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FindoutwithBallotpedia'sSampleBallotLookuptool RepublicanParty FromBallotpedia Jumpto: navigation, search RepublicanPartyBasicfactsLocation:Washington,D.C.Type:PoliticalpartyTopofficial:RonnaRomneyMcDaniel,ChairwomanYearfounded:1854Website:Officialwebsite TheRepublicanPartyisoneofthetwomajorcontemporarypoliticalpartiesoftheUnitedStates.ItisoftenreferredtoastheGrandOldPartyortheGOP.Theparty'smaincounterpartistheDemocraticParty.TheGrandOldPartynickname,whichhadpreviouslybeenusedbySouthernDemocrats,wasappliedtotheRepublicanPartyfollowingthe1888electioncycle.Atthetime,RepublicanshadregainedcontrolofthepresidencyandCongressforthefirsttimesincetheGrantadministration.TheChicagoTribuneproclaimed,"LetusbethankfulthatundertheruleoftheGrandOldParty...theseUnitedStateswillresumetheonwardandupwardmarchwhichtheelectionofGroverClevelandin1884partiallyarrested."[1] Theparty'sprincipalgoverningorganizationistheRepublicanNationalCommittee(RNC),whichisresponsiblefordevelopingandpromotingtheRepublicanpoliticalplatform,aswellascoordinatingfundraisingandelectionstrategy.ItisalsoresponsiblefororganizingandrunningtheRepublicanNationalConventioneveryfouryears. ThemodernGOPsupportsaconservativeplatformontheAmericanpoliticalspectrum,withfoundationsinlaissez-fairecapitalism,lowtaxes,supply-sidefiscalpoliciesandsocialconservatism.[1][2][3][4][5] Partymemberstypicallybutdonotalwaysoruniformlyfavorthefollowingpolicypositions.AllpositionsaretakenfromtheRepublicanParty's2016platform:[6] "Wherevertaxratespenalizethriftordiscourageinvestment,theymustbelowered.Wherevercurrentprovisionsofthecodearedisincentivesforeconomicgrowth,theymustbechanged"; "Weenvisionaworldwidemultilateralagreementamongnationscommittedtotheprinciplesofopenmarkets"; "We...supporttheappointmentofjusticesandjudgeswhorespecttheconstitutionallimitsontheirpowerandrespecttheauthorityofthestatestodecide...fundamentalsocialquestions"; "LawfulgunownershipenablesAmericanstoexercisetheirGod-givenrightofself-defenseforthesafetyoftheirhomes,theirlovedones,andtheircommunities....Weopposeill-conceivedlawsthatwouldrestrictmagazinecapacityorbanthesaleofthemostpopularandcommonmodernrifle"; "Wesupportthedevelopmentofallformsofenergythataremarketableinafreeeconomywithoutsubsidies,includingcoal,oil,naturalgas,nuclearpower,andhydropower"; "TopreserveMedicareandMedicaid,thefinancingoftheseimportantprogramsmustbebroughtundercontrolbeforetheyconsumemostofthefederalbudget,includingnationaldefense"; "Ourhighestpriority...mustbetosecureourbordersandallportsofentryandtoenforceourimmigrationlaws"; "[TheAffordableCareAct]mustberemovedandreplacedwithanapproachbasedongenuinecompetition,patientchoice,excellentcare,wellness,andtimelyaccesstotreatment." Contents 1Background 1.1History 1.2Leadership 1.2.1NationalPartyLeadership 1.2.2Statechairpersons 1.2.3Historicalchairpersons 2Platform 3Conventions 3.12020RepublicanNationalConvention 3.22016RepublicanNationalConvention 3.2.1DonaldTrumpnomination 3.3HistoricalRepublicanNationalConventions 4Recentnews 5Seealso 6Externallinks 7Additionalreading 8Footnotes Background History TheRepublicanParty(GOP)wasfoundedin1854inRipon,Wisconsin,byanti-slaveryexpansionactivistsandmodernizers.ThefledglingpartyquicklysurpassedtheWhigPartyastheprincipaloppositiontotheDemocraticParty.In1860,theGOProsetopowerupontheelectionofformerPresidentAbrahamLincoln(R).ThepartymaintainedstrengththroughtheAmericanCivilWarandReconstruction.Theparty’sofficiallogo,theelephant,isderivedfromacartoonbyThomasNast.