Weekly Republican Address
# 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.

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

## 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| January 2 | Mitch McConnell | Kentucky | Senate | Senate Republican Leader |
| January 9 | Peter King | New York | House | |
| January 16 | Mike Castle | Delaware | House | |
| January 22 | John Boehner | Ohio | House | House Republican Leader |
| January 30 | Susan Collins | Maine | Senate | |
| February 6 | Jeb Hensarling | Texas | House | |
| February 13 | Lindsey Graham | South Carolina | Senate | |
| February 20 | Dave Camp | Michigan | House | |
| February 27 | Tom Coburn | Oklahoma | Senate | |
| March 6 | Parker Griffith | Alabama | House | |
| March 13 | Scott Brown | Massachusetts | Senate | |
| March 20 | John Boehner | Ohio | House | House Republican Leader |
| March 27 | Mitch McConnell | Kentucky | Senate | Senate Republican Leader |
| April 3 | Kevin McCarthy | California | House | |
| April 10 | Jon Kyl | Arizona | Senate | Senate Republican Whip |
| April 17 | Eric Cantor | Virginia | House | House Republican Whip |
| April 24 | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Texas | Senate | |
| May 1 | Pete Hoekstra | Michigan | House | |
| May 7 | Richard Shelby | Alabama | Senate | |
| May 15 | Chris Lee | New York | House | Later resigned due to sex scandal, seat won in special election by Democrat Kathy Hochul |
| May 22 | David Vitter | Louisiana | Senate | |
| May 29 | Kevin McCarthy | California | House | |
| June 5 | Michael Steele | Maryland | Republican National Committee Chairman | Republican National Committee Chairman |
| June 12 | John Boehner | Ohio | House | House Republican Leader |
| June 19 | Roger Wicker | Mississippi | Senate | |
| June 26 | Paul Ryan | Wisconsin | House | |
| July 3 | Saxby Chambliss | Georgia | Senate | |
| July 10 | Phil Gingrey | Georgia | House | |
| July 17 | Pat Roberts | Kansas | Senate | |
| July 24 | Mike Pence | Indiana | House | |
| July 31 | Mike Johanns | Nebraska | Senate | |
| August 7 | Peter Roskam | Illinois | House | |
| August 13 | Pat Toomey | Pennsylvania | Senate candidate | Later won general election against challenger Joe Sestak |
| August 21 | Charles Djou | Hawaii | House | |
| August 27 | Marco Rubio | Florida | Senate candidate | Later won general election against challengers Kendrick Meek and incumbent Governor Charlie Crist |
| September 4 | Geoff Davis | Kentucky | House | |
| September 11 | Jon Kyl | Arizona | Senate | |
| September 18 | Greg Walden | Oregon | House | |
| September 25 | Kevin McCarthy | California | House | |
| October 2 | Mitch McConnell | Kentucky | Senate | Senate Republican Leader |
| October 9 | John Barrasso | Wyoming | Senate | Senate Republican Conference Vice-Chair |
| October 16 | Mike Pence | Indiana | House | House Republican Conference Chairman |
| October 23 | John Thune | South Dakota | Senate | |
| October 30 | John Boehner | Ohio | House | House Republican Leader |
| November 6 | Marco Rubio | Florida | Senator-elect | |
| November 13 | Greg Walden | Oregon | House | Majority Transition Chairman |
| November 20 | Mitch McConnell | Kentucky | Senate | Senate Republican Leader |
| November 25 | Austin Scott | Georgia | House-elect | |
| December 4 | Mark Kirk | Illinois | House | |
| December 11 | Kristi Noem | South Dakota | House-elect | |
| December 18 | John Cornyn | Texas | Senate | |
| December 24 | Joe Pitts | Pennsylvania | House | |

