To vote, you must be a paid member of the College Republicans (class year does not matter). A table will be set up outside the night of the elections for unpaid members or new members to pay their dues so they can vote.

Jacob Thayer

Hi, my name is Jacob Thayer and I am announcing my candidacy for Freshman Representative for the College Republicans. I am strongly committed to conservative principles and want to see a red country again… in other words a prosperous country. I am very committed to the Republican Party and plan on spending much of my time here working with it. I founded and was President of the Young Republicans at my high school and ran for school board for my school district as well. I have been on Student Council since 7th grade and attended Boys State (I was elected to District Judge, one of the highest offices) in Texas. I was also involved in Junior Statesmen and I work with the Harris County Tax Office as a Voter Registrar. I am known at home as a go to guy and always try to help others. I want to represent you in order to further the party and help those around me.”

Michael Russo

I am from Waltham MA, one of the few semi-conservative cities in the state, and I hope to convince you to vote for me as your freshman representative. I have long been an ardent conservative dedicated to the principles of small government, state’s rights, the 2nd amendment, the fairness tax, supporting our military regardless of where we’re at war, controlling our borders, and the traditional American values of our founders and legal immigrant ancestors. I was a founding member of my high school’s Campaign Club and its Vice President. The aim of our club was to promote political awareness amongst fellow students, by handing out flyers on the candidates, holding a mock debate and an election themed bake sale. Here at GW I hope I can be a part of spreading awareness of conservative values to the student population since many may not know what it means to be a true conservative! I would help the Executive Board to the best of my ability with increasing CR membership amongst freshmen and I know many will respond positively if they only heard the truth, and not what the Daily Show says, about Republicans. I am positive that I can make a difference!

Jake Milligan

My fellow Republicans, an infectious tide of liberal progressivism has swept our greatest of nations, and its reach is far and wide. Corruption in the White House and Congress has disheartened many Americans, including myself, and I’m sure you feel similarly. Now, perhaps more than ever, it is up to every day Americans, like you and me, to stand up for justice, for accountability, and for ethical leadership. You may be asking yourself what you can do, but I assure you there has never been a better place to take a stand than where you are right now: The George Washington University in the heart of our nation’s capital. Take the first step: vote for me for Freshman Representative, and I vow to uphold the conservative values that you wish so dearly to be returned to our nation, especially limited government, lower taxes, and accountability. Living in California has given me the experience of being a conservative voice in a liberal place like GW and the experience of winning campaigns in an area infected by progressives. I will use this experience to get you, my fellow freshmen, out onto the front lines because you are the future. Vote Jake Milligan.

Kevin Doré

Ronald Reagan once said, “Man is not free unless government is limited”. Today in our beloved nation, a nation in which the all-powerful liberal machine is trying to replace a government founded on the great Constitution with an extremely diabolic and oppressive dystopia that will have the ability to control so many aspects of our everyday life, this quote could not be more significant. I find this thought even more relevant being a part of the most involved, passionate, and motivated group of young Republicans that I have ever witnessed. The time is now. It is time to step up and save our nation from an infinite amount of debt that will obliterate any chance our generation has in this world. Let’s push aside the old geezers of the Republican Party that have driven our party into the ground and return to the principles of the party that drove Abraham Lincoln to save the Union. I can be your voice, I can help. I have all of the qualifications necessary for this post, and I will represent the ideals of the GW freshman Republicans and serve in whatever way you want me to. Please vote for Kevin Doré this Tuesday.

Hugo Scheckter

Even if I don’t sound like the Georgia Boy I am, I am proud to have a mixed American and British heritage, and I am also proud to be running for election to the E board of officially the most active College Republicans chapter in the country.

About myself, I moved from Georgia to the UK in 1996, and have studied both the US and UK political models with great detail, and have experience trying to promote the conservative values in a liberal setting, being the ONLY republican in my entire high school. I was head of the political speakers club, in which I managed to attract our local representative to the European Parliament as well the heads of various interest groups.

