Citizens for the Republic is a 501(c)(4) political organization originally founded in 1977 by Ronald W. Reagan, five months after he narrowly lost his bid for the 1976 Republican presidential nominationtoGerald R. Ford, Jr.
By the time Reagan was elected president in 1980, the group had disbanded. In 2009, it 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 of the Republic.[1]On its website, Citizens for the Republic describes itself as a "national organization dedicated to revitalizing the conservative movement. Through education, grassroots organization, advocacy, and political activism ... promoting 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 is developing a new political rating system of lawmakers. Scores will be based on loyalty to the principles of the Constitution of the United States and the protection of liberty.[3]
CFTR endorses political candidates. In June 2013, it announced support for the author and columnist Quin Hillyer, a former press secretary to former U.S. Representative Bob LivingstonofLouisiana who is a candidate in 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 AlabamaatTuscaloosa, Alabama. The election will be held on September 24.[4]
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