Chapter Chairs

Clayton Lansford is a member of the class of 2027, pursuing a double major in engineering science and physics with a minor in mathematics. A native of the greater Houston area, he attended Ridge Point High School.

Richard is currently a sophomore at Austin College where he serves as the chairman for the YCT-Austin College Chapter. He is a class of 2025 Political Science major with a minor in Classics and is working hard to reorganize and revitalize the interest in conservative ideals on the Austin College campus. He also serves as a class representative for the Austin College Student Assembly and as the treasurer for the Austin College Pre Law Society. Richard is from Naples Texas where he attended Paul H Pewitt HS. Richard is an advocate for the American Legion and the Boy’s State Program and volunteers as a counselor every summer. In his free time he enjoys playing guitar, piano, violin, and video games.

Jacob Gaines is a senior at the University of Texas at Dallas. He studies 3D Animation and is currently working to fully establish a YCT chapter at his school. He is a Christian whose values heavily influence how he views politics. Conservative values are really the only political values that even come close to matching Biblical values.

Leonardo was born and raised in San Diego, CA. He transferred to Texas Tech in January 2024 and is studying Agribusiness planning to graduate in 2027

William is currently a senior at Southern Methodist University studying economics with financial applications and pre-law. Over the past two summers he has worked for the House of Representatives for Congressman Andrew Garbarino. Doing one year in his district office where he focused on constituent concerns and the next year worked in his Washington D.C. office where he had a focus on financial services and capital markets. While he still serves as the Chapter Chair as Southern Methodist University he will now be taking on an additional role on the state board where he will focus on our fundraising efforts.

Virginia King is a student at Texas State University majoring in Communication Studies. Virginia serves on the YCT State Board as the Social Media Director and the Chapter Chair for Texas State. She is also involved with the Network of enlightened Women (NeW.)