The purpose of the Pawtucket Republican City Committee is to find
and support Republican candidates for office. The members of the
committee set the local election platform and elect the delegates to
the State Central Committee (RI GOP). Delegates to State Central (RI
GOP) include the City Chairman and six elected by the City
Committee.
The City Committee is made up of the six Republican Ward
Committees in the city. The members of the ward committees are
elected by the voters in election year primaries. Each ward
committee has up to Seven members, they each elect officers and may
raise funds. The Ward Chairmen are: Bob Castle (1), John Hughes (2),
Dick Patnaude (3), Joel Tirrell (4), Ed Dunbar (5), and Hal Gibson
(6).