Listen as Bill Dumais (Executive Vice Chair) and Michelle Grose (Vice-Chair of Communications) interview incumbent Vice-Chair of Political Activities, Gilbert Fiedler. Gilbert has the distinction of being the only incumbent on the board who ran for a second term. Gilbert shares how he got involved with the DC Young Republicans, some of his favorite deployment memories, and how the DC Young Republicans were in the process of planning a demonstration to protest Mayor Bowser's dancing ban. 

Listen as Bill Dumais (Executive Vice Chair) interviews Allison Hagan, who is serving her first term as Vice-Chair of Events. Allison shares her story of what led her to move from Louisiana to DC, some of her early experiences as a congressional staffer, and how it's been living in DC during the pandemic. This is an episode you don't want to miss, as Allison offers an exclusive look at some upcoming events this spring and summer!

In this episode, Bill Dumais (Executive Vice Chair) welcomes Maria Giannapoulous back to the podcast for her first interview as Chairwoman of the DC Young Republicans. Maria shares how she got her start in politics, as well as some of her favorite memories as a YR. Both Bill and Maria dive deep into what it means to be a YR in DC, how the DC YRs plan to bounce back after the pandemic, and both offer some of their takes ahead of President Joe Biden's Joint Session of Congress. (Recorded on April 23, 2021).

Listen as Bill Dumais (Executive Vice Chair) recaps last month's Elections Happy Hour meeting, as well as welcomes one of the newest member of the Executive Board, Michelle Grose (Vice Chair of Communications), who was just elected to serve her first term on the board. Michelle shares some of her previous experience with the Texas Young Republicans, explains what drew her to move to Washington, DC pre-COVID, lays out what she looks forward to most in her new role, and some of her top restaurant recommendations here in the Nation's Capital!

In this special Friday edition of the podcast, Bill Dumais (Vice-Chair of Communications) interviews Ken Langille, a former legislative attorney who worked in the Connecticut General Assembly and current Chairman of the Connecticut Young Republicans. Ken shares how he got his start in politics, discusses some of the issues facing voters ahead of the 2021 municipal election cycle, and explains what makes the Republican brand of politics in Connecticut so unique compared to the brand at the national level. 

In this week's episode, Bill Dumais (Vice-Chair of Communications) interviews Sarah White, a first-time candidate running in Virginia's 53rd House of Delegates district. The district encompasses parts of Arlington County and the City of Falls Church. Listen as Sarah shares her experience as a small business owner & consultant, why she decided to run, and the issues she's most passionate about working on if elected to the Virginia state legislature. 

To learn more about Sarah, go to https://www.sarah4va.com/. 

In this week's episode, Bill Dumais (Vice-Chair of Communications) interviews the President of the Catholic University of America College Republicans, Blayne Clegg, on the recent public backlash his club received from their decision to move forward with hosting pro-life advocate, Abby Johnson, as part of a campus event. Bill and Blayne discuss the current status of freedom speech on both CUA's campus and colleges nationwide. Listen also as Blayne shares his experience of being a CR during the COVID-19 Pandemic and how he first got interested in politics. (Recorded on February 10, 2021).

Listen as Bill Dumais (Vice-Chair of Communications) interviews Virginia YRs Jessi Rapelje and Stephanie Zemanek on their respective backgrounds and how they first got interested in politics. Jessi and Stephanie also share why they chose to run for Chair and First Vice Chair of the Young Republican Federation of Virginia, as part of the "YRFV Resurgence" slate. In addition to analyzing the state of affairs in Virginia politics, Jessie and Stephanie unveil what their favorite parts of living in Virginia are, as well as food!

A week after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol Building, Bill Dumais (Vice-Chair of Communications), Maria Giannopoulos (National Committeewoman), and Stephen Jackson (Former DCYR Chairman) share their recollection from January 6th and examine what exactly happened in our own backyard. Bill, Maria, and Stephen attempt to answer the questions of "what happened," "what matters," and "where do we go from here as both YRs and as a party?" This is a special one hour episode you don't want to miss. 

Listen as Bill Dumais (Vice Chair of Communications) interviews Patrick Burland, Director of Public Relations for the George Washington University College Republicans, on what it's like to be a CR during the era of COVID-19. Bill and Patrick also cover some of the ways both CRs and YRs have been active this past election cycle and what is on the horizon for 2021 and 2022 (Recorded on January 5, 2021).