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Sen. Andrew Broch has entered the race for N.C. Republican state party chairman.

He joins Guilford County Republican Party Chairman Marcus Kindley and Linda Daves, who hails from Charlotte and has been the state party’s vice chair. (Click here for previous coverage of those two.)

In a news release sent Thursday afternoon, Brock writes:

It was a tough year for Republicans, and great frustration exists in our ranks because even with the Democrat corruption scandal looming, we managed to lose - not gain - seats in the state legislature and were outspent by the Democrats 3:1.

In recent days, I have been encouraged by many conservative activists to consider running for North Carolina Republican Party Chairman. It has become apparent that business as usual at our state party isn’t working, and that more of the same is not what our party needs.

Republicans must be proactive and make the positive changes we must have in order to become the majority party in our state. We need a change of direction, and simply cannot have more of the same at our party headquarters. As a campaign consultant by trade, as well as serving as the Republican Senate Deputy Whip, I believe it is time to apply professional expertise to improve and upgrade party operations to an entirely new level -- the level we deserve.

We must have improved fundraising, outreach to the business community, upgraded candidate recruitment efforts, and a pro-active communications strategy to keep the Democrats on their heels. For these reasons, and with the importance of re-districting right around the corner, I have decided to run for Chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party and will not rest until we are the majority party in our great state!

Broch is circulating a letter from former U.S. Senator Lauch Faircloth.

So who else is going to pile in here before Dec. 2?