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Alabama Republican Party | |
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| Chairperson | John Wahl |
| Governor | Kay Ivey |
| Senate leader | Greg Reed |
| House speaker | Nathaniel Ledbetter |
| Chief Justice | Tom Parker |
| Headquarters | 3505 Lorna Road Birmingham |
| Ideology | Conservatism |
| National affiliation | Republican Party |
| Colors | Red |
| Senate | 27 / 35 |
| House of Representatives | 75 / 105 |
| State Board of Education | 7 / 9 |
| Statewide Executive Offices | 7 / 7 |
| Supreme Court of Alabama | 9 / 9 |
| U.S. Senate | 2 / 2 |
| U.S. House of Representatives | 6 / 7 |
| Website | |
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The Alabama Republican Party is the state affiliate of the Republican Party in Alabama. It is the dominant political party in Alabama. The state party is governed by the Alabama Republican Executive Committee. The committee usually meets twice a year. As of the February 23, 2019 meeting in Birmingham, the committee is composed of 463 members.[1] Most of the committee's members are elected in district elections across Alabama. The district members are elected in the Republican Primary once every four years, with the most recent election for the committee having been on June 5, 2018. The new committee takes office following the general election in November 2018. In addition, all 67 county GOP chairmen have automatic seats as voting members. The state chairman can appoint 10 members. Each county committee can appoint bonus members (maximum of 5 per county) based on a formula that theoretically could add 312 seats, although that formula currently calls for only about 50 seats.
The Alabama Republican Executive Committee has several important functions. Every two years the committee elects the state chairman, vice chairmen, the secretary and the treasurer as well as other members of a steering committee. Together, they have responsibility for administering the day-to-day operations of the party. The committee also sets election rules for the statewide Republican primary and has oversight responsibilities for the 67 county parties. The committee also elects The national committeeman (currently Paul Reynolds, since 2008) and national committeewoman (currently Vicki A. Drummond, since 2012) to serve on the Republican National Committee from Alabama. In addition, Vicki Drummond serves as the secretary of the Republican National Committee.[2] Once every four years the committee selects the GOP slate for U.S. presidential electors and chooses alternate delegates to the GOP National Convention.