Schimming will assume the position immediately. He has 30 years of experience in grassroots organizing throughout Wisconsin and has been involved in multiple Republican campaigns, most recently U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s successful reelection bid in November. He also served for several years in state government.

“Brian Schimming is the right person at the right time to lead the Republican Party of Wisconsin,” said Johnson, R-Oshkosh, in a statement. “Nobody knows the people of this state and the political landscape better.”

“It has been an honor working tirelessly with activists throughout Wisconsin all these years,” Schimming said in a statement. “And now I look forward to working side by side with the thousands of grassroots leaders in this state to win Wisconsin for the Republican presidential candidate and elect a conservative to the state Supreme Court. There’s not a moment to waste.”