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Pennsylvania Republican Party
The Pennsylvania Republican Party (PAGOP) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the state of Pennsylvania, headquartered in Harrisburg. Its chairman is state senator Greg Rothman.
Along with the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, it is one of the two major political parties in the state. It currently controls one of Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate seats, 10 of the state's 17 U.S. House seats, three of the five statewide offices, and holds a majority in the State Senate.
The party was founded on November 27, 1854, in Towanda, Pennsylvania, by former Congressman David Wilmot. Wilmot invited political leaders and a small group of friends to the organization's first meeting, which took place in his home. Notable attendees included U.S. Senator Simon Cameron, Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, Colonel Alexander McClure, and future governor Andrew Curtin. Wilmot convinced the group to form local Republican clubs in their home counties.
Following the 1856 presidential election, Pennsylvania Republicans reorganized as the People's Party. The change in name helped to welcome former Know Nothings who had supported president Millard Fillmore over the Republican presidential candidate, John C. Frémont. The People's Party sent delegates to the 1860 Republican National Convention, where they voted for Simon Cameron on the first ballot. During the Civil War, leaders in the People's Party joined War Democrats to organize the Union Party. After 1868, the party was known as the National Union Republican, or simply Republican.
On September 5, 1858, officials from 64 of Pennsylvania's 65 counties met in Pittsburgh to form the state committee. During the meeting, they elected David Wilmot, the party's founder, as the first chairman.
In 1959, chairman George I. Bloom made the Republican Party a statewide organization. He had the headquarters located in Harrisburg, where it remains to this day.
Pennsylvania was politically dominated by the Democratic Party until around 1856. This is at least partially attributed to the desire of many in the state to promote its growing industries by raising taxes. From the period immediately preceding the Civil War until the mid-1930s, political dominance in the state largely rested with the Republican Party. The party was led by a series of bosses, including Simon Cameron, J. Donald Cameron, Matthew Quay, and Boies Penrose. Quay in particular was one of the dominant political figures of his era, as he served as chairman of the Republican National Committee and helped place Theodore Roosevelt on the 1900 Republican ticket. Republican dominance was ended by the growing influence of labor and urbanization, and the implementation of the New Deal. However, even after the New Deal, Republicans remained competitive in the state.
During the period from the Civil War until the start of the Great Depression, Republican gubernatorial administrations outnumbered Democratic administrations by a margin of sixteen to two. The first Republican governor was elected in 1860, and there was a Republican governor until 1882. The governorship alternated between Republican and Democratic every term until 1894. From 1894 until 1934, Republicans held an unbroken grip on the governor's office. Democrat George Howard Earle III held the governorship for one term, from 1935 to 1939, after which Republicans held the governorship until the 1954 election of state senator George M. Leader. Democrats continued to hold the governorship into 1963, following the 1958 election of Pittsburgh mayor David L. Lawrence, who succeeded Leader. Republicans Bill Scranton and Ray Shafer followed Lawrence. In 1968, state law was changed to allow governors to run for a second consecutive four-year term. However, in the 1970 election, Democrat Milton Shapp defeated Shafer's lieutenant governor, Ray Broderick. Shapp was re-elected over Republican nominee Drew Lewis in 1974.
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Pennsylvania Republican Party
The Pennsylvania Republican Party (PAGOP) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the state of Pennsylvania, headquartered in Harrisburg. Its chairman is state senator Greg Rothman.
Along with the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, it is one of the two major political parties in the state. It currently controls one of Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate seats, 10 of the state's 17 U.S. House seats, three of the five statewide offices, and holds a majority in the State Senate.
The party was founded on November 27, 1854, in Towanda, Pennsylvania, by former Congressman David Wilmot. Wilmot invited political leaders and a small group of friends to the organization's first meeting, which took place in his home. Notable attendees included U.S. Senator Simon Cameron, Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, Colonel Alexander McClure, and future governor Andrew Curtin. Wilmot convinced the group to form local Republican clubs in their home counties.
Following the 1856 presidential election, Pennsylvania Republicans reorganized as the People's Party. The change in name helped to welcome former Know Nothings who had supported president Millard Fillmore over the Republican presidential candidate, John C. Frémont. The People's Party sent delegates to the 1860 Republican National Convention, where they voted for Simon Cameron on the first ballot. During the Civil War, leaders in the People's Party joined War Democrats to organize the Union Party. After 1868, the party was known as the National Union Republican, or simply Republican.
On September 5, 1858, officials from 64 of Pennsylvania's 65 counties met in Pittsburgh to form the state committee. During the meeting, they elected David Wilmot, the party's founder, as the first chairman.
In 1959, chairman George I. Bloom made the Republican Party a statewide organization. He had the headquarters located in Harrisburg, where it remains to this day.
Pennsylvania was politically dominated by the Democratic Party until around 1856. This is at least partially attributed to the desire of many in the state to promote its growing industries by raising taxes. From the period immediately preceding the Civil War until the mid-1930s, political dominance in the state largely rested with the Republican Party. The party was led by a series of bosses, including Simon Cameron, J. Donald Cameron, Matthew Quay, and Boies Penrose. Quay in particular was one of the dominant political figures of his era, as he served as chairman of the Republican National Committee and helped place Theodore Roosevelt on the 1900 Republican ticket. Republican dominance was ended by the growing influence of labor and urbanization, and the implementation of the New Deal. However, even after the New Deal, Republicans remained competitive in the state.
During the period from the Civil War until the start of the Great Depression, Republican gubernatorial administrations outnumbered Democratic administrations by a margin of sixteen to two. The first Republican governor was elected in 1860, and there was a Republican governor until 1882. The governorship alternated between Republican and Democratic every term until 1894. From 1894 until 1934, Republicans held an unbroken grip on the governor's office. Democrat George Howard Earle III held the governorship for one term, from 1935 to 1939, after which Republicans held the governorship until the 1954 election of state senator George M. Leader. Democrats continued to hold the governorship into 1963, following the 1958 election of Pittsburgh mayor David L. Lawrence, who succeeded Leader. Republicans Bill Scranton and Ray Shafer followed Lawrence. In 1968, state law was changed to allow governors to run for a second consecutive four-year term. However, in the 1970 election, Democrat Milton Shapp defeated Shafer's lieutenant governor, Ray Broderick. Shapp was re-elected over Republican nominee Drew Lewis in 1974.