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|chairperson = Julianne Murray
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|leader1_name = [[Gerald Hocker]] 
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|headquarters = 3408-A Lancaster Avenue<br />[[Wilmington, Delaware]] 19805
|membership_year = 2021
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The '''Republican State Committee of Delaware''' is the affiliate of the [[Republican Party (United States)|United States Republican Party]] in [[Delaware]]. It has regional offices in [[Dover, Delaware|Dover]], Newark, North Wilmington, and [[Georgetown, Delaware|Georgetown]].<ref name="HQ">((cite web |url=http://www.delawaregop.com/index.cfm?ref=20300 |title=Delaware GOP - Regional Headquarters |website=www.delawaregop.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514031812/http://www.delawaregop.com/index.cfm?ref=20300 |archive-date=2013-05-14))</ref>

==History of the party==

===Beginning===
The Republican State Committee of Delaware got its start in the mid-19th century, when the American Party (a group dedicated to prohibition of alcohol), People's Party, and former Whigs reformed under the Union Party. This party was dedicated to preserve the Union in the time of [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s election. While Delaware did not secede from the Union, Delaware Democrats and other supporters often opposed Lincoln's policies.<ref name="Nebraska 2009">Boyer, William and Edward C. Ratledge. Delaware Politics and Government. Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska. 2009.</ref> The Republican Party struggled to gain control in the state from 1865 to 1898, with the Democratic Party maintaining control of both the federal and state level of government. However, changes in industry and the arrival of immigrants in key locations would soon spell the rise of the Republican Party in Delaware.

===The RSC's first rise to prominence===
With industry and business slowly overtaking agriculture in the state, the Republican Party in Delaware began to develop the support it needed to overthrow the long incumbent Democratic Party. However, the rise of the party was not complete without some controversial actions. As it was common in the era, the late 1800s was rife with voter corruption and illegal election techniques. One candidate, John Addicks, was infamous for attempting to buy a U.S. Senate seat by exploiting the rising party. Republicans in the state divided on the issue with Regular Republicans opposing Addicks while Union Republicans supported him.<ref name="Nebraska 2009"/> Although Addicks didn't win election in 1899 or 1901, his corrupt tactics led to a vacation of the U.S. Senate seat for over ten years.<ref name="Nebraska 2009"/>  However, Addick's corruption proved to be only a small speed bump. With industry as a growing part of the Delaware economy, the Republican Party began to grow in popularity. With men such as [[Henry Du pont|Henry du Pont]] and [[T. Colemon Du pont|T. Colemon du Pont]] (Both members of the famous industrial du Pont family) leading the way, the Republican Party quickly gained power in the state and various government positions. [[File:Thomas du Pont.jpg|thumb|[[T. Coleman du Pont|Thomas du Pont]]: U.S. Senator and key figure to the rise of the Delaware Republican Party]] By 1915, Republicans controlled the Delaware Senate by a margin of 12 to 5 and the House by 23 to 10.<ref name="Nebraska 2009"/> Governors of the state remained Republican candidates from 1897 up until 1936. With the exception of ratifying the 19th Amendment on a state level (once the U.S. Constitution accepted it, then Delaware did as well), the Republican majority in both the federal and state level dominated legislation until the mid-1930s.

===Trading time with the Democrats===
Since World War II, the Republican Party of Delaware has had its time of prominence and powerlessness. Two Republicans, [[John J. Williams (politician)|John J. Williams]] and [[J. Caleb Boggs]], compromised two-thirds of the "Big Three" in Delaware politics.<ref name="Nebraska 2009"/> Williams would end up serving in the U.S. Senate from 1946 to 1971 while Boggs won seven statewide elections consisting of governor, U.S. House of Representatives, and U.S. Senate from 1947 to 1973.

[[File:JohnJWilliams.jpg|thumb|[[John J. Williams (politician)|John J. Williams]]: U.S. Senator from Delaware (1947–1970)]]

From 1949 to 2008, the Republican Party has held the governorship for 29 years compared to the 30 years held by Democrats.<ref name="Nebraska 2009"/> Despite dominating the gubernatorial position from 1977 to 1993, all gubernatorial elections have been won by Democrats since 1993.

