As current Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Michael Steele considers whether or not to run for another term, Michigander Saulius “Saul” Anuzis has thrown his hat into the ring.

Anuzis is currently the chairman for the Save American Jobs Project and active in the Michigan Republican Party. He publishes a regular recap of state political news called, “That’s Saul Folks”.

He ran for the position in 2008, finishing third of five candidates. If elected it would increase the historic diversity of the RNC chairpersonship. Anuzis was born in Detroit to Lithuanian immigrants. His parents and paternal grandparents received the Righteous Among the Nations award from Israel's national Holocaust memorial for helping three young girls escape from a Jewish ghetto  and find their way to freedom during World War II.

Anuzis laid out his case in an email blast this morning:

I will be a tenacious fundraiser who will make fundraising my number 1 priority as Chairman.  As the Michigan Republican Chairman during some of our party’s toughest times, I raised record amounts of money to make sure our efforts were funded.  I will commit a majority of my time to funding our efforts for this upcoming cycle.

I will NOT strive to be the voice or the face of our party.  Of course I will be happy to discuss politics and elections with the media, but I won’t be competing with valuable airtime from the men and women on our ticket.  Instead, I will work with our elected leaders around the country to give them maximum exposure and guarantee a consistent message that leads us to victory.

I will be a nuts & bolts type of Chairman, one who will concentrate on the fundamentals and ensure we properly develop and execute our ground game.  It will be my goal to create an unprecedented organizational base, fully funded, to make more phone calls, knock on more doors, mail more material and compete on the airwaves to get our message across.

I will work with our National Convention committee and ultimately our nominee for President to ensure an effective, efficient Convention that will showcase our party and launch our nominee into the general election campaign with momentum.  I will work diligently to ensure that we spend every dollar towards running the most efficient and exciting convention possible.

I will raise the funds needed to make sure we have a state of the art reapportionment program nationwide.  To take advantage of our 2010 state election victories we will need to buttress the efforts of our state parties and legislative caucuses to make sure they have the information technology, legal support, and data needed to win the redistricting war.

I will run a tight ship and be a conscientious steward of our donor’s money.  I will engage both our donor community and the Budget Committee in a detailed review and supervision of how we allocate our resources.  I will be accountable for every penny spent. I will always be mindful that the RNC’s resources come from hard-working Americans who love their country and were willing to sacrifice to make it a better place.

I will be a team player and work cooperatively with the NRSC, NRCC and RGA to elect more Republicans across our country.  I will not take sides in the Presidential primary contest but will be a reliable player that the eventual presidential nominee will be able to depend on, and work with closely and cooperatively through the presidential campaign.

I will be available to you and the other Committee members and use your input and advice as we develop election targets and support programs.

I will be directly in charge of our Election Day programs and support efforts.  During the final days of the 2012 campaign I will be at headquarters 24/7, overseeing our national campaign and making sure that every call is made, every email sent, every piece of literature delivered and every Republican voter we can identify gets to the polls in order to achieve success.

Finally, I will ONLY run for ONE term, help elect our president and support his/her recommendation for our next Chairman.

He points to the success he had as Michigan’s Republican leader. The typically blue state saw republican victories in all three major state-wide races, its judicial slate, and in races for the state’s legislature, both of which now have Republican majorities.

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