Richmond, VA – Yesterday, Tazewell County Supervisor Travis Hackworth won the special election to fill the late Senator Ben Chafin’s 38th District State Senate seat. RPV Chairman Rich Anderson issued the following statement: “Southwest Virginia gained a strong advocate last night. There is no doubt in my mind that he will be an effective leader and a stalwart defender of the values that the 38th District holds dear. “I want to thank the countless volunteers and staff who worked tirelessly to bring Senator-Elect Hackworth across the finish line. Elections are won and lost at the grassroots level, and our grassroots showed
Richmond, VA – Today, the Virginia GOP called on Governor Ralph Northam and former Governor and current gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe to ask for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to step down as National Governors Association Chairman following three credible sexual harassment allegations. So far, Northam and McAuliffe have been 100% silent as Cuomo’s disturbing pattern of behavior against women has been exposed, while Democrats across the country are rightfully condemning him. Governor Cuomo was already facing a federal investigation after ordering COVID-positive patients into nursing homes, leading to the deaths of thousands of seniors across New York State. CNN:
Richmond, VA – “Northam’s Department of Elections continued its self-promotion today by announcing the results of its flawed risk-limiting audit,” said Rich Anderson, Republican Party of Virginia Chairman. “The Department designed a flawed audit, failing to meet the requirements of the Code of Virginia or follow best practices for post-election audits,” continued Anderson. “It’s no surprise that the audit confirmed, based on the ballots actually cast in the election, that the correct winner was certified in Virginia’s presidential and Senate contests.” “What the Department won’t admit is the limits of the audit – it does not answer many important questions
Richmond, VA – Today, Chris Marston, General Counsel of the Republican Party of Virginia, addressed the Virginia Department of Elections at its meeting to criticize the Northam Administration’s Post-Election Report. Marston’s written comments to the report are available here. The Department’s report is available here. Rich Anderson, Republican Party of Virginia Chairman, issued the following statement: “Governor Northam’s administration congratulated itself on the November 2020 election. Not surprisingly, they claimed that the most chaotic election in modern memory was ‘the most safe, secure, and successful election in the history of the Commonwealth.’ “The Republican Party of Virginia and its Election Integrity Working Group continue to work
Richmond, VA – Republican leaders in the General Assembly sent a letter to the Commissioner of Elections today regarding the flawed design of the audit it has planned, which can be read here. Senate Republican Leader Pro Tem Steve Newman, and the entire House Republican leadership team, Republican Leader Todd Gilbert, Caucus Chair Kathy Byron, and Whip Jay Leftwich, let the Northam Administration know that its plan to use a sample of 1,400 ballots to confirm the accuracy of the Presidential election result in no way meets the legal requirement to run an audit to confirm the accuracy of ballot scanner machines. The
Richmond, VA – Travis Hackworth of Tazwell County has won the Republican nomination for the 38th State Senate District. Hackworth, who currently represents the Northwest District on the Tazewell County Board of Supervisors, will run in a special election on March 23 to fill the vacancy left by the late Senator Ben Chafin. Republican Party of Virginia Chairman Rich Anderson issued the following statement of congratulations: “I first want to thank all of the candidates and the local units who made this nominating process happen. It gives me great hope to see so many qualified, strong Republicans getting involved at this level
Richmond, VA – Today, Ralph Northam unilaterally decided that the 38th State Senate District would be without representation throughout the entire upcoming General Assembly session. Setting the date of the Special Election for March 23, 2021, all but guarantees that the eventual Senator from Southwest Virginia will not even get a voice in the Reconvened Session. Northam’s partisan strategic decision gives Democrats an even bigger advantage in the Virginia State Senate for this session. Republican Party of Virginia Chairman Rich Anderson issued the following statement: “Ralph Northam’s decision to deny the 38th District of representation during session is as shameful as it is shady,”
Richmond, VA – Republican Party of Virginia Chairman Rich Anderson released the following statement in response to the events on Capitol Hill today: “Today, the American people witnessed unspeakable, disturbing, and horrifying acts of violence at the seat of national government of the greatest nation the world has ever known. “As chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia, I condemn in the strongest possible terms those who have today employed violence, breached the security of our nation’s Capitol, and defied our law enforcement heroes and others in positions of authority. They neither represent nor speak for the Republican Party of Virginia,
Richmond, VA – Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) Chairman Richard L. Anderson issued the following statement on the passing of Virginia State Senator A. Benton “Ben” Chafin, Jr.: “Virginians everywhere are saddened tonight by the news of the passing of a great public servant, Senator A. Benton Chafin, Jr. “Ben was a man for all seasons and was broadly respected throughout southwest Virginia and across the Commonwealth of Virginia. I was privileged to serve with Ben in the Virginia House of Delegates before his election to the Senate of Virginia. The citizens of both the 4th House District and 38th Senate District
Richmond, VA – Heather Mitchell and Sylvia Bryant are the Republican Party nominees for the special elections in the Second and Ninetieth House of Delegates Districts, respectively. Mitchell seeks to replace former Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy, who abandoned her constituents during a crisis to run for higher office. Bryant seeks to replace Joe Lindsey, a newly-elected Virginia judge who allegedly endorsed Bryant’s Democrat opponent in a potential violation of ethics rules. “I am honored to be the GOP nominee,” said Mitchell. “I know these are trying times for all of us, and I promise that if elected I will do
