Jan Larimer Biography
Jan Larimer was elected Co-Chairman of the Republican National
Committee on January 30, 2009, after running on a platform of
bolstering the Party’s grassroots and use of technology to recruit,
train and elect candidates at every level.
As Co-Chairman, Larimer works closely with Chairman Michael Steele,
National Committee Members, elected officials, and state party
organizations to strengthen and manage the Party’s grassroots
network. Specifically, the Co-Chairman oversees the Republican
Party’s Member Services division and the RNC’s Women’s Program. She
is building a strong program designed to recruit, register, train
and sustain a strong base of women activists and candidates to
build the Republican Party, portray the GOP as the automatic option
for female voters and win elections.
Larimer has been politically active for more than 30 years. She has
recruited countless successful candidates for local, statewide and
national offices; chaired the RNC Site-Selection Committee and
co-chaired the 2000 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia;
serves on the RNC Executive Committee; and is National
Committeewoman for her home state of Wyoming, a position she has
held since 1988. Additionally, Larimer nominated Dick Cheney to the
office of Vice President of the United States at both the 2000 and
2004 Republican National Conventions.
Larimer serves on various boards and commissions, including the
Wyoming Higher Educational Authority, the University of Wyoming
College of Health Services Advisory Committee and the James Madison
Book Awards Advisory Council. She was appointed twice by the
governor to the Wyoming Community College Commission where she
served for eight years.
Larimer and her husband, Jack, live in Jackson Hole, WY. They have
two adult children, Amy and Doug.