Munisteri, initially elected to chair the Republican Party of Texas in 2010, is a longtime GOP activist. He helped found Young Conservatives of Texas in the 1980s. He says on a state party website that he retired from law practice in 2008 to concentrate on other financial and business interests.
Steve MunisteriThere "are 500 registered Republicans moving" to Texas "every day."
Says the Austin chapter of the League of Women Voters has no Republicans among elected officers or on its debate committee.