Martin Andrew McKissick (born December 1968) is an American politician who has served as chair of the South Carolina Republican Party since 2017.
[3] McKissick was endorsed by Donald Trump during a previous challenge for state party chair.
[4][5] Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy floated McKissick's name as a replacement for national Republican Party Chair Ronna McDaniel.
[8][9] McKissick was widely quoted after the 2022 South Carolina general election produced what many news outlets called a 'red wave', with a number of Democratic Party legislators losing their seats, and Republicans gaining a super majority in the state legislature.
[10][11][12] On February 26, 2024, McKissick submitted his resignation as Republican National Committee co-chair, stating that he would be working with the Trump Campaign and the RNC to win both the Senate and the White House.