Michael Heckman, Houston First Corp. Statement on RNC's selection of Houston as 2028 host city
Style Magazine Newswire | 8/25/2023, 2:31 p.m.
Michael Heckman, president & CEO Houston First Corp._Photo Courtesy of Houston First Corp.
Houston is honored to be chosen to host the 2028 Republican National Convention. We submitted a superior and well-organized bid that illustrated our ability to execute at a high-level. Houston was able to showcase our community’s leadership, our dynamic convention campus and our team’s professionalism to the RNC, and we believe that’s why they chose this city for their most important event.
When we began this bid process more than a year ago, we did so knowing that winning the Republican National Convention would be a significant win for the city—one with the capacity to draw 50,000 attendees and generate $200 million in economic impact. Now we look forward to making that opportunity a reality.