I have extensive leadership experience, being the youngest coach in my school’s 400 year history, as well as being on the board of a company I started at school as Operations Director, which turned over thousands of pounds in its first year. I was also selected as a school ambassador, and on the board of my boarding house.

I will work tirelessly to continue the excellent work of the CR’s, and it would be an honor representing you.

Calvin Moore

As a fellow student, I understand the constant struggle to be a conservative amongst today’s overwhelming liberal college campuses; however, as Freshman Representative, I will work tirelessly to ensure we are doing all we can to unite our fellow conservatives as well as welcoming the non-conservatives who, like you and I, are simply students that share the values of liberty, freedom, and personal responsibility. I promise to work hard to make our presence on campus one of the strongest and to ensure that we are constantly fighting back and supporting our views in the most informed, intelligent manner possible. I promise to work to ensure that we constantly have prominent voices of conservatism to speak on campus, to ensure that we always have events for us to get involved, and, most of all, to ensure that we have a solid, united CR family to support each other and to give each other the tools needed to fight the liberalism that prevails all too often. As a former leader in my school, as well as having recently completed a congressional internship, I have the experience and the passion needed to make sure that CR’s are as best as they can be.

Alex Northover

Born and raised in Atlanta Georgia, I have always been a republican at heart. I have rallied at tea parties, campaigned for republican senators and started a young republican organization in my hometown. But why should you vote for Alex Northover for freshman rep? As my only extracurricular activity, I promise to devote all of my available time to the CR’s cause. I promise to conduct myself in the best interests of our organization through ethical leadership. Most importantly, I will proactively strive to make the position of freshman rep more than a superficial one. The freshman class is the backbone of the College Republicans and I intend to reflect that if elected to office. If you would like to ask me further questions please call me at 678-772-0681. Talk and I will always be there to listen. VOTE ALEX NORTHOVER! And good luck to all the outstanding candidates.

Dan Horning

I am seeking to become the GW College Republicans freshmen representative to help promote the conservative ideals of the Republican Party on campus, and to help students get more interested in the political world that they live in. I have been very active in volunteer organizations at home and in high school. I am an Eagle Scout, volunteer at my parish, and former President of three clubs at my high schools. I have also volunteered for my state representative and the McCain Presidential campaign. As Freshmen Representative, I will lead a major membership drive in our freshmen class, aiming to double freshmen membership. I want to target groups that traditionally do not vote along conservative lines, such as the African-American, Hispanic, and Jewish communities. I hope to set up major fundraising efforts to help us outspend the College Democrats, as well as promote the conservative message on campus. I will also work with the College Democrats so as to open up a dialogue and work with them where we can work together, and show them the way where they are misguided. I am excited about working with the College Republicanss this year. Vote Dan Horning for Freshmen Rep!

Sinead Casey

I am a Conservative, from Liberal New York. As Freshman Representative, I would like to see College Republicans, bring in the best speakers and resources to enhance our party knowledge and keep ourselves informed. We need to engage in open, honest debate with the Democrats, but more importantly I think it’s up to us to lay the foundation of bipartisanship by working with College Democrats to find practicable and applicable solutions to the most pressing issues for our generation such as the energy crisis and job creation.
Our peers call themselves “Liberal” because they don’t know what it means to be Conservative. Blame it on the media or a successful campaign but I think it has a lot to do with a closed minded generational partisan entrenched deep within the party itself. But the greater GOP is beginning to realize something we’ve already figured out, WE are the Party. If elected, I want to prove to the thousands of students on this campus that the Republican Party isn’t their grandparents party anymore, its ours. The saying goes you’re liberal when your young, conservative when you finally grow up, well we got it right the first time, lets prove why.

Christopher Oman

Hello, my name is Christopher Oman and I am announcing candidacy for freshmen representative of the George Washington College Republicans. I was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa. I grew up in a conservative family, where I watched my father serve as the chief of staff for two governors, and run for governor of Iowa himself. Republican politics has been in my blood for as long as I can remember. Thus, I have been active in numerous campaigns over the years. In 2004, I was three-time volunteer of the week for the Bush-Cheney/Stan Thompson (Congress) campaigns in my district. I volunteered for the Mitt Romney campaign during the Iowa Caucus, and was the official ballot counter for my precinct’s Republican Caucus. I also dedicated countless to the McCain-Palin campaign last fall. I also participated in high school debate nationally for the last three years and have developed the necessary speaking and leadership qualities needed to serve as freshmen representative. I have numerous ideas on how to expand our membership, and deliver our message throughout the entire campus. I am eager to lead and I ask for your support. Thank you!

