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  FORMER CHRISTIAN COALITION OFFICIAL TO MANAGE BUCHANAN CAMPAIGN
  
   By JOHN KING
      
   AP Political Writer
   5 March 1995
   
   WASHINGTON (AP) - Looking to solidify his support among religious
   conservatives, Patrick J. Buchanan has hired a former top Christian
   Coalition official to manage his presidential campaign.
   
   For Guy Rodgers, the first mission is to head Monday to Iowa, where
   Buchanan lags in organizing. Rodgers was a senior aide to Pat
   Robertson's Iowa campaign in 1988, when the religious broadcaster
   surprised his rivals by finishing second and garnering 25 percent of
   the vote.
   
   Since leaving the Christian Coalition last year, Rodgers has been
   running a political consulting company in southeast Virginia. As
   Christian Coalition field director from 1991-1994, he helped the
   organization expand from three state chapters to 44, and from 68 local
   affiliates to more than 900.
   
   "Few people in America understand grass roots and know the activists
   better than Guy," said Angela "Bay" Buchanan, who is chairwoman of her
   brother's campaign.
   
   In 1992, Patrick Buchanan waged a bruising but unsuccessful challenge
   to then-President George Bush. He plans to formally announce his 1996
   candidacy in the last week of this month.
   
   Rodgers said he signed on with Buchanan because of his opposition to
   abortion rights and his vigorous efforts against the North American
   Free Trade and GATT agreements on grounds they undermine U.S.
   sovereignty.
   
   "He brings a passion to these things in terms of what he believes and
   where he wants to go, and that meant something to me," Rodgers said.
   
   In the short term, Rodgers said assembling a campaign team in early
   states is his biggest priority, and he was heading to Iowa on Monday
   for three days to sound out conservative activists.
   
   As for fund-raising, Rodgers said he did not agree with Republican
   strategists who believe candidates must raise at least $20 million
   this year to be competitive next year.
   
   "I personally think if you can get into the $15 million ballpark that
   you can be a legitimate player in this," he said.


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