If you are trying to keep up with the rapidly changing face of the New GOP, here is a list you need to keep on record:

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz will be the keynote speaker at the Coalition for America Awards dinner,  tonight,  Wednesday, March 13, in D.C.  Those attending and being considered for various awards as outstanding conservative pundits include the following: 

National Legislator of the Year:   Congressman Darrell Issa, Senator Marco Rubio,  Senator Rand Paul with Paul being the front runner after his titanic victory over the Obama Administration,  as he accomplished in a 13 hour filibuster what the Senate RINO herd could not get down in four stinking years. 

State or Local Elected Official of the Year:   Governor Bobby Jindal,  Governor Nikki Haley,  Governor Sam Brownback with Jindal being the frontrunner for this award. 

Faith Community Leader of the Year:  Frank Pavone, National Director, Priests for Life, Mathew D. Staver, Liberty Counsel, Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput

Youth Leader of the Year:  Alex Schriver, National Chairman, College Republican National Committee,  Katie Pavlich, News Editor of Townhall.com and author of "Fast and Furious",  Lila Rose, President, Live Action with Pavlich the frontrunner, here,  because of the national coverage she has received for her book,  Fast and Furious,  and her several appearances on FoxNews as an analyst.

Grassroots Organization of the Year:  Competitive Enterprise Institute,  National Right to Work Committee,  Susan B. Anthony List with the National Right to Work Committee being my pick out of this impressive threesome.

Michael Schwartz Congressional Staffer of the Year:   Ed Corrigan, Senate Steering Committee (Senator Jim DeMint),  Wesley Goodman, Director of Conservative Coalitions and State Outreach, Republican Study Committee,  William Smith, Senate Budget Committee (Senator Jeff Sessions) with [perhaps] Goodman being the first choice in this category.

Freshman Legislator of the Year for the 112th Congress:  Senator Mike Lee,  Senator Pat Toomey,  Senator Ron Johnson.  All three have great exposure as part of the new conservative coalition,  but, perhaps,  Mike Lee leads the way in this grouping. 

Outstanding New Organization of the Year:   Ending Spending,  For America,  Heritage Action with Heritage being the runaway favorite,  in my book. 

Courage in the Face of Power:  Daniel Award,   Dan Cathy, President and COO, Chick-fil-A,  David Green, President, Hobby Lobby, and Leo Johnson, Family Research Council,  with Hobby Lobby  being my selection.  It has not gotten the national attention of a Chick-fil-a and may have taken a course of action in refusing to offer free abortion coverage,  that would lead to its demise as a business entity. 

Conservative Hall of Fame Award:   Edwin J. Feulner, Jr., Retiring President, Heritage Foundation,  Hon. Edwin Meese, III,  Tom Minnery, Senior Vice President, Focus on the Family with the retiring Ed Feuller being a favorite,  here.

Media Person of the Year:  Byron York,  David Freddoso, Tim Carney.  York has more national attention.  He writes for the Washington Examiner and is a weekly analyst on FoxNews.