Georgia Republican Party
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| Georgia Republican Party | |
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| Party Chairman | Alec Poitevint |
| Senate Leader | Eric Johnson |
| House Leader | Glenn Richardson |
| Founded | 1854 |
| Headquarters | 3110 Maple Drive Atlanta, GA 30305 |
| Political ideology | Center-right Conservatism Economic liberalism |
| National affiliation | Republican Party |
| Color(s) | Red (unofficial) |
| Web Site | www.gagop.org |
The Georgia Republican Party is one of the two major political parties in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is affiliated with the United States Republican Party.
Leadership
Governor Sonny Perdue is the titular head of the Georgia Republican Party. Alec Poitevint is the State Chairman, and Marty Klein is the Executive Director. Poitevint also serves as Republican National Committeeman representing Georgia. Linda Herren serves as the National Committeewoman.
Poitevint's term as State Chairman expires in 2007 and he is not running for re-election.
History
The modern Georgia Republican Party traces its roots to the 1964 Presidential campaign of U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater, who became the first Republican Presidential candidate to carry Georgia since Reconstruction. Georgia Republicans struggled through the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s to become a major party, occasionally winning victories such as the election of U.S. Senator Mack Mattingly in 1980, only to see those gains erased in subsequent elections.
Governor Sonny Perdue became the titular head of the Georgia Republican Party in 2002 when he was elected as the first Republican Governor since Reconstruction.
