The Birthplace of the Republican Party

It began in a little schoolhouse in Ripon, Wisconsin, in 1854. A small group of dedicated abolitionists gathered to fight the expansion of slavery, and they gave birth to a Party dedicated to freedom and equal opportunity.

The name “Republican” was chosen, alluding to Thomas Jefferson’s Democratic-Republican Party and conveying a commitment to the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

 

The Party was formally organized in July, 1854 by thousands of anti-slavery activists at a convention in Jackson, Michigan. And it was no accident that two years later, in 1856, the first Republican National Convention took place in Philadelphia, where the Constitution was written. In 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected the first Republican President of the United States of America!

Donald Trump's Historic Presidential Win

On January 20, 2025, Donald J. Trump was elected to a second term as the President of the United States of America.  This was an historical event, and the first time in history a president in the US had been elected to a term, did not serve the next term, and was elected in the third term.

Chico Evening Republican Women worked very hard to elect President Trump into office, and we wish him well as he booms forward into the political landscape in Washington DC and across the nation to clean up the mess created by years of Democrat Party manipulations.

GSRW at Riley's Farm for the Inauguration

Members of Golden State Republican Women (GSRW) attended the GSRW Inauguration Breakfast & Watch Party at Riley’s Farm in Oak Glen, California to celebrate the inauguration of President Trump on January 20, 2025.