National Republican Redistricting Trust
The National Republican Redistricting Trust (NRRT) is an American organization founded to strengthen the Republican Party's influence in the 2020 redistricting cycle. It was launched in 2017 in response to the formation of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC).[1] Adam Kincaid serves as executive director and Guy Harrison serves as senior adviser.[2]
Formation and leadership[edit]
According to a memo announcing its formation, the NRRT focuses on data, legal efforts, and "[serving] as a central resource to coordinate and collaborate" on redistricting for other Republican party organizations and members.[3] The NRRT was founded as a response to the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC), a group affiliated with the Democratic Party which was chaired by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.[1] In 2019, after losing reelection, former Governor of Wisconsin Scott Walker became finance chair of the NRRT; he tweeted that "[his] role is to counter Eric Holder’s efforts."[4] According to Harrison, “[the NRRT's] job is redistricting. While they’re focusing on the politics, we’re moving on the legal and data aspects.”[2]
At launch, the NRRT said that it would raise $35 million by 2020 to fight battles over redistricting.[5] Unlike the NDRC, the NRRT does not contribute to individual candidates, but instead focuses on advising Republicans on using data and the law to shape districts.[5] The NRRT is organized as a legal trust and is not required to disclose its donors.[3] In September 2021, the NRRT announced former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie as national co-chairs of the organization.[6]