The 2017 Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairperson election was held in January 2017, to determine the next chairperson of the
Republican National Committee. The elected chair will be in charge of the national party activities during their two-year term.
On December 9, 2016, it was widely reported that President-elect Donald Trump intended to recommend
Ronna Romney McDaniel as the person fill this post.[1] On December 14, 2016, Trump announced that McDaniel was his recommendation to be the next chair of the
Republican National Committee.[2] The
168 members of the RNC, all of whom were elected at state and territorial conventions during the
primaries and caucuses earlier in 2016, will decide and vote upon their next chair at their January 2017 meeting. Although historically the recommendation of the Republican nominee for the presidency is usually followed,[citation needed] there is no restriction on
who the RNC members may eventually elect.