Committee)不滿而成立的政黨。該黨以試圖對共和黨施加保守派影響力的戰略而聞名。 1970年,詹姆斯·萊恩·巴克利(英语:James L. Buckley)以保守黨籍身份當選(英语:1970UnitedStatesSenate election in New York)聯邦參議院議員,並服務一個任期。
David. Surgical Precision: How Senate Power Jim Sasser Was Stomped by a Political Novice in Tennessee. Campaigns and Elections. 1995-04 [2006-02-22]. (原始内容存档于2006-02-11)