National Teen Age Republicans (TARs) is the

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of the United States Republican Party. TARs have a presence in all 50

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and the

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, with membership in the tens of thousands. TARs are one of the three official youth wings of the

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, along with

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and

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History

The oldest recorded TAR group was formed in 1960 in South Dakota. The first national conference was held in Washington D.C. at Trinity College on June 16-21,1969, and ever since National TARs has hosted an annual Teen Age Republican Leader Conference (TLC). Following his 1980 election victory,

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held a reception for delegates to the TLC, where he stated that TARs "had a significant impact in the outcome of the last election...you walked the precincts, you licked stamps, stuffed envelopes, got senior citizens to the polls, and babysat while mothers voted...what you did

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the difference between winning and losing." Ex-TARs members include

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, and

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References

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* {{Republican Party (United States), state=collapsed Republican Party (United States) organizations Youth wings of political parties in the United States Political youth organizations in the United States Conservative organizations in the United States