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Roll Call: J.C. Watts' Nonprofit Seeks to Boost GOP Credibility With Minorities
By David M. Drucker
As Republicans continue to grapple with their diversity problem, former Rep. J.C. Watts has moved to fill at least one void by launching a nonprofit charged with recruiting and placing ethnic minority staffers in GOP congressional offices. Watts, an Oklahoma Republican and African-American who left Congress 10 years ago, said it could take years for his party to build the kind of outreach with ethnic minorities capable of countering Democrats’ success with such groups, which helped propel the party’s candidates to key victories in last year’s elections. Now a lobbyist, Watts hopes that his new organization, Insight, is one solution to a multifaceted problem.
Newsmax: Group Aims to Boost Hiring of Minority Conservatives in Washington
By Dan Weil
A new group is beginning this week with a mission of increasing the number of minorities with conservative views who are hired and can advance on Capitol Hill. Insight, a non-profit, will sponsor an internship program, hold career development events, offer chances for networking, and hold policy discussions on issues affecting minorities, Politico reports. Next month, the first forum will be held — a discussion of post-prison re-entry programs led by Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio. Former Rep. J.C. Watts is chairman of the group. The four-term African American congressman from Oklahoma chaired the Republican Conference and runs his own consulting business.
POLITICO: GOP group's goal: Get minorities/ to the Hill
By James Hohmann
A nonprofit launching this week aims to get more conservative minority staffers on the Hill and to help them climb the ladder once they’ve arrived. The group, called Insight, will start an internship program to help students of color get placed in Republican offices, host professional development events and provide networking opportunities. Former Rep. J.C. Watts (R-Okla.) will chair the initiative, which also plans to host an ongoing series of public policy forums on issues that affect ethnic minorities. Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) will host the first event, on post-prison re-entry programs, in March.
By David M. Drucker
As Republicans continue to grapple with their diversity problem, former Rep. J.C. Watts has moved to fill at least one void by launching a nonprofit charged with recruiting and placing ethnic minority staffers in GOP congressional offices. Watts, an Oklahoma Republican and African-American who left Congress 10 years ago, said it could take years for his party to build the kind of outreach with ethnic minorities capable of countering Democrats’ success with such groups, which helped propel the party’s candidates to key victories in last year’s elections. Now a lobbyist, Watts hopes that his new organization, Insight, is one solution to a multifaceted problem.
Newsmax: Group Aims to Boost Hiring of Minority Conservatives in Washington
By Dan Weil
A new group is beginning this week with a mission of increasing the number of minorities with conservative views who are hired and can advance on Capitol Hill. Insight, a non-profit, will sponsor an internship program, hold career development events, offer chances for networking, and hold policy discussions on issues affecting minorities, Politico reports. Next month, the first forum will be held — a discussion of post-prison re-entry programs led by Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio. Former Rep. J.C. Watts is chairman of the group. The four-term African American congressman from Oklahoma chaired the Republican Conference and runs his own consulting business.
POLITICO: GOP group's goal: Get minorities/ to the Hill
By James Hohmann
A nonprofit launching this week aims to get more conservative minority staffers on the Hill and to help them climb the ladder once they’ve arrived. The group, called Insight, will start an internship program to help students of color get placed in Republican offices, host professional development events and provide networking opportunities. Former Rep. J.C. Watts (R-Okla.) will chair the initiative, which also plans to host an ongoing series of public policy forums on issues that affect ethnic minorities. Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) will host the first event, on post-prison re-entry programs, in March.
