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National Republican Senatorial Committee (view source)
Revision as of 23:33, July 26, 2007
, 23:33, July 26, 2007added table of chairmen and some history
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]].
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 [[17th Amendment]] to the [[U.S. Constitution|constitution]] which provided for the direct election of [[Senators]]. The committee was reorganized and became recognized by its current name in 1948.
==Chairmen==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Years
! Name
!
|-
|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]]
|-
|}
==External links==
==External links==
[http://www.nrsc.org/ official website]
[http://www.nrsc.org/ official website]