GOPAC is the premiere education and training center for Republican candidates and activists across the country. GOPAC identifies, teaches and trains Republicans to run for state and local office; increasing GOP strength while building a farm team of elected officials who will be prepared to run for higher office in the future.

Currently, GOPAC has preliminary training modules available online.

Bring a Seminar to your Area

GOPAC Seminars are provided to Republican groups at very little cost to the hosts. Click here for information about bringing a GOPAC Seminar to your area.

Training Materials

Here is a short sample of basic training materials we offer to registered activists and candidates. Registered users also receive access to printed training manuals, audio training CDs and MP3s, and video training tapes and DVDs.

• Campaign Start Up Check List
  Where and how do you begin a campaign for office? How do you reach that final decision to run? How do you fill in that first blank page of your campaign plan? We’ve assembled this checklist to help you in the crucial start up phase of your campaign.
• 10 Questions Every Candidate Should Be Prepared To Answer
  In every campaign, you will face hundreds if not thousands of questions from reporters, citizens, voters, donors, supporters, and opponents. These ten questions cover a wide range of campaign activity and are some of the most commonly asked of candidates in campaigns.
• Get Out The Vote Basics
  To learn how you can add up to two to five points to your final vote total on Election Day, here are some questions to ask and actions to take in order to run an effective GOTV program.
• Going By The Numbers- Polling And Your Campaign
  Poll results are useful to any campaign, but they need to be examined with a critical eye. You need to look at the methodology, survey size, sponsorship, and other elements of a poll to decide if the results have validity for you and your efforts. Here are some questions to think about when evaluating polling data.
• GOPAC Training Podcasts
  Download audio lessons directly to your computer. These audio files will take you step by step through the campaign process - from starting a campaign office to what to do on election day. A must listen for any candidate.

Tele-Training Calls

GOPAC Tele-Training is a monthly conference call series with Republican state and local candidates and activists from across the country. After an intense training discussion, panelists answer participants questions.