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Republicans from Pembroke, Kingston, Plymouth, Bourne, Sandwich and Falmouth will caucus next week to select a new state committeeman from the Plymouth and Barnstable district.

PLYMOUTH Republicans from Pembroke, Kingston, Plymouth, Bourne, Sandwich and Falmouth will caucus next week to select a new state committeeman from the Plymouth and Barnstable district.

State Sen. Vinny deMacedo, R-Plymouth, resigned from the position as state committeeman for the district earlier this month, citing increased demands of his work in the legislature.

DeMacedo, who has served as the districts state committeeman for more than three years, said his duties as a state senator prevent him from fulfilling duties of the job, which include attending monthly Republican Town Committee meetings in each of the districts six towns.

Ive loved serving the last three years, but it become too challenging with all the work were doing. This is my busy time, traveling all over the state and the district, deMacedo said.

Eligible Republican Committee Town Committee members from the six towns will chose deMacedos successor at a caucus next Wednesday at Hotel 1620 in downtown Plymouth. Each town can have up to 35 town committee members, so approximately 200 Republicans will be voting.

As of Thursday, only one Republican had publicly emerged as a candidate for the position.

Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph D. McDonald Jr. confirmed this week that he will seek the position.

McDonald, who was re-elected to a six-year term as sheriff in November, said he appreciates deMacedos work on behalf of the district and understands how the constraints of his office as well as the two-year election cycle make it difficult for him to serve on the State Committee.

McDonald, a Kingston resident, said serving in the position will give him an opportunity to give back to the Republicans who helped him in his elections. A lot of people, when I started, were very, very helpful to me, McDonald said.

Every state senate district has two state committee members a committeeman and a committeewoman. There are 40 districts in the state so the Republican State Committee has 80 members, 40 men and 40 women.

Barbara McCoy of Sagamore is the state committeewoman for the Plymouth and Barnstable district. She will lead the caucus. Nominations will be accepted from the caucus floor.

There are rumblings about a challenge for the position, possibly from Republicans from one of the districts towns on Cape Cod.

But Jenny Bruce, chairman of the Falmouth Republican Town Committee, said she has not heard of any candidates except McDonald being interested in the position. Bruce said she will miss the hard work deMacedo did on the committee, but she also knows McDonald and personally supports him for the post.

Laurie Curtis, chairman of the Plymouth Republican Town Committee, said local Republicans will not have time to meet to consider endorsing a candidate for the post before the caucus, but she also personally also supports the sheriff and believes others do as well. I know Sheriff McDonald has strong support among a lot of members, she said.

DeMacedo said he too will support the sheriff for the State Committee.

Im a big fan of Joe. Ive worked with him many times. Hes a great guy and a great friend. He certainly has my support, deMacedo said.

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REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE: Sheriff looking to succeed deMacedo on Republican State Committee - Wicked Local Pembroke