[2] ThewebsitefortheRepublicanNationalCommittee(RNC)providesthefollowinghistoryoftheGOP:[7] “ FoundingoftheRepublicanParty OnJuly6,1854,justaftertheanniversaryofthenation,ananti-slaverystateconventionwasheldinJackson,Michigan.Thehotdayforcedthelargecrowdoutsidetoanearbyoakgrove.Atthis'UndertheOaksConvention'thefirststatewidecandidateswereselectedforwhatwouldbecometheRepublicanParty. Unitedbydesiretoabolishslavery,itwasinJacksonthatthePlatformoftheUndertheOaksConventionread:'…wewillcooperateandbeknownasREPUBLICANS…'PriortoJuly,smallergroupshadgatheredinintimatesettingsliketheschoolhouseinRipon,Wisconsin.However,themeetinginJacksonwouldbethefirstevermassgatheringoftheRepublicanParty. Thename'Republican'waschosen,alludingtoThomasJefferson’sDemocratic-RepublicanPartyandconveyingacommitmenttotheinalienablerightsoflife,liberty,andthepursuitofhappiness. PartyofFreedom ThoughpopularizedinaThomasNastcartoon,theGOP’selephantsymboloriginatedduringthe1860campaign,asasymbolofRepublicanstrength.Republicansenvisioned'freesoil,freespeech,freelabor.'UndertheleadershipofPresidentAbrahamLincoln,theGOPbecamethePartyoftheUnionaswell. PresidentLincolnissuedtheEmancipationProclamation,butitwastheentireRepublicanPartywhofreedtheslaves.The1864RepublicanNationalConventioncalledfortheabolitionofslavery,andCongressionalRepublicanspassedthe13thAmendmentunanimously,withonlyafewDemocratvotes. Theearlywomen’srightsmovementwassolidlyRepublican,asitwasacontinuationofabolitionism.Theywerecarefulnottobeoverlypartisan,butasdidSusanB.Anthony,mostsuffragistsfavoredtheGOP.The19thAmendmentwaswrittenbyaRepublicansenatorandgarneredgreatersupportfromRepublicansthanfromDemocrats. PartyofProsperity Lowtaxes,soundmoney,regulatoryrestraint:thesewereamongthecommonsenseeconomicpoliciesestablishedbytheGOPthatbroughtaboutdecadesofprosperityaftertheCivilWar.Republicansencouragedinnovationandruleoflaw.ButtressedbyRepublicancontrolinCongress,theMcKinley,TheodoreRooseveltandTaftadministrationsclearedawayobstaclestoeconomicgrowth. PresidentDwightEisenhowerandcongressionalRepublicansappreciatedthefactthattheprivatesector,notgovernment,istheengineofwealthcreation.Withhisboldtax-cuttingagenda,PresidentRonaldReaganrevivedtheeconomyafteryearsofDemocratmalaise. PartyofVision