Republican Jewish Coalition
Chairman | Norm Coleman[2] | |
Subsidiaries | National Jewish Policy Center[2] Republican Jewish Coalition Political Action Committee[2] | |
---|---|---|
Revenue (2016) | $4,667,882[2] | |
Expenses (2016) | $4,828,408[2] | |
Employees (2016) | 21[2] | |
Volunteers (2016) | 50[2] | |
Website | www | |
Formerly called | National Jewish Coalition |
The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC), formerly the National Jewish Coalition, founded in 1985, is a political group in the United States that supports Jewish Republicans. The organization has more than 47 chapters throughout the United States.
Purpose
The official
The RJC also strives to build a "strong, effective and respected" voice of Jewish Republicans that can influence activities, policies and ideas in Washington and across the country.[3]
The group's policy platform objectives include
Political activities during the 2008 presidential election
During the 2008 election campaign, the RJC ran a series of advertisements in Jewish newspapers around the United States, mostly critical of Barack Obama and linking him to individuals such as Iranian leader
Barack Obama presidency
The RJC was highly critical of the Obama administration's policies. The group questioned Obama's relationship with
In the
See also
- Jewish Democratic Council of America
- List of Jewish American politicians
- National Jewish Democratic Council
- Republican Hindu Coalition
References
- ^ "Republican Jewish Coalition - Initial File Number: 851931". Division of Corporations. District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. Accessed on December 17, 2015.
- ^ Guidestar. December 31, 2016.
- ^ Mission Statement, RJC webpage.
- ^ Policy Platform from RJC website
- ^ "RJC - Republican Jewish Coalition". www.rjchq.org. Archived from the original on October 14, 2008.
- ^ Koppelman, Alex, "Republican Jewish group conducted anti-Obama poll", Salon.com, September 17, 2008.
- ^ "RJC - Republican Jewish Coalition". www.rjchq.org. Archived from the original on March 22, 2009.
- ^ Keyak, Aaron, "Petition: Tell RJC to Stop Promoting Falsehoods About the Obama Administration", National Jewish Democratic Council webpage, March 17, 2009.
- ^ Zeleny, Jeff, "Mogul Courts Jews for the G.O.P.", The New York Times, July 25, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
External links
- Official Website
- Welch, Matt, "Republican Jewish Coalition Bars Ron Paul From Presidential Debate, Saying He's Too 'misguided and extreme'", Reason, December 1, 2011.