Weekly Republican Address

The Weekly Republican Address is delivered by a different prominent Republican each week, in response to the weekly address of the president of the United States during a Democratic presidency. When a Republican has held the Presidency, the President delivers the weekly address, such as occurred during 2001–2009 under George W. Bush, and most recently, Donald Trump, 2017-2021.^[1][2]

2009 Weekly Republican Address speakers

Democrat President Barack Obama inaugurated on January 20. Democrats hold "super majorities" in both Senate and House.

Date	Speakers	State	Position	Notes	Reference(s)
January 9	Mike Pence	Indiana	House	House Republican Conference Chairman	[3]
January 16	Cathy McMorris Rodgers	Washington	House	House Republican Conference Vice-Chair	[4]
January 23	John Boehner	Ohio	House	House Republican Leader	[5]
January 30	Mitch McConnell	Kentucky	Senate	Senate Republican Leader	[6]
February 6	Michael Steele	Maryland	Republican National Committee Chairman	Republican National Committee Chairman	[7]
February 13	Thaddeus McCotter	Michigan	House		[8]
February 20	Dave Camp	Michigan	House	Ways and Means Committee, ranking member	[9]
February 28	Richard Burr	North Carolina	Senate		[10]
March 7	Roy Blunt	Missouri	House		[11]
March 13	Chuck Grassley	Iowa	Senate		[12]
March 20	Haley Barbour	Mississippi	Governor		[13]
March 27	Judd Gregg	New Hampshire	Senate		[14]
April 4	Paul Ryan	Wisconsin	House		[15]
April 10	Tim Pawlenty	Minnesota	Governor		[16]
April 18	Kevin McCarthy	California	House		[17]
April 23	Lamar Alexander	Tennessee	Senate		[18]
May 2	Lynn Jenkins	Kansas	House		[19]
May 8	Kit Bond	Missouri	Senate		[20]
May 16	Charles Boustany	Louisiana	House		[21]
May 22	John Barrasso	Wyoming	Senate		[22]
May 30	Mitch Daniels	Indiana	Governor		[23]
June 6	Jeff Sessions	Alabama	Senate	Senate Judiciary Committee, Chairman	[24]
June 13	Mike Pence	Indiana	House	House Republican Conference Chairman	[25]
June 20	Mitch McConnell	Kentucky	Senate	Senate Republican Leader	[26]
June 27	John Boehner	Ohio	House	House Republican Leader	[27]
July 1	John McCain	Arizona	Senate	2008 Republican presidential nominee	[28]
July 11	Eric Cantor	Virginia	House	House Republican Whip	[29]
July 18	Jon Kyl	Arizona	Senate	Senate Republican Whip	[30]
July 25	Cathy McMorris Rodgers	Washington	House	House Republican Conference Vice-Chair	[31]
August 1	John Thune	South Dakota	Senate		[32]
August 8	Bob McDonnell	Virginia	Governor candidate	Won Governor election in November, later delivered Republican response to 2010 State of the Union Address	[33]
August 15	Orrin Hatch	Utah	Senate		[34]
August 22	Tom Price	Georgia	House		[35]
August 29	Mike Enzi	Wyoming	Senate		[36]
September 5	John Kline	Minnesota	House		[37]
September 12	John Cornyn	Texas	Senate		[38]
September 19	Sue Myrick	North Carolina	House		[39]
September 26	Johnny Isakson	Georgia	Senate		[40]
October 3	Candice Miller	Michigan	House		[41]
October 10	George LeMieux	Florida	Senate		[42]
October 17	Kevin Brady	Texas	House		[43]
October 24	Mike Johanns	Nebraska	Senate		[44]
October 30	John Boehner	Ohio	House	House Republican Leader	[45]
November 7	Haley Barbour	Mississippi	Governor		[46]
November 14	Mark Kirk	Illinois	House		[47]
November 20	Mike Crapo	Idaho	Senate		[48]
November 26	Mike Pence	Indiana	House	House Republican Conference Chairman	[49]
December 5	Carly Fiorina	California	Senate candidate	Would later win primary election, lose general election to incumbent Barbara Boxer	[50]
December 12	Marsha Blackburn	Tennessee	House		[51]
December 18	John McCain	Arizona	Senate	2008 Republican presidential nominee	[52]
December 24	Duncan Hunter	California	House		[53]

2010 Weekly Republican Address speakers

After the United States elections of 2010, Republicans took back the majority in the House of Representatives, and achieved a net gain in the Senate, decreasing the Democratic majority.

