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Trump pardoned him after $1M tax evasion, now he's back as an N.J. GOP boss
Three years after being convicted on federal tax charges and less than two years after being pardoned by then-President Donald Trump, George Gilmore has been chosen to return as chairman of the Ocean County Republican Party — a remarkable comeback likely to have ripple effects in New Jersey politics.
Members of the county party voted Thursday night to give Gilmore a second tenure running the most powerful county Republican organization in the Garden State — a job he previously held for 23 years.
Gilmore defeated Ocean County Sheriff Michael Mastronardy by 13 votes, 333-320, at a party convention.
That’s even though Mastronardy had the endorsement of Frank Holman III — the man who succeeded Gilmore as chairman in 2019 — and other top officials in the county, home to the most Republican voters in the state. Holman decided not to seek re-election, leaving the post up for grabs.
https://www.nj.com/politics/2022/07/in-stunning-comeback-after-trump-pardon-gilmore-to-return-as-oce