Rhode Island Republican Party
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The Rhode Island Republican Party is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 in Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...

. Ken McKay is the Rhode Island Republican Party Chairman; Pat Sweeney is the Executive Director.

History

The Republican Party was founded during the Third Party System
Third Party System
The Third Party System is a term of periodization used by historians and political scientists to describe a period in American political history from about 1854 to the mid-1890s that featured profound developments in issues of nationalism, modernization, and race...

 (1860-1896). The party was formed by former Whigs and other northern politicians.

Members of Congress

  • U.S. Senators:
    • Jack Reed(D)
    • Sheldon Whitehouse(D)
  • U.S. Representatives:
    • David Cicilline(D)
    • James R. Langevin(D)

Statewide offices

  • State of Rhode Island Governor
    • Lincoln D. Chafee
  • Secretary of State
    • A.Ralph Mollis

  • The Republican Party of Rhode Island
    • Chair: Ken Mckay
    • 1st Vice Chiar: Steve Frias
    • 2nd Vice Chair: Brian Buongiovanni
    • Secretary: Ryan Neil Lund
    • Treasurer: Barbra Holmes
    • National Committeeman: Rep. Joe Trillo
    • National Committeewoman: Rep. Carol Mumford

Legislative
Rhode Island General Assembly
The State of Rhode Island General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. A bicameral body, it is composed of the lower Rhode Island House of Representatives with 75 representatives, and the upper Rhode Island Senate with 38 senators...

  • Senate Minority Leader
    Rhode Island Senate
    The Rhode Island Senate is the upper house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Rhode Island. It is composed of 38 Senators, each of whom is elected to a two-year term. Rhode Island is one of the 14 states where its upper house serves at a two-year...

    : Dennis L. Algiere
  • House Minority Leader
    Rhode Island House of Representatives
    The Rhode Island House of Representatives is the lower house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Rhode Island. It is composed of 75 members, elected to two year terms from 75 districts of equal population. The Rhode Island General Assembly does not have...

    : Brian Newberry

Local

  • Cranston
    • Allan Fung, Mayor
  • Warwick
    • Scott Avedisian, Mayor
  • Lincoln
    • T. Joseph Almond, Town Administrator

External links

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