Date	Speakers	State	Position	Notes	Reference(s)
January 2	Mitch McConnell	Kentucky	Senate	Senate Republican Leader	[54]
January 9	Peter King	New York	House		[55]
January 16	Mike Castle	Delaware	House		[56]
January 22	John Boehner	Ohio	House	House Republican Leader	[57]
January 30	Susan Collins	Maine	Senate		[58]
February 6	Jeb Hensarling	Texas	House		[59]
February 13	Lindsey Graham	South Carolina	Senate		[60]
February 20	Dave Camp	Michigan	House		[61]
February 27	Tom Coburn	Oklahoma	Senate		[62]
March 6	Parker Griffith	Alabama	House		[63]
March 13	Scott Brown	Massachusetts	Senate		[64]
March 20	John Boehner	Ohio	House	House Republican Leader	[65]
March 27	Mitch McConnell	Kentucky	Senate	Senate Republican Leader	[66]
April 3	Kevin McCarthy	California	House		[67]
April 10	Jon Kyl	Arizona	Senate	Senate Republican Whip	[68]
April 17	Eric Cantor	Virginia	House	House Republican Whip	[69]
April 24	Kay Bailey Hutchison	Texas	Senate		[70]
May 1	Pete Hoekstra	Michigan	House		[71]
May 7	Richard Shelby	Alabama	Senate		[72]
May 15	Chris Lee	New York	House	Later resigned due to sex scandal, seat won in special election by Democrat Kathy Hochul	[73]
May 22	David Vitter	Louisiana	Senate		[74]
May 29	Kevin McCarthy	California	House		[75]
June 5	Michael Steele	Maryland	Republican National Committee Chairman	Republican National Committee Chairman	[76]
June 12	John Boehner	Ohio	House	House Republican Leader	[77]
June 19	Roger Wicker	Mississippi	Senate		[78]
June 26	Paul Ryan	Wisconsin	House		[79]
July 3	Saxby Chambliss	Georgia	Senate		[80]
July 10	Phil Gingrey	Georgia	House		[81]
July 17	Pat Roberts	Kansas	Senate		[82]
July 24	Mike Pence	Indiana	House		[83]
July 31	Mike Johanns	Nebraska	Senate		[84]
August 7	Peter Roskam	Illinois	House		[85]
August 13	Pat Toomey	Pennsylvania	Senate candidate	Later won general election against challenger Joe Sestak	[86]
August 21	Charles Djou	Hawaii	House		[87]
August 27	Marco Rubio	Florida	Senate candidate	Later won general election against challengers Kendrick Meek and incumbent Governor Charlie Crist	[88]
September 4	Geoff Davis	Kentucky	House		[89]
September 11	Jon Kyl	Arizona	Senate		[90]
September 18	Greg Walden	Oregon	House		[91]
September 25	Kevin McCarthy	California	House		[92]
October 2	Mitch McConnell	Kentucky	Senate	Senate Republican Leader	[93]
October 9	John Barrasso	Wyoming	Senate	Senate Republican Conference Vice-Chair	[94]
October 16	Mike Pence	Indiana	House	House Republican Conference Chairman	[95]
October 23	John Thune	South Dakota	Senate		[96]
October 30	John Boehner	Ohio	House	House Republican Leader	[97]
November 6	Marco Rubio	Florida	Senator-elect		[98]
November 13	Greg Walden	Oregon	House	Majority Transition Chairman	[99]
November 20	Mitch McConnell	Kentucky	Senate	Senate Republican Leader	[100]
November 25	Austin Scott	Georgia	House-elect		[101]
December 4	Mark Kirk	Illinois	House		[102]
December 11	Kristi Noem	South Dakota	House-elect		[103]
December 18	John Cornyn	Texas	Senate		[104]
December 24	Joe Pitts	Pennsylvania	House		[105]

2011 Weekly Republican Address speakers

After the January 5 inaugurations, all positions won in the November 2010 elections were officially filled.

