California Republican Party
California Republican Party | |
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| Chairperson | Jim Brulte |
| Assembly leadership | Marie Waldron (Minority Leader) |
| Senate leadership | Patricia Bates (Minority Leader) |
| Founded | 1854 (1854) |
| Headquarters | Sacramento |
| National affiliation | Republican Party |
| Colors | Green, Blue (state logo) Red (national party logo) |
| Seats in the US Senate | 0 / 2 |
| Seats in the US House | 7 / 53 |
Statewide Executive Offices1 | 0 / 8 |
| Seats in the State Senate | 11 / 40 |
| Seats in the State Assembly | 20 / 80 |
| Website | |
| www.cagop.org | |
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The California Republican Party (CAGOP) is the California affiliate of the United States Republican Party. The party is based in Sacramento, and is led by Chairman Jim Brulte.[1]
As of 2018, Republicans represent approximately 24% of the state's registered voters[2], placing the GOP in third place in California behind the Democratic Party and no party preference voters.[3] The party is a superminority in the California State Legislature, holding only 20 seats out of 80 in the California State Assembly, and 11 seats of 40 in the California State Senate. The California GOP also holds none of the 8 statewide executive branch offices, only 7 of the state's seats in the House of Representatives, and neither of California's seats in United States Senate.
Contents
1 Elected officials
1.1 Members of Congress
1.1.1 U.S. Senate
1.1.2 U.S. House of Representatives
1.2 Statewide offices
1.3 Board of Equalization, State Senate & Assembly
1.3.1 Board of Equalization
1.3.2 State Senate
1.3.3 State Assembly
1.4 Mayoral offices
2 Governance
2.1 County central committees
2.2 Chairs
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
Elected officials
The following is a list of Republican statewide, federal, and legislative officeholders:
Members of Congress
U.S. Senate
- None
Both of California's U.S. Senate seats have held by Democrats since 1992. John F. Seymour was the last Republican to represent California in the U.S. Senate. Appointed in 1991 by Pete Wilson who resigned his Class I Senate seat because he was elected governor in 1990, Seymour lost the 1992 special election to determine who would serve the remainder of the term expiring in 1995. Pete Wilson was also the last Republican elected to represent California in the U.S. Senate in 1988, and the last Republican to represent California for a full term in the U.S. Senate from 1983 to 1989.
U.S. House of Representatives
Out of the 53 seats California is apportioned in the U.S. House of Representatives, 7 will be held by Republicans:
CA-01: Doug LaMalfa
CA-04: Tom McClintock
CA-08: Paul Cook
CA-22: Devin Nunes
CA-23: Kevin McCarthy (Minority Leader)
CA-42: Ken Calvert
CA-50: Duncan D. Hunter
Statewide offices
- None
California has not elected any GOP candidates to statewide office since 2006, when Arnold Schwarzenegger was re-elected as governor and Steve Poizner was elected insurance commissioner. In 2010, term limits forced Schwarzenegger from office, and Poizner did not seek re-election as insurance commissioner, instead making an unsuccessful bid for the Republican nomination for governor.
Board of Equalization, State Senate & Assembly
Board of Equalization
Republicans will hold 1 of the 5 seats on the State Board of Equalization:[4]
- 1st District: Ted Gaines
State Senate
Republicans are in the minority, holding 11 of the 40 seats in the State Senate. Republicans have been the minority party in the Senate since 1970.
SD-1: Vacant (previously held by Gaines)
SD-4: Jim Nielsen
SD-8: Andreas Borgeas
SD-16: Shannon Grove
SD-21: Scott Wilk
SD-23: Mike Morrell
SD-28: Jeff Stone
SD-29: Ling Ling Chang
SD-36: Patricia Bates (Minority Leader)
SD-37: John Moorlach
SD-38: Brian Jones
State Assembly
Republicans hold 20 of the 80 seats in the State Assembly.[5] The last time the Republicans were the majority party in the Assembly was during 1994–1996.
