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This page links to conservative and Republican websites
in Virginia. Explanation below.
These initial reference lists will grow.
Suggestions are welcome
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Reach out to independent voters in
your community. Listen to their concerns.
Get organized for the primaries. Tea Party groups -
endorse specific candidates.
Get to know your precinct committeeman, and volunteer to help better
candidates win in the primary. |
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Northern Virgiania 912 -
Tea Parties reject Republican's attempt to expand government |
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Selective recent political news and
comments related to Pennsylvania politics |
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February 9, 2011 -
Webb announces retirement plans |
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October 8-9, 2010 -
Virginia Tea Party Convention in Richmond, VA - organized by the
Virginia
Tea Party Patriot Federation. Refer also to the
Hampton Roads Tea Party
or the
Richmond Tea Party. The Federation website links to many other
groups around the state. |
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July 17, 2010 -
Va. senator calls for ending diversity programs - If a
Republican Senator said this, he would be tarred and feathered in the
media as a racist. Instead, there's minor criticism. |
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July 17, 2010 -
GOP, Dems woo wary voters in bid to control House - AP story
about the race between incumbent Tom Perriello (D- VA 5th) and
Republican Robert Hurt in the
5th Congressional
District, where independent Jeff Clark is hardly mentioned, but may
split the conservative vote. |
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July 15, 2010 -
Lying their butts off - interesting Richmond Tea Party blog post
about the latest Obama administration claims about jobs saved or created
by the stimulus bill and their policies. |
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February 4-6, 2010 - Did you miss the
first National Tea Party
Convention in Nashville? If so, links to coverage of the
event are shared at the above.
Sarah Palin was the featured
keynote speaker at this event arranged by
Tea Party Nation
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Bob McDonnell won as the Republican candidate for Governor of
Virginia in 2009.
Follow Bob
McDonnell on Twitter or
Facebook, or refer to his website
http://www.bobmcdonnell.com/
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Republican
Incumbents |
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US Representative Eric Cantor (VA 7th) - Republican Whip |
http://cantor.house.gov/ |
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US Representative J. Randy Forbes (VA 4th) |
http://forbes.house.gov/ |
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US Representative Bob Goodlatte (VA 6th) |
http://www.house.gov/goodlatte/ |
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US Representative Rob Wittman (VA 1st) |
http://www.wittman.house.gov/ |
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US Representative Frank R. Wolf (VA 10th) |
http://wolf.house.gov/ |
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Republican
candidates for 2010 |
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| Robert
Hurt for Congress (VA 5th) |
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VA political
organizations - party, PAC's, etc. |
for national, see
Conservative Links |
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Republican Party of Virginia |
http://www.rpv.org/
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Young Republican
Federation of Virginia |
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Other sources of
information about conservative politics in
Virginia |
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Virginia Right! -
http://varight.com/ "News from the Right side of Virginia" |
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Conservative HQ - Richard Viguerie |
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Richmond Speaks -
http://www.richmondspeaks.com - open forum for Richmond, VA
residents |
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RPV Network - grassroots network of the Republican Party
of Virginia -
http://www.rpvnetwork.org/ |
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Tea Party events and
organizations in Virginia |
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Virginia Tea Party Patriots
http://virginiateapartypatriots.com/ |
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Shenandoah Valley TEA Party Patriots
http://www.shenvalleyteaparty.com/ and on
Facebook - the group includes the Staunton VA and Harrisonburg VA
areas.
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Independence Day Tea Party rallies on July 4,
2009.
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Virginia July 4th Tea Party list - updates - their list includes includes Blackstone, Centreville, Charlottesville, Chesterfield, Cobbs
Creek, Danville, Front Royal, Newport News, Orange, Roanoke, Stafford,
Staunton, Woodbridge |
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Tax Day Tea Party
protests were held in many cities for April 15, 2009. These were locally
organized through online and personal networking. Some of the
websites or Facebook and MeetUp pages below may have been temporary, or
replaced by other sites as the local groups developed further.
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Washington, DC Tax Day Tea Party protest - check for venue
changes - US Treasury Department - National Stage 12:00pm-2:00pm;
Lafayette Park - Grassroots Stage 11:00am-3:00pm - Be respectful, but
colorful. Theme: Repeal the pork, cut taxes. |
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Abingdon, VA Tax Day Tea Party - April 15 at 5pm - The site
where the Kings Mountain Men met in 1780 in Abingdon |
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Charlottesville, VA Tax Day Tea Party - April 15 3-5pm
- Downtown Mall by the Pavillion |
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Franklin County, VA Tax Day Tea Party - April 15 at noon - In
front of the Franklin County Courthouse, 40 East Court Street, Rocky
Mount, VA |
| Gloucester, VA Tax Day Tea Party - April 15
noon-2pm - old Gloucester County Courthouse at 6467 Main Street |
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Harrisonburg, VA Tax Day Tea Party - April 15 1-4pm - Court
Square, Main Street |
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Lynchburg, VA Tax Day Tea Party - see
Facebook page - April 15 6pm - Downtown Lynchburg ~ Waterfront |
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Newport News, VA / Peninsula Tax Day Tea Party - April 15
11-2pm - Oyster Point City Center, Newport News, VA |
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Reston, VA / Northern Virginia Tax Day Tea Party - April 15
6-8pm - Lake Anne Village Center; 1609 Washington Plaza |
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Richmond, VA
Tax Day Tea Party - see
Facebook page - April 15 6-8 pm - Kanawha Plaza @ 8th and Canal |
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Roanoka, VA Tax Day Tea Party - April 15 5-7pm - Wiley
Drive (near footbridge to old Victory Stadium) - see also
Roanoke RNR blog |
| Staunton, VA Tax
Day Tea Party - April 15 6:30 - 7:30pm Gypsy Hill Park - near the
old armory |
| Urbanna, VA Tax Day
Tea Party - April 15 noon - Upton Landing on the Rappahannock
River |
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Winchester, VA Tax Day Tea Party - April 15 at noon -
Old Town Mall |
| Woodbridge, VA Tax Day Tea Party -
April 15 noon - 2pm- Next to Prince William Parkway on the grounds of
the McCoart Administration Center, 1 County Complex Ct |
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Hampton Roads /
Virginia Beach, VA
Tax Day Tea Party - April 15 11am-1pm - see
Facebook page |
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Marooned in Marin had a report and photos from the Reston, VA Tax
Day Tea Party |
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Williamsburg, VA Tea Party - an estimated 300
people showed up despite the rain at the College of William and Mary as
reported by the
Hampton Roads Daily Press. |
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Refer to the March for Liberty Coalition for their
July 4 demonstration plans at the US Capitol. |
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A national "Chicago Tea
Party" event in
Charlottesville, VA was planned for February 27. Please let us
know if you have details about this event or future plans for similar
events in Virginia. |
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The
Tax Day Tea
Party website listed events associated with the
Nationwide Tea Party Coalition sponsors, who supported the organization of
most of the first Chicago Tea Party protest events on February 27.
New sponsors include
American Solutions (ties to Newt Gingrich) and other groups. |
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Tea Party protests are also being
organized by FreedomWorks in many cities on various dates. |
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American
Family Association has also set up a new website -
TEA - Taxed Enough
Already - which lists over 1000 local "Tea Party" protest
organizers nationwide. This was followed by another new website
for their July 4 Tea Party protest plans -
www.TeaPartyDay.com |
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Another source of information about Tea Party protests
and other local initiatives or contacts in many states can be found
through the "Patriotic Resistance" -
http://www.resistnet.com . |
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