Former Congressman Bob Turner will be named the new chairman of the moribund Queens Republican Party, sources said Monday.
New York State Republican head Ed Cox will announce on Thursday that Turner is the "de-facto leader" of the Queen GOP — ending years of legal disputes and infighting.
The former executive vice chairman, Vincent Tabone, was recently convicted in a bribery scheme that involved an attempt to allow former Democratic state Sen. Malcolm Smith to run for mayor on the GOP line in 2013.
Robert Beltrani, a member of the Tabone faction, sought to take over the local GOP.
But some of his allies have shifted to Turner.
"There will be a united Queens party after Thursday's meeting," Cox said.
Cox is stepping in at the request of a majority of elected members of the Queens GOP Committee, who asked him to help unify the party and install Turner as chairman.
"Currently the party has no money, headquarters, regular meetings, organization or direction. This needs to change immediately. A solution must be forged in advance of the reorganization this year in order for us to move forward as a unified Party," the party activists said in the letter to Cox.
"After much discussion among ourselves over the past several months, we are now united in our belief that Congressman Turner is the person best suited to unify the disparate factions within the Queens Republican Party as its chairman and lead us forward.
"Congressman Turner has a proven track record in both winning elections and in fundraising, and his integrity is beyond reproach. We urge you to recognize him as chairman, with our support and without further delays.
Turner, a retired cable TV executive, won the special election in 2011 to succeed ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner, who resigned amid a sexting scandal. But his Queens-Brooklyn district was carved up following congressional reapportionment and the seat turned Democratic.
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