Republican National Committee

Republican National Committee (RNC)
Basic facts
Location:	Washington, D.C.
Top official:	Ronna Romney McDaniel, Chairwoman
Year founded:	1856
Website:	Official website

Party Committees

Democratic National Committee (DNC) • Republican National Committee (RNC)

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) • National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC)

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) • National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC)

Fundraising2023-2024 • 2021-2022 • 2019-2020 • 2018

Leadership elections2023

The Republican National Committee (RNC) provides national leadership for the Republican Party, one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

The RNC is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican Party platform as well as coordinating fundraising and election strategy. It is also responsible for organizing and running the Republican National Convention every four years.

The members of the RNC include the national leadership and the chair of the state Republican Party the District of Columbia, and each of the U.S. states and territories.

The RNC's main counterpart is the Democratic National Committee (DNC).

To read about the RNC's recent political activity, click here. To read about the RNC's recent fundraising reports, click here.

About party committees

See also: Party committee fundraising, 2023-2024

Both Democrats and Republicans have three major party committees. The national committee's purpose involves oversight of the presidential nominating process as well as supporting party candidates with research, polling and funding in races across the country. Each party also has two Hill committees, one each for the House and Senate, which are dedicated to helping elect candidates from their party to Congress and helping incumbents win re-election.

These six committees were each among the top 15 spenders in the 2022 congressional elections with a combined $1.8 billion in spending. During the 2024 election cycle, the six committees associated with the Democratic and Republican Parties have reported raising a combined $515 million.

Leadership

National party leadership

The following table lists the national leadership of the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Republican Party as of October 23, 2023:

Title	Officer	State
Chairwoman	Ronna McDaniel	Michigan
Co-chairman	Drew McKissick	South Carolina
Treasurer	KC Crosbie	Kentucky
Secretary	Vicki Drummond	Alabama
General counsel	Michael Whatley	North Carolina
Senate Republican leader	Senator Mitch McConnell	Kentucky
Senatorial Campaign chairman	Senator Steve Daines	Montana
House Republican leader	Mike Johnson	Louisiana
Governors Association chairwoman	Governor Kim Reynolds	Iowa
Congressional Campaign chairman	Rep. Richard Hudson	North Carolina

2023 RNC chair election

See also: Democratic and Republican Party committee leadership elections, 2023

The RNC leadership election took place on January 27, 2023. Incumbent Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, Harmeet Dhillon, and Mike Lindell were nominated. McDaniel was re-elected to a fourth term with 111 votes, followed by Dhillon with 51, and Lindell with 4.

Leading up to the election, a spokeswoman for McDaniel said, "Just like the RNC, Chairwoman McDaniel’s decision to run for re-election was member-driven. Members of the 168 rallied around the chairwoman because of her unprecedented investments in the grassroots, election integrity and minority communities, and for taking on Big Tech and the biased Commission on Presidential Debates."

Dhillon announced her candidacy on December 5, 2022. In a statement, she said, "After three successive terms of underwhelming results at the polls for the GOP, all the while with leaders congratulating ourselves for outstanding performance, I feel that we owe it to our voters to have a serious debate about the leadership of the party and what we must change to actually win in 2024."

Lindell announced his candidacy on November 28, 2022, saying, "With all my due diligence and in prayer, I am 100% running for RNC chairman against Ronna McDaniel. [...] I’m all in and not only am I going to win, but it’s going to change real fast. We’re going to get our country righted really quick."

2017 RNC chair election

On December 14, 2016, then-President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced his selection of Michigan Republican Party Chair Ronna McDaniel to succeed Reince Priebus as chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC). As RNC chair, McDaniel is responsible for shaping the GOP’s official messaging and strategy through the 2020 elections.

Trump also announced his selection of Republican strategist Bob Paduchik to serve as RNC co-chairman. The members of the RNC officially elected McDaniel as chairwoman and Paduchik as co-chairman on January 19, 2017.

The New York Times reported that McDaniel supported Trump throughout the 2016 campaign and cultivated a close relationship with the president-elect. "Ronna has been extremely loyal to our movement and her efforts were critical to our tremendous victory in Michigan, and I know she will bring the same passion to the Republican National Committee," Trump said on announcing the selection. McDaniel also had the backing of outgoing chairman Reince Priebus.

Prior to the announcement of McDaniel's selection, the list of individuals named by media outlets as potential contenders for the position included New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, RNC state party director Matt Pinnell, lobbyist David Urban, former Republican Governors Association executive director Nick Ayers, and RNC member David Bossie.

Historical chairpersons

The following table is a historical list of past and present chairpersons of the Republican National Committee (RNC). Click "show" on the box below to view the full list.

