Arizona Republican Party

Arizona Republican Party
Chairman Robert S. Graham
House Leader David M. Gowan Sr.
Senate Leader Andy Biggs
Headquarters 3501 North 24th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85016
Student wing Arizona Federation of College Republicans
Youth wing Arizona Young Republicans
Ideology Conservatism
Fiscal conservatism
Social conservatism
National affiliation Republican Party
Colors Red
Senate
17 / 30
House of Representatives
38 / 60
U.S. Senate
2 / 2
U.S. House of Representatives
5 / 9
Website
www.azgop.org

The Arizona Republican Party is the affiliate of the Republican Party in Arizona. Its headquarters is in Phoenix.[1]

Current structure

Here is the structure of the state party, as of Jun 2011.[2]

Elected officers of the State Committee

  • State Chairman
  • Treasurer
  • Second Vice Chairman
  • Third Vice Chairman
  • Secretary
  • Assistant Secretary
  • First Vice Chairman
  • Assistant Treasurer
  • Sergeant at Arms
  • Assistant Sergeant at Arms
  • National Committeeman
  • National Committeewoman

State Executive Committee

  • The 12 elected officers of the State Committee (listed above)
  • The 15 county Republican chairmen, first-vice and second-vice chairmen
  • The 28 Members-At-Large (3 from each of 9 congressional districts)
  • National Committeeman and National Committeewoman (RNC members)

State Committee

The Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer elected at the biannual Statutory Meeting and other officers elected at the biannual Mandatory Meeting (except National Committeeman and Committeewoman, who are elected at quadrennial State Convention).

County committees

County committees include all PCs within that county. They meet in January after general elections to elect a chairman, two vice chairs, a secretary and a treasurer.

Legislative district committees

Legislative district committees exist in counties of more than 500,000 people (Maricopa and Pima Counties), and include all PCs within that district. Officers are elected at Organizational Meetings after the general election including a chairman, two vice chairs, a secretary and a treasurer.

Precinct committeemen

Precinct committeemen are elected one per precinct, plus one additional for each 125 registered voters of that party as of March 1 of the general election year. There are over 1,666 precincts statewide (including over 724 precincts in Maricopa County.)

Federal officials

These are the Republican Party members who hold federal offices.[3]

United States Senate

The Arizona Republican Party holds both seats in Arizona's delegation to the United States Senate.

United States House

The Arizona Republican Party is the majority party in Arizona's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, holding five of the nine seats.

Current state officials

State Executive

The Arizona Republican Party is the majority party in the State Executive, holding 10 of 15 seats. The other 5 seats are held by nonpartisan politicians.[4]


State Senate

The Arizona Republican Party holds a majority in the Arizona State Senate, holding 17 of the 30 seats.[5]

State House

The Arizona Republican Party holds the majority in the State House of Representative, holding 36 of the 60 seats.[6]

Mayors

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History

Chairmen

Chairman Term
Orme Lewis 1938-1940
Carl Divelbis 1948-1950
Richard Myers 1952-1954
Richard Kleindienst 1956-1960
Stephen Shadegg 1960-1961
Richard Kleindienst 1961-1963
Keith Brown 1963-1965
Harry Rosenzweig 1965-1976
James Colter 1976-1978
Thomas Pappas 1978-1983
John Munger 1983-1985
Burton Kruglick 1985-1991
Gerald Davis 1991-1993
Dodie Londen 1993-1997
Mike Hellon 1997-1999
Michael Minnaugh 1999-2001
Bob Fannin 2001-2005
Matt Salmon 2005-2007
Randy Pullen 2007-2011
Tom Morrissey 2011-2013
Robert Graham 2013–present

Former prominent Arizona Republicans

United States Delegates


United States Senators


United States Representatives

Territorial Governors


State Governors

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Home." Arizona Republican Party. Retrieved on May 13, 2010.
  2. ↑ http://www.maricopagop.org/wp-content/2011/06/PC-Handbook-2012.pdf The Arizona Republican Party 2011-2012 HANDBOOK FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEMEN - Page 9
  3. ↑ http://www.azgop.org/elected-officials/ AZ GOP - FEDERAL OFFICIALS
  4. ↑ "Arizona state executive offices". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Member Roster". Arizona State Legislature. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Member Roster". Arizona State Legislature. Retrieved 27 June 2015.

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