The New York Republican State Committee, established in 1855, is the

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affiliate of the

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(GOP). The party has headquarters in Albany, Buffalo, and

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The purpose of the committee is to nominate Republican candidates for election to New York and federal political roles. It also assists its nominees in their election campaigns.

History

The New York Republican State Committee was established in 1855, one year after the founding of the "Republican Party" by William H. Seward and

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. Initially, the committee met every three years to plan the

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and it occasionally met during the election campaigning periods. The committee nominees were first politically successful in 1856. Silbey, Joel (1985). ''The Partisan Imperative'' New York:

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Since 1959,

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(1959–73) and George Pataki (1995–2006) have been the only two elected Republican governors of New York. Until 1911, the New York Republican State Committee nominated its candidates through a primary or

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system, which meant the average voter had very little input as to who would be their choice for the state and federal offices. That system was taken out of practice after the passing of the Direct Primary Law in 1911, which allowed for more input from those present at the primary.

Organization

County committee

New York State has 62 counties. Every two years, in each county, Republicans elect a "Republican County Committee". The chair of each county committee is the face of the Republican Party in that county. New York also has 150 Assembly districts. Republicans elect one male and one female leader in each district. The district leaders form part of the executive committee of the respective county committee. The chair and the executive committee seek new party members; control local finances; find candidates to run for public office and choose the nominee (unless both candidates have petitioned enough signatures to trigger a primary).

State committee

The New York State Republican State Committee is composed of one male and one female representative from each Assembly District. Before each statewide election, the committee organises a party convention and chooses candidates for offices of the state. 60% of the committee's vote is needed to win the party's nomination. If no candidate wins 60% of the committee's vote, the candidates with more than 25 percent of the committee's vote compete in a "primary" which is held in the month of September. A candidate with less than 25 percent of the committee's vote may compete in the "primary" if they have a petition of support of greater than 15000 voters. The State Committee also elects one National Committeewoman and one National Committeeman to represent the state committee to the

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in Washington, D.C. The current National Committee members are Jennifer Saul, a Republican fundraiser and former chairwoman of the New York County Republican Committee, and Lawrence Kadish, a real estate developer from downstate New York.

Current elected officials

The New York Republican Party holds 20 out of the 63 seats in the New York State Senate and eight of the state's 27 U.S. House seats.

Members of Congress

U.S. Senate

* None Both of New York's U.S. Senate seats have been held by Democrats since 1998. Al D'Amato was the last Republican to represent New York in the U.S. Senate. First elected in

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, D'Amato lost his bid for a fourth term in 1998 to Chuck Schumer who has held the seat since.

U.S. House of Representatives

Out of the 27 seats New York is apportioned in the U.S. House of Representatives, eight are held by Republicans: * NY-01:

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* NY-02: Andrew Garbarino * NY-11:

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* NY-21: Elise Stefanik * NY-22:

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* NY-23:

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* NY-24: John Katko *

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: Chris Jacobs

State legislative leaders

New York State Senate

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: Minority Leader * Andrew Lanza: Deputy Minority Leader *

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: Chair of the Senate Minority Conference * Sue Serino: Vice Chair of the Senate Minority Conference * Patrick Gallivan: Minority Whip *

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: Assistant Minority Leader

New York State Assembly

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: Minority Leader * Andy Goodell: Minority Leader Pro Tempore * Mary Beth Walsh: Assistant Minority Leader Pro Tempore * Michael Norris: Chair of the Assembly Minority Conference * Jake Ashby: Vice Chair of the Assembly Minority Conference *

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: Minority Whip

Republican presidents from New York

* Chester A. Arthur (1881−1885) *

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(1901−1909) *

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(2017−2021) (changed residency to

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during presidency) Chester Alan Arthur

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List of chairpersons

References

External links

New York Republican State Committee

New York State Senate Republican Campaign Committee

New York State Federation of Republican Women

New York Young Republican Club
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