Editing Republican National Committee (section)

==Organization==
{{expand section|is the committee itself the entire organization or is their paid staff and volunteers, what is the internal structure and subcommittees if any, how is the election of committee members and its leadership and other officers structured, what are the relationships to state and county committees |small = no | date = January 2021}}

{{As of|since=y|2025|01|17|post=,|df=US}} the Republican National Committee has been chaired by [[Michael Whatley]] and co-chaired by [[KC Crosbie]].<ref name="klbrief">{{cite news |url=https://kentuckylantern.com/briefs/kentuckian-kc-crosbie-elected-republican-national-committee-co-chair/ |title=Kentuckian KC Crosbie elected Republican National Committee co-chair |date=January 17, 2025 |website=[[Kentucky Lantern]] |first=McKenna |last=Horsley |access-date=January 19, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://apnews.com/general-news-096b7838036548d29afaea7a84cba7d2|title=North Carolina Republicans pick Whatley as state party head|date=June 9, 2019|work=AP News|access-date=March 8, 2024}}</ref>

The previous chair of the Republican National Committee was [[Ronna McDaniel]], serving from 2017 to 2024. McDaniel was chair of the [[Michigan Republican Party]] from 2015 to 2017.<ref name="RNC National Leaders">{{Cite web | url = https://www.gop.com/leaders/national/ | access-date = 14 January 2020 | title = National Leadership | website = Republican National Committee | archive-date = 12 January 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200112071859/https://www.gop.com/leaders/national/ | url-status = live }}</ref>

In January 2019, [[Thomas O. Hicks Jr.]] was elected co-chairman of the RNC. Hicks has a strong connection to former President Trump's campaigns and policy initiatives, having served as chairman of the [[America First Policies#America First Action Super PAC|America First Action PAC]] and [[America First Policies]], and as national finance co-chairman for [[Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign|Donald J. Trump for President]].<ref name="RNC National Leaders"/>

Similar committees to the RNC exist in each U.S. state and most U.S. counties. The RNC also organizes volunteer groups for specific interests, such as the Black Republican Activists, GOP Hispanics, RNC Women (not to be confused with [[National Federation of Republican Women]]), GOP Faith, Asian Pacific Americans, Young Leaders, and Veterans & Military Families.<ref name="RNC National Leaders"/>