Chairperson	Term	State
Edwin D. Morgan	1856-1864	New York
Henry J. Raymond	1864-1866	New York
Marcus L. Ward	1866-1868	New Jersey
William Claflin	1868-1872	Massachusetts
Edwin D. Morgan	1872-1876	New York
Zachariah Chandler	1876-1879	Michigan
J. Donald Cameron	1879-1880	Pennsylvania
Marshall Jewell	1880-1883	Connecticut
Dwight M. Sabin	1883-1884	Minnesota
B. F. Jones	1887-1888	New Jersey
Matthew S. Quay	1888-1891	Pennsylvania
James S. Clarkson	1891-1892	Iowa
Thomas H. Carter	1892-1896	Montana
Marcus A. Hanna	1896-1904	Ohio
Henry Clay Payne	1904	Wisconsin
George Bruce Cortelyou	1904-1907	New York
Harry S. New	1907-1908	Indiana
Frank Harris Hitchcock	1908-1909	Ohio
John Fremont Hill	1910-1912	Maine
Victor Rosewater	1912	Nebraska
Charles D. Hilles	1912-1916	New York
Will H. Hays	1918-1921	Indiana
John T. Adams	1921-1924	Iowa
William M. Butler	1925	Massachusetts
Hubert Work	1928-1929	Colorado
Claudius H. Huston	1929-1930	Tennessee
Simeon D. Fess	1931	Ohio
Everett Sanders	1932-1934	Indiana
Henry P. Fletcher	1934-1936	Pennsylvania
John Hamilton	1936-1937	Kansas
Joseph W. Martin, Jr.	1940-1942	Massachusetts
Bailey Walsh	1942	Tennessee
Harrison E. Spangler	1942-1944	Iowa
Herbert Brownell, Jr.	1944-1946	New York
Carroll Reece	1946-1948	Tennessee
Hugh D. Scott, Jr.	1948-1949	Pennsylvania
Guy G. Gabrielson	1949-1952	New Jersey
Arthur E. Summerfield	1952-1953	Michigan
Wesley Roberts	1953	Kansas
Leonard W. Hall	1953-1957	New York
Meade Alcorn	1957-1959	Connecticut
Thruston B. Morton	1959-1961	Kentucky
William E. Miller	1961-1964	New York
Dean Burch	1964-1965	Arizona
Ray C. Bliss	1965-1969	Ohio
Rogers C. B. Morton	1969-1971	Maryland
Robert Dole	1971-1973	Kansas
George H. W. Bush	1973-1974	Texas
Mary Louise Smith	1974-1977	Iowa
William E. Brock III	1977-1981	Tennessee
Richard Richards	1981-1983	Utah
Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.	1983-1989	Nevada
Lee Atwater	1989-1991	South Carolina
Clayton Keith Yeutter	1991-1992	Nebraska
Richard Bond	1992-1993	Missouri
Haley Barbour	1993-1997	Mississippi
Jim Nicholson	1997-2001	Colorado
Jim Gilmore	2001-2002	Virginia
Marc Racicot	2002-2003	Montana
Ed Gillespie	2003-2005	Virginia
Ken Mehlman	2005-2007	Washington, D.C.
Mike Duncan	2007-2009	Kentucky
Michael Steele	2009-2011	Maryland
Reince Priebus	2011-2017	Wisconsin
Ronna McDaniel	2017 - Present	Michigan

State party leadership

The following table lists the state and territory chairpersons of the Republican National Committee (RNC), as of December 2023. Click "show" on the box below to view the full list.

Republican Party platform and policy stances

Platform

The Republican National Committee (RNC) drafts a party platform every four years. The platform outlines the official principles, policy stances, and priorities of the Republican Party. It also helps the party's candidates to shape their messages and the party to hold candidates accountable to the broader party consensus.

2020

See also: The Republican Party Platform, 2020

In 2020, the RNC adopted a resolution stating that it would continue to use the 2016 platform rather than adopt a new platform. The resolution affirmed the party's support for President Trump (R).

Click [show] to view the Republican Party's platform resolution for 2020.

2016

See also: The Republican Platform and RNC Platform Committee, 2016

Click [show] to view the Republican Party's 2016 platform.

2012

See also: The Republican Party Platform, 2012

Click [show] to view the Republican Party's 2012 platform.

2008

See also: The Republican Party Platform, 2008

Click [show] to view the Republican Party's 2008 platform.

History and policy issues

The website for the RNC provides a history of the GOP and its policy stances. Click "show" on the boxes below for more information.

Founding

"On July 6, 1854, just after the anniversary of the nation, an anti-slavery state convention was held in Jackson, Michigan. The hot day forced the large crowd outside to a nearby oak grove. At this “Under the Oaks Convention” the first statewide candidates were selected for what would become the Republican Party. United by desire to abolish slavery, it was in Jackson that the Platform of the Under the Oaks Convention read: “…we will cooperate and be known as REPUBLICANS…” Prior to July, smaller groups had gathered in intimate settings like the schoolhouse in Ripon, Wisconsin. However, the meeting in Jackson would be the first ever mass gathering of the Republican Party. The name “Republican” was chosen, alluding to Thomas Jefferson’s Democratic-Republican Party and conveying a commitment to the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

Party of Freedom

"Though popularized in a Thomas Nast cartoon, the GOP’s elephant symbol originated during the 1860 campaign, as a symbol of Republican strength. Republicans envisioned 'free soil, free speech, free labor.' Under the leadership of President Abraham Lincoln, the GOP became the Party of the Union as well. President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, but it was the entire Republican Party who freed the slaves. The 1864 Republican National Convention called for the abolition of slavery, and Congressional Republicans passed the 13th Amendment unanimously, with only a few Democrat votes. The early women’s rights movement was solidly Republican, as it was a continuation of abolitionism. They were careful not to be overly partisan, but as did Susan B. Anthony, most suffragists favored the GOP. The 19th Amendment was written by a Republican senator and garnered greater support from Republicans than from Democrats."

Party of Prosperity

"Low taxes, sound money, regulatory restraint: these were among the commonsense economic policies established by the GOP that brought about decades of prosperity after the Civil War. Republicans encouraged innovation and rule of law. Buttressed by Republican control in Congress, the McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt and Taft administrations cleared away obstacles to economic growth. President Dwight Eisenhower and congressional Republicans appreciated the fact that the private sector, not government, is the engine of wealth creation. With his bold tax-cutting agenda, President Ronald Reagan revived the economy after years of Democrat malaise."