Date	Speakers	State	Position	Notes	Reference(s)
January 1	Kelly Ayotte	New Hampshire	Senate-elect		[106]
January 7	Eric Cantor	Virginia	House	House Majority Leader	[107]
January 15	Jeff Flake	Arizona	House		[108]
January 22	John Barrasso	Wyoming	Senate		[109]
January 29	Ron Johnson	Wisconsin	Senate		[110]
February 5	Jeb Hensarling	Texas	House		[111]
February 12	Orrin Hatch	Utah	Senate		[112]
February 19	Tom Price	Georgia	House	House Policy committee, Chairman	[113]
February 26	Rob Portman	Ohio	Senate		[114]
March 5	Diane Black	Tennessee	House		[115]
March 12	Lisa Murkowski	Alaska	Senate		[116]
March 19	Jaime Herrera Beutler	Washington	House		[117]
March 26	Bob McDonnell	Virginia	Governor		[118]
April 2	John Boehner	Ohio	House	Speaker of the House	[119]
April 9	Paul Ryan	Wisconsin	House	House Budget Committee, Chairman; earlier delivered Republican response to 2011 State of the Union Address	[120]
April 16	Tom Coburn	Oklahoma	Senate		[121]
April 23	Mike Johanns	Nebraska	Senate		[122]
April 30	James Lankford	Oklahoma	House		[123]
May 7	Scott Brown	Massachusetts	Senate		[124]
May 14	Martha Roby	Alabama	House		[125]
May 21	Kay Bailey Hutchison	Texas	Senate		[126]
May 28	Eric Cantor	Virginia	House	House Majority Leader	[127]
June 3	Lamar Alexander	Tennessee	Senate		[128]
June 11	Adam Kinzinger	Illinois	House		[129]
June 18	John Hoeven	North Dakota	Senate		[130]
June 25	Renee Ellmers	North Carolina	House		[131]
July 2	Dan Coats	Indiana	Senate		[132]
July 9	Cathy McMorris Rodgers	Washington	House	House Republican Conference Vice-Chair	[133]
July 16	Orrin Hatch	Utah	Senate		[134]
July 23	Jeb Hensarling	Texas	House	House Republican Conference Chairman	[135]
July 30	Jon Kyl	Arizona	Senate	Senate Republican Whip	[136]
August 6	Michael Grimm	New York	House		[137]
August 13	Pat Toomey	Pennsylvania	Senate		[138]
August 20	John Kasich	Ohio	Governor		[139]
August 27	Dean Heller	Nevada	Senate		[140]
September 3	Bob Goodlatte	Virginia	House		[141]
September 10	Rudy Giuliani	New York	Mayor	Former New York City mayor	[142]
September 17	Peter Roskam	Illinois	House		[143]
September 24	Susan Collins	Maine	Senate		[144]
October 1	Morgan Griffith	Virginia	House		[145]
October 8	John Thune	South Dakota	Senate		[146]
October 15	Kevin McCarthy	California	House	House Majority Whip	[147]
October 22	Richard Burr	North Carolina	Senate		[148]
October 29	Bobby Schilling	Illinois	House		[149]
November 5	Scott Brown	Massachusetts	Senate		[150]
November 12	Joe Heck	Nevada	House		[151]
November 19	Pat Toomey	Pennsylvania	Senate	Member of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction	[152]
November 24	Sandy Adams	Florida	House		[153]
December 3	Olympia Snowe	Maine	Senate		[154]
December 10	John Boehner	Ohio	House	Speaker of the House	[155]
December 17	John Barrasso	Wyoming	Senate	Senate Republican Policy Committee Chairman	[156]
December 24	Mike Pence	Indiana	House		[157]
December 31	Johnny Isakson	Georgia	Senate		[158]

