Republican Party of Iowa | |
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Chairperson | Jeff Kaufmann |
Senate leader | Jack Whitver |
House leader | Pat Grassley |
Founder | Samuel J. Kirkwood Edward Russell |
Founded | 1856 |
Headquarters | 621 East Ninth Street Des Moines, Iowa 50309 |
Membership | 724,939 (2021 est.)[1] |
Ideology | Conservatism |
National affiliation | Republican Party |
Colors | Red |
Slogan | "First in the Nation" |
Seats in the U.S. Senate | 2 / 2 |
Seats in the U.S. House | 4 / 4 |
Seats in the Iowa Senate | 34 / 50 |
Seats in the Iowa House | 64 / 100 |
Statewide Executive Offices | 6 / 7 |
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The Republican Party of Iowa (RPI) is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Iowa. The State Central Committee is chaired by Jeff Kaufmann. The RPI operates the Republican side of the Iowa caucuses and previously sponsored the Iowa Straw Poll.
The RPI has rapidly gained ground in Iowa in recent years. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling all but one statewide executive office, both of the state's U.S. Senate seats, all four of its U.S. House seats, and supermajorities in both chambers of the state legislature. Its main rival is the Iowa Democratic Party.