Republican Party of Georgia
| Republican Party of Georgia | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Type: | Political party |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
| Top official: | Josh McKoon, Chair |
| Website: | Official website |
The Republican Party of Georgia is the Georgia political party affiliate of the national Republican Party. The group is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Party chair
As of October 2023, the chair of the Georgia Republican Party was Josh McKoon.[1]
McKoon earned his B.S. from Furman University and his J.D. from the University of Alabama. HIs professional experience includes working as an attorney for the firm of McKoon & Associates and for Page, Scrantom, Sprouse, Tucker & Ford, P.C.
Party leadership
The Georgia Republican Party had the following state leadership as of November 2024:[2]
- Travis Bowden, Executive Director
- Josh McKoon, Chairman
- Mike Crane, First Vice-Chairman
- David Cross, Second Vice-Chairman
- Jason Thompson, National committeeman
- Amy Kremer, National committeewoman
- Caroline Jeffords, Secretary
- Laurie McClain, Treasurer
Party platform
The state party follows the platform of the Republican National Committee. Click here to view the full platform.
Party rules and bylaws
For complete information on the party's bylaws, please click here.
Party candidates
Note: The following table lists candidates who filed to run for office with this political party in a given year. This may also include candidates who filed to run with more than one political party. The list may not be comprehensive if the state's official filing deadline has not passed. This list may not populate if no candidates have filed to run with this political party. The table lists non-presidential candidates who filed to run for office with this political party in a given year. For more information on presidential candidates and elections, please click here.
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2025
Noteworthy events
Geoff Duncan expelled from state party
On January 6, 2025, the Republican Party of Georgia voted unanimously to expel former Lieutenant Governor of Georgia Geoff Duncan from any further participation or future association with the state party. Explaining its decision, the party levied several accusations against Duncan, including allegedly undermining Republican candidates and endorsing Democrats.[3]
Of the expulsion, Duncan said, “There’s been a growing divide amongst many Republicans in Georgia when the party started focusing 110 percent of their efforts on trying to defend a rigged 2020 election — in their words, not mine — and committing 100 percent of their financial resources, or a majority of their financial resources, to defending folks that were indicted for felony counts,” and “...quite honestly, badges of honor come in all kinds of shapes and sizes, and this is one of those where I don’t want to be associated with a group that thinks that the best direction forward is chaos and confusion.”[4]
See also
- List of political parties in the United States
- Political parties in Georgia
- Republican Party
- Georgia
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Georgia Republican Party Website
- Georgia Republican Party on Facebook
- Georgia Republican Party on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ Georgia Republican Party, "GAGOP Leadership," accessed November 25, 2024
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedstaff - ↑ WTOC, “Former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan ousted from Georgia GOP for alleged disloyalty" accessed January 13, 2025
- ↑ The Hill, “Anti-Trump former Georgia official on getting kicked out of state GOP: ‘What took them so long?’" accessed January 13, 2025
