11.  He has also worked to sign up county chairmen and other volunteers.

12.  He did return to the party as a county chairman to help Sasser rebuild the state party, and he helped Sasser unseat Brock six years later.

13.  He said he made up his mind during the holiday season after visiting with his former county coordinators and county chairmen across Texas.

14.  He lobbied county chairmen by using direct and electronic mail to build support and turnout.

15.  It could be a bit of a challenge for a Democrat who spent some time as a county chairman for GOP candidates in recent years.

16.  Nonsense, said the Republican county chairman, Ed Pozzuoli.

17.  Not even the county chairmen from Nassau, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island showed up.

18.  Over the past few weeks, Gramm has won party straw polls in Arizona and Louisiana, and Republican county chairmen are lining up behind him in growing numbers.

19.  Summit County Republican Chairman Alex Arshinkoff, the first county chairman in Ohio to endorse Bush, has organized the event.

20.  The board members are patronage appointments, made by the Democratic and Republican county chairmen under a system enshrined in the state constitution.