[[File:BoggsCaleb.jpg|thumb|[[J. Caleb Boggs]]: Republican Governor, U.S. Senator, and U.S. Representative from Delaware]]

==Party leadership==

*State Chair: '''Julianne Murray'''
*Vice Chair: '''Rep Mike Ramone'''
*Treasurer: '''Dennis Cini'''
*Secretary: '''Julia Pillsbury'''
*Executive Assistant: '''Paula Manolakos'''
*College Republican Chair: '''Daniel Worthington'''
*Delaware Federation of Republican Women Chair:
*National Committeeman: '''Hank McCann'''
*National Committeewoman:  Mary Mc Crossan

==Current elected officials==
===Members of Congress===
====U.S. Senate====
* None

Both of Delaware's [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] seats have been held by [[Delaware Democratic Party|Democrats]] since [[2000 United States Senate elections|2000]]. [[William Roth]] was the last Republican to represent Delaware in the U.S. Senate. First elected in [[1970 United States Senate elections#Delaware|1970]], Roth lost his bid for a sixth term in [[2000 United States Senate election in Delaware|2000]] to [[Tom Carper]] who has held the seat since.

====U.S. House of Representatives====
*None

Delaware's lone congressional district has been held by Democrats since [[2010 United States House of Representatives elections|2010]]. The last Republican to represent Delaware in the House of Representatives was [[Mike Castle]]. First elected in [[1992 United States House of Representatives elections|1992]], Castle opted not to run for re-election in 2010, instead unsuccessfully running for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. Glen Urquhart ran as the Republican nominee for the House seat in the [[2010 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware|2010 election]] and was subsequently defeated by Democratic challenger [[John Carney (Delaware politician)|John Carney]].

===Statewide offices===
* None

Delaware has not elected any GOP candidates to statewide office since [[2014 Delaware elections|2014]], when [[Tom Wagner]] was re-elected as state auditor and [[Ken Simpler]] was elected as state treasurer.  In 2018, Wagner opted not to seek re-election to an eight term. In [[2018 Delaware elections|2018 elections]] James Spadola ran as the Republican nominee for auditor and was subsequently defeated by Democratic challenger [[Kathy McGuiness]] while Simpler was defeated in his bid for a second term as treasurer by Democratic challenger [[Colleen Davis]].

===State legislative leaders===
* [[Delaware Senate|Senate Minority Leader]]: '''[[Gerald Hocker]]'''
* [[Delaware House of Representatives|House Minority Leader]]: '''[[Michael Ramone]]'''

==State Assembly==

===State senators===
In 2017, Republicans controlled ten State Senate seats.<ref>Delaware State Senate Home, http://legis.delaware.gov/Legislature.nsf/Lookup/SenateHome?open&nav=senate, Accessed October 14th, 2015</ref> State Senators must be citizens of the United States and have resided in Delaware for three years. Candidates must also have been a resident of their respective district for at least one year preceding their election. The age requirement to run for this elected seat is 27 years old. In 2016 young millennial and civil attorney, Anthony Delcollo defeated long time 26-year incumbent, President Pro-Tempore  Patrica Blevins (D) by 206 votes and thinning the partisan margin in the Senate.

In 2018, Minority Whip Senator Greg Lavelle (R) lost his reelection bid to Senator Laura V. Sturgeon by a margin of 53% to 47%, widening the gap between Democrats and Republicans by an additional seat. Presently, Republicans have 9 seats in the [[Delaware Senate|Delaware State Senate]] to the Democrats' 12 seats.

Senator F. Gary Simpson, the Senate GOP's minority leader, retired before the 2018 elections. His seat was filled by Senator David Wilson.