2012 Weekly Republican Address speakers

After the United States elections in 2012, Democrat President Barack Obama defeated Republican nominee Mitt Romney, Democrats increased their majority in the Senate, and Democrats made a net gain in the U.S. House, although Republicans continued to hold the House majority.

Date	Speakers	State	Position	Notes	Reference(s)
January 7	Nan Hayworth	New York	House		[159]
January 14	John Hoeven	North Dakota	Senate		[160]
January 21	Jeb Hensarling	Texas	House	House Republican Conference Chairman	[161]
January 28	Marco Rubio	Florida	Senate		[162]
February 4	Pat Meehan	Pennsylvania	House		[163]
February 11	Bob McDonnell	Virginia	Governor		[164]
February 18	Cathy McMorris Rodgers	Washington	House	House Republican Conference Vice-Chair	[165]
February 25	Kay Bailey Hutchison	Texas	Senate		[166]
March 3	Doc Hastings	Washington	House		[167]
March 10	Jack Dalrymple	North Dakota	Governor		[168]
March 17	Cory Gardner	Colorado	House		[169]
March 24	Mitch McConnell	Kentucky	Senate	Senate Republican Leader	[170]
March 31	John Boehner	Ohio	House	Speaker of the House	[171]
April 7	Mary Fallin	Oklahoma	Governor		[172]
April 14	Fred Upton	Michigan	House		[173]
April 21	Roy Blunt	Missouri	Senate		[174]
April 28	Paul Ryan	Wisconsin	House	House Budget Committee, Chairman	[175]
May 5	Bob Corker	Tennessee	Senate		[176]
May 12	Kristi Noem	South Dakota	House		[177]
May 19	Ron Johnson	Wisconsin	Senate		[178]
May 26	Lynn Jenkins	Kansas	House		[179]
June 2	John Cornyn	Texas	Senate		[180]
June 9	Erik Paulsen	Minnesota	House		[181]
June 16	Scott Walker	Wisconsin	Governor		[182]
June 23	Bill Cassidy	Louisiana	House	Won recall election on June 5	[183]
June 30	John Barrasso	Wyoming	Senate	Supreme Court upheld Affordable Care Act on June 28	[184]
July 7	Ann Marie Buerkle	Ohio	House		[185]
July 14	Rob Portman	New York	Senate		[186]
July 21	John Boehner	Ohio	House	Speaker of the House / speaking on Aurora, Colorado massacre	[187]
July 28	Orrin Hatch	Utah	Senate		[188]
August 4	Eric Cantor	Virginia	House	House Majority Leader	[189]
August 11	Roger Wicker	Mississippi	Senate		[190]
August 18	Vicky Hartzler	Missouri	House		[191]
August 25	Rand Paul	Kentucky	Senate		[192]
September 1	Steve Scalise	Louisiana	House		[193]
September 15	Allen West	Florida	House		[194]
September 29	Vernon Parker	Arizona	House candidate	Lost election to Kyrsten Sinema	[195]
October 6	Reince Priebus	Wisconsin	Republican National Committee Chairman	Republican National Committee Chairman	[196]
October 13	Markwayne Mullin	Oklahoma	House candidate	Won the election	[197]
October 20	Jeff Flake	Arizona	House		[198]
October 27	Ann Wagner	Missouri	House candidate	Won the election	[199]
November 3	Mitt Romney	Massachusetts	Presidential candidate, former Governor of Massachusetts	Lost that week's presidential election to Barack Obama	[200]
November 9	John Boehner	Ohio	House	Speaker of the House, following the preceding week's presidential election loss to Barack Obama	[201]
November 17	Kelly Ayotte	New Hampshire	Senate		[202]
December 1	Orrin Hatch	Utah	Senate		[203]
December 8	Marco Rubio	Florida	Senate		[204]
December 15	None			"House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), citing respect for the victims of the Newtown, CT shooting, announced that there will be no Weekly Republican Address for Saturday, December 15, 2012: "There will be no Weekly Republican Address this weekend so that President Obama can speak for the entire nation at this time of mourning. I join the president – and all Americans – in sending prayers and condolences to the victims' loved ones."	[205]
December 22	John Boehner	Ohio	House	Speaker of the House	[206]
December 29	Roy Blunt	Missouri	Senate		[207]

