Having chaired the Bowie County Republican Party since 2004, Mark Graves believes unity, trust in leadership and being an inclusive party are the main strengths the party must have.

Should he be re-elected during the March 4 primary, Graves, 42, said he plans to continue to work hard to build a unified party and “extinguish the mentality of ‘us’ and ‘them.’”

“It has to be all Republicans in Bowie County working together to build a unified party,” he said. “I would love to see trust being restored and this comes with unification and leaders being allowed to lead.”