Republican National Committee

The Republican National Committee (or RNC) is the official organization representing the Republican Party in American politics.

Responsibilities
The primary responsibilities of the RNC are as follows:


 * Developing and promoting the Republican political platform.
 * Coordinating fundraising and election strategy.
 * Organizing and running the Republican National Convention.

When he became RNC Chairman in 2005, Ken Mehlman listed as his goals:


 * Enacting and articulating the party’s reform agenda.
 * Deepening and broadening the party’s membership.
 * Working to elect the best candidates in 2005, 2006 and 2008.
 * Institutionalizing a grassroots focus.

Leadership

 * Mike Duncan, Chairman
 * Jo Ann Davidson, Co-Chairman
 * Kelly McCullough, Chief of Staff
 * Brian Jones, Communications Director
 * Danny Diaz, Deputy Communications Director
 * Matt Rhoades, Research Director and Deputy Communications Director
 * Tracey Schmitt, Press Secretary
 * Tara Wall, Director of Outreach Communications
 * Michael Turk, eCampaign Director
 * Mindy Finn, Deputy eCampaign Director
 * Robert M. Duncan, Counsel

Contact details
Republican National Committee 310 First Street, SE Washington, DC 20003 Phone: 202 863-8500 Fax: 202 863-8820 E-mail: info AT rnc.org Web: http://www.rnc.org

External resources

 * Official site of the Republican National Committee
 * History of the Republican Party
 * Republican Party Platform (from the RNC site)
 * Republican Party Rules (from the RNC site)
 * Compare where the Republican Party stands on the issues at whereIstand.com

External articles

 * John Aravosis, "Republican National Committee regularly takes contributions from gay porn 'king'," AMERICAblog, October 29, 2006. re Nicholas T. Boyias
 * John Aravosis, "GOP porn scandal widens: In addition to accepting donations from gay 'porn king,' GOP also took money from 'porn queen' Mary Carey," AMERICAblog, October 29, 2006. re Mary Carey
 * John Aravosis, "GOP invited known porn star to dinner with Bush, lunch with Rove, AGAIN in 2006," AMERICAblog, October 30, 2006.
 * Dan Balz, "Mehlman Won't Seek Another Term as Republican Party Chief," Washington Post, November 10, 2006.
 * John Aravosis, "Anti-gay Senator, with ties to Mark Foley, to head up Republican party," AMERICAblog, November 13, 2006. re Mel Martinez and Mark Foley / page scandal
 * Nico Pitney, "Waxman Warns RNC, Bush-Cheney ‘04 Campaign: Don’t Delete Your Emails," Think Progress, March 26, 2007. re Bush administration U.S. attorney firings controversy
 * Paul Kiel, "Waxman Wants RNC Emails," TPMmuckraker, March 26, 2007.
 * Paul Kiel, "Waxman Requests RNC Emails," TPMmuckraker, April 4, 2007.
 * Tom Hamburger, "Party-issued laptops now a White House headache. Democrats say a private e-mail system was used in violation of federal rules," Los Angeles Times, April 9, 2007.
 * Paul Kiel, "Does Anybody Know Where My Policy Laptop Is?" TPMmuckraker, April 9, 2007.
 * Paul Kiel, "RNC Voter 'Audit' Letter Raises Questions," TPMmuckraker, August 10, 2007.
 * Penny Starr, "Q&A with Michael Steele, Candidate for RNC Chairman," CNSNews.com, December 16, 2008.