The group was founded and formerly led by Republican U.S. Representative Scott Garrett of New Jersey,Ramond Hernandez, Still an Ideological Oddity in New Jersey, but a Rising Force in His Party, The New York Times (April 18, 2011).Jonathan Allen, Hill on Libya: Big bark, little bite, Politico (March 23, 2017). who sought to push the Republican Party leadership to move increasingly to the right.
