California Republican Party

California Republican Party
Chairperson	Jessica Millan Patterson
Senate Leader	Brian Jones
Assembly Leader	James Gallagher
Founders	John C. Frémont Pío Pico
Founded	1854; 171 years ago (1854)
Headquarters	Sacramento
Student wing	California College Republicans
Membership (October 2024)	5,638,209[1]
Ideology	Conservatism
National affiliation	Republican Party
Colors	Red (customary)   Green   Blue
US Senate Seats	0 / 2
US House Seats	9 / 52
Statewide Executive Offices	0 / 8
State Senate	9 / 40
State Assembly	19 / 80
Election symbol
Website
cagop.org
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The California Republican Party (CAGOP) is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in the U.S. state of California. The party is based in Sacramento and is led by chair Jessica Millan Patterson, the first Latina to lead the party.^[2]

As of October 2023, Republicans represent approximately 23.9% of the state's registered voters, placing the party far behind the California Democratic Party which has 46.8% of registered voters.^[3] The party is a super minority in the California State Legislature, holding less than 1/3 (33.3%) of the seats in both chambers of the legislature: 19 seats out of 80 in the California State Assembly (23.75%), and 9 seats out of 40 in the California State Senate (23%). The party holds none of the eight statewide executive branch offices, 9 of the state's 52 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives delegation (17%), and neither of California's seats in the U.S. Senate.