Eva Hansen

I am running for Freshman Representative because, like so many of you, I am passionate about conservatism and its values. Growing up in liberal California, my views were constantly challenged by teachers, peers, and coworkers. This constant questioning and challenging only served to strengthen my conviction that the conservative values of personal, fiscal, and moral responsibility are ones to live by.
Not only do I have a great deal of passion for conservatism, but I also have the leadership experience required to be a successful representative. As managing editor of my high school’s newspaper, I successfully recruited and managed a large group of staff writers, organized class events, and created high editorial standards. This leadership position, as well as others, helped mold me into a responsible individual who will successfully represent the freshman Republicans.
My dedication to Republican ideals has instilled in me a determination to spread the conservative message at George Washington University. As a Freshman Representative, I will ensure that all freshmen have plenty of opportunities to get involved in the Republican cause. I will also seek opinions and advice from you, the freshman Republicans, to ensure you get the most out of your GW College Republican experience.

Victor Bogachev

Born and raised in Moscow, Russia I have felt the oppression of personal freedoms and free market from a very early age. My father, ex-President of the Conservative party of Russia and a true supporter of capitalism sent me to study in America, away from the totalitarian regime that was rapidly growing in Russia. Upon my arrival in the United States I have quickly aligned myself with the true Republican ideals and became heavily involved in Young Republicans club on campus. Due to my continuous hard work and commitment to the Young Republicans club, I became the youngest President of the club in 50 years as a junior and the first international President in club’s history. In my two years as President I was able to make YR the largest club on campus, hold multiple events, and organize trips to such places as DC and New York for constant members. I plan to continue my hard work as a member of the best CR chapter in the nation and am sure that my experience will allow me to dive right into work on the board and strive to make this the best year yet.

FAIR ELECTIONS COMMITTEE

Section 1 – General Election Procedures
1.1 Definitions
1.1.1 A candidate shall be defined as any member of the College Republicans who submits a statement of candidacy to the FEC by the specified deadline. All candidates must meet the constitutional requirements for office. Any candidate who fails to meet the requirements for office will be notified by the FEC and permitted to run for an office which he/she is eligible and to amend their statement to reflect the new office sought.
1.1.2 A write-in candidate shall be any member of the College Republicans who fails to meet the definition of candidate stated above.
1.2 Candidate Statements
1.2.1 All candidate statements must be submitted to FEC@gwrepublicans.org by 5pm on Friday, September 18th. Candidate statements submitted and the names of candidates shall be confidential until that deadline.
1.2.2 Candidate statements shall not exceed 200 words. Statements that exceed 200 words will be truncated.
1.2.3 Candidate statements shall be emailed out to the CR membership after the submission deadline.
1.2.4 Any candidate who submits a statement after the deadline shall not appear on the ballot.
1.3 An individual may not be a candidate for more than one office.
1.4 In order to be elected, a candidate must receive a majority of valid votes cast for their position. If no candidate receives a majority, a run-off election shall be held between the 2 individuals receiving the most votes. A valid vote shall be defined as a vote cast for an individual eligible to assume office.
1.5 All candidates shall be held responsible for the actions of anyone who is campaigning on their behalf.
1.6 A candidate violating these rules shall be subject to removal from the ballot or other sanctions imposed by the FEC.

