College Republican National Committee
| College Republican National Committee | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Courtney Britt (VA) |
| Co-Chairman | Matthew Denaro (NH) |
| Executive Director | N/A |
| Founded | May 17, 1892 (as American Republican College League) |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Ideology | Conservatism Fiscal conservatism Social conservatism |
| Mother party | Republican Party |
| International affiliation | International Young Democrat Union |
| Website | www.crnc.org |
The College Republican National Committee (CRNC) is a national organization for College Republicans, including college and university students who support the Republican Party in the United States. The organization is known as an active recruiting tool for the party and has produced many prominent Republican and conservative activists and introduced more party members to the Republican Party than any other organization in the nation. Following Chairwoman Courtney Britt's departure from the RNC and RNC Chairman Michael Whatley's dissolution of the RNC's "Youth Advisory Board," the CRNC lost its official endorsement and ties to the RNC.
The organizational structure of the College Republicans has changed significantly since its founding in 1892. Founded as an organization for the Republican National Committee, the College Republicans now operate as an independent 527 group. After the Young Republican National Federation was spun off from the College Republicans organization in 1972, the groups operate independently of one another.