National Republican Campaign Committee

The National Republican Campaign Committee is the political committee of the Republican caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives. It is governed by its chairman, U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions, and an executive committee composed of Republican members of the U.S. House. It supports the election of Republicans to the House through direct financial contributions to candidates and Republican Party organizations; technical and research assistance to Republican candidates and Party organizations, voter registration, education and turnout programs, and other Party-building activities.  As a registered 520, most of NRCC's contributions are in the form of independent expenditures, mostly comprised of advertising such as commercials and automated phone calls ("robocalls.") During the 2006 Congressional elections, the NRCC came under criticism for authorizing repetitive "robocalls" in over 50 competitive races. These calls did not specifically identify the source of the call at its beginning, as required by federal law; this caused many people to believe the calls were sponsored by Democratic Candidates. In 2008, NRCC revealed the Chris Ward, who had served as treasurer for the NRCC, as well as 83 other Republican committeemen embezzled over $500,000 for personal and business expenses. In 2010, Ward was sentenced to three years in prison for the embezzlement.

The National Republican Campaign Committee is a career patron of Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka (R).

From January 1, 1993 through June 30, 2005, the National Republican Campaign Committee gave $3.4 million to candidates for Illinois statewide constitutional and legislative office, all of which was contributed to Republicans.

Last revised June 2011.