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The School of Applied Politics (SOAP)
Established to
Prepare and Train Republican Candidates in Manhattan |
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 In
2002, the New York Republican County
Committee
partnered with the East Side's
Metropolitan Republican Club to
establish the School of Applied Politics
(SOAP) to help Republican candidates in
Manhattan prepare themselves for their
campaigns and run strong and credible
contests. Although the Metropolitan
Republican Club had conducted candidate
training sessions dating back to at
least the 1930s, the newly created
entity was devised to help train and
prepare Republican candidates from all
areas of Manhattan. SOAP held its first
candidates' training session on
Saturday,
May 11, 2002
at the Met Club's main assembly room to
a packed audience of nearly 100
prospective candidates, campaign
staffers, and volunteers. The all-day
session, which was arranged and
coordinated with the assistance of the
Republican National Committee and the
New York Republican State Committee,
covered such topics as candidate
preparation, campaign planning and
organization, fundraising, voter
contact, and communications. |
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The first session of SOAP was held to
a packed audience on Saturday, May 11, 2002. Mark Weaver, an
Ohio-based consultant who has run over 400 campaigns in a dozen
different states, and Tom. Lizardo, Chief of Staff of Congressman Ron
Paul of Texas and previously the owner and operator of his own political
consulting firm, were the featured instructors at the session. |
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 SOAP
continued its mission of training
candidates in 2003
when former Council Member Charles
Millard relayed his experiences in
running for City Council. Mr. Millard
was first elected to the New York City
Council in 1991, a year when there were
no other major contests on the ballot.
The election of 2003 was similar in that
there were no major offices on the
ballot other than City Council and Mr.
Millard's presentation helped inspire
many of the afternoon's attendees to
attempt to duplicate his success. |
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Former East Side City Council Member Charles
Millard teaches the first session of the 2003 SOAP candidates' training
series, entitled "Running for City Council in a Year When You're on the
Top of the Ticket," on April 23, 2003. |
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 Entering
its third year in 2004, SOAP greatly
expanded its scope to include nine
sessions on various specific
campaign-related topics. With the
generous assistance of
GOPAC, nationally noted Republican
political consultant and trainer Rick
Tyler presented his exceptional seminar
entitled "Running to Win" to a room full
of prospective candidates and campaign
workers to kick-off the year's program.
Subsequent sessions held throughout the
spring, summer, and fall covered topics
ranging from writing campaign plans to
achieving ballot access to reaching out
to voters and community groups. |
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Nationally noted Republican political consultant and
trainer Rick Tyler kicked off the 2004 SOAP program on March 20, 2004.
Mr. Tyler was formerly Executive Director of the Maine Republican Party
and is now based in Washington, DC. He regularly travels the
country on behalf of GOPAC and other organizations to train Republican
candidates and campaigns. |
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Now entering its sixth year, SOAP
promises to become an institution for
the Republican Party and its candidates
in Manhattan. |
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