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."
Maria Cino is an American public servant and political operative of the Republican Party. She served in the United States Department of Commerce and served as acting United States Secretary of Transportation during the George W. Bush administration.
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.
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.
Ronald N. Weiser is an American businessman and Republican Party activist,donor and financier. Weiser founded a real estate company. He held fundraising roles for the presidential campaigns of George W. Bush and John McCain. He was chairman of the Michigan Republican Party from 2009–2011,2017–2019,and 2021–2023. He was U.S. ambassador to Slovakia during the Bush's first term (2001–2004) and was elected to the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan in 2016.
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.
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.
An African American Engagement Office is a United States-based center established by Republican Party operatives in an effort to secure the votes of African Americans. Currently there are two African American Engagement Offices,one in Charlotte,North Carolina and one in Detroit,Michigan. First established in late 2013,the offices are part of the Republican National Committee's $10 million voter engagement push in the states of Alabama,Arkansas,Colorado,Georgia,Louisiana,Michigan,North Carolina,Ohio,Pennsylvania,Virginia,and Wisconsin.
The Trump Victory Committee was a joint fundraising committee for Donald J. Trump for President,the Republican National Committee (RNC),and 11 state Republican committees.
Ronna McDaniel is an American politician and political strategist serving as chairwoman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) since 2017. A member of the Republican Party and the Romney family,she was chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party from 2015 to 2017. Since McDaniel's 2017 election as chairwoman of the RNC,the Republican Party has had a net loss of seven governorships,three seats in the United States Senate,19 seats in the House of Representatives,and the presidency. In December 2022,Axios wrote that McDaniel "has thus far failed to preside over a single positive election cycle."
Presidential primaries and caucuses of the Republican Party took place in many U.S. states,the District of Columbia,and five U.S. territories from February 3 to August 11,2020,to elect most of the 2,550 delegates to send to the Republican National Convention. Delegates to the national convention in other states were elected by the respective state party organizations. The delegates to the national convention voted on the first ballot to select Donald Trump as the Republican Party's presidential nominee for president of the United States in the 2020 election,and selected Mike Pence as the vice-presidential nominee.
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.
Johnny DeStefano is an American political advisor who served as Assistant to President Donald Trump and Counselor to the President from 2017 to May 2019. He previously oversaw the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs,White House Presidential Personnel Office,Office of Political Affairs,and Office of Public Liaison. DeStefano entered the Trump administration as Director of Presidential Personnel. After leaving the White House,DeStefano was appointed an adviser to the e-cigarette company Juul.
Raj Shah is an American political aide who served as the White House Deputy Press Secretary and Deputy Assistant to the President from 2017 to 2019. Before joining the Trump administration,Shah was in charge of opposition research at the Republican National Committee. In July 2019,Fox Corporation announced he had joined the company as a senior vice president.
David Urban is an American lobbyist and political commentator for CNN. He is the managing director for BGR Group and serves on the board of directors for numerous companies.
The 2020 Republican National Convention in which delegates of the United States Republican Party selected the party's nominees for president and vice president in the 2020 United States presidential election,was held from August 24 to 27,2020.
Robert Anthony Paduchik is an American political advisor who served as the co-chairman of the Republican National Committee from 2017 to 2019. He was also a senior advisor for the Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign. He was also the campaign's Ohio state director in 2016.
Debates took place among candidates in the campaign for the Republican Party's nomination for the president in the 2020 United States presidential election. The Republican National Committee (RNC) did not schedule any official RNC-sanctioned primary debates,and incumbent President Donald Trump stated that he would not debate any primary challenger. Thus,the debates held among Trump's primary challengers were instead sponsored by private organizations.
The Growth &Opportunity Project,commonly called the RNC autopsy,was a 2013 report created by the Republican National Committee (RNC) following incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama's victory over Republican candidate Mitt Romney in the 2012 United States presidential election. The report proposed reasons for the Republican Party lack of success in recent elections as well as recommendations for future campaigns and the direction of the party.
