Citizens for the Republic

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Citizens for the Republic
Formation1977
FounderRonald Reagan
TypePolitical action committee

Citizens for the Republic (CFTR) is an American

presidential nomination to Gerald Ford The committee was first directed by Reagan aide Lyn Nofziger.[1] Under American tax law, it is a 527 organization
.

Organizational history

According to the CFTR website, "Reagan took the tired, run-down GOP [of the Ford-

conservative Americans who believed in these principles."[2]

By the time Reagan unseated

1980
, the group continued to be active throughout the 1980s, eventually becoming dormant following President Reagan's departure from office. The Executive Director was Curtis Mack, who became Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Deputy Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration following Reagan's re-election in 1984. Mack was succeeded by Wendy Borcherdt.

In 2009, CFTR was revived by Craig Shirley, a political consultant who has written two best-selling books on the Reagan campaigns of 1976 and 1980. Shirley remains the chairman of Citizens for the Republic.[3] CFTR describes itself as a "national organization dedicated to revitalizing the conservative movement [through] education, grassroots organization, advocacy, and political activism ... [to promote] the principles of limited government, maximum freedom, personal responsibility, peace through strength, and defense of the dignity of every individual.[2]

In the summer of 2013, CFTR announced that it was developing a new political rating system of lawmakers. Its website said scores would be based on loyalty to the principles of the Constitution of the United States and the protection of liberty.[4]

CFTR endorses political candidates. In 1978, in one of its more surprising actions, it supported Jim Reese, former mayor of Odessa, Texas in his Republican challenge to George W. Bush in the race for Texas's 19th congressional district seat. Bush defeated Reese and then lost to the Democrat Kent Hance.

In June 2013, CFTR announced support for the author and columnist

Alabama's 1st congressional district special election, 2013 to succeed Jo Bonner, who resigned in August to take a position as vice chancellor with the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. [5]
Hillyer was eliminated after finishing fourth in the Republican primary.

CFTR directors include former

Virginia.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Interview with Peter Hannaford". millercenter.org. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "CFTR's Mission". cftr.org. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Citizens for the Republic: Who We Are". cftr.org. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  4. ^ "New Conservative Vote Rating System will Score Fidelity to Constitution, Protecting Americans' Liberty, July 29, 2013". cftr.org. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  5. ^ "Quin Hillyer for Congress: Alabama Conservative Needed in Congress, June 5, 2013". cftr.org. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  6. ^ "Contact Us". cftr.org. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
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