Nick Langworthy

Nicholas A. Langworthy (born February 27, 1971) is an American politician serving as chair of the New York State Republican Committee. Langworthy was named chair of the Committee in July 2019 after having chaired the Erie County, New York Republican Committee since 2010.

Nick Langworthy
Chair of the New York Republican Party
Incumbent
Assumed office July 1, 2019
Preceded by	Ed Cox
Chair of the Erie County Republican Party
In office May 5, 2010 – September 14, 2019
Preceded by	James P. Domagalski
Succeeded by	Karl J. Simmeth, Jr.
Personal details
Born	February 27, 1971 Jamestown, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Erin
Children	1
Education	Niagara University (BA)

Early life

Langworthy was born in Jamestown, New York, a small city south of Buffalo. He attended the Pine Valley Central School in his hometown of South Dayton and graduated in 1989. After grade school, he went on to attend Niagara University, where he established the university's branch of the College Republicans. He graduated from Niagara with a bachelor's degree in political science and served as chairman of the New York College Republicans.[1][2]

Political career

Early career

After interning at Gov. George Pataki's office and running a congressional campaign in 2002, Langworthy became a staffer for Congressman Thomas M. Reynolds. Later, he managed Reynolds' successful re-election campaigns in 2004 and 2006.[2] While working for Congressman Reynolds, he met his wife, Erin, who also worked on the congressman's staff. Langworthy later managed the successful 2008 campaign of Rep. Chris Lee; he served as Lee's district office director until May 2010.[1][3][2]

Langworthy is the founder and president of a polling firm, Liberty Opinion Research.[1][4]

Erie County Republican Committee

Erie County Republican Committee Chair James P. Domagalski resigned his chairmanship in 2010 to run for the New York State Senate.[5][6] An early frontrunner for the county chairship, Langworthy made himself as visible as possible on the county and state Republican scenes. In a special election held to fill the vacant chairmanship, Langworthy won unanimously, becoming the youngest chairman of either political party in Erie County's history.[1] Langworthy was the only Republican county chairman to endorse Carl Paladino in the Republican gubernatorial primary in 2010; he emerged as a political powerhouse when Paladino won the primary.[7] Paladino's primary upset, together with the Republicans' successful effort to take control of the Erie County Legislature, led Buffalo News chief political columnist Bob McCarthy to call Langworthy the "GOP's Young Elder".[8]

In 2016, President-elect Donald Trump announced that Langworthy would serve on the executive committee of his transition team.[9][10] Langworthy had been a vocal supporter of Trump's presidential campaign.[11]

In September 2019, it was announced that Langworthy would be succeeded as Erie County chairman by Boston, New York Republican chairman Karl J. Simmeth Jr.[12]

New York State Republican Committee

In 2018, Langworthy began campaigning for the chairmanship of the New York State Republican Committee against incumbent state chairman Ed Cox.[13] On May 20, 2019, after Monroe County Republican Chair Bill Reilich announced his support for Langworthy, Cox announced that he was withdrawing his candidacy for a new term as chairman;[14] the Democrat and Chronicle reported that Langworthy was "poised to become" the next chair of the Republican Committee.[15] On July 1, 2019, Langworthy was formally named Chair of the New York State Republican Committee.[16]

Personal life

Langworthy's wife, Erin Baker Langworthy, ran unsuccessfully for Amherst, New York Town Board in 2017.[17][18] She serves as the finance chairwoman at the Erie County Republican Committee.[19]

References

1. "Nicholas Langworthy Biography - Erie County Republican Committee". Ecgop.com. 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
2. McCarthy, Robert (May 6, 2010). "Langworthy puts youth in forefront for the GOP; At 29, county leader is exuding optimism". Buffalo News. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
3. "GOP: Chris Lee 'probably could have weathered the storm' | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News". WNYC. 2011-02-11. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
4. "About Us". Liberty Opinion Research.
5. "Gallivan leads race for Volker's seat Overcomes Attacks Of Key Rival DiPietro garners 30% as 'tea party' favorite 2 – The Buffalo News". Buffalo News. 2010-09-15. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
6. "NY State Senate 59 - R Primary Race - Sep 14, 2010". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
7. "Lessons to be learned from NY's electoral map". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
8. "Nick Langworthy.mp3 | ESPN 1520 AM". Espn1520.radio.com. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
9. "Langworthy named to Trump transition team". Buffalo News. 2016-12-15. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
10. Harding, Robert (April 7, 2016). "Donald Trump names NY campaign leadership team, has support from 33 county chairs". Auburn Citizen.
11. "Erie County GOP chair backs Trump for president". WGRZ. March 3, 2016.
12. "Former Water Authority commissioner to lead Erie County GOP". Buffalo News. September 12, 2019.
13. "Langworthy ramps up campaign to become state GOP leader". Buffalo News. 25 March 2019.
14. "How Nick Langworthy outmaneuvered Ed Cox to lead state GOP". Buffalo News. 20 May 2019.
15. Campbell, Jon (May 20, 2019). "Nick Langworthy poised to become new New York GOP chair". Democrat and Chronicle.
16. Klepper, David (1 July 2019). "New York GOP Taps New Leader as Party Looks to Bounce Back". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
17. On Air 10:55PM (2017-03-25). "Erin Baker announces candidacy for Amherst Town Board". wgrz.com. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
18. "One Amherst Town Board candidate outraises all others. Combined". Buffalonews.com. July 25, 2017. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
19. "Former Water Authority commissioner to lead Erie County GOP". September 12, 2019.