Party of Vision

"Theodore Roosevelt embodies our Party’s traditional concern for the environment, but the Republican commitment to the environment actually goes back much further than that. For example, the world’s first national park, Yellowstone, was established during the Ulysses Grant administration. President Eisenhower advocated groundbreaking civil rights legislation and vigorously enforced the Brown v Board of Education decision, sending the 101st Airborne to Little Rock when chaos erupted following integration at Central High. Ronald Reagan explained the difference between Democrats and Republicans in a way that cannot be improved upon: 'Two visions of the future, two fundamentally different ways of governing – their government of pessimism, fear, and limits, or ours of hope, confidence, and growth. Their government sees people only as members of groups. Ours serves all the people of America as individuals. President George H.W. Bush championed community and volunteer organizations and the tremendous power they have for doing good. He famously described them as “a brilliant diversity spread like stars, like a thousand points of light in a broad and peaceful sky.' In the first decade of the 21st century, President George W. Bush made an unprecedented commitment to helping those in need beyond our shores through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), an aid program for countries devastated by HIV/AIDS. Since its inception, PEPFAR has saved over a million lives and currently provides over 5 million people with life-saving treatments."

Party of Strength
"President Reagan and President George H.W. Bush led western democracies to victory over Soviet tyranny in the Cold War. The George W. Bush administration maintained the military second-to-none and projected that power in the fight against international terrorism."

Party of the Future

"Drawing inspiration from our Party’s history, today’s Republicans believe individuals, not government, make the best decisions; all people are entitled to equal rights; and decisions are best made close to home. At the state level, the nation’s thirty Republican governors are making government more effective and efficient, spurring economic growth and striving to put more power in the hands of the people. Nationally, Republicans recognize that the slow, bloated, top-down Washington bureaucracy is out-of-date in the 21st century. Our Party works to give Americans more choices—in healthcare, in education, in energy, and in the economy—and to free individuals and families from the intrusive overreach of federal bureaucrats. The Party’s core principles of freedom and equal opportunity are as relevant today as at our founding, and they are the roadmap for American renewal in a new and interconnected world."

Election activity

2024 elections

Expenditures

The following table displays the RNC's top committee disbursements as of October 31, 2023.

Republican National Committee top committee disbursements, 2024
Recipient	Amount
Republican Party of Kentucky	$631,000.00
Republican Party of Minnesota - Federal	$113,500.00
Republican Party of Wisconsin	$78,400.00
Mississippi Republican Party	$60,500.00
California Republican Party Federal Acct.	$56,250.00
Massachusetts Republican Party	$50,000.00
Connecticut Republican Party	$41,000.00
New Hampshire Republican State Committee	$40,000.00
South Carolina Republican Party	$27,000.00
Illinois Republican Party - Federal	$25,750.00

2022 elections

Expenditures

The following table displays the RNC's top committee disbursements in 2021-2022.

Republican National Committee top committee disbursements, 2022
Recipient	Amount
National Republican Congressional Committee	$17,500,000.00
National Republican Senatorial Committee	$13,850,000.00
Georgia Republican Party Inc.	$6,409,495.00
California Republican Party Federal Acct.	$4,170,575.00
Republican Party of Florida	$3,722,645.00
Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania	$3,577,456.18
Republican Party of Wisconsin	$3,221,155.00
Republican Party of Virginia Inc.	$3,080,202.74
North Carolina Republican Party	$2,500,385.00
Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee	$2,086,175.00

2020-21 elections

U.S. Senate runoff elections in Georgia

CBS News reported that the RNC planned to spend at least 10 million toward the January 5, 2021, U.S. Senate runoff elections in Georgia.

Click the links below for more on Georgia's Senate runoff races:

• United States Senate runoff elections in Georgia (January 5, 2021)
• United States Senate election in Georgia, 2020 (Perdue vs. Ossoff runoff)
• United States Senate special election in Georgia, 2020 (Loeffler vs. Warnock runoff)

Donor program with Trump campaign

For the 2020 campaign cycle, the RNC merged its fundraising efforts with those of President Donald Trump's (R) re-election campaign. In May 2019, the joint group launched a donor program aimed at encouraging supporters to gather donations from others, also known as bundling contributions. Supporters who raised $25,000 were invited to join the "Trump Train", those who raised $45,000 were invited to "Club 45", and those who raised $100,000 were invited to "The Builder's Club". Participation in each tier included benefits such as invitations to leadership dinners and retreats and access to conference calls with party leadership.

2018 elections

Shutdown campaign

The federal government shut down from January 20, 2018, to January 22, 2018, after Congress failed to pass a bill to fund the government. The Hill reported on January 22, 2018, that the RNC had invested six figures in robocalls and paid targeted Facebook posts against Democratic senators who voted against the bill.

The five senators targeted in the campaign—Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)—were up for re-election in 2018 in states that voted for President Donald Trump (R) in 2016. The robocalls, which went out to 2.6 million voters, said, "It is infuriating, it is petty, and YOU deserve better from your elected official. Demand that your Senator do their job — vote to fund the government, support our military, and provide health care for millions of American children."

Midterm election preparations

In a January 2018 op-ed for Fox News, McDaniel reported that the RNC had started its 2018 ground operations. "Our Political Department has expanded our presence nationwide, bringing field staff and 22 state directors to key states in preparation for this year's midterm elections," she said. "Under their leadership, field staff have knocked on nearly 4 million doors and made nearly 8 million phone calls to engage Americans across the country on the issues that matter most to them."

The outlet Morning Consult reported in December 2017 that state GOP affiliates had been targeting voters in 2018 battleground states with a field campaign for the GOP tax bill. McDaniel described the campaign, which included an estimated 364,000 door-to-door contacts and 145,000 phone calls between the first week of September and December 14, as "a blueprint as we work to expand our majorities in 2018 and beyond."