2013 Weekly Republican Address speakers

After the United States elections in 2012, Democrat President Barack Obama defeated Republican nominee Mitt Romney, Democrats increased their majority in the Senate, and Democrats made a net gain in the U.S. House, although Republicans continued to hold the House majority.

Date	Speakers	State	Position	Notes	Reference(s)
January 12	Deb Fischer	Nebraska	Senate		[208]
January 21	John Thune	South Dakota	Senate		[209]
February 9	Lisa Murkowski	Alaska	Senate		[210]
February 23	John Hoeven	Idaho	Senate		[211]
March 9	Jeff Sessions	Alabama	Senate		[212]
March 23	Mike Lee	Utah	Senate		[213]
April 6	Sam Brownback	Kansas	Governor		[214]
April 20	Tim Scott	South Carolina	Senate		[215]
May 4	Pat McCrory	North Carolina	Senate		[216]
May 25	Jim Inhofe	Oklahoma	Senate		[217]
June 1	Sean Parnell	Arkansas	Senate		[218]
June 15	Lamar Alexander	Tennessee	Senate		[219]
June 29	Pat Roberts	Kansas	Senate		[220]
July 13	Mike Enzi	Wyoming	Senate		[221]
August 3	Susan Collins	Maine	Senate		[222]
August 10	Tim Scott	South Carolina	Senate		[223]
August 24	Mike Pence	Indiana	Senate		[224]
September 7	John Barrasso	Wyoming	Senate		[225]
September 21	Brian Sandoval	Nevada	Governor		[226]
October 5	John Cornyn	Texas	Senate		[227]
October 19	Ken Cuccinelli	Virginia	Attorney General		[228]
November 2	Dan Coats	Indiana	Senate		[229]
November 16	Ron Johnson	Wisconsin	Senate		[230]
November 28	Lindsey Graham	South Carolina	Senate		[231]
December 14	Pat Toomey	Pennsylvania	Senate		[232]
December 24	Jim Risch	Idaho	Senate		[233]

2014 Weekly Republican Address speakers

Date	Speakers	State	Position	Notes	Reference(s)
January 12	Thad Cochran	Mississippi	Senate		[234]
January 21	Roy Blunt	Missouri	Senate		[235]
February 8	Richard Burr	North Carolina	Senate		[236]
February 22	Tom Cotton	Arkansas	House		[237]
March 8	Rob Portman	Ohio	Senate		[238]
March 22	Rick Snyder	Michigan	Governor		[239]
April 5	Tim Scott	South Carolina	Senate		[240]
April 17	Lamar Alexander	Tennessee	Senate		[241]
May 3	Marco Rubio	Florida	Senate		[242]
May 17	John McCain	Arizona	Senate		[243]
May 31	Mike Enzi	Wyoming	Senate		[244]
June 14	Tom Coburn	Oklahoma	Senate		[245]
November 27	Tom Cotton	Arkansas	Senate		[246]
December 13	Tim Scott	South Carolina	Senate		[247]
December 25	James Lankford	Oklahoma	Senate		[248]

