Georgia Republicans pick former state Sen. Josh McKoon as chair at meeting marked by Trump speech

In this March 28, 2017, file photo, then-state Sen. Josh McKoon, R - Columbus, speaks at the state Capitol in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Georgia’s new Republican Party chairman is promising to “fight back” against Democrats, as the party wraps up a pugnacious convention that often painted the current national condition in dark tones.

Delegates at the convention in Columbus chose former state Sen. Josh McKoon, now a lawyer for the state technical college system, to lead the party for the next two years.

“Who do you want to lead the party? You need the guy who fights back,” McKoon said. “I’ll fight back by uniting our party. I’ll fight back by raising the millions of dollars we need to win. And I’ll fight back with America’s best election integrity unit to stop them from cheating in 2024.”