History
REP was founded in 1995 by three women, Martha Marks, who at the time was a member of the Lake County, Illinois, Board of County Commissioners; Kim O'Keefe-Wilkins; and Aurie Kryzuda. They met at an endangered species conference in Chevy Chase, Maryland. As lifelong Republicans, they were concerned that the new Republican majority in the 104th Congress was seeking to weaken the Clean Water Act and other environmental laws.
In April 2012, the group renamed itself "ConservAmerica," a name that it said represented "the inherent connection between conservation and conservatism" while appealing to an audience that has grown less party-affiliated. David Jenkins, the group’s vice president for governmental and political affairs, said that "Messaging through a Republican frame doesn’t reach as well as reaching them through a conservative frame." The group is keeping its green elephant logo.
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