The Republican National Committee on Friday officially announced Milwaukee as the host city for the 2024 Republican National Convention.
MILWAUKEE — Friday's announcement followed the Republican National Committee's Summer Meeting in Chicago.
This is the second time a city has been chosen to host back-to-back conventions and the first since New York City in 1976 and 1980. Milwaukee was selected to host the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Milwaukee, while being a Democratic stronghold, has the infrastructure to host large conventions, regardless of the political party involved.
While officially putting Milwaukee in the running for the DNC in September 2021, former Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett also expressed interest to Republicans for the RNC.In March, it came down to Milwaukee and Nashville, Tennessee. Johnson and Milwaukee County Supervisor David Crowley spent time trying to convince Republican officials as they visited Brew City.
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