Political parties
frame the debate, recruit candidates, and raise money. The Democratic
and Republican parties dominate American politics and are organized at
the national, state, and local levels. Other parties are struggling
to gain a foothold. Over the past decade in many states, an increasing
percentage of the
electorate has chosen to remain unaffiliated. |
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National Committees | . |
Republican National Committee
Chairman Ken Mehlman >>, 1 Co-chair Jo Ann Davidson (OH) .................................................................finances |
Democratic National Committee
Chairman Howard Dean >> (selection) ................................................................finances |
Republican Governors Association
Chairman Mitt Romney (MA) >> Vice Chairman Sonny Perdue (GA) |
Democratic
Governors' Association
Chairman Bill Richardson (NM) >> |
National Republican Congressional Committee
Chairman Tom Reynolds (NY-26) >> ...........................................................contribs | expends |
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Chairman Rahm Emanuel (IL-5) >> ................................................................contribs | expends |
National Republican Senatorial
Committee
Chairman Elizabeth Dole (NC) >> ................................................................finances |
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Chairman Charles E. Schumer (NY) >> ................................................................finances |
State Parties | . |
Links to Republican
State Parties
Republicans Abroad |
Link to Democratic State
Parties
Democrats Abroad |
Allied Organizations | . |
Republican State Leadership
Committee
Section 527 organization: RLCC, RAGA, RLGA Republican Mayors and Local Officials
National Conference of Republican County
Officials
National Federation of Republican Women
College Republican National Committee
Young Republican National Federation
Republican National Hispanic Assembly
National Black Republican Association
Nat'l Fed. of the Grand Order of
Pachyderm Clubs, Inc.
Republican National Lawyers Association
International Republican Institute
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Democratic Legislative Campaign
Committee
Chair - Colorado Senate President Joan Fitz-Gerald (since Dec. 2004) National Conference of Democratic Mayors
National Democratic County Officials
National Federation of Democratic Women
College Democrats of America
Young Democrats of America
Democratic GAIN
Grassroots Democrats
National Democratic Institute for Int'l
Affairs
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Ideas and Ideology | . |
National Federation of
Republican Assemblies
conservative Republican group. President - Richard Engle Ripon Society
Republican Main Street
Partnership
Bull Moose Republicans
Republican Liberty Caucus
former
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Democratic Leadership Council
New Democrats. Founder and CEO - Al From; President - Bruce Reed New Democrat Network
Americans for Democratic Action
Progressive Democrats of America
2020 Democrats
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Constituencies | . |
Republican Jewish Coalition
voice of Jewish Republicans. Chairman - Sam Fox; Exec. Dir. - Matthew Brooks Log Cabin Republicans
The WISH List
Republican National Coalition for Life
Republicans for Choice
PAC
Republican Majority for Choice
Republicans for Environmental Protection
Council of Republicans for Environmental
Advocacy
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National Jewish Democratic
Council
promoting Jewish values in the Democratic Party. Exec. Dir. - Ira Forman National Stonewall Democrats
EMILY's List
Democrats for Life of America
Indigenous Democratic Network
Irish American Democrats
Asian American Action Fund
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More | . |
GOPAC
Republican training and education |
21st Century Democrats (formerly
Democrats 2000)
recruiting and electing progressive candidates |
Club for Growth
elect candidates who support the Reagan vision of limited government and lower taxes. |
Progressive Majority
electing progressives at the federal and state levels |
Republican Youth Majority | National Committee for an Effective Congress
supports progressive candidates |
Teen Age Republicans | Grassroots Campaigns
face-to-face canvassing and fundraising |
Campaign for a National Majority | |
Democrats for America's Future | |
Blue Dog PAC | |
House | . |
Speaker - Denny
Hastert (IL)*
Majority Leader - John Boehner
(OH)
Majority Whip - Roy Blunt (MO)*
Chair, Republican Conference - Deborah
Pryce (OH)*
Chair, Nat'l Rep. Cong. Comm. - Thomas M. Reynolds (NY) Chair, Republican Policy Comm. - John Shadegg (AZ)* groupings
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House Democrats
Minority Leader - Nancy Pelosi (CA)* Minority Whip - Steny H. Hoyer (MD)* Democratic Caucus
Assistant to the Democratic Leader - John Spratt (SC) Chair, Dem. Congr. Campaign Comm. - Rahm Emanuel (IL) Democratic Steering and Policy Committee
groupings
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Senate | .> |
Majority Leader
- Bill Frist (TN)*
Asst. Majority Ldr/Majority Whip - Mitch McConnell (KY) Chair, Senate Rep. Conference - Rick Santorum (PA)* Vice Chair, Senate Rep. Conference - Kay Bailey Hutchison Chair, Rep. Policy Comm. - John Kyl (AZ)* Chair, Nat'l Rep. Sen. Comm. - Elizabeth Dole (NC) |
Minority Leader - Harry Reid
(NV)*
Assistant Democratic Leader - Dick Durbin (IL) Sec. of the Conference - Debbie Stabenow (MI) Chair, Dem. Sen. Campaign Comm. - Charles E. Schumer (NY) Chair, Dem. Policy Committee - Byron Dorgan (ND)* Chair, Steering and Outreach Committee - Hillary Rodham Clinton (NY)* Assistant Floor Leader - Patty Murray (WA) Chair of Ranking Member Outreach - Paul S. Sarbanes (MD) Vice Chair of Ranking Member Outreach - Jeff Bingaman (NM) Chair of Rural Outreach - Blanche L. Lincoln (AR) Chief Deputy Whip - Barbara Boxer (CA) Deputy Whips - Thomas R. Carper (DE), Bill Nelson (FL), Russell D. Feingold (WI) |
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In a political landscape dominated by the Democratic and Republican parties, third or minor parties have had great trouble getting rooted. (See Ballot Access News and Third Party Watch). Three major third parties are working to build a national presence and are running candidates in various states: the Greens, the Libertarian Party, and the Constitution Party (formerly U.S. Taxpayers Party). The Reform Party, which grew out of Ross Perot's campaigns, has fragmented. A fifth party, The Natural Law Party, closed its national headquarters in April 2004. |
Yet More Parties
In addition, there are a
number of other small national parties operating at the fringes:
Communist Party U.S.A.
Labor Party
New Party
Socialist Party USA
Workers World Party
As Noted Above
Over the past decade in
many states, an increasing percentage of the electorate has chosen to remain
unaffiliated (ex.1,
ex.2).
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