Inspired by the age Theodore Roosevelt was when he led the Rough Riders, The Ripon 39ers Group exists to build relationships and foster ideas among young solutions-minded Republican policy and political professionals in Washington, D.C.

This young professionals group meets monthly in our nation’s capitol and their receptions features a speaker. 

For more information about the Ripon 39ers Group and information on attending future meetings, please contact Autumn Reed at areed at riponsociety.org

Ripon 39ers Meeting Speakers:

2024

February 29	Ed Goeas & Liam deClive-Lowe, Co-Founder & Co-President of American Policy Ventures
March 21	The Honorable Tom Reed (NY), Vice Chairman, Prime Policy Group
April 11	Nate Hodson, Staff Director, House Energy and Commerce Committee

2023

March 9	The Honorable Mike Dubke, Partner & Co-Founder, Black Rock Group
May 11	Mitchell Brown, Director of Political Strategy, Cygnal
October 19	Tiffany Moore, Senior Vice President of Political and Industry Affairs at the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)
November 16	Gregg Pemberton, Chairman, DC Police Union
December 14	Holiday Party

2022

May 19	The Honorable Bob Inglis (SC), Executive Director, republicEn.org
July 21	Summer Drinks Tasting with Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America
September 15	Parker Poling, Partner, Harbinger Strategies
October 13	John Billings, Executive Director, NRCC

2020

January 16	Alex Flint, Executive Director, The Alliance for Market Solutions
February 13	Chris Vieson, Staff Director, House Homeland Security Committee
March 12	Sarah Storey, Minister-Counsellor, Congressional Liaison, Australian Embassy Washington

2019

January 10	John Feehery, Partner, EFB Advocacy
February 14	James Hooley, Head of Political Section, British Embassy Washington
March 14	Spring Salute
April 4	Amb. Roger Noriega, Visiting Fellow, AEI
May 2	Mike Thom, Deputy Political Director, NRCC
June 13	Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum
July 18	The Honorable Gresham Barrett (SC), Senior Advisor, World Food Programme
September 26	Mike Bloomquist, Staff Director, Energy and Commerce Committee
October 24	Amb. Jonatan Vseviov, Ambassador of Estonia to the United States
November 21	The Honorable Peter Davidson, Deputy Dean for Strategic Initiatives, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
December 12	Holiday Party

2018

January 11	2018 Kick Off
March 8	Daniel Lippman, Reporter, Politico
April 19	Angela Ellard, Staff Director, Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee
May 24	Josh Meltzer, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development, The Brookings Institution
June 28	Kevin Kosar, Vice President of Policy, R Street Institute; Director, Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group
July 26	The future of payments at The Visa Innovation Station
September 20	Jane Adams, Vice President, US Federal Affairs, Johnson & Johnson
October 4	Juston Johnson, Political Director, Republican National Committee
December 13	Holiday Party

2017

January 25	Maya MacGuineas, President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt
March 2	Rick Limardo, Coalitions Director, Ways & Means Committee
April 6	Jay Timmons, President & CEO, National Association of Manufacturers
May 4	Steve Stombres, Harbinger Strategies, Former Chief of Staff to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor
June 9	John Rogers, Executive Director, NRCC
July 27	A Salute to the August District Work Period
September 14	Gary Lytle, Former President & CEO, U.S. Telecom Association
October 5	Matthew Hunter, Assistant Deputy Secretary for Field Policy and Management, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
November 9	Karen Donfried, President, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
December 14	Holiday Party

2016

January 14	Benny Johnson, IJ Review
February 4	The Honorable Lee Terry (NE)
March 3	Rob Porter, Chief of Staff to Sen. Orrin Hatch
April 21	Dave Wasserman, Cook Political Report
May 19	Jennifer DeCasper, Chief of Staff to Sen. Tim Scott & Joe Hack, Chief of Staff to Sen. Deb Fischer
June 16	Hugh Halpern, Staff Director, House Rules Committee
July 14	The Honorable Bill Archer (TX)
September 15	Rob Engstrom, Senior Vice President and National Political Director, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
December 8	Marc Lampkin, Managing Partner, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

2015

January 29	Introduction of Ripon 39ers Co-Chairs
April 16	Luke Russert, NBC News
May 21	Andrea Bozek, NRSC
June 18	Sean Spicer, Chief Strategist, Republican National Committee
July 16	Gary Andres, Staff Director, Energy & Commerce Committee
October 1	Rick May, Staff Director, House Budget Committee
October 29	Jon Thompson, RGA
November 19	Brendan Buck, Speaker Paul Ryan
December 10	Jimmy Kemp, Jack Kemp Foundation

2014

September 24	John Feehery, President of QGA Public Affairs
October 23	Rob Simms, NRCC, and Todd Novascone, NRSC
December 17	Dave Wasserman, Cook Political Report