Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele today announced the appointment of Tennessee National Committeeman John Ryder as Chairman of the RNC Redistricting Committee.

“I am proud to announce the appointment of John Ryder to this Republican National Committee leadership post.  John has been a tireless advocate of Republican principles both in the state of Tennessee and across the country and I look forward to working with him to prepare state parties for redistricting efforts following the 2010 national census,” said RNC Chairman Michael Steele.

John Ryder is the Republican National Committeeman for the State of Tennessee. He is also an elected member of the Tennessee Republican State Executive Committee.  Ryder has been recognized by Business Tennessee as being among the 101 Best Lawyers in Tennessee and has been representing Republicans in redistricting cases since 1976.

Assisting John Ryder and the Redistricting Committee is Dr. Thomas Hofeller.  Dr. Hofeller has over 40 years of redistricting expertise, including serving as the Director of Redistricting at the RNC between 1989-1993 and 1999-2003.  He also served as the Staff Director to the U.S. House Subcommittee on the Census.

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