National Republican Senatorial Committee
From Conservapedia
The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is a political committee established by Republican members of the United States Senate to help Republican candidates develop the campaign resources they need for 2008 to re-gain the majority in the United States Senate. The current chairman is Nevada Senator John Ensign.
History
The committee was established in 1916, in response to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the constitution which provided for the direct election of Senators. The committee was reorganized and renamed to its current name in 1948.
Chairmen
| Years | Name | State |
|---|---|---|
| 2007-2008 | John Ensign | Nevada |
| 2005-2006 | Elizabeth Dole | North Carolina |
| 2003-2004 | George Allen | Virginia |
| 2001-2002 | Bill Frist | Tennessee |
| 1997-2000 | Donald Nickles | Oklahoma |
| 1987-1988 | Rudolph Boschwitz | Minnesota |
| 1985-1986 | Henry Heinz | Pennsylvania |
| 1983-1984 | Richard Lugar | Indiana |
| 1981-1982 | Robert Packwood | Oregon |
| 1971-1972 | Peter Dominick | Colorado |
| 1973-1974 | William Brock | Tennessee |
| 1975-1976 | Theodore Stevens | Alaska |
| 1977-1978 | Robert Packwood | Oregon |
| 1979-1980 | Henry Hienz | Pennsylvania |
| 1969-1970 | John Tower | Texas |
| 1961-1962 | Barry Goldwater | Arizona |
| 1967-1968 | George Murphy | California |
| 1963-1966 | Thurston Morton | Kentucky |
| 1959-1960 | Andrew Schoeppel | Kansas |
| 1957-1958 | Everett Dirken | Illinois |
| 1951-1952 | Ralph Brewster | Main |
| 1955-1956 | Barry Goldwater | Arizona |
| 1953-1954 | Everett Dirksen | Illinois |
| 1949-1950 | Styles Bridges | New Hampshire |
