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William Hendrix wanted a life in politics. He found it, with the Young Republicans.

By Sabrina Tavernise and Georgia Gee
Sabrina Tavernise reported from Topeka, Kan.
Dec. 3, 2025, 5:00 a.m. ET
In 2023, the Kansas Republican Party was in turmoil.
A new state party chair was throwing his weight behind a proposal that had gone off like a bomb: Strip certain groups, including ones for Black, Hispanic and female Republicans, of their representation on the state G.O.P.’s executive committee.
William Hendrix and Alex Dwyer, ambitious members of the Young Republicans, a club for aspiring political leaders, wanted to support the new chair.
So Mr. Dwyer wrote a statement saying exactly that. But when his local chapter refused to issue it, Mr. Hendrix, younger and new to politics, decided to do it himself.
The reaction from some senior party officials and other Young Republican members was immediate, Mr. Hendrix said.
“It was a very explosive, dramatic kind of response,” Mr. Hendrix, who is now 24, said in an interview. He said he was accused of being a racist and a toadie for the party chair.
He added, “It put a really bad taste in me and Alex’s mouth.”
In the end, the proposal did not go forward. But that experience, Mr. Hendrix said, cemented his friendship with Mr. Dwyer, who is now 29, and inspired the two to take control of the Young Republicans for the state.
“We were not fans of the way the Young Republicans were being run,” Mr. Hendrix said. “Why not just take over?”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/us/politics/william-hendrix-kansas-republicans.htm