In March 2018, the RNC announced it would hire 170 permanent staffers, bringing its total to over 300, and deploy them to 25 states ahead of the midterms. "Our record-breaking fundraising has fueled our ability to continue our permanent, data-driven field program in 25 states, including every battleground state," McDaniel said in a statement to NBC News about the new hiring.

2016 elections

Ground operation concerns

The Republican National Committee (RNC) released a memo on May 26, 2016, stating that the organization would double its field staff in key battleground states.

On May 27, 2016, Politico reported that a lack of financial support among high-level donors for the party's presumptive nominee, Donald Trump, had resulted in a fundraising shortfall for the RNC. The financial shortage had prevented the RNC from implementing effective field operations across a number of battleground states. According to Politico, many Republican campaign staffers felt that the RNC had been too slow to roll out ground operations and questioned the RNC's ability to provide adequate field support.

2014 elections

Strategy

In a memo released in October 2013, RNC spokesman Sean Spicer outlined the strategy the organization would be taking in the 2014 midterm elections. Excerpts included:

• "The lesson from 2012 is we must have a permanent ground game. We must engage with voters year-round in their communities, especially in Hispanic, African American and Asian Pacific communities."
  • In their first radio ads of the 2014 cycle, the organization ran Spanish, Vietnamese and Korean versions.
• "So, while in the past, we may have measured the RNC’s success by the amount of cash we had piled up three months before Election Day, that will no longer be the case. We’re investing that money now and will continue to do so."

January 2014 ad

The RNC released its first radio ads of the 2014 cycle in early January. The ads targeted vulnerable Democrats over the Affordable Care Act using the following template:

"President Obama and [Senator/Representative] said if you like your insurance plan you can keep it under Obamacare. They lied to you. 2014 is your chance to hold [Senator/Representative] accountable. Tell him this is one New Year’s resolution you’re sticking to."

Conventions

2024 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2024

The 2024 Republican National Convention will take place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from July 15-18, 2024.

The national nominating convention is the formal ceremony during which the party officially selects its nominee and adopts a party platform. The delegates are individuals chosen to represent their state or territory at the convention.

2020 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2020

The Republican Party held its national convention from August 24-27, 2020.

Limited in-person events took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. On July 23, 2020, President Donald Trump announced that high-profile convention events previously moved to Jacksonville, Florida, including his nomination acceptance speech, had been canceled for public health and safety reasons. Trump formally accepted the party's nomination from the White House.

The convention was originally scheduled to take place entirely in Charlotte but statewide restrictions in response to the coronavirus pandemic led to the convention's planned relocation to Jacksonville. The Republican National Committee Executive Committee voted to downsize the convention in Charlotte, reducing the number of in-person delegates from 2,500 to 336. The committee also decided to adopt the 2016 platform again since the Platform Committee would not be meeting.

At the convention, party delegates typically select the Republican presidential nominee and vote to adopt a platform outlining the party's policy priorities and values. According to presidential historian Tevi Troy, however, "conventions today remain largely party advertising opportunities rather than fora for real decision-making."

Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte, North Carolina, hosted portions of the 2020 Republican National Convention. RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said of the city, "It's perfect to host a convention. First of all, it's the hospitality city. You've got great hotels, you've got great food, you've got friendly people. We want to make this a great experience for Charlotte, and we appreciate the whole team—the mayor, the city council, everyone who has worked so hard to get our convention there."

2016 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016

The 2016 Republican National Convention took place at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, from July 18 to July 21, 2016.

All 168 members of the RNC were automatic delegates to the national convention. The 50 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. territories had three RNC members each. Delegates were allocated or pledged to candidates according to the rules of the state or territorial party. Most states allowed their RNC members to decide independently which candidate to support.

Presidential nominating calendar

On January 24, 2014, the RNC voted to move the Republican nominating convention to an earlier date in the summer of 2016. Traditionally, the party's conventions had been held in late August of presidential years. The committee also pushed states to adopt a February to May primary schedule rather than the longer January to June schedule of previous elections.

Possible brokered convention

See also: Brokered conventions

On December 10, 2015, The Washington Post reported that the Republican National Committee had begun to make preparations for a potential brokered convention. The Post said that "the groundwork for a floor fight" against Trump was discussed at a meeting of 20 party officials on December 7, 2015.

Trump said he would be at a disadvantage in a brokered convention. "I'd be going up against guys who grew up with each other, who know each other intimately and I don’t know who they are, okay?" he said. "That’s a big disadvantage."

Donald Trump nomination

See also: Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016

See also: What happened last night at the nomination vote?

Donald Trump became the Republican presidential nominee on July 19, 2016. He received the support of an additional 89 delegates over and above the 1,237 required to earn the nomination. Then-Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) was named as the party's vice presidential nominee.

