List of chairs of the Republican National Committee

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Chair of the Republican National Committee
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Florida State Senator Joe Gruters (cropped).png
Incumbent
Joe Gruters
since August 22, 2025
Appointer Republican National Committee
Term length 4 years, renewable
Inaugural holder Edwin D. Morgan
Formation1856 (169 years ago)
Website Official website

The chair of the Republican National Committee is the party chair and de-jure leader of the Republican Party. [1] [2]

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The chair manages the day-to-day affairs and operations of the Republican National Committee (RNC), prepares and conducts the quadrennial Republican National Convention, promotes the Republican "party brand" and political platform, as well as assists in party fundraising and election strategy. [3]

The current officeholder is Joe Gruters from Florida.

Chairs of the Republican National Committee

Further reading

References

  1. Boris Heersink, "Trump and the party-in-organization: Presidential control of national party organizations." Journal of Politics 80.4 (2018): 1474–1482.
  2. Cornelius P. Cotter, and Bernard C. Hennessy, eds. Politics without Power: The National Party Committees (1964) excerpt Archived 2021-10-14 at the Wayback Machine .
  3. Heersink, Boris (2021). "Examining Democratic and Republican National Committee Party Branding Activity, 1953–2012" . Perspectives on Politics. 21: 142–159. doi:10.1017/S1537592721000025. ISSN   1537-5927. S2CID   233646493. Archived from the original on March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  4. "The Political Graveyard web site, A Database of Historic Cemeteries, accessed July 17, 2006". Archived from the original on December 6, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2006.
  5. "Campbell Will Not serve..." The New York Times . July 6, 1892. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  6. "Campbell Picks His Nine..." The New York Times . July 8, 1892. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2025.