*5th Senate District: '''[[Catherine Cloutier|Cathy Cloutier]]'''
*6th Senate District: '''Ernesto Lopez'''
*7th Senate District: '''Anthony Delcollo''' 
*15th Senate District: '''David G. Lawson'''
*16th Senate District: '''Colin Bonini'''
*18th Senate District: '''David Wilson'''
*19th Senate District: '''Brian Pettyjohn'''
*20th Senate District: '''Gerald Hocker'''
*21st Senate District: '''Bryant Richardson'''

===State representatives===
As of 2019, Republicans controlled 15 of the 41 State Assembly seats.<ref>Delaware House of Representatives, http://legis.delaware.gov/Legislature.nsf/Lookup/House_Home?open&nav=house, accessed November 15th, 2011</ref> Any candidate running for the House of Representatives must have lived in Delaware for three years and be a U.S. Citizen. The candidate must also live in the district at least one year prior to running for office and be at least 24 years of age.

*9th Representative District: '''Kevin Hensley'''
*11th Representative District: '''Jeffrey Spiegelman'''
*20th Representative District: '''Stephen Smyk'''
*21st Representative District: '''Mike Ramone'''
*22nd Representative District: '''Mike Smith'''
*30th Representative District: '''Bobby Outten'''
*33rd Representative District: '''Harold Peterman'''
*34th Representative District: '''Lyndon Yearick'''
*35th Representative District: '''David Wilson'''
*36th Representative District: '''Harvey R. Kenton'''
*37th Representative District: '''Ruth Briggs King'''
*38th Representative District: '''Ronald Gray'''
*39th Representative District/Minority Leader: '''Danny Short'''
*40th Representative District: '''Tim Dukes'''
*41st Representative District: '''Richard Collins'''

== List of Chairs ==

* [[J. Frank Allee]] (1886–1896)
* Charles Warner (1920–1922)
* [[William D. Denney]] (1926–1928)
* Ebe H. Chandler (1937–?)<ref>((Cite news |date=1946-04-20 |title=Obituary for Ebe H. Chandler |pages=7 |work=The Daily Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times-obituary-for-ebe-h-chan/130684564/ |access-date=2023-10-08))</ref>
* Clair J. Killoran (1950–1956)<ref>((Cite news |date=1975-10-31 |title=CLAIR JOHN KILLORAN |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/10/31/archives/clair-john-killoran.html |access-date=2023-10-08 |issn=0362-4331))</ref>
* Ellwood S. Leach (1958–1961)<ref>((Cite news |date=1975-05-27 |title=Ellwood Leach obituary |pages=9 |work=The Morning News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-news-ellwood-leach-obituary/34906283/ |access-date=2023-10-08))</ref>
* [[William Roth]] (1961–1964)
* Clayton S. Harrison Jr. (1964–?)
* Basil R. Battaglia (1993–2001)
* Terry A. Strine (2003–2008)
* Tom Ross (2008–2011)
* John C. Sigler (2011–2013)
* [[Charles L. Copeland]] (2013–2017)
* Michael J. Harrington Sr. (2017–2019)<ref>((Cite web |last=Bittle |first=Matt |date=2019-03-27 |title=Delaware GOP chairman not seeking 2nd term as party chief |url=https://baytobaynews.com/stories/delaware-gop-chairman-not-seeking-2nd-term-as-party-chief,14755 |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=Bay to Bay News |language=en))</ref>
* [[M. Jane Brady]] (2019–2023)
* Julianne Murray (2023–present)

==Notable Delaware Republicans==

*'''[[J. Caleb Boggs]]''': Former governor, U.S. senator and representative 
*'''[[T. Coleman du Pont|Thomas du Pont]]''': Former U.S. senator and key figure in organizing the early Delaware Republican Party
*'''[[William Roth]]''': To date, the last Republican to have represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate
*'''[[John J. Williams (politician)|John J. Williams]]''': Former U.S. senator (1947–1970)

==See also==
*[[Delaware Legislative Hall|Delaware State Capitol]]
*[[Delaware General Assembly]]
*[[Delaware House of Representatives]]
*[[Delaware Senate]]

==References==
((reflist|30em))

==External links==
*[https://delawaregop.com/ Republican State Committee of Delaware]
* [https://www.gop.com/ Republican National Committee] — Official website

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