RSLC expands effort to recruit diverse candidates – The Hill’s Ballot Box

The Republican State Leadership Committee is expanding its effort to recruit diverse candidates to state elected office, aiming to recruit 200 candidates from diverse backgrounds for the upcoming cycle.

The effort, called the Future Majority Project (FMP), was launched in 2011 and helped elect 15 new Hispanic Republicans and 84 new Republican women to office last cycle.

In 2014, the FMP is aiming to elect 75 new diverse candidates to state office, and the project is expanding beyond Hispanics and women to Asian-Americans, Indian-Americans, Native Americans, African-Americans, Arab-Americans and others.

In a memo to RSLC members, Matt Walter, the managing director of political affairs for the group, noted that the 2012 election highlighted the need for Republicans to expand their appeal as the demographics of America continue to change.

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