college republicans national organization college university students support republican_party united_states organization known active recruiting tool republican_party produced prominent republican conservative activists introduced party members republican_party organization nation organizational structure college republicans changed significantly founding originally founded organization college republicans operate independent group spun college republicans organization groups operate independent history founding early history college republicans founded university_of_michigan organization spearheaded law student later serve congressman pennsylvania inaugural meeting attended students country stanford_university west harvard_university east contemporary politicians attended meeting including judge senator congressman congressman abraham_lincoln successor governor ohio gave speech college republicans quickly pursued strategy sending college students vote home districts registering vote swing closely contested districts strategy successfully implemented presidential election helping win home state nebraska college republicans financed history received significant funding support founding maintain organization early offices new_york chicago organization operating directly auspices relative dominance democratic_party 1930s 1960s coincided drop membership effectiveness college republicans college republicans absorbed arm campaign years organization operated alternately auspices republican national league college republicans merged newly created encompassing college students young professionals college republican operations continued young republicans founding modern history field representative kentucky developed principles college republicans college organizer supporting campaign governor kentucky organized approximately college student volunteers dropped pieces literature posted hand addressed signed friends known student supporters processed ballots election day republican governor kentucky years new_york_times credited efforts volunteers permanently spun college republicans prevent counter productive groups auxiliary arm ran chair college republicans challenged runner delegates throwing national convention disarray opponent claimed victory dispute resolved selected direct order chairman time active college republican chapters remained presidential election number increased active clubs helping reagan win mock elections recruiting thousands voters success led financial assistance mainly implement field representative program fund raising efforts brought additional years budget came prompted campaign reform act officially left control group allowing operate independently raise unlimited money issue advocacy work group organization prohibited coordinating directly particular campaign recent focus turned developing volunteers support activities outright campaigning shift allowed vastly expand fundraising efforts years raised million going pay fundraising costs administrative costs leaving million expand field representative program improve pay time positions criticized relationship virginia based direct mail company relationship issue election won treasurer signature questionable fundraising letters field representative election placed probation suggesting controversial events held school student newspaper events included catch illegal immigrant day fun guns day students shoot cardboard prominent democrats incident ultimately major news story national media outlets sources including incorrectly identified employee outcry chairman return chairman condemned activities governor dean named worst person world suspended incident later fired later creating facebook group promised individuals signed volunteers vote efforts elected female national chair college republicans organization female national chair member college republicans adhere republican_party platform social issues including pro life stance stance traditional marriage governance national steering organization oversight body state campus chapters college republicans country chairman national leadership team including executive director political director finance director national field director national treasurer national secretary regional vice presidents elected annual assisted time office staff state college republican state activities state level district_of_columbia state federation leadership team includes state officers serve primary link local university chapters national state chairman serves representative college republicans dealing state republican_party local media governmental entities state responsible organizing assisting local chapters securing proper credentials recruitment efforts campus voter state federation responsibility organize implement activities statewide campaigns like national organization state operate non profit associations legally affiliated republican_party campus chapters college university based chapters college republicans operate dual capacity student clubs associated particular campus members state federation like state national committee campus chapters affiliated local republican_party official arms organization chapter leadership team responsible maintaining campus club credentials constitution representing college republicans dealing university administration student groups surrounding community campus chapter leadership team include members administrative responsibilities delegated dormitory greek chapter republicans listed prominent republican advisor conservative activist lady secretary state hillary_clinton elected president college republican chapter freshman year switching parties war vietnam president college republican elected president united_states campaign manager virginia governor north_carolina congressman ohio governor california republican state chairman president americans tax reform president chairman emeritus christian coalition executive director political consultant senior advisor president currently contributor probably famous leaders having served executive director national chairman time organization senator new_york political consultant senator political consultant activities election year field representative programs send paid recruit train students chapters nationwide national chair founded field representative program program 1980s revived late 1990s election season campus chapters responsible organizing implementing campus canvas running mock elections managing local vote efforts times campus chapters organize issue advocacy lobbying efforts welcome conservative guest speakers campus organize social events recruitment activities election season focuses developing mass based youth effort directed republican candidates sends paid field representatives individual campuses assist organizing election efforts generally hired field representative chapter chair begins school year membership tables campus recruitment members use door door word mouth identify register republican voters student body possible individuals encouraged vote ballot assist candidates election day vote efforts chapters occasionally run student mock elections special events means gain positive earned media attention candidate gallery
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