Jessica Patterson Seeks Reelection as CRP Chair

Jessica Patterson, the Chair of the California Republican Party since 2019, is running for a third term and believes that the achievements under her leadership warrant her reelection. She said, “I am humbled and honored to announce my run for a third term as Chair of the California Republican Party. Since my first election in 2019, the CAGOP has made tremendous strides in rebuilding our Party and advancing a California Comeback that will benefit everyone who calls the Golden State home. With our incredible partners around the state, I am eager to grow on our Party’s shared success for two more years.”

Following Chairwoman Patterson’s election in 2019, the CAGOP has:

- - Picked up 5 House seats – 4 flips in 2020 and 1 in 2022 – while protecting every House Republican incumbent. California Republicans have not picked up House seats in back-to-back cycles since 1992 and 1994.
  - Flipped two Assembly seats in 2022, including in Assembly District 7 where Republican Josh Hoover defeated a 10-year incumbent who grossly outspent him.
  - Had voter support on 67% of the ballot initiatives in which the CAGOP took a position in 2022, up from 64% voter support in 2020.
  - Added 522,000 Republicans to the voter rolls since 2019.
  - Received more than $7.5 million in investments from the Republican National Committee since 2019.
  - Added 37,000 new donors since 2019. The CAGOP raised $35.5 million to help elect Republicans in the 2021-2022 election cycle alone.
  - Built a team of 76,000 volunteers around the state who executed 29 million voter contacts in the 2022 cycle – a 90% increase from the 2020 cycle.
  - Brought California Trailblazers, the CAGOP’s candidate-development program in house, training more than 1,500 candidates from local to federal office.
  - Expanded CAGOP’s Data Department, including moving 1.3 billion data points from PDI to GOP Data Center and adding 2.5 billion new data points since the transition. Campaigns using CAGOP data have expanded 266% since 2019.
  - Put together the Party’s most aggressive and active Election Integrity program in state history, giving voters the confidence needed to know that casting a ballot is safe and secure.

She is endorsed by nearly all of the Republican state legislators and all of the Republican Congress members from California. “The California Republican Party is stronger and more competitive today because of Chairwoman Patterson’s steadfast leadership,” said Speaker Kevin McCarthy .

Her record of strong and effective leadership and a no-nonsense, get-it-done style elicits strong support from grassroots leaders as well. Orange County Republican Chairman Fred Whitaker said, “Chairwoman Patterson was commonly on the ground and in the fight with us, knocking on doors and talking to voters, working with candidates, raising money and implementing a top-tier ground game.”

Jessica Millan Patterson grew up in Hacienda Heights and Montebello, east of Los Angeles. While in high school, she started in politics as a volunteer for Governor Pete Wilson. She earned her Bachelor’s degree at Cal State University-Northridge in political science and government and worked as an intern with Assemblymember Bob Pacheco and then the CRP. Over the years she has held many positions leading Republicans in a county party, the state party, gubernatorial campaigns, presidential campaigns, and training legislative candidates.

Jessica is married to Wes Patterson, a nonprofit fundraiser. They and their two daughters live in Simi Valley near the Reagan Library. You can learn more about Jessica Patterson on her website millianpatterson.com. She will be speaking Wednesday, February 15 online to SPARC and CCR.

Jessica Patterson Seeks Reelection as CRP Chair

Following Chairwoman Patterson’s election in 2019, the CAGOP has:

- - Picked up 5 House seats – 4 flips in 2020 and 1 in 2022 – while protecting every House Republican incumbent. California Republicans have not picked up House seats in back-to-back cycles since 1992 and 1994.
  - Flipped two Assembly seats in 2022, including in Assembly District 7 where Republican Josh Hoover defeated a 10-year incumbent who grossly outspent him.
  - Had voter support on 67% of the ballot initiatives in which the CAGOP took a position in 2022, up from 64% voter support in 2020.
  - Added 522,000 Republicans to the voter rolls since 2019.
  - Received more than $7.5 million in investments from the Republican National Committee since 2019.
  - Added 37,000 new donors since 2019. The CAGOP raised $35.5 million to help elect Republicans in the 2021-2022 election cycle alone.
  - Built a team of 76,000 volunteers around the state who executed 29 million voter contacts in the 2022 cycle – a 90% increase from the 2020 cycle.
  - Brought California Trailblazers, the CAGOP’s candidate-development program in house, training more than 1,500 candidates from local to federal office.
  - Expanded CAGOP’s Data Department, including moving 1.3 billion data points from PDI to GOP Data Center and adding 2.5 billion new data points since the transition. Campaigns using CAGOP data have expanded 266% since 2019.
  - Put together the Party’s most aggressive and active Election Integrity program in state history, giving voters the confidence needed to know that casting a ballot is safe and secure.