Ripon Society
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| Formation | 1962 |
| Type | Public policy think tank |
| Headquarters | 1300 L Street Suite 900, NE |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| President | Jim Conzelman |
| Website | www.riponsociety.org |
The Ripon Society is an American centrist Republican think tank based in Washington, D.C. They produce The Ripon Forum, the Nation's longest running Republican thought and opinion journal.
The Ripon Society was the first major Republican organization to support passage of the Civil Rights Act in the 1960s. In the early 1970s, it called for the normalization of relations with China, and the abolition of the military draft.
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[edit] History and founding principles
Founded December 12, 1962, in Cambridge, Massachusetts at Harvard College. The name is a reference to Ripon, Wisconsin, the birthplace of the Republican Party.
One of the main goals of the Ripon Society is to promote ideas and principles that have contributed to the GOP's past success. These ideas include keeping our nation secure, keeping taxes low and having a federal government that is not just smaller, but smarter and more accountable to the people.
[edit] Present ventures
[edit] Lecture series
The Ripon Society hosts a series of lectures known as their "Policy & Politics Dialogue Series", which in 2011 has consisted of over 40 idea-based forums. Speakers have included: Speaker of the House John Boehner, Representatives Kevin Brady and Greg Walden, Senators Rob Portman and John McCain, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfield, and Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus.
[edit] The Ripon Forum
The Ripon Forum examines current issues with essays in politics, business, and academia. The Forum is published quarterly and focuses on several topics per issue, working to frame and lead public policy debate. Recent issues include articles examining education in the 21st century, progressive tax policy, healthcare and information technology, and election reform.
[edit] Congressional Advisory Board
- Tom Petri, Co-Chairman
- Pat Tiberi, Co-Chairman
- Steve Austria
- Spencer Bachus
- Charles F. Bass
- Judy Biggert
- Mary Bono Mack
- Charles Boustany
- Vern Buchanan
- Michael C. Burgess
- Ken Calvert
- Dave Camp
- Eric Cantor
- Shelley Moore Capito
- Howard Coble
- Ander Crenshaw
- Geoff Davis
- Charlie Dent
- Renee Ellmers
- Jo Ann Emerson
- Rodney Frelinghuysen
- Jim Gerlach
- Kay Granger
- Sam Graves
- Nan Hayworth
- Wally Herger
- Darrell Issa
- Walter Jones
- Leonard Lance
- Steven LaTourette
- Jerry Lewis
- Kevin McCarthy
- Thaddeus McCotter
- Candice Miller
- Randy Neugebauer
- Todd Russell Platts
- Dennis Rehberg
- Jim Renacci
- Peter Roskam
- Aaron Schock
- John Shimkus
- Bill Shuster
- Lamar Smith
- Lee Terry
- Mac Thornberry
- Mike Turner
- Fred Upton
- Greg Walden
- Edward Whitfield
Members of Congress (Retired):
- Bill Frenzel, Chairman Emeritus
- Bill Archer
- Henry Bonilla
- Michael Castle
- Mike Ferguson
- J. Dennis Hastert
- David Hobson
- Nancy Johnson
- Sue Kelly
- Scott Klug
- Bob Livingston
- Jim McCrery
- Robert H. Michel
- Susan Molinari
- Don Nickles
- Michael G. Oxley
- Bill Paxon
- Deborah Pryce
- Tom Reynolds
- Tom Ridge
- E. Clay Shaw
- Gordon H. Smith
- Don Sundquist
- Tom Tauke
- Robert S. Walker
