Republican National Committee
The Republican National Committee (RNC) of the United States provides national leadership for the United States Republican Party. It is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican political platform, as well as coordinating fundraising and election strategy. It is also responsible for the Republican National Convention. There are similar committees in every U.S. state and most U.S. counties, though in some states, party organization within states is organized by Congressional districts. There is also a separate College Republican National Committee. The chairman of the RNC is currently Ken Mehlman. He replaced Ed Gillespie, who served from July 2003 to January 2005. Its counterpart for the Democrats is the Democratic National Committee.
Past Chairmen of the Republican National CommitteeEdwin D. Morgan 1856-1864 Marcus L. Ward 1866-1868 William Claflin 1868-1872 Edwin D. Morgan 1872-1876 Zachariah Chandler 1876-1879 J. Donald Cameron 1879-1880 Marshall Jewell 1880-1883 Dwight M. Sabin 1883-1884 B. F. Jones 1887-1888 Matthew S. Quay 1888-1889 Thomas H. Carter 1892-1896 Marcus A. Hanna 1896-1904 Henry Clay Payne 1904 George Bruce Cortelyou 1904-1907 Harry S. New 1907-1908 Frank Harris Hitchcock 1908-1909 John F. Hill 1910-1912 Victor Rosewater 1912 Charles D. Hilles 1912-1916 Will H. Hays 1918-1921 John T. Adams 1921-1924 William M. Butler 1925 Hubert Work 1928-1929 Simeon D. Fess 1931 Everett Sanders 1932-1934 Henry P. Fletcher 1934-1936 John Hamilton 1936-1937 Joseph W. Martin, Jr 1940-1942 Bailey Walsh 1942?Harrison E. Spangler 1942-1944 Herbert Brownell, Jr 1944–1946Carroll Reece 1946–1948Hugh D. Scott, Jr 1948–1949Guy G. Gabrielson 1949–1952Arthur E. Summerfield 1952–1953Wesley Roberts 1953 Leonard W. Hall 1953–1957Meade Alcorn 1957–1959Thruston B. Morton 1959–1961William E. Miller 1961–1964Dean Burch 1964–1965Ray C. Bliss 1965–1969Rogers C. B. Morton 1969–1971Robert Dole 1971–1973George H. Bush 1973–1974Mary Louise Smith 1974–1977William E. Brock III 1977–1981Richard Richards 1981–1983Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr 1983–1989Lee Atwater 1989–1991Clayton Keith Yeutter 1991–1992Richard Bond 1992–1993Haley Barbour 1993–1997Jim Nicholson 1997–2001Jim Gilmore 2001–2002Marc Racicot 2002–2003Ed Gillespie 2003–2005Ken Mehlman elected 1-19-2005
External linksOfficial RNC website College Republican National Committee website
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