District of Columbia Republican Committee
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District of Columbia Republican Party
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| Chairperson | José Cunnningham |
| Headquarters | Washington, DC |
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Centrism Conservatism Liberal conservatism Fiscal conservatism |
| National affiliation | Republican Party |
| Colors | Red |
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The District of Columbia Republican Party (DC GOP) is the Republican Party organization of Washington, District of Columbia, the rough equivalent to the fifty state-level parties. The DC GOP is made up of registered Republican voters living in the District of Columbia elected to serve as the governing body of the Party.
The Party faces steep difficulties in getting its candidates elected, as Democrats hugely outnumber Republicans in Washington. No Republican has ever been elected mayor since D.C. home rule began in 1975. The DC Republicans have had no representation in the D.C. Council since Carol Schwartz left office in 2009.
As of March 31, 2016, there are 27,094 registered voters affiliated with the Republican Party of the District of Columbia. That is 6.29% of all registered voters.
The District of Columbia Republican Party is chaired by José Cunnningham. The DC Republican National Committeeman is Robert J. Kabel and the DC Republican National Committeewoman is Jill Homan. The Executive Director is Patrick Mara.
Members of the DC GOP elect its chairman every two years. The Republican National Committeeman and Committeewoman are elected at the same time as the DC Republican Presidential primary every four years, which is open to all Republican voters. The chairman appoints executive committee members with the approval of the DC GOP. Election to the DC GOP requires nomination by an existing DC GOP member and confirmation by the DC GOP Membership Recruitment Committee.
According to the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Code 1-221(d)(2)), "at no time shall there be more than three members (including the Chairman) serving at large on the Council who are affiliated with the same political party." This gives the DC Republicans their largest opportunity, and their main efforts are usually directed at this race. Rather than defeat the Democrats, a Republican candidate for an at-large seat need only defeat any independents, Libertarians, and DC Statehood Green Party candidates in the race.
The most successful and high-profile Republican in elected office of recent years is former Councilwoman Carol Schwartz (At-Large). First elected in 1984, she served one term before deciding not to seek re-election in 1988. Voters returned her to the At-Large seat in 1996. She was re-elected in 2000 and 2004, but lost the Republican primary election in 2008. Schwartz ran for mayor of the District of Columbia as a Republican four times (1986, 1994, 1998 and 2002), all unsuccessfully.
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