Syracuse, N.Y. – Onondaga County Republicans are rallying behind longtime political operative Benedicte Doran of Jamesville to replace Tom Dadey as chair of the county GOP committee.
Assuming she is elected in September, when Dadey plans to step down, Doran will almost certainly bring a different leadership style to the job.
Doran, 50, is far less known to the public than the outspoken Dadey. But Republicans say they value her many years of quiet, behind-the-scenes work as a fund-raiser and organizer.
“She’s definitely got a different style,‘' said Onondaga County Legislator Deb Cody, a longtime Salina committee member. “I think she’ll bring more of a softer approach to it, not as combative as Tom.‘'
Several GOP leaders said they do not anticipate any serious competition for Doran, who has indicated an interest in serving as county chair. Party members will vote at their organizational meeting in September, but several sources said the outcome seems predictable.
“For the last 20 years there is no (GOP) campaign that hasn’t involved Benedicte,‘' said Hank Chapman, the Manlius committee chair. “There is no elected official that hasn’t been helped by Benedicte. There is no committee chair anywhere that hasn’t worked closely with her. I would be shocked if she didn’t win handily.‘'
Cody, who worked together with Doran for former state Sen. John DeFrancisco, said she is not aware of any other contender to lead the county party.
“I know this has been an aspiration of hers, to help our candidates,‘' Cody said. “I would love to see her step into that role.‘'
Dadey was an early and ardent supporter of President Donald Trump. In 2015, he made a hostile bid to wrest control of the state GOP from then-Chairman Ed Cox. Dadey has been willing at times to battle with other top Onondaga County Republicans, including District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick and former County Executive Joanie Mahoney.
Doran is more at home outside the spotlight, Chapman said. Among other talents, she is an accomplished fund-raiser, he said.
“She’s all about getting the job done, and not necessarily worried about being out in the limelight,‘' he said.
After two decades of political work, Doran said she sees the top job as an opportunity to bring greater coordination and fund-raising to GOP campaigns that she would be helping anyway.
“I do so much with everybody already,‘' she said. “This could just kind of pull it all together.‘'
Doran said she is not aware of anyone else seeking the job.
If elected, Doran said she hopes to use her fund-raising talents to amass resources to support new candidates as they start in politics. She said she also wants to increase coordination between Republican candidates, who too often operate their campaigns separately now.
“We have a lot of different people working separately,‘' she said. “I’d like to try to have everyone working together so that we can share resources.‘'
Doran said she also would work to increase GOP enrollment, which has declined recently in the county.
“I’m always behind the scenes trying to help people be successful, because that’s what I enjoy,‘' Doran said.
She is currently working on the campaign of U.S. Rep. John Katko as political director. Last year, she raised money for County Executive Ryan McMahon’s successful campaign.
Doran managed the winning campaign of Sheriff Gene Conway in 2014.
She worked as communications director for DeFrancisco from 2008 to 2013. She served as a legislative aide to former Assemblyman Jeff Brown from 2002 to 2006.
Doran also has held a variety of marketing and communications jobs. From 1991 to 1994, after graduating from SUNY College at Oswego, she worked as an editorial assistant at The Post-Standard.
Doran is married to County Court Judge Matthew Doran. They have three sons.
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