executive Board of the Florida Republican Party," said Ledbetter, of Ormond Beach, who, in the new post, represent sVolusia, Putnam, St. John and Flagler counties on the State Executive Board of the Republican Party through 2014.
Lenny Curry was re-elected as chairman of the Republican Party. The Jacksonville resident has served in the top post since the 2011 death of the previous chairman, David Bitner.
Counting 'em down: Headline Surfer® Ranking of the Top 100 Stories of 2013
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95. Volusia County GOP leader Tony Ledbetter named to key Florida Republican post
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97. Baltimore Ravens LB Ray Lewis waves green flag to start 2013 Daytona 500
98. Governor pays respects to 82-year-old Congressman in Orlando
99. New Smyrna Beach cops: Kind donation made for daughter of hit and run victim
100. VCSO: $9,000 worth of cigarettes stolen from DeBary convenience store in September