Tom Fetzer was chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party from 2009 to 2011.
20 Facts About Tom Fetzer
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Tom Fetzer attended Jesse O Sanderson High School in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Tom Fetzer later attended and graduated from Wake Forest University with a Bachelor of Arts in politics.
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Tom Fetzer ran for office to become Mayor of Raleigh in 1993.
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Tom Fetzer benefited from a fiscally conservative shift in the city's politics, which was sparked by the Wake County Taxpayers Association's successful effort to defeat a bond referendum in 1992.
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Tom Fetzer said that public art was a waste of taxpayer funds and opposed the construction of a new convention center in downtown Raleigh.
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In February 1994 Tom Fetzer announced the creation of the Entrepreneurial Commission for Quality, Service and Efficiency.
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The ECQSE was almost entirely composed of local corporate leaders, which Tom Fetzer maintained was necessary because the private sector promoted entrepreneurship.
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Tom Fetzer claimed the ECQSE's efforts as partially successful, reasoning that their proposals forced municipal officials to reconsider how they used the budget.
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Tom Fetzer responded by allocating funds to improve water drainage infrastructure in the area.
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Tom Fetzer worked for the United States Tennis Association in New York City before returning to Raleigh several years later.
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Tom Fetzer took unpaid leave from his consulting position to serve as US Senator Elizabeth Dole's executive director at the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
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In 2009, Tom Fetzer ran for chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party.
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Tom Fetzer chose to leave the post of chairman five months before his term expired, and was replaced by Robin Hayes on January 15,2011.
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Tom Fetzer became chairman for Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign in North Carolina in December 2011.
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In January 2011, Tom Fetzer started a lobbying and media strategy firm, Tom Fetzer Strategic Partners.
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In March 2017, Tom Fetzer was elected to the University of North Carolina Board of Governors by the Republican-controlled North Carolina Senate.
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In July 2018 Tom Fetzer became suspicious of a claim made by a candidate applying to become chancellor of Western Carolina University.
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Tom Fetzer asked a private screening firm to investigate the veracity of the claim, and shared its findings with other members of the board.
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Tom Fetzer resigned from the board of governors on May 20,2020.