Historical Republican National Conventions

The following table lists the Republican National Conventions organized by the Republican National Committee (RNC):

Year	Location	RNC nominee
1856	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	John C. Fremont
1860	Chicago, Illinois	Abraham Lincoln
1864	Baltimore, Maryland	Abraham Lincoln
1868	Chicago, Illinois	Ulysses Grant
1872	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Ulysses Grant
1876	Cincinnati, Ohio	Rutherford B. Hayes
1880	Chicago, Illinois	James Garfield
1884	Chicago, Illinois	James G. Blaine
1888	Chicago, Illinois	Benjamin Harrison
1892	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Benjamin Harrison
1896	St. Louis, Missouri	William McKinley
1900	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	William McKinley
1904	Chicago, Illinois	Theodore Roosevelt
1908	Chicago, Illinois	William Howard Taft
1912	Chicago, Illinois	William Howard Taft
1916	Chicago, Illinois	Charles Evan Hughes
1920	Chicago, Illinois	Warren G. Harding
1924	Cleveland, Ohio	Calvin Coolidge
1928	Kansas City, Kansas	Herbert Hoover
1932	Chicago, Illinois	Herbert Hoover
1936	Cleveland, Ohio	Alfred Landon
1940	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Wendell Willkie
1944	Chicago, Illinois	Thomas Dewey
1948	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Thomas Dewey
1952	Chicago, Illinois	Dwight Eisenhower
1956	San Francisco, California	Dwight Eisenhower
1960	Chicago, Illinois	Richard Nixon
1964	San Francisco, California	Barry Goldwater
1968	Miami Beach, Florida	Richard Nixon
1972	Miami Beach, Florida	Richard Nixon
1976	Kansas City, Kansas	Gerald Ford
1980	Detroit, Michigan	Ronald Reagan
1984	Dallas, Texas	Ronald Reagan
1988	New Orleans, Louisiana	George H. W. Bush
1992	Houston, Texas	George H. W. Bush
1996	San Diego, California	Bob Dole
2000	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	George W. Bush
2004	New York, New York	George W. Bush
2008	St. Paul, Minnesota	John McCain
2012	Tampa, Florida	Mitt Romney
2016	Cleveland, Ohio	Donald Trump
2020	Charlotte, North Carolina	Donald Trump
2024	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	TBD
2028	Houston, Texas	TBD

Subsidiaries of the RNC

Subsidiaries of the Republican National Committee
• Republican Governors Association • National Republican Senatorial Committee • National Republican Congressional Committee • Republican State Leadership Committee • Republican Legislative Campaign Committee

The following organizations operate as subsidiaries of the Republican National Committee:

Republican Governors Association

See also: Republican Governors Association

The Republican Governors Association has the following mission statement:

“

The Republican Governors Association helps elect Republicans to governorships throughout the nation and provides them with the resources to help them govern effectively.

”

National Republican Senatorial Committee

See also: National Republican Senatorial Committee

The National Republican Senatorial Committee has the following mission statement:

“

The NRSC (National Republican Senatorial Committee) is the only national organization solely devoted to strengthening the Republican Senate Majority and electing Republicans to the United States Senate. We provide invaluable support and assistance to current and prospective Republican U.S. Senate candidates in the areas of budget planning, election law compliance, fundraising, communications tools and messaging, and research and strategy.

”

National Republican Congressional Committee

See also: National Republican Congressional Committee

The National Republican Congressional Committee has the following mission statement:

“

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is a political committee devoted to increasing the number of Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives. The NRCC’s origins date back to 1866, when the Republican caucuses of the House and Senate formed a “Congressional Committee.” Today, the NRCC is organized under Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code. It supports the election of Republicans to the House through direct financial contributions to candidates and Republican Party organizations; technical and research assistance to Republican candidates and Party organizations; voter registration, education and turnout programs; and other Party-building activities.

”

Republican State Leadership Committee

See also: Republican State Leadership Committee

The Republican State Leadership Committee has the following mission statement:

“

The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) is focused on one goal: winning. We are the largest organization of Republican state leaders in the country and the only national committee whose mission is to elect Republicans to multiple down-ballot, state-level offices in all 50 states. The RSLC  works  to recruit and elect Republicans to state legislatures and to the offices of lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and statewide agriculture official. Through our Judicial Fairness Initiative,  the committee also works to elect conservative judges to state courts.

”

Republican Legislative Campaign Committee

See also: Republican Legislative Campaign Committee

The Republican Legislative Campaign Committee has the following mission statement:

“

The Republican Legislative Campaign Committee (RLCC), one of four caucuses under the RSLC’s umbrella, is the only national organization dedicated exclusively to electing Republicans to state legislatures. Since 2003, RLCC has consistently delivered positive results by targeting national resources to support state races.

”

Finances

Annual overview

The following table identifies total annual federal receipts and disbursements for the RNC according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission:

Annual federal receipts and disbursements for the RNC, 2010-2022
Year	Federal receipts	Federal disbursements
2022	$176,557,026.00	$218,559,861.60
2021	$158,619,252.00	$182,842,174.40
2020	$649,368,149.53	$640,827,637.80
2019	$241,127,767.71	$192,640,225.94
2018	$192,326,315.41	$207,643,382.80
2017	$132,510,489.29	$119,019,872.26
2016	$237,746,967.37	$231,142,738.37
2015	$105,624,232.74	$91,915,393.94
2014	$114,150,210.48	$118,292,925.06
2013	$80,710,922.39	$76,315,275.82
2012	$302,091,143.53	$317,336,184.19
2011	$88,125,779.57	$68,844,381.37
2010	$105,162,527.87	$112,858,821.37

2023-2024

See also: Party committee fundraising, 2023-2024

The Republican National Committee (RNC) reported the following fundraising amounts for the 2023-24 election cycle:

