Our Republican Legacy Names Gary Sasse New Rhode Island Chair

PROVIDENCE, RI – Our Republican Legacy (ORL), a national effort to restore core conservative principles and responsible governance to the GOP, today announced Gary Sasse as its new Rhode Island Chair.

Sasse brings a distinguished record of public service, thought leadership, and civic engagement to the role. He previously served as director of both the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council and the state’s Departments of Administration and Revenue. Over the course of his career, he has earned bipartisan respect for advancing budget discipline, ethical governance, and common-sense solutions. He is the founding director of the Hassenfeld Institute for Public Leadership at Bryant University.

In a recent Providence Journal opinion column, Sasse urged Republicans to “reclaim the GOP’s core principles” and reject the “politics of grievance and division.” His call for a return to “leadership rooted in facts, character, and conservative values” echoes the mission of ORL. Read the column here.»

Former U.S. Senator John Danforth, founder of ORL, welcomed the appointment:

“Gary Sasse is the model of a thoughtful, principled Republican leader. His decades of public service to the people of Rhode Island and commitment to responsible governance make him the ideal person to lead Our Republican Legacy's work in the Ocean State.”

Sasse joins ORL’s growing team of former elected officials, veterans, scholars, and civic leaders working to renew the Republican Party’s commitment to the Constitution, character, and country.

To learn more about Our Republican Legacy, visit ourrepublicanlegacy.com.

Our Republican Legacy was founded in 2024 by former Republican Senators John Danforth, William Cohen, and the late Alan Simpson, along with 34 other distinguished former Republican Members of Congress and elected officials. The organization promotes five enduring principles: unity, the Constitution, fiscal responsibility, free enterprise, and peace through strength.