About NEw braunfels young republicans

Founded 2019 | Established 2020

Aaron Drotts hosted the very YR meeting at Krause’s Cafe in late 2019. On January 2, 2020, Aaron Drotts, DJ Seeger, and a small group of friends gathered at the Comal County GOP Headquarters for the first official meeting of the Comal County Young Republicans. Aaron was the inaugural Club President and DJ was the PAC Treasurer. Then State Representative Kyle Biedermann sponsored the food and came to talk about what was happening across District 73 and some of his tips for starting a grassroots political club.

(Pictured: The first meeting of the Comal County Young Republicans on January 2, 2020. Special thanks to the late Joe Carroll for staying late for us to have our meeting.)

New Braunfels Young Republicans and TYRF

In the summer of 2021, desiring a more recognizable and trendier name, our Board voted to change the club’s name from Comal County YR to New Braunfels YR (NBYR). We continue to serve all of Comal County, have members countywide, and host our monthly meetings all throughout the county. That summer, we also federated with the Texas Young Republicans Federation in order to access additional resources through the Young Republicans National Federation, Republican National Committee, and the Republican Party of Texas.

To date, New Braunfels Young Republicans remains an affiliate of the Texas Young Republicans Federation, but we are fully managed and governed by our Board of Directors and operate from our own Bylaws.

What We Believe

At New Braunfels Young Republicans, we believe:

We believe in a free America where we are governed by The People
We believe in limited federal government
We believe in States’ rights
We believe in a free enterprise economy and a free market
We believe in the rule of law and we support our law enforcement
We believe that all People are created equal and are entitled to equal rights under the law
We believe that God commands us to unconditionally love others
We believe in the power and the voice of young people
We believe in responsible and safe gun ownership and the constitutional right to carry for law abiding citizens
We believe in a strong criminal justice system that punishes violent offenders
We support teachers and educators and any measure to increase teacher pay
We believe that transgender and sexually-oriented media is for adults 18+ only
We oppose biological men participating in women’s sports

Our Membership and Our Activities

As of December 2025, we have more than 300 members. Our members come from all walks of life and all ages - that’s right, anyone of any age can join and participate in the New Braunfels Young Republicans! Our board members and officers are aged 18-40, but we’re otherwise an open membership.

Throughout the year, we participate in a wide range of community events, including, the July 4th Fireworks, Fair Day Parade (late September), Downtown Christmas Lighting (late November), Wurstfest (early November), Wassailfest (early December), and the New Braunfels Farmers Market (every Saturday).

Additionally, we host our own monthly meetings, social networking events, candidate forums, and fun nights on the town!

We hope you’ll join us soon!