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have been better organized, they could have had more people in attendance, and there was not a whole lot of excitement for a critical election year. It had to change and I announced my candidacy for Chairman of St. Thomas College Republicans. I ran unopposed and when I was elected there were only 10 people in attendance. My sister, Angie, was elected as Vice-Chair as well. Things got off to a rocky start at St. Thomas. We had no continuity plan going into the fall and I found out shortly before the fall semester that I was left with financial problems; effectively, our club was bankrupt. I engaged in private fundraising operations to ensure that we remained financially solvent throughout the fall. Our board put together an ambitious agenda for our meetings and worked on it the entire summer. We had weekly meetings and had a high profile speaker at every meeting ranging from Congressman Erik Paulsen to Minority Leader Kurt Daudt. We recruited heavily at St. Thomas; I was able to nearly triple our email list and double our number of Facebook likes. We now have a presence on Twitter. We have had huge turnouts at our meetings ranging anywhere from 30 to 70 students. St. Thomas College Republicans was back. I had never been as excited as I was this past fall for our organization. We did not just have USTCRs meetings every week. We recruited our members to help at phone banks throughout the Metro area. We even made multiple trips to help Congressman Chip Cravaack in the 8th Congressional District. Overall, St. Thomas College Republicans put forward more than 630 hours of campaign volunteering this fall among 30 active members. St. Thomas gained recognition for being one of the most active chapters in Minnesota this election cycle; we were the go-to chapter in the Metro. Our membership is strong; St. Thomas looks to be one of the largest College Republican chapters in Minnesota long after I graduate. I decided to run for Chairman of Minnesota College Republicans in January. It was a tough decision to make but after careful deliberation and with the backing of my friends, I knew it was the right one. If I am elected, there are many things that I would bring to the table. The first is that I have proven record in chapter development. This should be our number one focus in a non-election year. We need to increase our base number of College Republicans, start new chapters, and strengthen existing chapters in order to be well prepared for 2014. As Chairman of USTCRs, I developed fundraising skills and will be able to effectively fundraise for our organization. This is important because if we do not have funds, then it will be more difficult to get resources to chapters that need them. I want to see greater cohesion between College Republicans and state legislators; social media will also be a focus of mine. In addition to the preceding qualities, I will bring my charisma and strong work ethic to MNCRs. I have the ability to effectively communicate conservative principles to college students and ensure they understand why our side is the right one. If elected, you will see a team-first attitude and an energetic staff in place ready to give their all for the organization. I have the desire, passion, and commitment for the organization, and you most definitely can expect the same thing from me if I am elected as the next State Chairman.