Monthly fundraising for the RNC for the 2023-24 election cycle
Month (Dates covered)	Total receipts	Total disbursements	Cash on hand (end of month)	Debts owed (end of month)	FEC document
December 2023 (November 1-30, 2023)	$7,970,718.19	$7,134,293.08	$9,956,381.34	$2,335,260.14	Filing
November 2023 (October 1-31, 2023)	$7,118,249.32	$7,263,611.57	$9,119,956.23	$2,876,741.16	Filing
October 2023 (September 1-30, 2023)	$6,317,853.94	$7,692,197.57	$9,265,318.48	$0.00	Filing
September 2023 (August 1-31, 2023)	$9,732,350.79	$10,873,415.82	$10,639,662.11	$0.00	Filing
August 2023 (July 1-31, 2023)	$6,430,898.29	$6,495,864.21	$11,780,727.14	$1,850,044.60	Filing
July 2023 (June 1-30, 2023)	$6,699,959.22	$7,583,797.70	$11,845,693.06	$1,580,770.21	Filing
June 2023 (May 1-31, 2023)	$8,959,327.09	$6,993,774.30	$12,729,531.54	$903,740.41	Filing
May 2023 (April 1-30, 2023)	$6,581,833.55	$9,199,393.76	$10,763,978.75	$915,419.33	Filing
April 2023 (March 1-31, 2023)	$9,176,159.31	$7,569,817.27	$13,381,538.96	$983,971.82	Filing
March 2023 (Feb. 1-28, 2023)	$8,137,406.83	$7,051,925.73	$11,775,196.92	$1,456,088.84	Filing
February 2023 (Jan. 1-31, 2023)	$4,813,953.65	$8,428,094.74	$10,689,715.82	$0.00	Filing

2021-2022

See also: Party committee fundraising, 2021-2022

The Republican National Committee (RNC) reported the following fundraising amounts for the 2021-22 election cycle:

Monthly fundraising for the RNC for the 2021-22 election cycle
Month (Dates covered)	Total receipts	Total disbursements	Cash on hand (end of month)	Debts owed (end of month)	FEC document
Year-End 2022 (November 29-December 31, 2022)	$7,323,489.27	$10,295,233.02	$14,303,856.91	$0.00	Filing
Post-General 2022 (October 20-November 28, 2022)	$19,841,676.89	$26,962,916.18	$17,275,600.66	$0.00	Filing
Pre-General 2022 (October 1-19, 2022)	$11,207,027.99	$14,391,787.62	$24,396,839.95	$0.00	Filing
October 2022 (September 1-30, 2022)	$20,370,380.78	$16,942,140.90	$27,581,599.58	$0.00	Filing
September 2022 (August 1-31, 2022)	$17,193,095.23	$26,624,091.92	$24,153,359.70	$0.00	Filing
August 2022 (July 1-31, 2022)	$11,849,787.26	$15,662,371.74	$33,584,356.39	$0.00	Filing
July 2022 (June 1-30, 2022)	$14,459,294.55	$18,053,754.75	$37,396,940.87	$0.00	Filing
June 2022 (May 1-31, 2022)	$13,062,215.24	$15,793,814.83	$40,991,401.07	$0.00	Filing
May 2022 (April 1-30, 2022)	$14,249,356.52	$15,467,193.27	$43,723,000.66	$0.00	Filing
April 2022 (March 1-31, 2022)	$17,642,859.30	$18,242,440.95	$44,940,837.41	$0.00	Filing
March 2022 (Feb. 1-28, 2022)	$16,330,424.38	$22,484,713.80	$45,540,419.06	$0.00	Filing
February 2022 (Jan. 1-31, 2022)	$13,027,418.63	$17,639,402.61	$51,694,708.48	$0.00	Filing
Year-End 2021 (Dec. 1-31, 2021)	$11,304,616.45	$20,466,825.86	$56,306,692.46	$0.00	Filing
December 2021 (Nov. 1-30, 2021)	$10,656,676.76	$13,102,994.65	$65,468,901.87	$0.00	Filing
November 2021 (Oct. 1-31, 2021)	$13,789,079.07	$16,545,411.82	$67,915,219.76	$0.00	Filing
October 2021 (Sept. 1-30, 2021)	$12,716,704.63	$16,632,042.13	$70,671,552.51	$0.00	Filing
September 2021 (Aug. 1-31, 2021)	$12,210,752.07	$16,663,178.53	$74,586,890.01	$0.00	Filing
August 2021 (July 1-31, 2021)	$12,946,981.16	$15,648,931.75	$79,039,316.47	$0.00	Filing
July 2021 (June 1-30, 2021)	$16,304,064.37	$13,395,512.69	$81,741,267.06	$0.00	Filing
June 2021 (May 1-31, 2021)	$11,075,948.94	$22,720,743.83	$78,832,715.38	$0.00	Filing
May 2021 (April 1-30, 2021)	$13,167,034.69	$9,301,874.94	$90,477,510.27	$0.00	Filing
April 2021 (March 1-31, 2021)	$17,805,350.00	$15,143,902.85	$86,612,350.52	$0.00	Filing
March 2021 (Feb. 1-28, 2021)	$10,382,510.03	$10,162,016.13	$83,950,903.37	$0.00	Filing
February 2021 (Jan. 1-31, 2021)	$16,259,533.79	$13,058,739.25	$83,730,409.47	$0.00	Filing

2019-2020

See also: Party committee fundraising, 2019-2020

The Republican National Committee (RNC) reported the following fundraising amounts for the 2019-20 election cycle:

