Grigajtis — who, along with Hodgers, were the youngest party leaders — also cited what he felt was a generational divide on some issues that made it hard for younger Republicans in a party mostly populated by older adults.
In particular: a recent fight over a list of LGBTQ guidelines issued by the Brevard County School District.
"It's not an issue I'm concerned with, but they were clearly very concerned with it," Grigajtis said. "No one is concerned about the (municipal) elections? No one is talking about the gun control measures or the debt problem that is spiraling out of control?"
Hodgers said she wrote to party leaders, asking for a statement from the board condemning the actions of the protestors. She heard nothing back, she said.