TheodoreRooseveltembodiesourParty’straditionalconcernfortheenvironment,buttheRepublicancommitmenttotheenvironmentactuallygoesbackmuchfurtherthanthat.Forexample,theworld’sfirstnationalpark,Yellowstone,wasestablishedduringtheUlyssesGrantadministration. PresidentEisenhoweradvocatedgroundbreakingcivilrightslegislationandvigorouslyenforcedtheBrownvBoardofEducationdecision,sendingthe101stAirbornetoLittleRockwhenchaoseruptedfollowingintegrationatCentralHigh. RonaldReaganexplainedthedifferencebetweenDemocratsandRepublicansinawaythatcannotbeimprovedupon:“Twovisionsofthefuture,twofundamentallydifferentwaysofgoverning–theirgovernmentofpessimism,fear,andlimits,oroursofhope,confidence,andgrowth.Theirgovernmentseespeopleonlyasmembersofgroups.OursservesallthepeopleofAmericaasindividuals. PresidentGeorgeH.W.Bushchampionedcommunityandvolunteerorganizationsandthetremendouspowertheyhavefordoinggood.Hefamouslydescribedthemas“abrilliantdiversityspreadlikestars,likeathousandpointsoflightinabroadandpeacefulsky.” Inthefirstdecadeofthe21stcentury,PresidentGeorgeW.BushmadeanunprecedentedcommitmenttohelpingthoseinneedbeyondourshoresthroughthePresident’sEmergencyPlanforAIDSRelief(PEPFAR),anaidprogramforcountriesdevastatedbyHIV/AIDS.Sinceitsinception,PEPFARhassavedoveramillionlivesandcurrentlyprovidesover5millionpeoplewithlife-savingtreatments. PartyofStrength PresidentReaganandPresidentGeorgeH.W.BushledwesterndemocraciestovictoryoverSoviettyrannyintheColdWar.TheGeorgeW.Bushadministrationmaintainedthemilitarysecond-to-noneandprojectedthatpowerinthefightagainstinternationalterrorism. PartyoftheFuture DrawinginspirationfromourParty’shistory,today’sRepublicansbelieveindividuals,notgovernment,makethebestdecisions;allpeopleareentitledtoequalrights;anddecisionsarebestmadeclosetohome. Atthestatelevel,thenation’sthirtyRepublicangovernorsaremakinggovernmentmoreeffectiveandefficient,spurringeconomicgrowthandstrivingtoputmorepowerinthehandsofthepeople. Nationally,Republicansrecognizethattheslow,bloated,top-downWashingtonbureaucracyisout-of-dateinthe21stcentury.OurPartyworkstogiveAmericansmorechoices—inhealthcare,ineducation,inenergy,andintheeconomy—andtofreeindividualsandfamiliesfromtheintrusiveoverreachoffederalbureaucrats. TheParty’scoreprinciplesoffreedomandequalopportunityareasrelevanttodayasatourfounding,andtheyaretheroadmapforAmericanrenewalinanewandinterconnectedworld.[8] ” Leadership NationalPartyLeadership ThefollowingtableliststhenationalleadershipoftheRepublicanPartyandtheRepublicanNationalCommittee(RNC),asofJanuary2021:[9][10][11][12][13][14] Title Officer State Chairwoman RonnaMcDaniel Michigan Co-chairman ThomasHicksJr. Texas Treasurer RonKaufman Massachusetts Secretary VickiDrummond Alabama GovernorsAssociationchairman GovernorDougDucey Arizona SenatorialCampaignchairman SenatorRickScott Florida Senateminorityleader SenatorMitchMcConnell Kentucky Senateminoritywhip SenatorJohnThune SouthDakota SenateRepublicanConferencechair SenatorJohnBarrasso Wyoming SenateRepublicanPolicyCommitteechair SenatorRoyBlunt Missouri SenateRepublicanConferencevicechair SenatorJoniErnst Iowa Houseminorityleader CongressmanKevinMcCarthy California Houseminoritywhip CongressmanSteveScalise Louisiana HouseRepublicanConferencechairman CongresswomanLizCheney Wyoming HouseRepublicanPolicyCommitteechairman CongressmanGaryPalmer Alabama Statechairpersons ThefollowingtableliststhestateandterritorychairpersonsoftheRepublicanNationalCommittee(RNC),asofDecember2021.Click"show"ontheboxbelowtoviewthefulllist.