July 2024 Chairman’s Notes
Good evening Stafford County Republicans!
I am calling for a regular monthly committee meeting on Monday, 8 July 2024 at 7pm.
We are out of the gate and now going into the final stretch of this election season. We need all hands on deck to turn VA RED, fire Tim Kaine, and flip the 7th District! We will discuss our progress since February and go over a 30 and 90 day checklist for the Fredericksburg Fair and early voting kickoff.
One of our new fund-raising efforts will be a 50/50 raffle during every meeting. Proceeds will go to the SCRC budget. Other fundraising options upcoming.
June 2024 Chairman’s Notes
Good evening Stafford County Republicans!
We have Trump Yard Signs and Bumper Stickers to offer for a small donation to the SCRC!
I am proud to be your chairman and I look forward to many changes to ready ourselves for this years critical election! I am calling for a regular monthly committee meeting on Monday, 10 June, 2024 at 7pm.
We will be discussing the upcoming next six months, campaign efforts, a format in our meeting in which we limit discussion to one primary topic each month, ie.: Fundraising efforts, local priority/topics, school board and BOS separate months, recruiting, campaign assistance with door knocking and targeting propensity voters, etc. This month I will be re-presenting our Operational Approach and updates along with a view of the political landscape in Stafford County and what we can do to WIN in November!
One of our new fund-raising efforts will be a 50/50 raffle during every meeting. Proceeds will go to the SCRC budget. Other fundraising options upcoming.
May 2024 Chairman’s Notes
Good evening Stafford County Republicans! I am proud to be your chairman and I look forward to many changes to ready ourselves for this years critical election! I am calling for a regular monthly committee meeting on Monday, 13 May, 2024 at 7pm.
We have much to discuss to including meeting protocol, policy meetings, (a new concept), poll manning, Fundraising options, Recruiting and Increasing our Community presence and awareness.
One of our new fundraising efforts will be a 50/50 raffle during every meeting. Proceeds will go to the SCRC budget. Other fundraising options upcoming.
I will be going over an “operational approach” to where we are and where we want to be as a committee, based on our mission statement which we as a committee agreed upon in March.
Margaret Beckwith will be presenting upcoming poll greeter efforts, the poll greeter training slides, any changes and early volunteering to get a picture of our operational landscape. She will also discuss our equipment inventory and what is needed to man each precinct on THE election day.
April 2024 Chairman’s Notes
Good Tuesday all. I am calling for a regular monthly committee meeting on Monday, 8 April 2024. I apologize to the committee as a whole for the lateness of this call. I am in the middle of travel season in my work and am currently in Hawaii. I will be present and chair next Monday’s committee meeting. This month we will address these topics: election integrity, poll greeter training and re-engaging districts to appoint a magistrate. There are also many initiatives and opportunities from outside agencies that we will be discussing to empower the committee and those outside who are seeking purpose to make a difference.
“For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance … will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14)
March 2024 Chairman’s Notes
Good Tuesday all. I am calling for a regular monthly committee meeting on Monday, 11 March 2017. Guy Cox, whom I have appointed as communications director will sit in as acting chairman and conduct the meeting. Les Gabriel will sit as 1st Vice Chair. The primary issue in our forefront is the current local property tax proposal. I encourage all to attend the bi-monthly board of supervisors meeting today at the George L Gordon Government Center 1300 Courthouse Rd. I know that this is short notice, but will be on top of these issues as this plane levels out.
February 2024 Chairman’s Notes
Please be advised that the Mass Meeting is cancelled and the meeting scheduled for February 12, 2024, at 7:00pm will be the regular February business meeting. The meeting will take place at the Falmouth Firehouse at 250 Butler Road. The full call is below.
Congratulations to Steve Schwartz who is now Chairman. In keeping with the call, the RPV Plan, and the SCRC bylaws, Steve was the only eligible candidate and has been deemed elected as Chairman. I know he will do an excellent job, and I appreciate all of you showing him your trust.
Of course, this means that I am no longer Chairman. It has been quite a ride serving in this role. I appreciate each and every one of you, and the hard work and dedication you have shown. I know that each of you believe deeply in our shared values, and each of you work hard to ensure the future of our Commonwealth and our nation. I will miss working with you all so closely, but I am certain we’ll be working on shared projects in the future as well.
The main order of business is to elect the rest of the executive board to support Steve and help carry out the work of the committee. I know I can count on each of you to do whatever is in your power to support the party and help our elected officials, candidates, and committee officers.
Thank you once again for letting me serve as Chairman. It has been a rewarding and challenging job – one I wouldn’t trade for anything,
In Liberty,
Tony DeTora
Former SCRC Chairman
I am thankful for the opportunities that God has given to me, this community and the American people to help lead this party, Stafford county, the Commonwealth of Virginia and These United States of America forward.
I also want to thank those who have endorsed me and especially the Aquia District team who have always been there to stand in the gap where needed.
I look forward to a hard fought upcoming year!
Steve
October 2023 Chairman’s Notes
“I know that solving problems requires a game plan, a serious and bold strategy to take on the challenges facing all Virginians.”
