The Republican Political Alliance for Integrity and Reform (RePAIR) is a U.S. political group, founded in August 2020, consisting of Republican politicians who oppose the reelection of President

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. RePAIR is affiliated with

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. The group's stated mission is to "return to principles-based governing in the post-Trump era," calling for a change in leadership for the Republican party, and supporting the candidacy of

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in the 2020 presidential election. The group was founded by former Trump administration official Miles Taylor and is led by former members of Republican administrations, including those of

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, and Trump. In 2021, the A Call for American revival movement, which aims to create a new political party as an alternative for the

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, was formed of members of RePAIR and Stand Up Republic.

Notable members

Executive branch officials

* Richard Armitage, former Deputy Secretary of State * Stuart M. Gerson, former Acting Attorney General * James K. Glassman, former

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* John Mitnick, former General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security *

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, former Assistant Secretary for Threat Prevention and Security Policy, Department of Homeland Security in the Trump administration *

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, former White House Communications Director in the Trump Administration *

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, former homeland security and counter-terrorism advisor to Vice President Pence and aide to the

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in the Trump administration * Miles Taylor, former Chief of Staff, Department of Homeland Security in the Trump Administration

United States senators

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, former Senator from Minnesota *

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, former Senator from New Hampshire

United States representatives

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, former Congressman from Texas *

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, former Congressman from Pennsylvania *

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, former Congressman from Hawaii *

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, former Congressman from Oklahoma * Jim Greenwood, former Congressman from Pennsylvania *

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, former Congressman from Arizona *

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, former Congresswoman from Rhode Island *

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, former Congressman from Vermont *

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, former Congressman from Texas * Jim Walsh, former Congressman from New York *

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, former Congressman from New Jersey

Political activists

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, former Senior Director, National Security Council *

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, former CIA officer * Tara Setmayer, former Congressional staff member *

Michael Steele Michael Stephen Steele (born October 19, 1958) is an American politician, attorney, and political commentator who served as the seventh lieutenant governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007 and as chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) f ...

, former chairman,

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* Chris Vance, former chair, Washington State Republican Party

References

External links

* {{Never Trump movement Never Trump movement Crossover voting