[15] StateRepublicanPartychairs,asofDecember2021 State Chairperson State Chairperson Alabama JohnWahl Montana DonKaltschmidt Alaska AnnBrown Nebraska DanWelch AmericanSamoa TaulapapaWilliamSword Nevada MichaelMcDonald Arizona KelliWard NewHampshire SteveStepanek Arkansas JonelleFulmer NewJersey BobHugin California JessicaMillanPatterson NewMexico StevePearce Colorado KristiBurtonBrown NewYork NicholasA.Langworthy Connecticut BenProto NorthCarolina MichaelWhatley Delaware JaneBrady NorthDakota PerrieSchafer DistrictofColumbia PatrickMara NorthernMarianaIslands N/A Florida JoeGruters Ohio BobPaduchik Georgia DavidShafer Oklahoma JohnBennett Guam JuanCarlosBenitez Oregon DallasHeard Hawaii LynnFinnegan Pennsylvania LawrenceTabas Idaho TomLuna PuertoRico AngelCintrón Illinois DonTracy RhodeIsland SueCienki Indiana KyleHupfer SouthCarolina DrewMcKissick Iowa JeffKaufmann SouthDakota DanLederman Kansas MikeKuckelman Tennessee ScottGolden Kentucky J.McCauleyBrown Texas MattRinaldi Louisiana LouisGurvich Utah CarsonJorgensen Maine DemiKouzounas Vermont PaulDame Maryland DirkHaire U.S.VirginIslands N/A Massachusetts JimLyons Virginia RichAnderson Michigan RonWeiser Washington CalebHeimlich Minnesota DavidHann WestVirginia MarkHarris Mississippi FrankBordeaux Wisconsin PaulFarrow Missouri NickMyers Wyoming FrankEathorne Historicalchairpersons ThefollowingtableisahistoricallistofpastandpresentchairpersonsoftheRepublicanNationalCommittee(RNC):[16] Chairperson Term State EdwinD.Morgan 1856-1864 NewYork HenryJ.Raymond 1864-1866 NewYork MarcusL.Ward 1866-1868 NewJersey WilliamClaflin 1868-1872 Massachusetts EdwinD.Morgan 1872-1876 NewYork ZachariahChandler 1876-1879 Michigan J.DonaldCameron 1879-1880 Pennsylvania MarshallJewell 1880-1883 Connecticut DwightM.Sabin 1883-1884 Minnesota B.F.Jones 1887-1888 NewJersey MatthewS.Quay 1888-1891 Pennsylvania JamesS.Clarkson 1891-1892 Iowa ThomasH.Carter 1892-1896 Montana MarcusA.Hanna 1896-1904 Ohio HenryClayPayne 1904 Wisconsin GeorgeBruceCortelyou 1904-1907 NewYork HarryS.New 1907-1908 Indiana FrankHarrisHitchcock 1908-1909 Ohio JohnFremontHill 1910-1912 Maine VictorRosewater 1912 Nebraska CharlesD.Hilles 1912-1916 NewYork WillH.Hays 1918-1921 Indiana JohnT.Adams 1921-1924 Iowa WilliamM.Butler 1925 Massachusetts HubertWork 1928-1929 Colorado ClaudiusH.Huston 1929-1930 Tennessee SimeonD.Fess 1931 Ohio EverettSanders 1932-1934 Indiana HenryP.Fletcher 1934-1936 Pennsylvania JohnHamilton 1936-1937 Kansas JosephW.Martin,Jr. 1940-1942 Massachusetts BaileyWalsh 1942 Tennessee HarrisonE.Spangler 1942-1944 Iowa HerbertBrownell,Jr. 1944-1946 NewYork CarrollReece 1946-1948 Tennessee HughD.Scott,Jr. 1948-1949 Pennsylvania GuyG.Gabrielson 1949-1952 NewJersey ArthurE.Summerfield 1952-1953 Michigan WesleyRoberts 1953 Kansas LeonardW.Hall 1953-1957 NewYork MeadeAlcorn 1957-1959 Connecticut ThrustonB.Morton 1959-1961 Kentucky WilliamE.Miller 1961-1964 NewYork DeanBurch 1964-1965 Arizona RayC.Bliss 1965-1969 Ohio RogersC.B.Morton 1969-1971 Maryland RobertDole 1971-1973 Kansas GeorgeH.W.Bush 1973-1974 Texas MaryLouiseSmith 