Teen Age Republicans
American political youth organization
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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 13 to 17.
| National Teen Age Republicans | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 1960 |
| Ideology | Conservatism |
| Mother party | Republican Party |
| Website | www.teenagerepublicans.org |
TARs has had a presence in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, with membership in the tens of thousands.[1] TARs is the first of the three official youth wings of the Republican National Committee, along with Young Republican National Federation and College Republicans.[2]
History
The oldest recorded TAR group was formed in 1960 in South Dakota.[3]
National TARS was founded in 1964.
The first national conference was held in Washington D.C. at Trinity College on June 16–21, 1969,[4] and ever since National TARs has hosted an annual Teen Age Republican Leader Conference (TLC).[5] Following his 1980 election victory, Ronald Reagan 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 [made] the difference between winning and losing".[6]
TARS Alumni include: Karl Rove, Joe Wilson, Roger Wicker, Chase Blasi, Lawrence Lessig,[7] Paris Dennard,[8] Frank Luntz,[9] J. D. Hayworth and Rob Bishop.[10]