Robert Joseph Dole was an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Republican Leader of the Senate during the final 11 years of his tenure,including three non-consecutive years as Senate Majority Leader. Prior to his 27 years in the Senate,he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1961 to 1969. Dole was also the Republican presidential nominee in the 1996 election and the vice presidential nominee in the 1976 election.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) is a U.S. political committee that assists the Republican Party of the United States. It is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican brand and political platform,as well as assisting in fundraising and election strategy. It is also responsible for organizing and running the Republican National Convention. When a Republican is president,the White House controls the committee. According to Boris Heersink,"political scientists have traditionally described the parties’national committees as inconsequential but impartial service providers."
Mary Joe Matalin is an American political consultant well known for her work with the Republican Party. She has served under President Ronald Reagan,was campaign director for George H. W. Bush,was an assistant to President George W. Bush,and counselor to Vice President Dick Cheney until 2003. Matalin has been chief editor of Threshold Editions,a conservative publishing imprint at Simon &Schuster,since March 2005. She is married to Democratic political consultant James Carville. She appears in the award-winning documentary film Boogie Man:The Lee Atwater Story and also played herself,opposite her husband,James Carville,John Slattery,and Mary McCormack in the short lived HBO series K Street.
Michael Stephen Steele is an American conservative political commentator,attorney,and Republican Party politician. Steele served as the seventh lieutenant governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007;he was the first African-American elected to statewide office in Maryland. As lieutenant governor,Steele chaired the Minority Business Enterprise task force,actively promoting an expansion of affirmative action in the corporate world. Steele also served as chairperson of the Republican National Committee (RNC) from January 2009 until January 2011;he was the first African-American to serve in that capacity.
The 1996 Republican National Convention convened at the San Diego Convention Center (SDCC) in San Diego,California,from August 12 to August 15,1996. The convention nominated former Senator Bob Dole from Kansas,for president and former Representative and secretary of Housing and Urban Development Jack Kemp,from suburban Buffalo,New York,for vice president.
The 1992 Republican National Convention was held in the Astrodome in Houston,Texas,from August 17 to August 20,1992. The convention nominated President George H. W. Bush and Vice President Dan Quayle for reelection. It was Bush's fourth consecutive appearance as a candidate on a major party ticket;only Bush and Franklin D. Roosevelt have been nominated on four consecutive presidential tickets. Richard Nixon and Roosevelt were nominated five times,but not consecutively.
Kenneth Brian Mehlman is an American social entrepreneur and businessman. He serves as a member,global head of public affairs,and co-head of KKR global impact at investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. He oversees the firm's responsible investment efforts,leading the firm's Environmental Social Governance programs. Prior to joining KKR,Mehlman spent a year as an attorney and partner at law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &Feld. In January 2017,Mehlman announced that he would act as chairman of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Policy Advisory Board.
The 1984 Republican National Convention convened on August 20 to August 23,1984,at Dallas Convention Center in downtown Dallas,Texas. The convention nominated President Ronald W. Reagan and Vice President George H. W. Bush for reelection.
The 2000 Republican National Convention convened at the First Union Center in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,from July 31 to August 3,2000. The 2000 delegates assembled at the convention nominated Texas Governor George W. Bush for president and former U.S. Secretary of Defense Richard B. "Dick" Cheney for vice president.
Maria Cino is an American public servant and political operative of the Republican Party.
William B. "Bill" Lacy is a former political operative and business executive who is the current Director of the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics,and was the campaign manager for Fred Thompson's 2008 presidential campaign. He was also President Ronald Reagan's Political Director. He currently resides in Lawrence,Kansas.
Robert Michael Duncan is a Kentucky Republican who served as the chairman of the Republican National Committee from 2007 to 2009. Throughout his career,he has served on the boards of a variety of public- and private-sector organizations. Duncan was chairman,president,and CEO of Inez Deposit Bank in Inez,Kentucky,which merged with First State Bank in February 2021. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service and previously served as its chairman.
The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Florida.
John Bruce "Chip" Saltsman,Jr. is an American politician who has served as chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party from 1999 to 2001,senior political advisor to former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist,and manager of Mike Huckabee's 2008 presidential campaign. He also worked for the Chuck Fleischmann campaign in Tennessee's 3rd district from 2009 to 2010.
Robert Cunninghan Humphreys was born in Greenville,Ohio. He was a student at Columbia University from 1926 to 1927.
Stephen Peter Munisteri is an American attorney who served as the chairman of the Republican Party of Texas from 2010 to 2015. In 2017,Munisteri was appointed to the White House staff as Deputy Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Director of the Office of Public Liaison.
ReinholdRichard "Reince" Priebus is an American lawyer and politician who served as White House Chief of Staff for President Donald Trump from January 20,2017,until July 31,2017. He also served as the chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) from 2011 to 2017.
Lawrence C. "Larry" McCarthy is an American political consultant and media advisor to Republican Party (GOP) campaigns. He is best known as a master of the attack ad,having produced the infamous Willie Horton TV spot during the 1988 presidential election. He serves as President of McCarthy,Marcus,Hennings,Ltd.,whose clients include American Crossroads and pro-Romney Super PAC Restore Our Future.
John Dwyer Heubusch is an American political and private-sector executive and author,best known for his current work directing the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute in Simi Valley,California,overseeing the legacy of the 40th President of the United States. The Reagan Foundation funds the permanent Reagan Museum and the activities of the Reagan Presidential Library,including presidential primary debates,a speaker's program featuring world leaders and national political figures and youth education,as well as the Reagan Institute located in Washington,D.C. Heubusch manages an organization with assets of $400 million and an endowment that has grown to over $250 million.
Robert Anthony Paduchik is a political official who served as the Co-Chairman of the Republican National Committee from 2017 to 2019. He was a senior advisor for Donald Trump's 2020 presidential re-election campaign. He was also the campaign's Ohio state director in 2016.
