Republican Party of Iowa

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Republican Party of Iowa
Chairperson	Jeff Kaufmann
Senate leader	Jack Whitver
House leader	Pat Grassley
Founder	Samuel J. Kirkwood Edward Russell
Founded	1856; 168 years ago (1856)
Headquarters	621 East Ninth Street Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Membership	724,939 (2021 est.)[1]
Ideology	Conservatism
National affiliation	Republican Party
Colors	Red
Slogan	"First in the Nation"
Seats in the U.S. Senate	2 / 2
Seats in the U.S. House	4 / 4
Seats in the Iowa Senate	34 / 50
Seats in the Iowa House	64 / 100
Statewide Executive Offices	6 / 7
Website
www.iowagop.org
Politics of Iowa Elections

The Republican Party of Iowa (RPI) is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Iowa. The State Central Committee is chaired by Jeff Kaufmann. The RPI operates the Republican side of the Iowa caucuses and previously sponsored the Iowa Straw Poll.

It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling all but one statewide executive office, both of the state's U.S. Senate seats, all four of its U.S. House seats, and supermajorities in both chambers of the state legislature. Its main rival is the Iowa Democratic Party.