Chris Lilik

Chris Lilik is a political activist from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

Chris Lilik
Born
Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Known forGrassrootsPA, Young Conservatives of Pennsylvania or YCOP

Of Polish, Pennsylvania Dutch, and Ukrainian descent,[1] he attended Villanova University and law school at Duquesne University.[2]

He interned for J.C. Watts.[2] He is editor of the Pennsylvania political news website GrassrootsPA.com and is state chairman of the Young Conservatives of Pennsylvania.[3]

In 2004, BusinessWeek called him a "one-man political action committee."[4] He was a grassroots organizer for Pat Toomey's 2004 primary race against Arlen Specter.[2] In 2010, Politics Magazine named him one of the most influential Republicans in Pennsylvania, describing his website as "Pennsylvania's Drudge Report."[5]

References

  1. Lilik, Chris. "GrassrootsPA>> About". grassrootspa.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2008. Retrieved November 2, 2008.
  2. Lord, Jeffrey (October 23, 2006). "Chris Lilik Is Being Heard". American Spectator. Archived from the original on November 3, 2008. Retrieved November 2, 2008.
  3. "Battlegrounders: Chris Lilik". National Review Online. National Review. 2004. Archived from the original on November 3, 2008. Retrieved November 2, 2008.
  4. "Click The Vote". Business Week. March 29, 2004.
  5. Roarty, Alex; Sean Coit (January 2010). "Pennsylvania Influencers" (PDF). Politics Magazine. pp. 44–49. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 8, 2010.


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