## 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| January 1 | Kelly Ayotte | New Hampshire | Senate-elect | |
| January 7 | Eric Cantor | Virginia | House | House Majority Leader |
| January 15 | Jeff Flake | Arizona | House | |
| January 22 | John Barrasso | Wyoming | Senate | |
| January 29 | Ron Johnson | Wisconsin | Senate | |
| February 5 | Jeb Hensarling | Texas | House | |
| February 12 | Orrin Hatch | Utah | Senate | |
| February 19 | Tom Price | Georgia | House | House Policy committee, Chairman |
| February 26 | Rob Portman | Ohio | Senate | |
| March 5 | Diane Black | Tennessee | House | |
| March 12 | Lisa Murkowski | Alaska | Senate | |
| March 19 | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Washington | House | |
| March 26 | Bob McDonnell | Virginia | Governor | |
| April 2 | John Boehner | Ohio | House | Speaker of the House |
| April 9 | Paul Ryan | Wisconsin | House | House Budget Committee, Chairman; earlier delivered Republican response to 2011 State of the Union Address |
| April 16 | Tom Coburn | Oklahoma | Senate | |
| April 23 | Mike Johanns | Nebraska | Senate | |
| April 30 | James Lankford | Oklahoma | House | |
| May 7 | Scott Brown | Massachusetts | Senate | |
| May 14 | Martha Roby | Alabama | House | |
| May 21 | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Texas | Senate | |
| May 28 | Eric Cantor | Virginia | House | House Majority Leader |
| June 3 | Lamar Alexander | Tennessee | Senate | |
| June 11 | Adam Kinzinger | Illinois | House | |
| June 18 | John Hoeven | North Dakota | Senate | |
| June 25 | Renee Ellmers | North Carolina | House | |
| July 2 | Dan Coats | Indiana | Senate | |
| July 9 | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Washington | House | House Republican Conference Vice-Chair |
| July 16 | Orrin Hatch | Utah | Senate | |
| July 23 | Jeb Hensarling | Texas | House | House Republican Conference Chairman |
| July 30 | Jon Kyl | Arizona | Senate | Senate Republican Whip |
| August 6 | Michael Grimm | New York | House | |
| August 13 | Pat Toomey | Pennsylvania | Senate | |
| August 20 | John Kasich | Ohio | Governor | |
| August 27 | Dean Heller | Nevada | Senate | |
| September 3 | Bob Goodlatte | Virginia | House | |
| September 10 | Rudy Giuliani | New York | Mayor | Former New York City mayor |
| September 17 | Peter Roskam | Illinois | House | |
| September 24 | Susan Collins | Maine | Senate | |
| October 1 | Morgan Griffith | Virginia | House | |
| October 8 | John Thune | South Dakota | Senate | |
| October 15 | Kevin McCarthy | California | House | House Majority Whip |
| October 22 | Richard Burr | North Carolina | Senate | |
| October 29 | Bobby Schilling | Illinois | House | |
| November 5 | Scott Brown | Massachusetts | Senate | |
| November 12 | Joe Heck | Nevada | House | |
| November 19 | Pat Toomey | Pennsylvania | Senate | Member of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction |
| November 24 | Sandy Adams | Florida | House | |
| December 3 | Olympia Snowe | Maine | Senate | |
| December 10 | John Boehner | Ohio | House | Speaker of the House |
| December 17 | John Barrasso | Wyoming | Senate | Senate Republican Policy Committee Chairman |
| December 24 | Mike Pence | Indiana | House | |
| December 31 | Johnny Isakson | Georgia | Senate | |

