Rylee Linting, Michigan Republican Party Youth Vice Chair, will speak at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 20, to the Eastside Republican Club at The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Rd., Grosse Pointe Farms.
Also on the program will be Ben Estell who serves as chairman, Young Americans for Freedom on the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor campus.
“We look forward to hearing about these leaders’ success in recruiting college-age and other young people for service in Republican campaigns and how we can assist in that effort,” said Eastside Republican chairman Mike Vethacke in a statement in advance of the meeting.
Forum doors open at 7 p.m. for coffee and networking in advance of the meeting. There is no charge for the Forum, which will include an opportunity for asking questions.
Linting and Estell will be joined by Dr. Rob Steele, Michigan’s GOP national committeeman and member of the Republican National Committee. First elected to the RNC in 2016, Steele has worked as a cardiologist since 1987.
The ERC invites area students and young people to learn ways to connect with others to engage in meaningful civic activities on their own campus or in their local community.
Linting was elected at the Michigan Republican Party State Convention in Feb. 2023.
She is currently a senior at Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va., where she studies Political Science and Government.
In her GOP role, Linting’s mission is to recruit conservative young people to be active in the 2024 election cycle. Her plans include improving the recruiting process and identifying young Republicans which the traditional model has failed to identify. She has her eye on drawing from the trades and community colleges.
”Let’s shift the focus away from the traditional model, while still supporting our College Republican chapters,” Linting told convention delegates last year.
The Eastside Republican Club Forum meets on the third Tuesday each month from September through May at The War Memorial. Admission is free and the public is always welcome. Stay up to date at EastsideRepublican.Club and "follow" the ERC on Facebookand X (formerly Twitter).