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{{Short description|US political organization aiming to consolidate Republican control of State legislatures}} {{Short description|United States Republican Party organization}}
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The '''Republican State Leadership Committee''' '''(RSLC)''' is a political organization dedicated to electing ] to state offices across the ]. The organization notably raised over ]140 million from 2004 to 2014, working across the country. In the 2019-20 cycle alone, RSLC spent over $45 million. The RSLC's ] counterpart is the ] (DLCC).<ref name="legislatures">{{cite news|url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/11/11/the_other_gop_wave_state_legislatures__124626.html|title=The Other GOP Wave: State Legislatures|publisher=]|accessdate=April 29, 2015|date=November 11, 2014|first=David|last=Byler}}</ref> The '''Republican State Leadership Committee''' ('''RSLC''') is a political organization designed to assist ] in capturing and holding control of ] across the ]. The organization notably raised over ]140 million from 2004 to 2014, working across the country. The RSLC's ] counterpart is the ] (DLCC).<ref name="legislatures">{{cite news|url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/11/11/the_other_gop_wave_state_legislatures__124626.html|title=The Other GOP Wave: State Legislatures|publisher=]|accessdate=April 29, 2015|date=November 11, 2014|first=David|last=Byler}}</ref>


The organization has stated that it is "the largest caucus of Republican state leaders in the nation with one unified goal: winning." They work to "recruit and elect Republicans to state legislatures and to the offices of lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and statewide agriculture official." The RSLC has also asserted that they have "more than 250,000 donors in all 50 states."<ref name=panels>{{cite news|title=Lamb, Bingman Named To National Panels|url=http://mccarvillereport.com/archives/28172|accessdate=April 29, 2015|date=April 9, 2015|publisher=The McCarville Report}}</ref> The organization has stated that it "is the largest caucus of Republican state leaders in the country and the only national organization whose mission is to elect down-ballot, state-level Republican officeholders" with efforts focused on "the offices of lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state legislator, the judiciary and other down-ticket races." The RSLC has also asserted that they have "more than 150,000 donors in all 50 states."<ref name=panels>{{cite news|title=Lamb, Bingman Named To National Panels|url=http://mccarvillereport.com/archives/28172|accessdate=April 29, 2015|date=April 9, 2015|publisher=The McCarville Report}}</ref>


The RSLC President position is currently held by Dee Duncan. The RSLC has functioned since 2002,<ref name=panels/> while their rivals in the DLCC got started after the 1992 elections. The RSLC President position is currently held by Matt Walter. The RSLC has functioned since 2002,<ref name=panels/> while their rivals in the DLCC got started after the 1992 elections.


After ] was announced chairman in January 2010, the RSLC is reported to have laundered $1.5 million from the ] to Alabama Speaker ] and a group associated with ].<ref name=politico>{{cite news|last1=Burns|first1=Alexander|title=GOP group snared in money scheme|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2014/08/republican-state-leadership-committee-memo-109680|accessdate=24 May 2016|work=Politico|date=4 August 2014}}</ref> From January 2010 to January 2014 the RSLC paid Gillespie $654,000.<ref name=politico/>
In the 2020 elections, the RSLC and state Republicans overcame $500 million in Democrat spending to retain 59 Republican state legislative chamber majorities while from blue to red in New Hampshire.

Political activist campaigns founded or co-founded by the RSLC include the "Judicial Fairness Initiative", the "Future Majority Project", and the "Right Women, Right Now" initiative.<ref name=panels/> As of the aftermath of the ], the Republican Party controls 68 out of 98 partisan state legislative chambers in the country, with the RSLC a major part of the efforts to hold onto these chambers into the future.<ref name=legislatures/>

The RSLC is also the sponsoring organization of the ''.gop'' ].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/gop.html |accessdate= September 14, 2015 |date= December 12, 2014 |title= Delegation Record for .GOP |author= Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |author-link= Internet Assigned Numbers Authority }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/dot-gop-domain-newest-and-one-funniest-internet-memes |work= Alternet |title= The 'Dot GOP' Domain Is the Newest — and a Very Funny — Internet Meme |date= July 9, 2014 |accessdate= September 14, 2015 |first= Cliff |last= Weathers}}</ref>


