College Republicans
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The College Republicans is an organization for college and university students who support the Republican Party of the United States.
Student Organizations
Members of College Republican student organizations are represented nationally by the College Republican National Committee, a 527 group. College Republican organizations represent a wide ideological spectrum, from centrists and moderates to libertarians, right conservatives, and Christian activists.Notable College Republicans have included Deputy White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove, prominent Republican strategist Lee Atwater, Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist, U.S. Senator Rick Santorum and North Carolina Congressman Patrick McHenry.
Today, there are over 200,000 college republicans on over 1,775 campuses nationwide.
Activities
College Republican chapters operate in a variety of political and social forums. Members seeks to promote Republican party values on campus, in the community and throughout the state. Chapter activities include holding political rallies, hosting guest speakers and fundraisers, registering voters, and serving as invaluable volunteers to local and statewide campaigns.During the 2004 election cycle, College Republicans provided more than 120,000 volunteers to the reelection campaign of President George W. Bush. The College Republicans are members of the International Young Democrat Union.
History
The College Republicans were founded on May 17, 1892 at the University of Michigan by James Francis Burke. The organization was christened by Ohio Governor William McKinley with students from institutions as far away as Stanford University and Harvard University present.The first United Kingdom branch was founded in 2006 at Cambridge University.
See also
- College Republican National Committee
- Young Republicans
- Teenage Republicans
- Cambridge University College Republicans
External links
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