Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr. (born August 28, 1939) is an American attorney, political executive, and lobbyist who was chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1983 to 1989.

In the private sector, Fahrenkopf most recently served as the American Gaming Association's first president, and retired from the position in 2013.

In 1962, Fahrenkopf graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno, where he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.

In 1986 he co-founded the Commission on Presidential Debates with Democratic National Committee chairman Paul G. Kirk.

Fahrenkopf served for many years as chairman of the Pacific Democrat Union and vice chairman of the International Democrat Union, a worldwide association of conservative political parties from the United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, Canada, Japan, Australia and twenty other nations.

While RNC head, he also worked for two Nevada law firms, and was a director of First Republic Bank Corporation of California.

[1] In 1989, Fahrenkopf became a full partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Hogan & Hartson, where he chaired the International Trade Practice Group.

He also serves as a trustee of the Culinary Institute of America and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).