Mackinac Conference | |
 Michigan state historic marker | |
  Location within the state of Michigan  Location within the United States | |
| Location | Grand Hotel Avenue Mackinac Island, Michigan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 45°51′02″N 84°37′30″W / 45.850625°N 84.625025°W |
| Part of | Mackinac Island (ID66000397[1]) |
| Significant dates | |
| Designated NHLDCP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated MSHS | August 15, 1975 |
The Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference, also known as the Midwest Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference, is a biennial United States Republican Party political conference held on Mackinac Island, Michigan.
The conference was first founded in 1953.
Dates[edit]
- 2023: September 22–24, 2023 - “Party of the Constitution”
- 2021: September 24–26, 2021 - "All in Michigan"
- 2019: September 20–22, 2019 - "Growth, Opportunity, Prosperity"
- 2017: September 22–24, 2017 - "Together We Rise"
- 2015: September 18–20, 2015 – "Michigan: Foundation For the Future"
- 2013: September 20–22, 2013 - 30th event
- 2011: September 23–25, 2011
- 2009: September 25–27, 2009
- 2007: September 21–23, 2007 – "Relying on our Roots"
- 2005: September 23–25, 2005 – "Make Every Day Count"
- 2003: September 18–21, 2003
- 2001: September 21–23, 2001
- 1999: September 17–19, 1999
Notable Guests[edit]
- 2023 (attended): political candidate Kari Lake; actor Jim Caviezel; author ZUBY; journalist Alex Newman; presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy; statesman Alan Keyes; RNC Committeewoman Tamara Scott; emergency physician Dr. Chuck Thurston; social commentator Leah Southwell
- 2023: (invited): author Dinesh D'Souza; political candidate Kari Lake; actor Jim Caviezel; author ZUBY; journalist Alex Newman; presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy; statesman Alan Keyes; RNC Committeewoman Tamara Scott; emergency physician Dr. Chuck Thurston; social commentator Leah Southwell
- 2021 (attended): RNC Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel; Senator Ted Cruz; Senator Lindsey Graham; South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem; Rep. Nancy Mace
- 2021 (invited): Vice President Mike Pence; RNC Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel; Senator Ted Cruz; Senator Lindsey Graham; UN Ambassador Nikki Haley; South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem; Rep. Nancy Mace
- 2019: Rep. Dan Crenshaw; Education Secretary Betsy DeVos; Republican leader Kevin McCarthy; Vice President Mike Pence; former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour
- 2017 (attended): RNC Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel; Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz, former Michigan governor John Engler, Kentucky governor Matt Bevin, House Majority leader Kevin McCarthy.
- 2017 (invited): RNC Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel; President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez; Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz, former Michigan governor John Engler, Kentucky governor Matt Bevin, House Majority leader Kevin McCarthy.[2]
- 2015 (attended): Jeb Bush, Senator Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Governor John Kasich, Senator Rand Paul, Governor Rick Snyder
- 2015 (invited): Jeb Bush, Senator Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Governor Scott Walker, Governor John Kasich, Senator Rand Paul, Governor Rick Snyder
- 2013 (attended): Karl Rove, Senator Rand Paul, Governor Scott Walker, Governor Bobby Jindal, Reince Priebus, Senator John Thune
- 2013 (invited): Congressman Paul Ryan, Karl Rove, Congressman Sean Duffy, Senator Marco Rubio, Governor Jeb Bush, Senator Rand Paul, Governor Scott Walker, Mayor Mia Love, Speaker John Boehner
- 2011: Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Nikki Haley, Susana Martinez, Reince Priebus, Rick Snyder, Thaddeus McCotter[3][4]
- 2009: Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Ari Fleischer, Congressman Eric Cantor, Governor John Engler
- 2007: Duncan Hunter, Rudy Giuliani, Tom Tancredo, Ron Paul, Sam Brownback, Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson, John McCain
- 2005: Sam Brownback, Mitt Romney
- 2003: Lynne Cheney,[5] Ken Mehlman[6]
- 1999: Gary Bauer,[7] Alan Keys, Steve Forbes, Vern Ehlers[8]
- 1997: Newt Gingrich, John Kasich, Spencer Abraham, Jim Nicholson[9]
- 1995: Bob Dole, Newt Gingrich, Phil Gramm[10]
- 1987: Pat Robertson, Bob Dole[11]
- 1985: Bob Dole, Jack Kemp, James Baker[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
- ^ "Pence interested in attending Mackinac GOP confab". The Detroit News. August 7, 2017.
- ^ "TENTATIVE CONFERENCE AGENDA". Michigan Republican Party. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
- ^ "Mackinac Conference will feature Gov. Rick Perry". Michigan Republican Party. June 30, 2011. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ^ "Mackinac Island's Grand Hotel is history's front porch". The Detroit News. September 18, 2003. Archived from the original on November 9, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ^ Ludington Daily News - Sep 22, 2003
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Editorial and Creative Photos". AP Images. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ Toledo Blade - Sep 20, 1997
- ^ The Michigan Daily - Sep 25, 1995
- ^ Los Angeles Times - Sep 20, 1987
- ^ The Lewiston Daily Sun - Sep 25, 1985