Republican National Convention Committees

(page revised June 17, 2016)  

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  Enid Mickelsen (UT)
Co-Chair  Ron Kaufman (MA)

(announced June 17, 2016)


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  Mike Duncan (KY)
Co-Chair  Doyle Webb (AR)

(announced June 3, 2016) 


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  Former Gov. Haley Barbour (MS)
Co-Chair  Mary Buestrin (WI)

(announced June 17, 2016)







Committee on Resolutions (Platform Committee)

(announced May 24, 2016)

Chairman  Sen. John Barrasso (WY)
Co-Chair  Gov. Mary Fallin (OK)
Co-Chair  U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC)


Platform Committee Staff
Executive Director  Ben Key

Also served as executive director of the 2012 platform committee.  COO of Eagle Express, Inc. since Sept. 2014, and senior counsel and strategist at Silver Bullet LLC from May 2013, in Dallas, TX  External affairs in the chairman's office at the RNC, Jan.-May 2012 and Sept. 2012-April 2013.  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  Andrew Bremberg

Policy director for Gov. Scott Walker's presidential campaign and earlier at his Our American Revivial.   Policy advisor and counsel on nominations to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, March 2014-May 2015.  Department manager at MITRE, Feb. 2009-Feb. 2014.  Chief of staff in the Office of Public Health and Science (July 2007-Jan. 2009), special assistant in the immediate Office of the Secretary (July 2005-July 2007) and special assistant to the Executive Secretary (July 2001-July 2005) at the Department of Health and Human Services.  J.D. from The Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law, 2006; B.A. in psychology and theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville, 2001.

Editor  William Gribbin

Gribbin was also editor of the 2012 and 2008 Republican platforms.  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.

Assistant Editor  Eric Ueland

Republican staff director at the U.S. Senate Budget Committee from June 2013.  Vice president at the Duberstein Group, April 2007-June 2013.  Staffer in the U.S. Senate, 1989-2007 including chief of staff to the U.S. Senate Majority Leader, Jan. 2005-Jan. 2007; chief of staff to the Assistant Republican Leader in the Senate, Jan. 1999-Dec. 2002; and staff on the Senate Republican Policy Committee, 1989-96.  Bachelor's degree in history from University of San Francisco, 1988.

Executive Assistant  Mary Salvi

Most recently working at a paralegal at Salvi & Maher LLC as well as a private tutor and barista.  Bachelor's degree in political science and arts and letters pre-professional from University of Notre Dame, 2015.


David Schiappa, Parliamentarian
Justin Riemer, Counsel
Mary Elizabeth Taylor, Clerk
Allison Curry, Clerk
Sloane Skinner, Clerk
Karen Portik, Graphic Designer
Marcia Brown, Production
Sheila Berkley, Platform Consultant
Mike Mears, Director of Strategic Partnerships
Rachel Packebush, Intern

Administrative Team Brian O’Malley, Ed Cowling, Blake Glovitz, Kim Owens, Will Gillette, Gordon James

Court Reporter Stephen Mengelkamp, Nate Riveness

Policy Staff
Restoring the American Dream Jeff Schlagenhauf Eric Ueland 

A Rebirth of Constitutional Government Stephen Higgins Robert Porter

America’s Natural Resources: Agriculture, Energy, and the Environment Brian Clifford Justin Memmott

Government Reform Danielle Cutrona Katy Talento

Great American Families, Education, Healthcare, and Criminal Justice Katie Altshuler Cyrus Artz

America Resurgent Jonathan Burks Michael Stransky Robert Wilkie


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