Monthly fundraising for the RNC for the 2019-20 election cycle
Month (Dates covered)	Total receipts	Total disbursements	Cash on hand (end of month)	Debts owed (end of month)	FEC document
Year-End 2020 (Nov. 24 - Dec. 31, 2020)	$45,331,166.02	$23,579,365.43	$80,529,614.93	$0.00	Filing
Post-General 2020 (Oct. 15 - Nov. 23, 2020)	$202,519,965.09	$217,284,232.93	$58,777,814.34	$0.00	Filing
Pre-General 2020 (Oct. 1-14, 2020)	$38,190,836.28	$42,777,172.98	$73,542,082.18	$0.00	Filing
October 2020 (Sept. 1-30, 2020)	$71,782,164.50	$108,581,187.93	$78,128,418.88	$0.00	Filing
September 2020 (Aug. 1-31, 2020)	$67,616,034.19	$62,580,050.84	$114,927,442.31	$0.00	Filing
August 2020 (July 1-31, 2020)	$55,321,855.77	$45,610,653.21	$109,891,458.96	$0.00	Filing
July 2020 (June 1-30, 2020)	$36,859,354.76	$19,027,235.54	$100,180,256.40	$0.00	Filing
June 2020 (May 1-31, 2020)	$27,169,788.75	$22,032,532.31	$82,348,137.18	$0.00	Filing
May 2020 (Apr. 1-30, 2020)	$27,127,607.16	$27,031,419.79	$77,210,880.74	$0.00	Filing
April 2020 (Mar. 1-31, 2020)	$24,043,346.29	$23,774,342.27	$77,114,693.37	$0.00	Filing
March 2020 (Feb. 1-29, 2020)	$26,223,544.87	$25,395,993.44	$76,845,689.35	$0.00	Filing
February 2020 (Jan. 1-31, 2020)	$27,182,485.85	$23,153,451.13	$76,018,137.92	$0.00	Filing
Year-End 2019 (Dec. 1-31, 2019)	$26,480,886.26	$17,725,174.70	$71,989,103.20	$0.00	Filing
December 2019 (Nov. 1-30, 2019)	$20,627,420.30	$18,775,994.29	$63,233,391.64	$0.00	Filing
November 2019 (Oct. 1-31, 2019)	$25,273,354.01	$23,055,154.93	$61,381,965.63	$0.00	Filing
October 2019 (Sept. 1-30, 2019)	$27,324,070.15	$21,999,170.54	$59,163,766.55	$0.00	Filing
September 2019 (Aug. 1-31, 2019)	$23,473,277.83	$16,227,282.89	$53,838,866.94	$0.00	Filing
August 2019 (July 1-31, 2019)	$20,807,560.80	$17,704,677.74	$46,592,872.00	$0.00	Filing
July 2019 (June 1-30, 2019)	$20,757,266.54	$14,298,081.17	$43,489,988.94	$0.00	Filing
June 2019 (May 1-31, 2019)	$14,629,612.03	$12,327,598.68	$37,030,803.57	$0.00	Filing
May 2019 (Apr. 1-30, 2019)	$15,926,679.32	$14,334,733.60	$34,728,790.22	$0.00	Filing
April 2019 (Mar. 1-31, 2019)	$15,534,378.27	$13,538,812.83	$33,136,826.50	$0.00	Filing
March 2019 (Feb. 1-28, 2019)	$14,634,014.65	$12,065,038.13	$31,141,261.06	$0.00	Filing
February 2019 (Jan. 1-31, 2019)	$15,659,229.55	$10,588,506.44	$28,572,284.54	$0.00	Filing

2018

See also: Fundraising in Congressional elections, 2018

The Republican National Committee (RNC) reported the following fundraising amounts for the 2017-18 election cycle:

Monthly fundraising for the RNC for the 2017-18 election cycle
Month	Total contributions	Total Disbursements	Cash on hand (end of month)	Debts Owed (end of month)	FEC document
December 2018	$7,906,734	$11,413,496	$23,501,561	$0	Filing
Post-general election 2018	$33,345,773	$40,574,439	$27,008,324	$0	Filing
Pre-general election 2018	$13,700,450	$30,771,008	$34,236,991	$0	Filing
September 2018	$26,244,823	$16,691,831	$51,307,548	$0	Filing
August 2018	$16,400,765	$16,513,743	$41,754,556	$0	Filing
July 2018	$14,183,583	$23,003,658	$41,867,534	$0	Filing
June 2018	$13,930,558	$10,645,032	$50,687,610	$0	Filing
May 2018	$14,581,917	$11,011,181	$47,402,084	$0	Filing
April 2018	$12,999,856	$12,127,391	$43,831,348	$0	Filing
March 2018	$13,866,715	$13,350,362	$42,958,883	$1,237	Filing
February 2018	$12,758,961	$11,067,107	$42,442,531	$0	Filing
January 2018	$12,406,181	$10,474,133	$40,750,676	$0	Filing
December 2017	$11,091,945	$12,112,205	$38,818,629	$0	Filing
November 2017	$8,193,273	$10,872,550	$39,838,889	$0	Filing
October 2017	$9,158,074	$10,729,710	$42,518,165	$0	Filing
September 2017	$10,811,018	$12,552,609	$44,089,801	$0	Filing
August 2017	$7,257,739	$8,527,826	$45,831,392	$0	Filing
July 2017	$10,599,628	$8,205,367	$47,101,479	$203	Filing
June 2017	$13,504,415	$10,629,234	$44,707,217	$203	Filing
May 2017	$10,868,580	$10,446,978	$41,832,037	$203	Filing
April 2017	$9,588,449	$9,533,359	$41,410,435	$0	Filing
March 2017	$12,140,687	$10,022,461	$41,355,345	$0	Filing
February 2017	$9,507,806	$7,053,538	$39,237,118	$0	Filing
January 2017	$19,788,873	$8,334,033	$36,782,851	$0	Filing
December 2016	-	-	$25,328,011	$0	Filing

Noteworthy events

Censure of Reps. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) (2022)

On February 4, 2022, during the Republican National Committee's Winter Meeting, party officials voted to approve a resolution censuring Reps. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.). Both lawmakers were appointees to the House select committee to investigate the root causes of the breach of the U.S. Capitol and general security issues related to the incident. The resolution said, in part, that "Representatives Cheney and Kinzinger are participating in a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse, and they are both utilizing their past professed political affiliation to mask Democrat abuse of prosecutorial power for partisan purposes."

