The chair of the Republican National Committee is the
party chair
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Th ...
and ''
de-jure'' leader of the
Republican Party.
The chair manages the day-to-day affairs and operations of the
Republican National Committee
The Republican National Committee (RNC) is the primary committee of the Republican Party of the United States. Its members are chosen by the state delegations at the national convention every four years. It is responsible for developing and pr ...
(RNC), prepares and conducts the quadrennial
Republican National Convention
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, promotes the Republican "party brand" and
political platform
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, as well as assists in party
fundraising
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and election strategy.
The current officeholder is
Michael Whatley of
North Carolina
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, who took office on March 8, 2024.
Chairs of the Republican National Committee
Further reading
* Cotter, Cornelius P., and Bernard C. Hennessy, eds. ''Politics without Power: The National Party Committees'' (1964
excerpt* Heersink, Boris (2023).
National Party Organizations and Party Brands in American Politics: The Democratic and Republican National Committees, 1912-2016'. Oxford University Press. . .
* Heersink, Boris. "Examining Democratic and Republican National Committee Party Branding Activity, 1953–2012." ''Perspectives on Politics'' (2021): 1–18.
* Heersink, Boris. "Trump and the party-in-organization: Presidential control of national party organizations." ''Journal of Politics'' 80.4 (2018): 1474–1482
online* Heersink, Boris. "Party Brands and the Democratic and Republican National Committees, 1952–1976." ''Studies in American Political Development'' 32.1 (2018): 79–102
online
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:List of chairs of the Republican National Committee
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Leaders of political parties in the United States
Republican National Committee
Republican Party (United States) politicians