She served for a decade as a Republican national committeewoman.

"I'm the daughter of the state chairman and a national committeewoman," she said.

She was also a former Republican national committeewoman from Arkansas.

From 1956-1963, she was the Democratic national committeewoman from Louisiana.

From 1996 to 2000, she was the Republican national committeewoman from Louisiana.

From 1948-1952, she was also the Democratic national committeewoman from Louisiana.

At the 2008 state convention, she was named Republican national committeewoman from Texas.

Charles' wife, Virginia Gravelles, had been the national committeewoman from 1964 to 1968.

She then served two terms as Arizona's national committeewoman.

The deGravelleses would later serve as party chairman and national committeewoman, respectively.