After working as co-chair in Cobb County of Nathan Deal's successful gubernatorial campaign, Tricia Pridemore announced Thursday at the monthly meeting of the Bulloch County Republican Party she would run for chairman of the state Republican Party. Pridemore spoke at RJ's Steakery, telling the local group she would challenge current state chair Sue Everhart of Cobb County for the post. Everhart recently announced that she would seek reelection.