• FILE - IN This July 19, 2017, file photo Jennifer Carnahan, chairwoman of the Minnesota Republican Party poses for a photo in St. Louis park, Minn. The party’s Executive Committee voted Thursday night, Jan. 18, 2018, to let Carnahan take a 10 percent commission on large donations, retroactive to the final quarter of 2017, in addition to her salary of $67,000. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP, File) Photo: Glen Stubbe, AP / Star Tribune
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FILE - IN This July 19, 2017, file photo Jennifer Carnahan, chairwoman of the Minnesota Republican Party poses for a photo in St. Louis park, Minn. The party’s Executive Committee voted Thursday night, Jan. 18, 2018, to let Carnahan take a 10 percent commission on large donations, retroactive to the final quarter of 2017, in addition to her salary of $67,000. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP, File) less
FILE - IN This July 19, 2017, file photo Jennifer Carnahan, chairwoman of the Minnesota Republican Party poses for a photo in St. Louis park, Minn. The party’s Executive Committee voted Thursday night, Jan. ... more
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FILE - This July 6, 2016, file photo, shows Jennifer Carnahan, chairwoman of Minnesota's Republican Party, who was a delegate pledged to Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, in Maple Grove. The party's Executive Committee voted Thursday night, Jan. 18, 2018, to let Carnahan take a 10 percent commission on large donations, retroactive to the final quarter of 2017, in addition to her salary of $67,000. (Brian Bakst/Minnesota Public Radio via AP, File) less
FILE - This July 6, 2016, file photo, shows Jennifer Carnahan, chairwoman of Minnesota's Republican Party, who was a delegate pledged to Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, in Maple Grove. The party's Executive Committee ... more
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Republican Party leaders have agreed to let the party chairwoman take a 10 percent cut of large donations.

The Star Tribune reports that the party's executive committee voted Thursday night to give Jennifer Carnahan the commission from October 2017 through at least April. It results in an immediate $24,500 payout and will continue adding to her current $67,000 salary.

Carnahan laid out her proposal in an internal memo last month, arguing she's paid less than others who held the post and even some current party staffers. Keith Downey, Carnahan's predecessor, also received a commission but it was lower than 10 percent.

The executive committee voted 11-3 in favor of the commission. Campaign finance experts say it's an unusual arrangement in party politics nationwide.

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Information from: Star Tribune, http://www.startribune.com