National Teen Age Republicans (TARs) is one of the
youth wings of the United States
Republican Party. The group's membership consists of Republicans from ages 14 to 17.
TARs has had a presence in all 50
U.S. states and the
District of Columbia
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, with membership in the tens of thousands. TARs is the first of the four official youth wings of the
Republican National Committee, along with the High School Republican National Federation,
Young Republican National Federation and
College Republicans.
History
The oldest recorded TAR group was formed in 1960 in South Dakota.
The first national conference was held in Washington D.C. at Trinity College on June 16–21, 1969, and ever since National TARs has hosted an annual Teen Age Republican Leader Conference (TLC). Following his 1980 election victory,
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He was a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party a ...
held a reception for delegates to the TLC, where he stated that TARs "had a significant impact in the outcome of the last election...you walked the precincts, you licked stamps, stuffed envelopes, got senior citizens to the polls, and babysat while mothers voted...what you did
adethe difference between winning and losing."
Ex-TARs members include
Lawrence Lessig,
Paris Dennard,
Frank Luntz, and
Rob Bishop.
Founding of High School Republicans
In April 2022, certain state chapters left the National Teenage Republicans and created a new organization, The High School Republican National Federation, a student-led alternative.
References
External links
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Republican Party (United States) organizations
Youth wings of political parties in the United States
Political youth organizations in the United States
Conservative organizations in the United States