Build PAYR

⭐️ Meet our appointee for Executive Director! ⭐️

Jake Taylor is the Chairman of the York County Young Republicans. In that role, he has been focused on growing the chapter into one of the largest and most active memberships in the state. Currently Jacob works for Congressman Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) as District Outreach Coordinator and serves as an advisor on the Dave Sunday for Attorney General campaign. Last year, Jake served as Chair of the PAYR Elections Committee, where he helped coordinate deployments across the commonwealth. Additionally, Jake was elected in 2022 to serve on Republican State Committee representing York County. Jake is the Build PAYR ticket's choice to be appointed for the role of Executive Director to the Pennsylvania Young Republicans. We are very lucky to have Jake on the Build PAYR team and are confident he will serve well in this crucial role. 🇺🇸🐘

“It's an honor to be a part of ticket. I believe that with the team Rep. Kutz is building and the wealth of experience each person brings, we have the opportunity to be the best YR state federation in the country. I look forward to helping make that vision a reality as we fight to ensure YRs have the tools to become leaders across our Commonwealth.”

Meet our candidate for PAYR National Committeeman! ⭐️

State Representative Torren Ecker was elected in 2018 to represent the citizens of the 193rd Legislative District spanning Adams and Cumberland Counties. Torren currently serves as Vice Chair of the House Republican Campaign Committee and Vice Chair of the PA House Republican Policy Committee. Torren has also served as a board member for the Cumberland County Young Republicans since 2020 and is Chairman of our Young Legislators Caucus in the PA House of Representatives.

From a young age, Torren took interest in local politics and improving his community. Raised with an appreciation for hard work and service to his neighbors, he volunteered at Jefferson Volunteer Fire Company. Torren is a first-generation college student and graduated from George Mason University with a bachelor’s degree in government. During his time at GMU, he worked on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. for Congresswoman Jo Ann Davis (R-VA). After college, he attended Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Michigan where he graduated with honors before returning home to south-central Pennsylvania to start a career and family.

Torren began practicing law at a local private law firm in Hanover, and today he continues to represent families, veterans, farmers, seniors, non-profits and small businesses on a wide array of legal matters in Adams, Cumberland and York counties. Torren lives with his wife and high school sweetheart, Laura, and two children, Addy and Oliver, in New Oxford in Adams County. Torren is truly a star of the Republican Party, and we are ecstatic to have him joining the Build PAYR slate as our candidate for National Committeeman. 🇺🇸🐘

⭐️ Meet our candidate for PAYR State Chairman! ⭐️

State Representative Thomas Kutz is from Cumberland County and serves the 87th legislative district in the PA House of Representatives. An attorney by trade, Thomas has served as Co-Chairman of the Pennsylvania Young Republicans for the past three years and served as Cumberland County Young Republicans Chairman for three years. 🇺🇸

Thomas has worked to elect Young Republicans at the local, state, and federal level since he was a high school student. In 2019, Thomas was elected Lower Allen Township Commissioner to serve his hometown community, serving for three years. Thomas was awarded the PAYR Young Republican Leader of the Year Award in 2019 and led the Cumberland County YRs to receive the PAYR Chapter of the Year distinction in 2020. Elected to the PA House to represent central Cumberland County in 2022, Thomas and his wife Allie live in Mechanicsburg with their golden doodle, Camden.

As PAYR State Chairman, Thomas's has bold goals, including to help build and empower a team of young leaders who will lead Republicans back to legislative majorities and continue to help PA’s voter registration trend towards Republicans. Thomas believes the role of PAYR is vital to the Keystone State delivering Republican wins up and down the ballot in 2024 and beyond. In building PAYR, Thomas’s goals are to:
✅ Increase chartered chapters by 25%
✅ Build overall membership growth by 50%
✅ Elect more YRs to state and local offices
✅ Elect more YRs to serve on party leadership, state committee, and as RNC delegate
✅ Increase personal and professional development opportunities for all PAYR members
✅ Provide vital resources and hands-on logistical support for Young Republican candidates running for office
✅ Expand the scope of PAYR to provide more personal connection and support opportunities for members in their roles as young parents, spouses, first-time homebuyers, business owners, and more

Tonight in Dallas, our candidate for Chair Rep. Thomas Kutz was honored at the Young Republican National Convention as part of the 2023 Class of inductees for the Young Republican National Federation 1856 Society. Our candidate for National Committeeman Rep. Torren Ecker was inducted in 2021 and is part of our Pennsylvania Delegation to the Republican National Convention this week.

This evening, three Pennsylvania Young Republicans were inducted into the 1856 Society at YRNC Dallas — Rep. David Rowe, Rep. Robert Leadbeter, and Rep. Thomas Kutz. Also pictured is Rep. Torren Ecker who was inducted at our last convention. We are so proud of the accomplishments of these four YRs. They are State Representatives, community leaders, and strong conservative voices fighting for the values we all share. Thank you to the Young Republican National Federation for recognizing their achievements with this honor and celebrating all the work they will continue to do for the conservative movement in Pennsylvania. Thank you to these four leaders for all you do and for joining us in Dallas for convention. 🇺🇸🐘

❗️BIG ANNOUNCEMENT NEXT WEEK❗️🎉 Make sure you like and follow us on Facebook and Instagram so you don't miss out. Share this with a friend who is a young patriot! 🇺🇸🐘⤵️