Michigan Republican Party
The Michigan Republican Party is the state affiliate of the national Republican Party in Michigan, United States, sometimes referred to as MIGOP.
Michigan Republican Party | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Pete Hoekstra |
| Senate Leader | Aric Nesbitt |
| House Leader | Matt Hall |
| Founded | July 6, 1854, in Jackson, Michigan |
| Headquarters | Lansing, Michigan |
| Student wing | Michigan Federation of College Republicans |
| Youth wing | Michigan Young Republicans Michigan Teen Age Republicans |
| Women's wing | Republican Women's Federation of Michigan |
| Ideology | Conservatism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| National affiliation | Republican Party |
| Colors | Red |
| Michigan House of Representatives | 54 / 110 |
| Michigan Senate | 18 / 38 |
| Statewide Executive Offices | 0 / 4 |
| U.S. House of Representatives | 6 / 13 |
| U.S. Senate | 0 / 2 |
| Website | |
| Official website Karmano faction website | |
Ronna Romney McDaniel was the chairwoman of the party, having been elected in 2015 by delegates to the Republican State Convention. McDaniel is now the Republican National Committee Chairwoman. The Michigan Republican Party hosts a biennial political conference at the Mackinac Island Grand Hotel called the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference. The event features notable national Republicans, senators, governors, and presidential candidates.
Whereas the Michigan Republican Party has historically been characterized by moderate conservatism, the party took a hard-right turn after Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016. After the 2020 United States elections, the Michigan Republican Party pushed false claims of fraud and sought to overturn the election results. A months-long Republican investigation found there was no evidence of widespread fraud and recommended for the attorney general to investigate some who had made such allegations for personal gain.
Starting in 2023 and as a result of the 2022 elections, the party has no substantial political power in the state. The Republican Party has minorities in both chambers of the state legislature and its U.S. House delegation, as well as neither of the state's U.S. Senate seats, and no statewide executive offices.