## 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| January 7 | Nan Hayworth | New York | House | |
| January 14 | John Hoeven | North Dakota | Senate | |
| January 21 | Jeb Hensarling | Texas | House | House Republican Conference Chairman |
| January 28 | Marco Rubio | Florida | Senate | |
| February 4 | Pat Meehan | Pennsylvania | House | |
| February 11 | Bob McDonnell | Virginia | Governor | |
| February 18 | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Washington | House | House Republican Conference Vice-Chair |
| February 25 | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Texas | Senate | |
| March 3 | Doc Hastings | Washington | House | |
| March 10 | Jack Dalrymple | North Dakota | Governor | |
| March 17 | Cory Gardner | Colorado | House | |
| March 24 | Mitch McConnell | Kentucky | Senate | Senate Republican Leader |
| March 31 | John Boehner | Ohio | House | Speaker of the House |
| April 7 | Mary Fallin | Oklahoma | Governor | |
| April 14 | Fred Upton | Michigan | House | |
| April 21 | Roy Blunt | Missouri | Senate | |
| April 28 | Paul Ryan | Wisconsin | House | House Budget Committee, Chairman |
| May 5 | Bob Corker | Tennessee | Senate | |
| May 12 | Kristi Noem | South Dakota | House | |
| May 19 | Ron Johnson | Wisconsin | Senate | |
| May 26 | Lynn Jenkins | Kansas | House | |
| June 2 | John Cornyn | Texas | Senate | |
| June 9 | Erik Paulsen | Minnesota | House | |
| June 16 | Scott Walker | Wisconsin | Governor | |
| June 23 | Bill Cassidy | Louisiana | House | Won recall election on June 5 |
| June 30 | John Barrasso | Wyoming | Senate | Supreme Court upheld Affordable Care Act on June 28 |
| July 7 | Ann Marie Buerkle | Ohio | House | |
| July 14 | Rob Portman | New York | Senate | |
| July 21 | John Boehner | Ohio | House | Speaker of the House / speaking on Aurora, Colorado massacre |
| July 28 | Orrin Hatch | Utah | Senate | |
| August 4 | Eric Cantor | Virginia | House | House Majority Leader |
| August 11 | Roger Wicker | Mississippi | Senate | |
| August 18 | Vicky Hartzler | Missouri | House | |
| August 25 | Rand Paul | Kentucky | Senate | |
| September 1 | Steve Scalise | Louisiana | House | |
| September 15 | Allen West | Florida | House | |
| September 29 | Vernon Parker | Arizona | House candidate | Lost election to Kyrsten Sinema |
| October 6 | Reince Priebus | Wisconsin | Republican National Committee Chairman | Republican National Committee Chairman |
| October 13 | Markwayne Mullin | Oklahoma | House candidate | Won the election |
| October 20 | Jeff Flake | Arizona | House | |
| October 27 | Ann Wagner | Missouri | House candidate | Won the election |
| November 3 | Mitt Romney | Massachusetts | Presidential candidate, former Governor of Massachusetts | Lost that week's presidential election to Barack Obama |
| November 9 | John Boehner | Ohio | House | Speaker of the House, following the preceding week's presidential election loss to Barack Obama |
| November 17 | Kelly Ayotte | New Hampshire | Senate | |
| December 1 | Orrin Hatch | Utah | Senate | |
| December 8 | Marco Rubio | Florida | Senate | |
| 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." |
| December 22 | John Boehner | Ohio | House | Speaker of the House |
| December 29 | Roy Blunt | Missouri | Senate | |

## 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| January 12 | Deb Fischer | Nebraska | Senate |
| January 21 | John Thune | South Dakota | Senate |
| February 9 | Lisa Murkowski | Alaska | Senate |
| February 23 | John Hoeven | Idaho | Senate |
| March 9 | Jeff Sessions | Alabama | Senate |
| March 23 | Mike Lee | Utah | Senate |
| April 6 | Sam Brownback | Kansas | Governor |
| April 20 | Tim Scott | South Carolina | Senate |
| May 4 | Pat McCrory | North Carolina | Senate |
| May 25 | Jim Inhofe | Oklahoma | Senate |
| June 1 | Sean Parnell | Arkansas | Senate |
| June 15 | Lamar Alexander | Tennessee | Senate |
| June 29 | Pat Roberts | Kansas | Senate |
| July 13 | Mike Enzi | Wyoming | Senate |
| August 3 | Susan Collins | Maine | Senate |
| August 10 | Tim Scott | South Carolina | Senate |
| August 24 | Mike Pence | Indiana | Senate |
| September 7 | John Barrasso | Wyoming | Senate |
| September 21 | Brian Sandoval | Nevada | Governor |
| October 5 | John Cornyn | Texas | Senate |
| October 19 | Ken Cuccinelli | Virginia | Attorney General |
| November 2 | Dan Coats | Indiana | Senate |
| November 16 | Ron Johnson | Wisconsin | Senate |
| November 28 | Lindsey Graham | South Carolina | Senate |
| December 14 | Pat Toomey | Pennsylvania | Senate |
| December 24 | Jim Risch | Idaho | Senate |

