WAKECO YPR
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The Young Republicans (YRs) are the oldest political youth organization in the United States. Important to the growth of the Republican Party, the YRs reach out to registered Republicans, 18 to 40 years of age, and provide them with better political knowledge and understanding of the issues of the day. The first organized effort of the YRs began in New York City in 1859; three years after the Republican Party selected its first presidential candidate. A year later, the YRs played a critical role in helping elect Abraham Lincoln, the first Republican President in American history. It was not until 1931 that the YRs were organized nationally. West Point graduate George H. Olmsted began to attract the attention of the leaders of the national Republican Party, and he was invited to meet with President Herbert Hoover at the White House. President Hoover, so impressed with his visit with Olmsted, asked the young man to head the Young Republican division of the Republican Party, which Olmsted did. In 1935, the Young Republican division officially became the Young Republican National Federation (YRNF), and the YRNF elected Olmsted as the organization's first president. The Wake County Young Republicans was founded in _____(we are currently researching to find our origin) under the North Carolina Federation of Young Republicans. In 2010 the association changed its name to the Wake County Young Professional Republicans (YPR) in order to differentiate itself from the College Republicans and the Teenage Republicans. The Wake YPR continue to provide an outlet for young professionals in the Wake Co. area to become politically active. Previous Club Chairmen
We need your help! The Wake County Young Republicans is older than 1990 but we don’t have that information. If you know of any information of who served as Chairman of the group prior to 1990, please contact wakeypr@wakeypr.com.
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