Ric Metzgar leading the opening prayer for the Maryland State Senate, February 15th 2012.
Republican Party - A Brief History
Behind all the elected officials and the candidates of any political party are thousands of hard-working staff and volunteers who raise money, lick the envelopes, and make the phone calls that every winning campaign must have.The national structure of our party starts with the Republican National Committee. Each state has its own Republican State Committee with a Chairman and staff. The Republican structure goes right down to the neighborhoods, where a Republican precinct captain every Election Day organizes Republican workers to get out and vote.
From the Beginning
Abolishing slavery, Free speech. Women’s suffrage. These are all stances the Republican Party, in opposition to the Democratic Party, adopted early on.
Leading the Way On the Issues
Republicans fought to abolish slavery, give black americans equal rights and then the vote. Many Republican politicians risked their careers on that period’s “third rail” of politics.
The First Republican
With the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860, the Republicans firmly established themselves as a major party capable of holding onto the White House for 60 of the next 100 years.
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