Faith Quote by Lisa Kennedy Montgomery

It was weird that I was a young person who was Republican. And I wanted to get at the heart of why it was…

— Kristen Soltis Anderson

I was raised a right-wing Republican and was about eighteen when I had to admit to myself that in regards to the great domestic…

— Steve Erickson

If my parents had discouraged me, I would have turned out very differently. They raised me in an open-minded, liberal environment.

— Tom Ford

I became a Republican when a very wise young lady asked me how I could remain a Democrat when I didn't agree with what…

— Jesse Helms

A lot of people like me who worked in Republican politics had a personal set of beliefs on issues that were at variance with…

— Steve Schmidt

When I went off to college, I went believing I was a Republican. And actually I was president of Young Republicans for a couple…

— Hillary Clinton

My parents were pretty liberal, but they were still parents. I definitely had my teenage rebellion.

— Lauren Oliver

Too many people try to please their parents. My parents were Republicans, which is too bad, but they allowed me to be who I…

— Grace Slick

Basically [I become a Republican], pretty early. I had an English teacher that got me to subscribe to the National Review.

— Jeff Sessions

My mom was a Democrat and I was scared to death that she was gonna blow it. First I was going to hell with…

— Tommy Rettig

I grew up conservative because my mum was a conservative, and when I finally realized what conservatives were, I changed my mind immediately.

— Elton John

My parents voted conservative for as long as I could remember, so it was an easy decision when I registered at 18 to register…

— Daniel Cameron