April 2022 Chairman’s Notes
Stafford GOP Involvement at New High!
We have seen a tremendous surge of interest in the Stafford GOP over the past year. Every person who has stepped up has been part of this surge. Everyone who believes in what we believe is part of our movement. Every friend we bring to a GOP event; every time we volunteer – to knock on doors, or make calls, or write post cards; every time we say “I will ensure this election” by serving as a poll worker, or poll watcher, or poll greeter; and every moment that we spend talking to our friends, our families, our neighbors, and everyone else we know shows that we practice what we preach. It shows others that they are not alone in their beliefs. It shows the people of Stafford – the men and women, the mothers and fathers and grandparents, the young people just awakening to the realities of government and politics, and our elected representatives – that we are a majority in Stafford, and we will not go quietly down the path of despair and despondency, into the pit of liberal lawlessness, where the crybullies celebrate children in masks, men in women’s sports, and the end of the police while prosecuting ideas they disagree with as the worst excesses in the history of humanity. We will stand and fight for our beliefs at every level. And we will do so together.
NEXT STAFFORD GOP MEETING
We will hold our next meeting on Monday, April 11 at 7pm at the Globe and Laurel restaurant in Northern Stafford. We will have a bigger room this time, so maybe we’ll all be a little more comfortable. My apologies to those of you trying to connect on the Zoom link in March. That did not work, and we do not plan to try it at this month’s meeting. The official call is below. I will send out additional information to members later this week. If you wish to become a member, or renew a lapsed membership, you can enter your information and pay the dues here.
RPV ADVANCE
The 2022 Advance is expected to draw hundreds of Republican activists, legislators, and statewide leaders. The Advance will be held in Northern Virginia and will focus on the exciting future for the Republican Party of Virginia. The 2022 Advance will feature breakout sessions led by grassroots activists, conservative advocacy groups, the business community and your leaders in federal and state government. This year’s Advance will be at the Hilton Washington Dulles Airport Hotel and take place April 28 to May 1, 2022. Bill Stewart, our George Washington Magisterial District Chair, has agreed to coordinate those seeking to share travel arrangements. He can be reached through email here.
CANDIDATE EVENTS
Candidate events will be added to the Stafford GOP calendar of events, which can be viewed here: https://staffordgop.com/upcoming-events/
NEW PRECINCTS DELAYED
I have been notified that the new precincts in Stafford will not take effect for voting purposes until the November election. The Voting Rights Act of Virginia contains provisions that require signoff from Richmond, and we will not get that in time for the primary. We still need volunteers for poll greeters, and pol watchers, and poll workers for the primary. All the voters on June 21, and t early voting at the Government Center, will be Republicans. They’ll be looking for us – and we’ll be looking to help them get more active in our fight.
You are the most critical part of this movement. Our wave is building. We will sweep over Washington DC as we take back Virginia’s 7th Congressional district this November. And next year, we will take back the State Senate, deepen our majority in the House of Delegates, and give Glenn Youngkin, Winsome Sears, and Jason Miyares the team they need in Richmond.
In Freedom,
Tony DeTora
Chairman