The Republican National Committee (RNC) is a U.S. political committee that provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States. It is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican political platform, as well as coordinating fundraising and election strategy. It is also responsible for organizing and running the Republican National Convention. Similar committees exist in every U.S. state and most U.S. counties, although in some states party organization is structured by congressional district, allied campaign organizations being governed by a national committee. Ronna Romney McDaniel is the current committee chairwoman.
The Michigan Republican Party is the state affiliate of the national Republican Party in Michigan. It is sometimes referred to as MIGOP, which simply means Michigan Grand Old Party. Former United States Ambassador to Slovakia Ronald Weiser is the most recent former Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party. Laura Cox was elected chairwoman in 2019.
The Georgia Republican Party is one of the two major political parties in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is affiliated with the United States Republican Party (GOP).
Maria Cino is an American civil servant and politician. Beginning March 2007 she was Chief Executive Officer of the Committee of Arrangements (COA), which organized the 2008 Republican National Convention.
Tina Renee Johns Benkiser is an attorney who formerly resided in Houston, Texas, and was from 2003 to 2009 the state chairman of the Republican Party of Texas. She became chairman on the resignation of Susan Weddington.
Jeff Larson is an American political consultant and entrepreneur who served as CEO of the Minneapolis St. Paul 2008 Host Committee, which organized the 2008 Republican National Convention. He worked on Reince Priebus's successful campaign to become RNC Chairman and in 2011 became RNC Chief of Staff. In March 2013 he became Senior Advisor to Reince Priebus and the Chief of Staff position went to Mike Shields.
The 2011 Republican National Committee (RNC) chairmanship election was held on January 14, 2011, to determine the next chairman of the RNC, to serve a two-year term ending in 2013 and will lead the party through the 2012 general elections. After seven rounds of balloting, Reince Priebus was elected chairman over incumbent chair Michael Steele, Saul Anuzis, Ann Wagner and Maria Cino.
Gentry Collins is a Republican politician in the United States. He has formerly served as both the RNC political director and the executive director of the Iowa Republican Party. In 2010 Collins ran to replace Michael Steele as head of the Republican National Committee but dropped out before the eventual election of Reince Priebus. On December 28, 2010, an interview with Collins was broadcast on C-SPAN's "Newsmakers" program.
Alec L. Poitevint II is a Georgia businessman and longtime official of the U.S. Republican Party (GOP). In February 2011, he was named by GOP Chairman Reince Priebus to manage the 2012 Republican National Convention, to be held in Tampa beginning on August 27, 2012. Poitevint replaces the team appointed by former RNC Chair Michael Steele, who Priebus fired immediately after his election as chairman in January 2011. Poitevint's official title of chairman of the Committee on Arrangements.
David Agema is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Presently the chairman of the Top Gun Republican political action committee, he is a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives and of the Republican National Committee. Agema, formerly a commercial pilot for American Airlines, is an Air Force Reserve veteran. He currently resides in Grandville, Michigan.
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP is a U.S. national law firm with more than 250 attorneys and 13 offices. The firm ranked 180th on The American Lawyer's 2016 AmLaw 200 rankings of U.S. law firms.
Brad Courtney is an American politician who is the chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin.
Bruce Chadwick Connelly is an American politician who served as chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party from May 2011 until June 2013, when he resigned to take a senior role at the Republican National Committee.
The Trump Victory Committee is a joint fundraising committee for Donald J. Trump for President, the Republican National Committee (RNC), and 11 state Republican committees.
Ronna Romney McDaniel is an American politician who is the current Chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) and former Chair of the Michigan Republican Party. McDaniel is a granddaughter of two-term Michigan Governor and Nixon administration Cabinet member George W. Romney and niece of U.S. Senator Mitt Romney.
The 2017 Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairperson election was held in January 2017, to determine the next chairperson of the Republican National Committee. The elected chair will be in charge of the national party activities during their two-year term.
The 2015 Republican National Committee (RNC) chairmanship election was held on January 16, 2015. Then-incumbent RNC Chairman Reince Priebus won re-election with near unanimity in the party's 2015 meeting, putting him on course to become the longest-serving head of the national party in history.
Katherine Marie Walsh is an American Republican political operative who briefly served as White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Implementation in the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. She is currently working with the Trump-aligned 501(c)(4) America First Policies.