Section 2 – Campaigning

2.1 No candidate may campaign at any CR-sponsored functions/events, except as permitted below:
2.1.1 Candidates may distribute literature/palm cards about themselves at the Election meeting only. This material must be submitted to the FEC for approval no later than 5pm on Friday, September 18th. Electronic copies may be sent to FEC@gwrepublicans.org. The FEC shall review the literature only to ensure that there are no personal attacks or false and misleading statements.
2.2 No resources o4f the College Republicans may be used for campaign purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, the CR listserv and the CR office. The only exception is that all candidates will be provided with a list of the paid members eligible to vote in the election.
2.3 While candidates are permitted to contact CR members, if any member reports to the FEC that they are being harassed or are contacted after informing a candidate that they no longer wish to be contacted, the candidate making such contact may be removed from the ballot.

Section 3 — Additional Rules
3.1 The Committee reserves the ability to create additional rules. The Committee will notify the candidates if new rules are created.

Freshman Representative Election Night Procedures

The FEC intends to follow these procedures for running the election night meeting:

Literature Distribution:

Candidates may distribute literature at the election meeting. However, any such literature must have been submitted to the FEC in accordance with the election rules and approved or it may not be distributed. The FEC will not approve literature the night of the election meeting.

Speaking Limits & Questions/Answers:

For the office of Freshman Representative, each candidate will be allowed to give a one minute speech. After all the candidates have spoken, the first round of balloting will begin.

The top five candidates with the greatest number of votes from the first round of voting will advance to a run-off. Run-off candidates will have one minute to respond to a prompt selected from the audience or posed to them by the FEC. After the second round of voting, the top two candidates with the greatest number of votes win the election.

Procedures for Questions: In order to ensure that all questions are directed at all candidates running for a position and do not include any personal attacks or false and misleading statements, the FEC will collect all questions from the audience, randomly choose 2, screen them for the criteria listed above and then ask them to the candidates. If no questions are received, the FEC may pose its own questions.

Ballot Counting

Members of the FEC will adjourn from the room to count the ballots. The Chair of the FEC will announce the run-off candidates and election winners.

Eligible Voters

Only paid members of the CRs who have paid their dues shall be eligible to vote. Any member who is not listed as a paid member shall not be eligible to cast a vote. If they wish to appeal, they must show documentation to the FEC that they became a paid member of the CRs prior to the constitutionally mandated deadline. The membership list shall be presumed to be accurate, and the burden of proving it to be inaccurate is with the member contesting his/her status.

Members must be present at the election meeting to vote. Absentee ballots, votes via email or other means, etc., shall not be permitted.

Also: stay tuned for updates on:

1. Fall campaign trips to VA and NJ
2. Freshman leadership positions
3. and other opportunities to get involved with the CRs!

To the Freshman Class,

While I know many have already extended their warm welcome to you and your family, let me be the first to do so on behalf of the GW College Republicans! Congratulations on your acceptance to GW, welcome, and thank you for seeking us out at Colonial Inauguration!

We are eager and excited for your arrival here this fall. You may not realize it yet, but our organization needs you. Year after year, the freshman class has always been the backbone of our efforts on campus, on Capitol Hill, and on the campaign trail. This year will be no different. With competitive gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey, and important debates in Congress about health care reform, the economy, and a whole horde of other critical issues, the Republican Party needs boots on the ground to lobby members of Congress, knock on doors, make calls for candidates, and to speak-up in the classroom. Plainly, we need you right now!

As an incoming freshman, it is easy to be overwhelmed by the number of different activities going on here at GW. But, the College Republicans, a bright spot of red in DC, offers you a unique opportunity to engage yourself in Washington and find a place you can call home among friends and like-minded conservatives.

Because of my involvement with the College Republicans, I have met people and gone places I could not foresee and will not forget. I have enjoyed the opportunity of campaigning for our party’s leaders, the excitement and thrill of watching the CRs host speakers such as Newt Gingrich and John Ashcroft, and the privilege of internships at places like the Department of Homeland Security, to halls of Congress, and even The White House.

When the Admissions Department told you that “something happens here,” they weren’t joking. Looking back on my time at GW, with still so much left to look forward to, I can say without hesitation that, in fact, something does happen here. Over your next four years we hope that you will add to the richness of your experience at GW with the GW College Republicans.

Again, congratulations, welcome, and my very best wishes,

Sincerely

Brandon James Hines
Chairman, College Republicans
The George Washington University

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