The Republican Party of the United States Virgin Islands is a
political party
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in the
U.S. Virgin Islands, and is affiliated with the
Republican Party at the national level.
John Canegata was the party chairman until the 2020 Republican National Convention at which the
Republican National Committee
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removed him as chairman for violations of party rules.
Lilliana Belardo de O'Neal, a former member
territorial Legislature, and Jevon Williams serve on the Republican National Committee as national committeewoman and national committeeman respectively.
The party has a small influence in the islands, failing to be competitive in gubernatorial elections for over three decades.
History
Founded in 1948 as a committee under the leadership of Roy Gordon, it was the successor to the Republican Club of the Virgin Islands founded by
Adolph Achille Gereau
Adolph Achille Gereau, or Adolph Gereau, (December 20, 1893 – May 24, 1994) was a United States Virgin Islands civil servant who was the principal founder of the Republican Club and one of the committee of founders of the Republican Party of t ...
in 1924.
Melvin H. Evans, who was the territory's first elected
governor
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, was a Republican. He later served in
Congress
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.
Former Governor
Kenneth Mapp
Kenneth Ezra Mapp (born November 2, 1955) is an American politician who served as the eighth elected Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, from 2015 to 2019. He is registered Republican, had been a Republican member of the Virgin Islands Legislature, but was elected to the territorial governorship as an independent. Previously the
lieutenant governor, he was the Republican nominee for Congress in 1996.
Republican National Convention
Under national Republican Party rules, the Virgin Islands sends nine delegates to the
Republican National Convention.
See also
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Politics of the United States Virgin Islands
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Republican Party presidential debates, 2012
A series of political debates were held prior to and during the 2012 Republican primaries, among candidates for the Republican presidential nomination in the national election of 2012. The first debate occurred on May 5, 2011, in Greenville, S ...
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Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012
Voters of the Republican Party elected state delegations to the 2012 Republican National Convention in presidential primaries. The national convention then selected its nominee to run for President of the United States in the 2012 presidential ...
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Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
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References
External links
Republican Party of the United States Virgin Islands
Political parties in the United States Virgin Islands
1948 establishments in the United States Virgin Islands
Political parties established in 1948
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