==History== ==History==
The RSLC was established in 2002 with a leading Republican strategist ] as its "driving force". Through the RSLC, Jankowski responded to the national fund-raising challenge faced by ] state-level Republican candidates.<ref name="townhall_Jankowski">{{citation |url=https://townhall.com/columnists/ChrisJankowski/ |title=Chris Jankowski Biography |date=nd |access-date=October 2, 2017 |work=Town Hall}}</ref><ref name="NPR_Gerrymandering_2016">{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2016/06/15/482150951/understanding-congressional-gerrymandering-its-moneyball-applied-to-politics |access-date=October 2, 2017 |title=Understanding Congressional Gerrymandering: 'It's Moneyball Applied To Politics' |date=June 15, 2016 |work=NPR |series=Fresh Air}}</ref><ref group="Notes">By 2016, Jankowski was the "Executive Director of the RSLC’s REDistricting MAjority Project (]), a $20 million program that led the way in picking up nearly 700 legislative seats and 20 legislative chambers across the country."</ref> The RSLC was established in 2002 with a leading Republican strategist ] as its "driving force". Through the RSLC Jankowski responded to the national fund-raising challenge faced by ] state-level Republican candidates.<ref name="townhall_Jankowski">{{citation |url=https://townhall.com/columnists/ChrisJankowski/ |title=Chris Jankowski Biography |date=nd |access-date=October 2, 2017 |work=Town Hall}}</ref><ref name="NPR_Gerrymandering_2016">{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2016/06/15/482150951/understanding-congressional-gerrymandering-its-moneyball-applied-to-politics |access-date=October 2, 2017 |title=Understanding Congressional Gerrymandering: 'It's Moneyball Applied To Politics' |date=June 15, 2016 |work=NPR |series=Fresh Air}}</ref><ref group="Notes">By 2016, Jankowski was the "Executive Director of the RSLC’s REDistricting MAjority Project (]), a $20 million program that led the way in picking up nearly 700 legislative seats and 20 legislative chambers across the country."</ref>


==See also== ==See also==
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==External links== ==External links==
* {{official|http://www.rslc.gop/}} * {{official|http://www.rslc.gop/}}
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United States Republican Party organization

The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) is a political organization designed to assist Republicans in capturing and holding control of state legislatures across the United States. The organization notably raised over $140 million from 2004 to 2014, working across the country. The RSLC's Democratic Party counterpart is the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC).

The organization has stated that it "is the largest caucus of Republican state leaders in the country and the only national organization whose mission is to elect down-ballot, state-level Republican officeholders" with efforts focused on "the offices of lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state legislator, the judiciary and other down-ticket races." The RSLC has also asserted that they have "more than 150,000 donors in all 50 states."

The RSLC President position is currently held by Matt Walter. The RSLC has functioned since 2002, while their rivals in the DLCC got started after the 1992 elections.

After Ed Gillespie was announced chairman in January 2010, the RSLC is reported to have laundered $1.5 million from the Poarch Band of Creek Indians to Alabama Speaker Mike Hubbard and a group associated with Jack Abramoff. From January 2010 to January 2014 the RSLC paid Gillespie $654,000.

Political activist campaigns founded or co-founded by the RSLC include the "Judicial Fairness Initiative", the "Future Majority Project", and the "Right Women, Right Now" initiative. As of the aftermath of the 2014 U.S. elections, the Republican Party controls 68 out of 98 partisan state legislative chambers in the country, with the RSLC a major part of the efforts to hold onto these chambers into the future.

The RSLC is also the sponsoring organization of the .gop top-level Internet domain.

History

The RSLC was established in 2002 with a leading Republican strategist Chris Jankowski as its "driving force". Through the RSLC Jankowski responded to the national fund-raising challenge faced by down-ballot state-level Republican candidates.

See also

Notes

  1. By 2016, Jankowski was the "Executive Director of the RSLC’s REDistricting MAjority Project (REDMAP), a $20 million program that led the way in picking up nearly 700 legislative seats and 20 legislative chambers across the country."

References

  1. ^ Byler, David (November 11, 2014). "The Other GOP Wave: State Legislatures". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "Lamb, Bingman Named To National Panels". The McCarville Report. April 9, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  3. ^ Burns, Alexander (August 4, 2014). "GOP group snared in money scheme". Politico. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  4. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (December 12, 2014). "Delegation Record for .GOP". Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  5. Weathers, Cliff (July 9, 2014). "The 'Dot GOP' Domain Is the Newest — and a Very Funny — Internet Meme". Alternet. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  6. "Chris Jankowski Biography", Town Hall, nd, retrieved October 2, 2017
  7. "Understanding Congressional Gerrymandering: 'It's Moneyball Applied To Politics'". NPR. Fresh Air. June 15, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2017.

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