Andy Palmer has been selected by Rep. Dean Cannon as the new director of House campaigns for the Republican Party of Florida. He replaces Chip Case, who will move into general campaign consulting and lobbying.

"An experienced manager who understands Florida politics, Andy has the integrity, professionalism and skill to successfully manage our 2010 re-election campaign efforts," said Cannon, who will assume responsibility for House campaigns in January 2009 and who is next in line to be speaker of the chamber.

Palmer is a former executive director of the Republican Party of Florida. In 2004, he served as the 72-hour director for the Republican National Committee, overseeing the get-out-the-vote effort. Most recently, he served as a senior consultant to Congressman-elect Tom Rooney and helped him win a hotly contested primary election and go on to unseat incumbent Democrat Congressman Tim Mahoney, who was embroiled in a sex scandal. Andy also has extensive experience working on House campaigns in Florida.

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