Republican Party
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| Republican Party | |
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| Party Chairman | Ronna Romney McDaniel |
| Senate Leader | Mitch McConnell |
| House Speaker | Paul Ryan |
| House Leader | Kevin McCarthy |
| Founded | March 20, 1854 |
| Headquarters | 310 K Street SE Washington, D.C. 20003 |
| Political ideology | Conservatism Classical Liberalism Neoconservatism Liberal conservatism Libertarianism |
| Political position | Fiscal: Free Market Social: Conservative |
| International affiliation | International Democrat Union |
| Color(s) | Red (unofficial) |
| Website | www.gop.com |
The Republican Party (R) or informally the GOP (short for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States.
The Republican Party is the only major U.S. political party that is pro-life. The Republican Party is also pro-free enterprise, pro-capitalism, pro-religious liberty, pro-Second Amendment, and pro-traditional marriage. At its first national convention, in 1856, the Republican Party platform stated, "It is the duty of Congress to prohibit in the territories those twin relics of barbarism, polygamy and slavery."[1]
The Republican Party was created in 1854 by anti-slavery activists, a