Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference

	Mackinac Conference
	U.S. National Historic Landmark District; Contributing Property
	Michigan State Historic Site
	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
Part of	Mackinac Island (ID66000397)
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.

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The conference was first founded in 1953.

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

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]

[1]
"NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
[2]
"Pence interested in attending Mackinac GOP confab". The Detroit News. August 7, 2017.
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"TENTATIVE CONFERENCE AGENDA". Michigan Republican Party. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
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"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.
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"Mackinac Island's Grand Hotel is history's front porch". The Detroit News. September 18, 2003. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
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Ludington Daily News - Sep 22, 2003
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"Editorial and Creative Photos". AP Images. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
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Toledo Blade - Sep 20, 1997
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The Michigan Daily - Sep 25, 1995
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Los Angeles Times - Sep 20, 1987
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The Lewiston Daily Sun - Sep 25, 1985

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"NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved August 2, 2010.

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"Pence interested in attending Mackinac GOP confab". The Detroit News. August 7, 2017.

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"TENTATIVE CONFERENCE AGENDA". Michigan Republican Party. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2011.

[4] [4]
"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.

[5] [5]
"Mackinac Island's Grand Hotel is history's front porch". The Detroit News. September 18, 2003. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2011.

[6] [6]
Ludington Daily News - Sep 22, 2003

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[8] [8]
"Editorial and Creative Photos". AP Images. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

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Toledo Blade - Sep 20, 1997

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The Michigan Daily - Sep 25, 1995

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Los Angeles Times - Sep 20, 1987

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The Lewiston Daily Sun - Sep 25, 1985

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