Ryan James Girdusky founded the 1776 Project PAC in 2021 to help elect conservatives to local and state school boards across the country. Before founding 1776 Project he worked as a political consultant, writer, and journalist

Aiden Buzzetti is the Head of Coalitions & Candidate Recruitment for the 1776 Project PAC. He is a native of Marietta, GA and graduated from American university with a degree in political science.

Stefano Forte graduated from Saint Francis College during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic with a Bachelor's in Political Science and an Associate's in Philosophy. Upon his graduation, he managed multiple state-level campaigns until he ran himself and became one of the youngest candidates ever to run for a State Senate seat in North Queens at the age of 23. He continues to manage campaigns, with his latest achievement being a 20-point Republican victory in deep blue New York City.

He joined the 1776 Project PAC as Executive Director in the winter of 2022 after witnessing firsthand the level of learning loss and the destruction of meritocracy in his own home of Queens, New York.