Peter Elder
Chairman of the Monroe County Republican Committee / Commissioner for the Monroe County Board of Elections
Peter Elder is the Chairman of the Monroe County Republican Committee and the Republican Commissioner for the Monroe County Board of Elections. A former mayor of the Village of Webster and longtime local leader, he has spent years involved in public service, election administration, and grassroots politics.
He now leads the Monroe County GOP during a pivotal period, as the party works to rebuild after years of electoral losses and declining enrollment. Elder has focused his leadership on broadening the party’s reach, strengthening its bench, and engaging voters and communities that Republicans have too often left untouched.
His public message is rooted in a simple conviction: government should serve the people, and a healthy county depends on trust, accountability, and a real two-party system. As Monroe County heads toward critical races ahead, Elder is helping shape what Republican renewal looks like at the local level.
Leadership in the Wreckage
Monroe County GOP leadership is put under a hard light as host Peter Vazquez presses Chairman Peter Elder on the questions that matter most: trust, turnout, fundraising, candidate recruitment, election confidence, and the steep burden of rebuilding after public defeat. This conversation moves well …