Apr 22, 3016: LifeZette: Mississippi GOP Threats
Mississippi Tea Party activist and former congressional candidate Bill Marcy said Friday that the GOP Establishment in Mississippi — headed by party Chairman Joe Nosef — are trying to bully potential convention delegates into backing Gov. John Kasich.
Mississippi Tea Party activist and former congressional candidate Bill Marcy said Friday that the GOP Establishment in Mississippi — headed by party Chairman Joe Nosef — are trying to bully potential convention delegates into backing Gov. John Kasich.
Apr 20, 2016: Sun Herald: Update from MSGOP chief Nosef: Angle and story 'opposite of truth'
A post today on arch-conservative Laura Ingraham's LifeZette website says party Chairman Joe Nosef has in text messages threatened supporters of Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz with eviction from the April 23 state convention. That would seem to indicate there's a move afoot to steer the GOP nomination to Ohio Gov. John Kasich or some other tamer Republican.
A post today on arch-conservative Laura Ingraham's LifeZette website says party Chairman Joe Nosef has in text messages threatened supporters of Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz with eviction from the April 23 state convention. That would seem to indicate there's a move afoot to steer the GOP nomination to Ohio Gov. John Kasich or some other tamer Republican.
Apr 20, 2016: Lifezette: Mississippi GOP Threatens Trump, Cruz Supporters
The astonishingly anti-democratic threat was stated explicitly in a text sent to a senior figure in the Mississippi Trump campaign by Joe Nosef, Chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party and Gov. Phil Bryant’s former chief of staff.
The astonishingly anti-democratic threat was stated explicitly in a text sent to a senior figure in the Mississippi Trump campaign by Joe Nosef, Chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party and Gov. Phil Bryant’s former chief of staff.
Apr 18, 2016: WDAM: MSGOP Chairman to address Lamar County Republican club
MSGOP Chairman Joe Nosef will address the Lamar County Republican Club at their meeting on Tuesday.
MSGOP Chairman Joe Nosef will address the Lamar County Republican Club at their meeting on Tuesday.
Mar 8, 2016: WAPT: Mississippi not included in Super Tuesday
Joe Nosef, chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party, said he is open to moving the primary date.
Joe Nosef, chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party, said he is open to moving the primary date.
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Dec 22, 2015: WTVA: Miss. House race is tied up--literally
"Symbolically obviously it would be important. But I think the elections were symbolic enough, regardless quite frankly whether we get it or not," said Mississippi Republican Party Chairman Joe Nosef. Oct 22, 2015: Gulf Live: Mississippi GOP's `Fab Four' say Initiative 42 bad for state, bad for education
It's a rare -- if not unprecedented -- occurrence for Mississippi's top Republicans -- Gov. Phil Bryant, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, Speaker of the House Philip Gunn and state GOP chairman Joseph Nosef -- to appear at a joint press conference. Sept 11, 2015: NBC-Today: Truck driver wins nomination for governor — without a campaign
"I categorically deny any Jedi mind trick-related activity with regard to Robert Gray,'' Joe Nosef, the chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party, told TODAY. Aug 5, 2015: Clarion Ledger: Dems wonder what happened in governor primary
State Republican Party Chairman Joe Nosef said Gray’s nomination “shows the Democrat (sic) Party is in chaos.” He said he believes the top-ticket meltdown will help Republicans make gains in legislative seats and help Republican candidate Mike Hurst in his challenge of Attorney General Jim Hood, the lone statewide elected Democrat. |
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May 13, 2015: Clarion Ledger: Democrats celebrate Tuesday win; battle moves to runoff
State Republican Party Chairman Joe Nosef said he's confident Kelly will win the runoff. "More than 80 percent of the people who participated in the First District special election yesterday voted for one of the 12 Republican candidates in the race vs. voting for the one liberal Democrat," Nosef said. "For that reason and many others I am confident Republicans in the First District will join together to fully support Trent Kelly ...." Mar 7, 2015: Clarion Ledger: Moak's math: state House is in play for Democrats
State Republican Party Chairman Joe Nosef recently said he expects Republicans to not just hold, but expand its majorities in the state House and Senate. He said Moak's seat might be one the GOP gains, with Republican challenger Vince Mangold, an insurance agent from Lincoln County. |
Jan 24, 2015: Daily Journal: Chris McDaniel unveils conservative PAC in Tupelo
The McDaniel-Cochran race last summer led to a divide in the Republican Party. He said he “loves all Republicans,” but McDaniel did take jabs at the GOP’s Old Guard. “We have a lack of unity. Our party is so divided, we have two enemies – on one side is the Republican establishment, on the other side the Democratic Party.” Mississippi Republican chairman Joe Nosef said in response that the party is best served when Republicans try to defeat Democrats instead of each other. “The success of the 2014 elections is a recent example of what happens when the party resists efforts to divide us and supports our Republican candidates,” Nosef said in an email to reporters Friday. “We will continue to focus on keeping our party unified and as strong as ever.”