– Glenn Younkin, 74th Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia
We have a game plan. Governor Youngkin can’t implement the rest of his serious and bold strategy to ensure the people of Virginia have individual liberty, equal justice, rights, and opportunities until we retain control of the House of Delegates and retake the State Senate. Our game plan is to get our candidates: Lee Peters, Paul Milde, Jim Tully, Tara Durant, and Nikki Baldwin to victory. These are the most important elections in Virginia for control in Richmond next year. We win here in Stafford, or we lose in Richmond.
We have a game plan for Stafford County, as well. We want to protect parental rights, ensure fiscal responsibility, and ensure Stafford is a great place to live. Our game plan is to re-elect Crystal Vanuch, and elect Deuntay Diggs, and Jennifer Harper to the Board of Supervisors, and re-elect Susan Randall and Patricia Healy, and elect Mary Rupert to the School Board. These elections drive control of the policies that Stafford County will have for our children, for our school system, for our county tax rates, for zoning, and for so much more. We win these elections in Stafford, or we risk losing everything that Stafford is.
We have one more piece to our game plan – our Constitutional Officers. Democrats have been so impressed with the work our five Republican incumbents have done that they didn’t even field opponents in four of these elections. But that doesn’t mean we can take these lightly. Every vote counts every time. We need to ensure that Scott Mayausky defeats his opponent, and we need to re-elect David Decatur, Eric Olsen, and Kathy Sterne, and elect Mike Sienkowski. These positions are critical for the functioning of the county, and we must ensure that our trustworthy and capable nominees get across that finish line.
The Democrats have a game plan, too. We all know what it is. We’ve all seen their strategies: raise local taxes 40%, mask kids, send $10 million of Stafford’s money to Hampton Roads, treat victims like criminals and criminals like victims. We’ve seen what they’ve done to Loudoun County. We can’t let that happen here. We can’t let that happen to the Commonwealth. We can’t let that happen to Stafford.
We stand where it counts. These elections matter. Each vote matters. You matter. And what you choose to do now, and over the next 35 days, will make the difference. Keep fighting. Stand up for Stafford. Stand up for Virginia.
OCTOBER MEETING
We will hold our next official meeting on Monday, October 9 at 7PM at the Falmouth Fire Station – 250 Butler Rd. The full call is below.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED #1 – STAFFORD COUNTY FAIR
We need your help to staff our GOP tent at the Stafford Fair this Thursday-Sunday, Oct 5-8 at University of Mary Washington (RT 17, Stafford), 121 University Boulevard. We need volunteers for all four days, One shift each Thursday and Friday, from 5-8, and two shifts each Saturday and Sunday: 12-4 and 4-8 on Saturday, and 12-4 and 4-7 on Sunday. Spanish speakers and families are particularly welcome: good optics as Nancy Pelosi says! For those in 22406, it is your home turf, so let’s have a good turnout. Please sign up on Signup Genius, and if you have any questions, please call Bill Stewart at 917-855-3018.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED #2 – EARLY VOTING
We need your help to meet voters and handout our sample ballot at Early Voting daily between now and November 4th at the Stafford Government Center. For more information, or to volunteer, contact Charles Sterne at [email protected]
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED #3 – ELECTION DAY
We need your help to meet voters and handout our sample ballot on Election Day, November 7. We need volunteers at each precinct around Stafford. For more information, or to volunteer, contact your Magisterial District Chairman or Charles Sterne at [email protected]
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED #4 – ELECTION INTEGRITY
We need help to ensure that the voting precincts are run by Officers of Election that we trust. If you are available all day (and it’s a long day) we would like you to sign up here https://staffordcountyva.gov/government/elected_and_appointed_officials/voter_registration/how_to_get_involved.php
If you don’t have all day, then we have slots for Election Observers or you can volunteer outside (see #3 above). If you need more information, or have questions, you can get in touch our Director of Election Integrity John Roy at [email protected]
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED #5 – CANDIDATES NEED YOUR HELP
And if that’s not enough – each of our candidates need your help reaching voters. They are knocking on doors every day. They are making calls every day. They are writing postcards and letters every day. They are putting up signs every day. They are reaching out to family, friends, and neighbors to say “vote early and vote right” because if we lose Stafford, we lose everything.
We have a game plan and a serious and bold strategy to take on challenges facing Stafford and facing all Virginians. It is up to us – each one of us – to spend the next 35 days doing everything we can to carry it out. We need donations, we need votes, we need time, but mostly we need you. You are the face of the party. You are the people who make the difference every time. We have asked a lot of you, and we have to ask more. Now and for the next five weeks. Stafford is counting on us. Virginia is counting on us. I know you are up to the challenge. I know you understand the stakes. Now we need to fight. Let’s get this thing done!
In Freedom,
Tony DeTora
Chairman
September 2023 Chairman’s Notes
There will be no meeting for September, which would fall on this coming Monday, 9/11. I ask you all to say a prayer that day in remembrance.
And instead of meeting, use the time you would have spent to reach out and help our candidates. Each of them needs help – door knocking, phone calls, writing postcards, talking to friends, and neighbors. Each of them needs resources – donate to their campaigns or directly to the party so we can print our sample ballots and other materials for early voting and for Election Day.
Our candidates are here: https://staffordgop.com/2023-elections/
If you have any questions, please let me know. I’ll be sending out more information soon about specific events and activities. In the meantime, please reach out to the campaigns and help get them across the finish line! Control of the state legislature, the Board of Supervisors, and the School Board rests in our hands!
In Freedom,
Tony DeTora
Chairman