Weekly Republican Address

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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.

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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]
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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.

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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]
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2011 Weekly Republican Address speakers

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

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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]
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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.

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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]
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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.

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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]
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2014 Weekly Republican Address speakers

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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]
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2015 Weekly Republican Address speakers

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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]
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2016 Weekly Republican Address speakers

More information Date, 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]
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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.

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

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