The McDaniel-Cochran race last summer led to a divide in the Republican Party. He said he “loves all Republicans,” but McDaniel did take jabs at the GOP’s Old Guard. “We have a lack of unity. Our party is so divided, we have two enemies – on one side is the Republican establishment, on the other side the Democratic Party.” Mississippi Republican chairman Joe Nosef said in response that the party is best served when Republicans try to defeat Democrats instead of each other. “The success of the 2014 elections is a recent example of what happens when the party resists efforts to divide us and supports our Republican candidates,” Nosef said in an email to reporters Friday. “We will continue to focus on keeping our party unified and as strong as ever.”
Jan 20, 2015: Gulf Live: What will Gov. Phil Bryant talk about in Wednesday evening's State of the State address?
Mississippi Republican Party chairman Joe Nosef said Moak's comments show that Democrats have disintegrated into irrelevance. "While, unfortunately, it is typical to see empty rhetoric from the minority Democrat party whining and attacking our governor, it is quite humorous to see them criticize a speech that is 24 hours away from being made," Nosef said in a statement Tuesday.
Mississippi Republican Party chairman Joe Nosef said Moak's comments show that Democrats have disintegrated into irrelevance. "While, unfortunately, it is typical to see empty rhetoric from the minority Democrat party whining and attacking our governor, it is quite humorous to see them criticize a speech that is 24 hours away from being made," Nosef said in a statement Tuesday.
Dec 24, 2014: Joe Nosef: Clarion Ledger: Nosef: Musgrove denigrates state with falsities
Dec 15, 2014: Weidie Report: Non-Partisan Special Election in Jackson Turns Very Partisan
Republicans have used several direct mail pieces to stress to Ward 1 Republican voters that Foote is a conservative versus Carson, who is without question a liberal Democrat. State Republican Chairman Joe Nosef is also a resident of Ward 1 and sent a letter to voters of the ward urging support of Foote.
Republicans have used several direct mail pieces to stress to Ward 1 Republican voters that Foote is a conservative versus Carson, who is without question a liberal Democrat. State Republican Chairman Joe Nosef is also a resident of Ward 1 and sent a letter to voters of the ward urging support of Foote.
Dec 12, 2014: Cottonmouth: Mississippi Republicans Supporting Tax Dishonesty
Mississippi Republicans are jumping into a Jackson city council race where the preferred candidate of state Republican chairman Joe Nosef has serious baggage.
Oct 2, 2014: MPB: Election Panel Rejects Closed Party Primaries
Some members of the panel believe the Top-Two process would force candidates to focus on issues instead of party politics. However, Mississippi Republican Party Chair Joe Nosef says he's in favor of maintaining the current open primary system.
"I will tell you this, I think I know enough about Louisiana's system to know I don't like that and wouldn't want to change to that," Nosef says. "I think our policies are the best, so I want them to vote Republican. Other people they want them to vote Democrat. Some people want them to vote on the issues. I guess where you stand depends on where you sit."
Sept 10, 2014: Gulf Live: Who can vote in Mississippi primaries? Delbert Hosemann forms panel to examine election changes
Also in dispute is a Mississippi law that says voters can be challenged if poll watchers don't believe they will support the party's nominees. That law has been declared unenforceable. State Republican Party Chairman Joe Nosef urged the panel to consider a solution to that problem. "To be able to enforce whatever the rules are would be nice, because from a voter's standpoint, that's incredibly frustrating."
July 12, 2014: Stennis-Capitol Press Forum: Political Party leaders Rickey Cole and Joe Nosef to address August 4 Forum
Mississippi Democratic Party Chairman Rickey Cole and Mississippi Republican Party Chairman Joe Nosef will appear jointly at the Monday, August 4, 2014 Stennis-Capitol Press Forum, which will be held at The Capital Club, 125 South Congress Street, 19th Floor, Jackson, Mississippi.
July 10, 2014: WLOX: MCDANIEL: I am not a sore loser
"This litigation doesn't have anything to do with us," said chairman Joe Nosef. "And it never has. It's done I guess they're including us because they think it makes better headlines.
Mississippi Republicans are jumping into a Jackson city council race where the preferred candidate of state Republican chairman Joe Nosef has serious baggage.
Oct 2, 2014: MPB: Election Panel Rejects Closed Party Primaries
Some members of the panel believe the Top-Two process would force candidates to focus on issues instead of party politics. However, Mississippi Republican Party Chair Joe Nosef says he's in favor of maintaining the current open primary system.