In a tweet before the approval of the censure, Cheney said: "The leaders of the Republican Party have made themselves willing hostages to a man who admits he tried to overturn a presidential election and suggests he would pardon Jan. 6 defendants, some of whom have been charged with seditious conspiracy. I’m a constitutional conservative and I do not recognize those in my party who have abandoned the Constitution to embrace Donald Trump."

In a statement on the censure, Kinzinger said: "Rather than focus their efforts on how to help the American people, my fellow Republicans have chosen to censure two lifelong Members of their party for simply upholding their oaths of office. [...] My efforts will continue to be focused on standing up for the truth and working to fight the political matrix that's led us to this point."

Ruling ending consent decree, 2018

In January 2018, U.S. District Court Judge John Michael Vazquez issued a ruling ending a consent decree limiting election activities by the RNC. The decree was initially imposed in response to alleged Republican targeting of minority communities during the 1981 gubernatorial election in New Jersey. It specified that the RNC should not conduct "ballot security activities" in communities with large populations of minority voters "where a purpose or significant effect of such activities is to deter qualified voters from voting."

The decree was set to expire on December 1, 2017, but Democrats argued that Republicans had violated the decree and that it should be extended. Vazquez, who was nominated to the district court by President Barack Obama (D) in 2015, found that Democrats had not provided sufficient evidence that the decree had been violated.

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) questioned the decision to end the decree. "The rhetoric of the Republican Party has been irresponsible, has been dangerous, and could possibly even incite problems at polling sites," he said. "So the timing of this is problematic to me. I think this consent decree was serving a good purpose and I wish this was not done now." RNC spokesman Michael Ahrens said, "We are gratified that the judge recognized our full compliance with the consent decree and rejected the DNC's baseless claims." He said that the ruling "will allow the RNC to work more closely with state parties and campaigns to do what we do best, ensure that more people vote through our unmatched field program."

On January 31, 2018, the DNC filed notice of its intention to appeal Vazquez's ruling. "The DNC is committed to defending our democracy from those that would use targeted voter suppression efforts to win elections, as the GOP has repeatedly done," DNC Chair Tom Perez said in a statement released after the filing. "[President Donald] Trump and the RNC have encouraged a false narrative on voter fraud that has resulted in increased GOP efforts to restrict access to the ballot. Continuing the court’s consent decree is an important part of ensuring voters’ most fundamental rights are protected, which is why we are appealing." On January 7, 2019, the court rejected the DNC's appeal.

Correll v. Herring, 2016

See also: Correll v. Herring and Conscience clause and the Republican National Convention, 2016

On June 24, 2016, Carroll Boston “Beau” Correll Jr., a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention representing Virginia's 10th Congressional District, filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of himself and other Republican and Democratic delegates in the state. The suit sought to prevent the enforcement of Section 24.2-545(D) of the Virginia Code, which required delegates to vote for the winner of the state party's presidential primary on the first convention ballot.

Donald Trump (R) and Hillary Clinton (D) won Virginia's Republican and Democratic presidential primaries, respectively. In his filing with the district court, Correll stipulated that he "believes that Donald Trump is unfit to serve as President of the United States" and that he would not vote for Trump on any ballot at the national convention. Instead, Correll said that he would "cast his vote on the first ballot … for a candidate whom he believes is fit to serve as President, thereby violating Section 545(D)."

Correll filed his suit at the same time that conservative activists were pushing to unbind the delegates to the 2016 Republican National Convention—at least in part to prevent Donald Trump from winning the party’s nomination for president. Some conservatives, such as North Dakota National Committeeman Curly Haugland and National Review writer David French, argued that the delegates were, in fact, already unbound at the convention. Others, such as Colorado delegates Kendal Unruh and Guy Short, argued that the convention should pass a rule allowing delegates to vote for a candidate other than the one to whom their state party’s rules would bind them if that vote would violate their conscience on religious or moral grounds.

In a memorandum opinion issued July 11, 2016, Judge Robert Payne ruled for Correll, permanently enjoining Virginia from enforcing Section 545(D).

Vote to ban NBC, CNN from debates, 2013

On August 16, 2013, the RNC voted unanimously to ban the media outlets NBC and CNN from the party's 2016 presidential primary debates unless they agreed not to air planned film projects about Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

“We don't have time for the media's games,” RNC chair Priebus said before the vote at the RNC's 2013 summer meeting in Boston, “We’re done putting up with this nonsense. There are plenty of other news outlets.”

The RNC described the planned films as “political favoritism” and accused the outlets of airing “programming that amounts to little more than extended commercials promoting former Secretary Clinton.” NBC and CNN both canceled their plans to air the Clinton projects.

Growth and Opportunity Project, 2013

Following Republican defeats in the 2012 election cycle, the RNC released a post-election review entitled the Growth and Opportunity Project. The 100-page report, which was released on March 18, 2013, included calls for increased outreach to women and minority groups, improved data and digital infrastructure, fewer presidential primary debates, and revamped fundraising and public relations strategies.

"To be clear, our principles are sound, our principles are not old rusty thoughts in some book," said then-RNC chair Reince Priebus. He added that the "report notes the way we communicate our principles isn't resonating widely enough."

See also

• Republican Party
• Republican National Convention, 2016
• The Republican Platform and RNC Platform Committee, 2016
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• State Republican parties
• Democratic Party
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Additional reading

• Gould, Lewis (2003). Grand Old Party: A History of the Republicans, New York, New York: Random House