1974-1977 Iowa WilliamE.BrockIII 1977-1981 Tennessee RichardRichards 1981-1983 Utah FrankJ.Fahrenkopf,Jr. 1983-1989 Nevada LeeAtwater 1989-1991 SouthCarolina ClaytonKeithYeutter 1991-1992 Nebraska RichardBond 1992-1993 Missouri HaleyBarbour 1993-1997 Mississippi JimNicholson 1997-2001 Colorado JimGilmore 2001-2002 Virginia MarcRacicot 2002-2003 Montana EdGillespie 2003-2005 Virginia KenMehlman 2005-2007 Washington,D.C. MikeDuncan 2007-2009 Kentucky MichaelSteele 2009-2011 Maryland ReincePriebus 2011-2017 Wisconsin RonnaRomneyMcDaniel 2017-Present Michigan Platform Seealso:TheRepublicanPlatformandRNCPlatformCommittee,2016 Seealso:TheRepublicanPartyPlatform,2020 TheRepublicanNationalCommittee(RNC)draftsapartyplatformeveryfouryears.Theplatformoutlinestheofficialprinciples,policystances,andprioritiesoftheRepublicanParty.Italsoservesasamechanismforhelpingcandidatesup-and-downtheballotshapetheirmessagesandforholdingcandidatesaccountabletothebroaderpartyconsensus. TheRepublicanNationalCommittee'sExecutiveCommitteevotedonJune10,2020,toadoptthesameplatformthepartyusedin2016.ThedecisionaccompaniedaseriesofadjustmentstotheitineraryandlocationoftheRepublicanNationalConventionduetothecoronaviruspandemic,includingreducingthenumberofin-persondelegatesattendingtheconventioninCharlotte,NorthCarolina,from2,500to336,andcancelingthemeetingofthePlatformCommittee.[17][18] Clickheretoviewthecomplete2016RepublicanPartyPlatform. Conventions 2020RepublicanNationalConvention Seealso:RepublicanNationalConvention,2020 TheRepublicanPartyhelditsnationalconventionfromAugust24-27,2020.[19] Limitedin-personeventstookplaceinCharlotte,NorthCarolina.[20]OnJuly23,2020,PresidentDonaldTrumpannouncedthathigh-profileconventioneventspreviouslymovedtoJacksonville,Florida,includinghisnominationacceptancespeech,hadbeencanceledforpublichealthandsafetyreasons.Trumpformallyacceptedtheparty'snominationfromtheWhiteHouse.[21][22][23] TheconventionwasoriginallyscheduledtotakeplaceentirelyinCharlottebutstatewiderestrictionsinresponsetothecoronaviruspandemicledtotheconvention'splannedrelocationtoJacksonville.[24]TheRepublicanNationalCommitteeExecutiveCommitteevotedtodownsizetheconventioninCharlotte,reducingthenumberofin-persondelegatesfrom2,500to336.Thecommitteealsodecidedtoadoptthe2016platformagainsincethePlatformCommitteewouldnotbemeeting.[25] Attheconvention,partydelegatestypicallyselecttheRepublicanpresidentialnomineeandvotetoadoptaplatformoutliningtheparty'spolicyprioritiesandvalues.AccordingtopresidentialhistorianTeviTroy,however,"conventionstodayremainlargelypartyadvertisingopportunitiesratherthanforaforrealdecision-making."[26] 2016RepublicanNationalConvention Seealso:RepublicanNationalConvention,2016 Seealso:2016presidentialnominations:calendaranddelegaterules The2016RepublicanNationalConventiontookplaceinCleveland,Ohio,attheQuickenLoansArenafromJuly18toJuly21,2016. Inordertowinthe2016Republicanpresidentialnomination,acandidatemustwin1,237delegatesatthenationalconvention.Republicanshavethreetypesofdelegates:congressionaldistrictdelegates,at-largedelegatesandRepublicanNationalCommittee(RNC)members.Therewereexpectedtobeatotalof2,472delegatesattheRepublicanNationalConvention. DonaldTrumpnomination Seealso:DonaldTrumppresidentialcampaign,2016 Seealso:Whathappenedlastnightatthenominationvote? DonaldTrumpbecametheRepublicanpresidentialnomineeonJuly19,2016.Hereceivedthesupportof89delegatesovertherequired1,237delegatestoearnthenomination.GovernorofIndianaMikePence(R)earnedthevicepresidentialnomination.