"I will tell you this, I think I know enough about Louisiana's system to know I don't like that and wouldn't want to change to that," Nosef says. "I think our policies are the best, so I want them to vote Republican. Other people they want them to vote Democrat. Some people want them to vote on the issues. I guess where you stand depends on where you sit."
Sept 10, 2014: Gulf Live: Who can vote in Mississippi primaries? Delbert Hosemann forms panel to examine election changes
Also in dispute is a Mississippi law that says voters can be challenged if poll watchers don't believe they will support the party's nominees. That law has been declared unenforceable. State Republican Party Chairman Joe Nosef urged the panel to consider a solution to that problem. "To be able to enforce whatever the rules are would be nice, because from a voter's standpoint, that's incredibly frustrating."
July 12, 2014: Stennis-Capitol Press Forum: Political Party leaders Rickey Cole and Joe Nosef to address August 4 Forum
Mississippi Democratic Party Chairman Rickey Cole and Mississippi Republican Party Chairman Joe Nosef will appear jointly at the Monday, August 4, 2014 Stennis-Capitol Press Forum, which will be held at The Capital Club, 125 South Congress Street, 19th Floor, Jackson, Mississippi.
July 10, 2014: WLOX: MCDANIEL: I am not a sore loser
"This litigation doesn't have anything to do with us," said chairman Joe Nosef. "And it never has. It's done I guess they're including us because they think it makes better headlines.
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May 8, 2014: My Fox Memphis: Miss. GOP chairman Joe Nosef discusses party strategy
National Republicans are in Memphis to plot strategy and talk about unity. One can only wonder what questions they are asking about Mississippi. Apr 16, 2014: Talking Points Memo: Tea Partiers Livid State GOP Wants Clarification On White Supremacy Ties Mississippi Tea Partiers want the state's Republican Party chairman to resign for calling on state Sen. Chris McDaniel (R-MS) to clarify whether he planned to be the keynote speaker at a pro-Second Amendment event and tea party rally that featured a segregationist vendor. |
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Apr 14, 2014: Mississippi Conservative Daily: MS GOP Chair Joe Nosef Disparages, Threatens Conservatives on Twitter
Saturday night, April 12, rumors circulated on Twitter that MS GOP Chair Joe Nosef and Cochran campaign manager Kirk Sims (former Chief of Staff to Governor Phil Bryant) were seen eating at Primo’s in Flowood. When asked about it on Twitter, Nosef got nasty and called one person a moron: Apr 14, 2014: Gulf Live: Tea party leader calls for Mississippi GOP chairman Joe Nosef to resign The president of the Mississippi Tea Party said Monday that state Republican chairman Joe Nosef needs to either remain neutral in the Republican U.S. Senate primary or step down. 
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Jan 21, 2014: Mississippi Republican Party: Video: MSGOP Chairman Joe Nosef on MSNBC’s Morning Joe
On Tuesday, January 21, 2014, MSGOP Chairman Joe Nosef appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe to discuss Senator Tom Coburn’s (R-OK) retirement announcement and the RNC Winter Meeting. June 5, 2013: Cottonmouth: 99 Shades of Crazy: Joe Nosef melts down on Twitter in wake of electoral devastation Last night, as the polls were closing and the bad news was mounting for Mississippi Republicans, MSGOP Chairman Joe Nosef lashed out at the Mississippi Democratic Trust and the Mississippi Democratic Party, the two organizations that just cleaned his electoral clock: |
Nosef's first political involvement was with the Hinds County Republican Party, where he has served on the executive committee since 2000. He served as the Chief Counsel to Governor Haley Barbour from 2004-2006 until he resigned to run Barbour's 2007 re-election campaign. In 2008, he served as Chief of Staff to Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, and led the gubernatorial transition campaign after Bryant was elected governor in the 2011 election. In 2012, Mississippi Republican Party chairman Arnie Hederman resigned. Nosef was elected for the remainder of Hederman's term on January 11, 2012, and elected to a full four-year term in May 2012
The leaders of Mississippi's two major political parties said in July 2012 that they want to compete in a civil manner, even as they draw distinctions between what Democrats and Republicans believe. State Republican chairman Joe Nosef and state Democratic chairman Rickey Cole spoke together at a forum sponsored by the Capitol press corps and Mississippi State University's Stennis Institute of Governments. They said they won't hesitate to point out philosophical differences about the role government should play in people's lives.
The leaders of Mississippi's two major political parties said in July 2012 that they want to compete in a civil manner, even as they draw distinctions between what Democrats and Republicans believe. State Republican chairman Joe Nosef and state Democratic chairman Rickey Cole spoke together at a forum sponsored by the Capitol press corps and Mississippi State University's Stennis Institute of Governments. They said they won't hesitate to point out philosophical differences about the role government should play in people's lives.