Endorsed Candidates
Since our founding in 1990, the RLC has endorsed hundreds of worthy candidates for local, state, and federal offices. For a historical listing of our endorsed candidates, visit the Endorsements Archive. You can also view the RLC’s 2008 Endorsements. We urge you to support these candidates.
Seeking Endorsement
All candidates seeking the endorsement of the Republican Liberty Caucus are strongly encouraged to sign the Liberty Compact (pdf) and send the signed contract to the organization’s National Chairman for approval by the Board of Directors. Additionally, candidate should fill out the Candidate Questionnaire.
State or local candidates seeking endorsement should contact Aaron for additional information on how to obtain the RLC’s endorsement.
Endorsement Process
Endorsements for federal office and Governor are made jointly by the National Committee and State Executive Committee. In chartered state RLC affiliates, endorsements for state office other than Governor are made by the State Endorsements Committee. Endorsement for local office are made jointly by the State Endorsements Committee and County Executive Committee.
Political Action Committee
The Republican Liberty Caucus Political Action Committee assists limited government Republican candidates running for office. Endorsed candidates for federal office are eligible for financial support from the PAC.
Value of RLC Endorsement
An RLC endorsement can be tremendously valuable to a candidate, especially in primary races. The RLC can provide endorsed candidates with a signed statement explaining why the candidate should be elected. This statement can be distributed as a flyer or displayed prominently at the candidate’s website.
In a primary in particular, the endorsement can ensure Republicans that the most worthy Republican candidate is the candidate who has embraced traditional Republican principles — the candidate endorsed by the RLC. For example, in the 2008 primary between Michael Ellmore and Amit Singh in Virginia’s Eighth Congressional District, the Alexandria Gazette Packet profiled the two candidates as follows:
…………… “The Republican race for the eighth congressional district this November has become one of the hottest races on the June 10 ballot, and both candidates have been steadily rolling out support from opposite ideological ends of the Grand Old Party. Since losing the Republican primary for the same seat back in 2006, financial consultant Mark Ellmore has been building support within the party for another shot at the nomination this year. During Ellmore’s kickoff party last month, he received endorsements from many prominent members of the Republican establishment in Northern Virginia.
…………… “Mark is a great guy,” said Sen. Jay O’Brien (R-39), according to a campaign press release issued shortly after the event. “We need to make sure we don’t let him down.” Ellmore was unopposed until March, when Amit Singh unexpectedly jumped into the race. Singh, who owns an engineering firm, has been rolling out his own series of endorsements from the Ron Paul wing of the party. This week his campaign issued a press release announcing the support of a prominent member of the libertarian-leaning Republican Liberty Caucus of Virginia.
…………… “We believe that Amit Singh is the best candidate in the race, and he deserves the Republican nomination to face off against the incumbent in November,” said Cliff Dunn, treasurer of the caucus, in a written statement. “We encourage other Republican groups to offer their support to Mr. Singh’s campaign.”
The RLC hopes our endorsement adds similar value to other candidates seeking our endorsement.