[27] HistoricalRepublicanNationalConventions ThefollowingtableliststheRepublicanNationalConventionsorganizedbytheRepublicanNationalCommittee(RNC):[28] Year Location RNCnominee 1856 Philadelphia,Pennsylvania JohnC.Fremont 1860 Chicago,Illinois AbrahamLincoln 1864 Baltimore,Maryland AbrahamLincoln 1868 Chicago,Illinois UlyssesGrant 1872 Philadelphia,Pennsylvania UlyssesGrant 1876 Cincinnati,Ohio RutherfordB.Hayes 1880 Chicago,Illinois JamesGarfield 1884 Chicago,Illinois JamesG.Blaine 1888 Chicago,Illinois BenjaminHarrison 1892 Minneapolis,Minnesota BenjaminHarrison 1896 St.Louis,Missouri WilliamMcKinley 1900 Philadelphia,Pennsylvania WilliamMcKinley 1904 Chicago,Illinois TheodoreRoosevelt 1908 Chicago,Illinois WilliamHowardTaft 1912 Chicago,Illinois WilliamHowardTaft 1916 Chicago,Illinois CharlesEvanHughes 1920 Chicago,Illinois WarrenG.Harding 1924 Cleveland,Ohio CalvinCoolidge 1928 KansasCity,Kansas HerbertHoover 1932 Chicago,Illinois HerbertHoover 1936 Cleveland,Ohio AlfredLandon 1940 Philadelphia,Pennsylvania WendellWillkie 1944 Chicago,Illinois ThomasDewey 1948 Philadelphia,Pennsylvania ThomasDewey 1952 Chicago,Illinois DwightEisenhower 1956 SanFrancisco,California DwightEisenhower 1960 Chicago,Illinois RichardNixon 1964 SanFrancisco,California BarryGoldwater 1968 MiamiBeach,Florida RichardNixon 1972 MiamiBeach,Florida RichardNixon 1976 KansasCity,Kansas GeraldFord 1980 Detroit,Michigan RonaldReagan 1984 Dallas,Texas RonaldReagan 1988 NewOrleans,Louisiana GeorgeH.W.Bush 1992 Houston,Texas GeorgeH.W.Bush 1996 SanDiego,California BobDole 2000 Philadelphia,Pennsylvania GeorgeW.Bush 2004 NewYork,NewYork GeorgeW.Bush 2008 St.Paul,Minnesota JohnMcCain 2012 Tampa,Florida MittRomney 2016 Cleveland,Ohio DonaldTrump 2020 Charlotte,NorthCarolina DonaldTrump Recentnews ThelinkbelowistothemostrecentstoriesinaGooglenewssearchforthetermsRepublican National Committee.TheseresultsareautomaticallygeneratedfromGoogle.Ballotpediadoesnotcurateorendorsethesearticles. RepublicanParty-GoogleNews Seealso RepublicanNationalCommittee RepublicanNationalConvention,2016 TheRepublicanPlatformandRNCPlatformCommittee,2016 RepublicanNationalConvention,2020 TheRepublicanPartyPlatform,2020 NationalRepublicanSenatorialCommittee NationalRepublicanCongressionalCommittee StateRepublicanparties DemocraticParty Externallinks RepublicanNationalCommittee RNConYouTube RNConTwitter RNConFacebook U.S.SenateRepublicanConference U.S.HouseRepublicanConference NationalRepublicanSenatorialCommittee NationalRepublicanCongressionalCommittee RepublicanGovernorsAssociation RepublicanStateLeadershipCommittee RepublicanJewishCoalition RepublicanStateLeadershipCommittee NationalBlackRepublicanAssociation