Republican National Convention
The Republican National Convention (RNC) is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1856 by the Republican Party in the United States. They are ran by the Republican National Committee. The goal of the convention is to officially nominate and confirm a candidate for president and vice president and approve a party platform.
| Republican National Convention | |
|---|---|
| Formation | June 1856 |
| Affiliations | Republican Party |
Delegates from all fifty U.S. states and from American territories, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, attend the convention and cast their votes.
Republican National Convention Media
Delegates on the floor of the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland
Musical Fund Hall at 808 Locust Street in Center City Philadelphia, where the first Republican nominating convention for president and vice president was held from June 17 to 19, 1856