AD-1: Brian Dahle
AD-3: James Gallagher
AD-5: Frank Bigelow
AD-6: Kevin Kiley
AD-12: Heath Flora
AD-23: Jim Patterson
AD-26: Devon Mathis
AD-33: Jay Obernolte
AD-34: Vince Fong
AD-35: Jordan Cunningham
AD-36: Tom Lackey
AD-42: Chad Mayes
AD-55: Phillip Chen
AD-67: Melissa Melendez
AD-68: Steven Choi
AD-71: Randy Voepel
AD-72: Tyler Diep
AD-73: Bill Brough
AD-75: Marie Waldron (Minority Leader)
AD-77: Brian Maienschein
Mayoral offices
Of California's ten largest cities, four have Republican mayors in 2018:
San Diego (2): Kevin Faulconer[6]
Fresno (5): Lee Brand[7]
Bakersfield (9): Karen Goh[8]
Anaheim (10): Harry Sidhu[9]
Governance
The California Republican Party is a "political party that has detailed statutory provisions applicable to its operation", which are in division 7, part 3 of the California Elections Code.[10][11] The Republican State Central Committee (RSCC), the governing body of the California Republican Party, functions pursuant to its standing rules and bylaws.[12][13][14] The RSCC works together with the Republican county central committees and district central committees,[14] with county central committees appointing delegates to the RSCC.[15] The regular officers of the RSCC are the chairman, state vice chairman, eight regional vice chairmen, secretary, and treasurer.[16]
County central committees
There are semi-autonomous county central committees for each of California's 58 counties.[10][14] At every direct primary election (presidential primary) or when district boundaries are redrawn,[17] their members are either elected by supervisor district or Assembly district depending on the county.[18]
| County party | Elected members |
|---|---|
| Republican Party of Los Angeles County | Assembly district committee members elected at the direct primary elections.[19] |
| Republican Party of San Diego County | Six regular members elected from each Assembly district in the county.[20] |
| Republican Party of Orange County | Six members elected from each Assembly district.[21][22] |
Chairs
| Chairman | Term |
|---|---|
Frank F. Merriam | 1928–1930 |
| Marshal Hale | 1930–1934 |
Louis B. Mayer | 1932–1933 |
Earl Warren | 1934–1936 |
| Justus Craemer | 1936–1938 |
| Bradford Melvin | 1938–1940 |
Thomas Kuchel | 1940–1942 |
| Edward Tickle | 1942–1944 |
| Leo Anderson | 1944–1946 |
| Arthur W. Carlson | 1946–1948 |
| Sim Delapp | 1948–1950 |
Laughlin Waters | 1950–1954 |
Thomas W. Caldecott | 1954–1956 |
Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. | 1956–1958 |
George W. Milias | 1958–1960 |
| John Krehbiel | 1960–1962 |
Caspar Weinberger | 1962–1964 |
| Gaylord Parkinson | 1964–1967 |
| James Halley | 1967–1969 |
| Dennis Carpenter | 1969–1971 |
| Putnam Livermore | 1971–1973 |
Gordon Luce | 1973–1975 |
| Paul Haerle | 1975–1977 |
| Michael B. Montgomery | 1977–1979 |
| Truman Campbell | 1979–1981 |
Tirso del Junco | 1981–1983 |
Ed Reinecke | 1983–1985 |
Mike Antonovich | 1985–1987 |
Bob Naylor | 1987–1989 |
| Frank Visco | 1989–1991 |
| Jim Dignan | 1991–1993 |
Tirso del Junco | 1993–1995 |
John Herrington | 1995–1997 |
| Michael J. Schroeder | 1997–1999 |
| John McGraw | 1999–2001 |
Shawn Steel | 2001–2003 |
George "Duf" Sundheim | 2003–2007 |
Ron Nehring | 2007–2011 |
Tom Del Beccaro | 2011–2013 |
Jim Brulte | 2013–present |
See also
- California State Assembly Republican Caucus
Pasadena Republican Club oldest continuously active Republican club in America, founded on March 29, 1884.
References
^ "Contact Us". California Republican Party. Retrieved on May 13, 2010.
^ California Secretary of State Report of Registration as of October 22, 2018
^ "Republicans slip to 3rd place, behind independents, as registration choice of Californians", San Francisco Chronicle, June 1, 2018
^ California State Board of Equalization: Board members. Retrieved from http://www.boe.ca.gov/members/board.htm
^ Assembly members. Retrieved from http://assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers
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^ City of Fresno: Mayor's office. Retrieved from http://www.fresno.gov/Government/MayorsOffice/default.htm
^ City of Bakersfield – Mayor Karen Goh. Retrieved from http://www.bakersfieldcity.us/gov/elected_officials/mayor/default.htm
^ Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu. Retrieved from http://www.anaheim.net/5174/Mayor-Harry-Sidhu
^ ab Eu v. San Francisco County Democratic Central Committee (1989), 489 U.S. 214. "The State of California heavily regulates its political parties. … The California Elections Code (Code) provides that the 'official governing bodies' for such a party are its 'state convention,' 'state central committee,' and 'county central committees,' …"
^ California Elections Code § 7250
^ California Elections Code § 7350
^ Standing Rules and Bylaws of the California Republican Party, As Amended 6 October 2013.
^ abc Bylaws § 1.03
^ Bylaws § 2.01.01(B)
^ Bylaws § 2.03.01(A)
^ California Elections Code § 7420
^ California Elections Code division 7, part 3, chapter 4, article 1, §§ 7400 et seq.
^ Bylaws of the Republican Party of Los Angeles County, as amended December 15, 2012, § 2(a)
^ Bylaws of the Republican Party of San Diego County Archived 2012-06-10 at the Wayback Machine., § 2.01.01(A)(1)
^ Bylaws of the Republican Party of Orange County, As Amended May 20, 2013, Article IV(A)
^ California Elections Code § 7401
External links
- California Republican Party
- California State Senate Republican Caucus
- California State Assembly Republican Caucus
- California Republican Lawyers Association
- Ideological organizations
- California Congress of Republicans
- California Republican Assembly
- California Republican League
- Youth
- California College Republicans
- California Young Republicans
- Young Republican Federation
- Minority
- California Republican National Hispanic Committee
- California Federation of Republican Women
- Republican Jewish Coalition
- Lincoln Clubs
- Lincoln Club of Fresno County
- Lincoln Club of Northern California
- Lincoln Club of San Diego
- Lincoln Club of Los Angeles County
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