RNCBlackRepublicans RNCHispanicRepublicans RNCWomenRepublicans YoungRepublicanNationalFederation CollegeRepublicanNationalCommittee RepublicanPartyHistoricalSociety C-SPAN,"AHistoryoftheRepublicanParty" Additionalreading Gould,Lewis(2003).GrandOldParty:AHistoryoftheRepublicans,NewYork,NewYork:RandomHouse Footnotes ↑1.01.1USHistory.org,"OriginsoftheGOP,"accessedMarch30,2014 ↑2.02.1EncyclopediaBritannica,"RepublicanParty,"accessedMarch30,2014 ↑History.com,"RepublicanPartyfounded,"accessedMarch20,2014 ↑PBS,"RepublicanParty,"accessedMarch30,2014 ↑HistoryToday.com,"TheRepublicanPartyFounded,"accessedMarch30,2014 ↑[1-ben_1468872234.pdfRepublicanParty,"2016Platform,"accessedNovember17,2017] ↑GOP.com,"OurHistory,"accessedJanuary5,2018 ↑Note:Thistextisquotedverbatimfromtheoriginalsource.Anyinconsistenciesareattributabletotheoriginalsource. ↑GOP.com,"NationalLeadership,"accessedJanuary28,2021 ↑SenateRepublicanConference,"ChairmanJohnBarrasso,"accessedJanuary28,2021 ↑SenateRPC,"AbouttheRepublicanPolicyCommittee,"accessedJanuary28,2021 ↑RepublicanGovernorsAssociation,"RGAAnnounces2021Leadership,"December9,2020 ↑NRSC,"AboutNRSC,"accessedJanuary28,2021 ↑UnitedStatesHouseofRepresentatives,"Leadership,"accessedJanuary28,2021 ↑GOP,"StateLeadership,"accessedAugust21,2021 ↑ThePoliticalGraveyard,"ADatabaseofHistoricCemeteries,"accessedJuly17,2006 ↑CNN,"RepublicansvotetosignificantlyscalebackofficialportionofCharlotteconventionandmakenochangesto2016platform,"June11,2020 ↑TheHill,"GOPvotestoscalebackCharlotteconvention,moveTrumpacceptancespeech,"June11,2020 ↑SpectrumLocalNews,"RNCdatessetforAug.24-27,2020inCharlotte,"October1,2018 ↑CNN,"Inareversal,Trumpsayshe'llacceptGOPnominationinNorthCarolina,"July28,2020 ↑WSOC,"It’sofficial:MaineventforRNCtobeheldinFloridainsteadofCharlotte,"June11,2020 ↑NPR,"PresidentTrumpCancelsJacksonvillePortionOfRepublicanNationalConvention,"July23,2020 ↑USAToday,"TrumpcancelsJacksonvilleportionofRepublicanconventionplannedforAugustduetoCOVID-19,"July23,2020 ↑NationalReview,"TrumptoSeekAlternateCitytoHostRNCafterN.C.Gov.SaysHeCannotGuarantee'FullCapacity'Event,"June3,2020 ↑TheHill,"GOPvotestoscalebackCharlotteconvention,moveTrumpacceptancespeech,"June11,2020 ↑NationalAffairs,"TheEvolutionofPartyConventions,"accessedApril30,2019 ↑CNN,"It'sofficial:TrumpisRepublicannominee,"July19,2016 ↑About.comAmericanHistory,"RepublicanNationalConventions,"accessedMarch30,2014 v • eInfluencersMainWhatisaninfluencer?•Nationalinfluencers•Localinfluencers•Influencersbytype•Influencersbylegaltype•InfluencersbypolicyBystateAlabama•Alaska•Arizona•Arkansas•California•Colorado•Connecticut•Delaware•Florida•Georgia•Hawaii•Idaho•Illinois•Indiana•Iowa•Kansas•Kentucky•Louisiana•Maine•Maryland•Massachusetts•Michigan•Minnesota•Mississippi•Missouri•Montana•Nebraska•Nevada•NewHampshire•NewJersey•NewMexico•NewYork•NorthCarolina•NorthDakota•Ohio•Oklahoma•Oregon•Pennsylvania•RhodeIsland•SouthCarolina•SouthDakota•Tennessee•Texas•Utah•Vermont•Virginia•Washington•WestVirginia•Wisconsin•Wyoming ContacttheBallotpediateam 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