2015 Weekly Republican Address speakers

Date	Speakers	State	Position	Notes	Reference(s)
January 10	John Hoeven	North Dakota	Senate		[249]
January 24	Lisa Murkowski	Alaska	Senate		[250]
February 7	Rob Portman	Ohio	Senate		[251]
February 21	Ron Johnson	Wisconsin	Senate		[252]
March 7	Chuck Grassley	Iowa	Senate		[253]
March 21	Mike Enzi	Wyoming	Senate		[254]
April 4	Richard Burr	North Carolina	Senate		[255]
April 18	Mark Kirk	Illinois	Senate		[256]
May 2	Johnny Isakson	Georgia	Senate		[257]
May 16	John McCain	Arizona	Senate		[258]
May 30	Deb Fischer	Nebraska	Senate		[259]
June 13	Roy Blunt	Missouri	Senate		[260]
June 27	John Boozman	Arkansas	Senate		[261]
July 11	Lamar Alexander	Tennessee	Senate		[262]
July 25	Jim Inhofe	Oklahoma	Senate		[263]
August 8	Bob Corker	Tennessee	Senate		[264]
August 22	John Thune	South Dakota	Senate		[265]
September 5	Patrick Toomey	Pennsylvania	Senate		[266]
September 19	Shelley Moore Capito	West Virginia	Senate		[267]
October 3	John Barrasso	Wyoming	Senate		[268]
October 17	Patrick Toomey	Pennsylvania	Senate		[269]
October 31	Lisa Murkowski	Alaska	Senate		[270]
November 14	Steve Daines	Montana	Senate		[271]
November 26	Mike Lee	Utah	Senate		[272]
December 19	Mitch McConnell	Kentucky	Senate		[273]
December 24	Mike Crapo	Idaho	Senate		[274]

2016 Weekly Republican Address speakers

Date	Speakers	State	Position	Notes	Reference(s)
January 9	John Hoeven	North Dakota	Senate		[275]
January 23	Lisa Murkowski	Alaska	Senate		[276]
February 20	Cory Gardner	Colorado	Senate		[277]
March 5	Kelly Ayotte	New Hampshire	Senate		[278]
March 19	Thom Tillis	North Carolina	Senate		[279]
April 2	Richard Burr	North Carolina	Senate		[280]
April 16	Tom Cotton	Arkansas	Senate		[281]
April 30	John McCain	Arizona	Senate		[282]
May 14	Dan Sullivan	Alaska	Senate		[283]
May 28	Joni Ernst	Iowa	Senate		[284]
June 10	Cory Gardner	Colorado	Senate		[285]
June 25	Richard Burr	North Carolina	Senate		[286]
July 9	Patrick Toomey	Pennsylvania	Senate		[287]
July 29	Rob Portman	Ohio	Senate		[288]
August 13	Chuck Grassley	Iowa	Senate		[289]
August 27	Lamar Alexander	Tennessee	Senate		[290]
October 22	Thom Tillis	North Carolina	Senate		[291]
November 19	Todd Young	Indiana	Senate		[292]
December 3	John Barrasso	Wyoming	Senate		[293]
December 17	Patrick Toomey	Pennsylvania	Senate		[294]
December 31	Cory Gardner	Colorado	Senate		[295]

2017 Weekly Republican Address speakers

With Donald Trump winning the United States elections in 2016, Republicans ended their response videos of the Weekly Address as they now hold the presidency and control of both houses in Congress. Republicans only made one response video for 2017, as Trump began holding a weekly presidential address after his inauguration. Trump started giving out Weekly Addresses as President on January 28,^[296] while the Democrats started their addresses the day after the Inauguration on January 21, beginning with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.

Date	Speakers	State	Position	Notes	Reference(s)
January 14	Deb Fischer	Nebraska	Senate	Last Weekly Address as the Opposition	[297]

2021 Weekly Republican Address speakers

It was resumed upon Trump’s loss of re-election to Joe Biden in the 2020 election.^{[citation needed]}

It will be discontinued in January 2025.

See also

• Weekly Democratic Address - Democratic counterpart during a Republican presidency
• Weekly address of the president of the United States