Melquíades Rafael Ruiz Martínez is a Cuban-American lobbyist and former politician who served as a United States senator from Florida from 2005 to 2009 and as general chairman of the Republican Party from November 2006 until October 19,2007. Previously,Martínez served as the 12th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President George W. Bush. Martínez is a Cuban-American and Roman Catholic. He announced he was resigning as general chairman of the Republican National Committee on October 19,2007.
Harvey LeRoy "Lee" Atwater was an American political consultant and strategist for the Republican Party. He was an adviser to Republican U.S. presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush and chairman of the Republican National Committee. Atwater aroused controversy through his aggressive campaign tactics,especially the Southern strategy.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) is a U.S. political committee that is a major part of 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."
Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr. is an American attorney,political executive,and lobbyist who was chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1983 to 1989. Fahrenkopf is co-founder,and currently co-chairman,of the Commission on Presidential Debates,which conducts the United States general election presidential and vice presidential debates. In the private sector,Fahrenkopf most recently served as the American Gaming Association's first president,and retired from the position in 2013.
Benjamin L. Ginsberg is an American lawyer. He is most well known for his work representing the Republican Party and its political campaigns,candidates,members of Congress and state legislatures and governors,as well as corporations,trade associations,businesses,and individuals participating in the political process.
Republicans Overseas (RO) is a political organization created in 2013 for United States citizens who are living outside of the United States. RO is recognized by the Republican National Committee (RNC),and by other affiliated groups,such as College Republicans. It operates in the majority of countries around the world where there are large numbers of United States citizen residents. Similar to political action committees (PAC) and Super Pacs;RO is a 527 political organization that operates as a corporation with specific interests of repealing the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and of generally representing Republicans living overseas.
Michael E. Toner,American attorney and political appointee,specializes in election law,and is currently employed by Wiley Rein LLP where he co-chairs the Election Law &Government Ethics Practice. He formerly served as the chairman of the Federal Election Commission (FEC),the regulatory body that oversees campaign finance for United States federal elections.
Christopher Joseph LaCivita is an American political consultant,and partner in FP1 Strategies,a national public-affairs and campaign firm. LaCivita is currently a senior advisor to Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign.
John H. Frey is an American real estate broker,businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party,he served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives for the 111th district from 1999 to 2021.
Jill Kendrick Holtzman Vogel is an American attorney and politician serving as the Virginia State Senator from the 27th district since 2008. A Republican,her district is located in exurban and rural parts of Northern Virginia,and it includes all of Clarke,Fauquier,and Frederick counties,Winchester city,as well as pieces of Culpeper,Loudoun,and Stafford counties.
David A. Norcross is an American Republican Party politician who ran for United States Senate in 1976 and served as chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee.
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. Saltsman also worked for Randy Boyd's unsuccessful Tennessee Gubernatorial campaign in 2018.
James Bopp Jr. is an American conservative lawyer. He is most known for his work associated with election laws,anti-abortion model legislation,and campaign finance.
Matthew Spencer Petersen is an American attorney who served as a member of the United States Federal Election Commission. In 2017,he was nominated by President Donald Trump to be a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Petersen withdrew his nomination following a confrontational exchange with Senator John Kennedy during his confirmation hearing. On August 26,2019,Petersen announced his resignation from the FEC,effective August 31. In September 2019,Petersen joined the law firm Holtzman Vogel Josefiak Torchinsky as a partner where he practices political law.
Reinhold Richard Priebus is an American lawyer and politician who served as chairman of the Republican National Committee from 2011 to 2017 and as White House chief of staff during the first six months of Donald Trump's presidency.
McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission,572 U.S. 185 (2014),was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court on campaign finance. The decision held that Section 441 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971,which imposed a limit on contributions an individual can make over a two-year period to all national party and federal candidate committees,is unconstitutional.
Lee E. Goodman was a member and former chair of the Federal Election Commission (FEC),an independent regulatory agency created by Congress to administer and enforce campaign finance law.
William J. Palatucci is an American attorney and Republican National Committeeman. Palatucci was the White House Transition Coordinator and General Counsel for the 2016 presidential transition of Donald Trump until terminated on November 11,2016.
William"Bill" McGinley is the former White House Cabinet secretary in the administration of U.S. president Donald Trump. He is an American lawyer and a former partner at the law firm Jones Day where he represented federal office holders,candidates,and national organizations on campaign finance,ethics,and other political law matters.
Norm Semanko is a former Idaho Republican Party chairman and currently practices law at Moffatt Thomas.
