Mississippi Republican Party
Mississippi Republican Party | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | D. Michael Hurst Jr. |
| House leader | Jason White |
| Senate leader | Delbert Hosemann |
| Founded | 1956 |
| Headquarters | P.O. Box 60, Jackson, Mississippi 39205 |
| Ideology | Conservatism |
| National affiliation | Republican Party |
| Colors | Red |
| Seats in the United States Senate | 2 / 2 |
| Seats in the United States House of Representatives | 3 / 4 |
| Seats in the Mississippi Senate | 36 / 52 |
| Seats in the Mississippi House of Representatives | 76 / 122 |
| Election symbol | |
| Website | |
| msgop | |
The Mississippi Republican Party is the Mississippi state affiliate of the United States Republican Party. The party chairman is D. Michael Hurst Jr., and the party is based in Jackson, Mississippi. The original Republican Party of Mississippi was founded following the American Civil War, and the current incarnation of the Mississippi Republican Party was founded in 1956. The party would grow in popularity after the 1964 Civil Rights Act and is currently the dominant party in the state.