## 2014 Weekly Republican Address speakers

| Date | Speakers | State | Position |
| - | - | - | - |
| January 12 | Thad Cochran | Mississippi | Senate |
| January 21 | Roy Blunt | Missouri | Senate |
| February 8 | Richard Burr | North Carolina | Senate |
| February 22 | Tom Cotton | Arkansas | House |
| March 8 | Rob Portman | Ohio | Senate |
| March 22 | Rick Snyder | Michigan | Governor |
| April 5 | Tim Scott | South Carolina | Senate |
| April 17 | Lamar Alexander | Tennessee | Senate |
| May 3 | Marco Rubio | Florida | Senate |
| May 17 | John McCain | Arizona | Senate |
| May 31 | Mike Enzi | Wyoming | Senate |
| June 14 | Tom Coburn | Oklahoma | Senate |
| November 27 | Tom Cotton | Arkansas | Senate |
| December 13 | Tim Scott | South Carolina | Senate |
| December 25 | James Lankford | Oklahoma | Senate |

## 2015 Weekly Republican Address speakers

| Date | Speakers | State | Position |
| - | - | - | - |
| January 10 | John Hoeven | North Dakota | Senate |
| January 24 | Lisa Murkowski | Alaska | Senate |
| February 7 | Rob Portman | Ohio | Senate |
| February 21 | Ron Johnson | Wisconsin | Senate |
| March 7 | Chuck Grassley | Iowa | Senate |
| March 21 | Mike Enzi | Wyoming | Senate |
| April 4 | Richard Burr | North Carolina | Senate |
| April 18 | Mark Kirk | Illinois | Senate |
| May 2 | Johnny Isakson | Georgia | Senate |
| May 16 | John McCain | Arizona | Senate |
| May 30 | Deb Fischer | Nebraska | Senate |
| June 13 | Roy Blunt | Missouri | Senate |
| June 27 | John Boozman | Arkansas | Senate |
| July 11 | Lamar Alexander | Tennessee | Senate |
| July 25 | Jim Inhofe | Oklahoma | Senate |
| August 8 | Bob Corker | Tennessee | Senate |
| August 22 | John Thune | South Dakota | Senate |
| September 5 | Patrick Toomey | Pennsylvania | Senate |
| September 19 | Shelley Moore Capito | West Virginia | Senate |
| October 3 | John Barrasso | Wyoming | Senate |
| October 17 | Patrick Toomey | Pennsylvania | Senate |
| October 31 | Lisa Murkowski | Alaska | Senate |
| November 14 | Steve Daines | Montana | Senate |
| November 26 | Mike Lee | Utah | Senate |
| December 19 | Mitch McConnell | Kentucky | Senate |
| December 24 | Mike Crapo | Idaho | Senate |

## 2016 Weekly Republican Address speakers

| Date | Speakers | State | Position |
| - | - | - | - |
| January 9 | John Hoeven | North Dakota | Senate |
| January 23 | Lisa Murkowski | Alaska | Senate |
| February 20 | Cory Gardner | Colorado | Senate |
| March 5 | Kelly Ayotte | New Hampshire | Senate |
| March 19 | Thom Tillis | North Carolina | Senate |
| April 2 | Richard Burr | North Carolina | Senate |
| April 16 | Tom Cotton | Arkansas | Senate |
| April 30 | John McCain | Arizona | Senate |
| May 14 | Dan Sullivan | Alaska | Senate |
| May 28 | Joni Ernst | Iowa | Senate |
| June 10 | Cory Gardner | Colorado | Senate |
| June 25 | Richard Burr | North Carolina | Senate |
| July 9 | Patrick Toomey | Pennsylvania | Senate |
| July 29 | Rob Portman | Ohio | Senate |
| August 13 | Chuck Grassley | Iowa | Senate |
| August 27 | Lamar Alexander | Tennessee | Senate |
| October 22 | Thom Tillis | North Carolina | Senate |
| November 19 | Todd Young | Indiana | Senate |
| December 3 | John Barrasso | Wyoming | Senate |
| December 17 | Patrick Toomey | Pennsylvania | Senate |
| December 31 | Cory Gardner | Colorado | Senate |

## 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, 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 | |

## 2021 Weekly Republican Address speakers

It was resumed upon Trump’s loss of re-election to Joe Biden in the 2020 election

