The Big Move!

As you may or may not know, I recently accepted a position as a Campus Services Coordinator with the Leadership Institute, a conservative-leaning policy institute based in Arlington, VA. Over the weekend, I visited D.C. and the surrounding area to finalize living arrangements and familiarize myself with the area.

Recently, I resigned my position within the local Young Republican organization due to ethical and political differences I have with local elected officials. In my efforts to hold ALL politicians accountable, I was singled out as a nuisance and “inconsistent” with the goals of local Republicans. Realizing my complex relationship with both parties, I felt it necessary to remove myself from a directly-partisan position and work toward political independence. As I understand politics, sometimes Republicans are wrong – and sometimes Democrats are wrong. My position as an advocate for political reform and accountability clearly is inconsistent with the aims of some elected officials – both Republican and Democrat, alike. That being said, I am excited about the activity I am seeing within the Rutherford County Republican Party. Under revived leadership, I believe local Republicans will become more active and involved in the process, and I applaud those individuals who are making things happen.

 

New opportunities await me in Washington, D.C. – where I seek to enact conservative change as a Campus Service Coordinator for LI. My main priorities will be to work with conservative student organizations on universtiy campuses. This is an exciting opportunity!

 

I fly out tomorrow evening and assume my role as CSC next Monday. You may be asking yourself if I will continue to blog at MatthewHurtt.com, and I can honestly say that I fully intend to maintain my activity as consistently as I can. Posts will undoubtedly be inconsistent at first, but frequency will increase as I become more comfortable with my new position. New insights, interviews, and content will become available as I attempt to further improve my communication with you and others. In the coming weeks, I will seek out new ways to communicate – particularly video interviews with influential conservatives – in an attempt to better serve you.

 

I sincerely appreciate your support and readership. I blog because someone somewhere wants to read the perspective I present. Republicans, Democrats, and Independents all have different viewpoints, but we’re all interested in becoming active in the discussion – and by reading MatthewHurtt.com, you have done just that. I cannot express how much your readership has made my blog better.

 

Thank you – and I look forward to communicating with you in the future.

 

In Liberty,

 

Matthew Hurtt