California Republican Party

California Republican Party
Chairperson	Jessica Millan Patterson
Senate Leader	Brian Jones
Assembly Leader	James Gallagher
Founder	John C. Frémont
Founded	1854; 170 years ago (1854)
Headquarters	Sacramento
Student wing	California College Republicans
Membership (February 2023)	5,236,952[1]
Ideology	Conservatism
National affiliation	Republican Party
Colors	Red (customary)   Green   Blue
US Senate Seats	0 / 2
US House Seats	11 / 52
Statewide Executive Offices	0 / 8
State Senate	8 / 40
State Assembly	18 / 80
Website
cagop.org
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The California Republican Party (CAGOP) is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in the U.S. state of California. The party is based in Sacramento and is led by chair Jessica Millan Patterson.^[2]

As of October 2023, Republicans represent approximately 23.9% of the state's registered voters, placing the party far behind the California Democratic Party which has 46.8% of registered voters.^[3] The party is a super minority in the California State Legislature, holding less than 1/3 (33.3%) of the seats in both chambers of the legislature: 18 seats out of 80 in the California State Assembly (23%), and 8 seats out of 40 in the California State Senate (20%). The party holds none of the eight statewide executive branch offices, 12 of the state's 52 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives delegation, and neither of California's seats in the U.S. Senate.

The California Republican Party is known for its culture-war style politics; the state party platform advocates for a near-total ban on abortion access, banning same-sex marriage, and privatizing education.^[4]