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Republican National Convention Committees

(page updated August 21, 2012)

(announced July 27, 2012)
Committee on Rules and Order of Business (Rules Committee)

"The RNC Rules Committee has been reviewing and modifying the Rules of the Republican Party for the past three years. These amendments will be presented to the RNC and then to the Convention Rules Committee, which will review these changes and propose final Rules, as amended, for adoption by the convention."
Chairman  Former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu

Committee on Credentials

"The Credentials Committee will receive the credentials of each delegate filed in accordance with the Rules and submit the temporary roll of the convention, which will have been previously reviewed by the RNC. The Credentials Committee may hear and resolve appeals to the ruling of any contest adjudicated by the RNC Committee on Contests, as to the seating of delegates to the convention."
Chairman  Former RNC Chairman and Kentucky National Committeeman Mike Duncan

Committee on Organization

"RNC Chairman Reince Priebus selects a number of convention officers, including the Permanent and Temporary Chairmen, the Secretary and the Sergeant-at-Arms. The Permanent Organization Committee will meet at the beginning of the convention to review the slate and make its recommendation to the convention."
Chairman  Zoraida Fonalledas, National Committeewoman for Puerto Rico

Committee on Resolutions (Platform Committee)

(announced July 2, 2012)

Co-Chairmen  Gov. Bob McDonnell (VA)
                         U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (ND)
                         U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn (TN)

Platform Committee Staff
Executive Director Ben Key

External affairs in the chairman's office at the RNC since Jan. 2012.  President of Key Consulting, 2008-11.  Executive vice president of sales and marketing for Reddy Ice, 1997-2008.  President of Key Consulting, Inc., 1994-97.  Senior vice president at Foster & Associates, 1988-1994.  Partner at Marsh & Key Consulting, 1984-88.  Chief of staff to Republican caucus leader Pat Nolan in the California legislature, 1984.  Field representative for Congressman Barry Goldwater, Jr., 1977-82.  Field representative on the President Ford Committee, Fall 1976.  B.A. in economics from UCLA, 1976.

Policy Director Elise Stefanik

Deputy policy director on the Pawlenty for President campaign; started as director of new media and deputy policy director on Pawlenty's Freedom First PAC.  Founder (Sept. 2009) and president of American Maggie, a website for conservative and Republican women to share their views online about politics and public policy.  Executive assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Chief of Staff in the White House Chief of Staff's office, and earlier worked on the President’s Domestic Policy Council.  Graduate of Harvard University, 2006.  Originally from upstate New York; "worked on numerous political campaigns growing up." twitter

Editor William J. (Bill) Gribbin

Gribbin was also editor of the 2008 Republican platform.  Director of legislative affairs for Vice President Dan Quayle.  Deputy assistant to the President for legislative affairs in the first year of the Reagan administration.  Staffer on the Senate Republican Policy Committee.  Aide/speechwriter to Sen. James L. Buckley (NY), 1975-76.  Ph.D. in American history from Catholic University.

Executive Assistant Gracey Roskam

Graduate of Hillsdale College in Michigan, 2011.  Daughter of U.S. Rep. Pete Roskam.

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