Former Governor Gary Johnson to Speak in Charlottesville, May 3

The Charlottesville Republican Committee, along with the Albemarle County Republican Committee and the Republican Liberty Caucus of Virginia, will host an appearance by former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson at the Northside Library in Albemarle Square on Monday, May 3, at 7:00 p.m.

Governor Johnson's speech will last about 45 minutes and there will be an additional 45 minutes for questions and discussion.

A triathlete who has climbed Mount Everest, Gary Johnson was elected to two terms as New Mexico's governor after a successful career as an entrepreneur.  He is currently chairman of the OUR America Initiative.

The idea has been floated that Governor Johnson might run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, but currently he is not a candidate for any state or federal office.

According to his official biography:

As Governor of New Mexico, Johnson was known for his common-sense business approach to governing. He eliminated New Mexico’s budget deficit, cut the rate of growth in state government in half and privatized half of the state prisons.

Johnson also shifted state Medicaid to managed care (which led to better healthcare by creating a statewide healthcare network that previously did not exist and which saved money) and reduced state employees by over 1000, with no firings. During his term, New Mexico experienced the longest period without a tax increase in the state’s history.

While in office, Governor Johnson vetoed 750 bills (which was more than all the combined vetoes of the other 49 Governors in the country at the time) and thousands of line item vetoed bills.

For more information about Governor Johnson's May 3rd lecture in Charlottesville, check out the event page on Facebook.

This event is free and open to the public.

Call for Mass Meeting: April 10, 2010

OFFICIAL CALL

Mass Meeting

Charlottesville Committee

Republican Party of Virginia

As Chairman of the Charlottesville Committee of the Republican Party, and pursuant to the Plan of Organization and as recommended and directed by the Committee, I, Charles L. Weber, Jr., do hereby issue this call for a Mass Meeting to be held at Charlottesville General District Court, 606 East Market Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902, starting at 3:00 P.M. local time on April 10, 2010 for the following purposes:

a) Electing up to sixty five (65) Delegates and an equal number of alternates to carry thirteen (13) delegate votes to the 5th Congressional District Convention, to be held on May 1, 2010 at Hampden-Sydney College, beginning at 11:00 A.M. for the purposes of electing a Chairman for the Fifth District Republican Committee;
b) Electing a Unit Chairman and members of the Charlottesville Republican Committee;
c) For the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the mass meeting.

Qualifications for Participation

All legal and qualified voters of the City of Charlottesville under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, regardless of race, religion, national origin or sex, who are in accord with the principles of the Republican Party and who, if requested, express in open meeting either orally or in writing as may be required, their intent to support all of its nominees for public office in the ensuing election, may participate as members of the Republican Party of Virginia in this mass meeting.

In addition to the foregoing, a person otherwise qualified hereunder shall not have participated in Virginia in the nomination process of a party other than the Republican Party after March 1, 2004, or in the last five years, which ever is more recent.

A single exception to this shall be approved for a voter that renounces affiliation with any other party in writing, and who expresses in writing that he/she is in accord with the principles of the Republican Party in the future. Any voter that utilizes the foregoing exception, and thereafter participates in the nomination process of a party other than the Republican Party, shall not have the benefit of the exception thereafter.

Filing Requirements

Candidates for election as Unit Chairman and those proposing resolutions to be adopted at said mass meeting shall file a written statement by mail or in person, to Joseph Thomas, 111A Hammond St, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 which must be received or postmarked not later than 5:00 P.M., April 3, 2010.

Candidates for the election of Delegates to the 5th Congressional District Convention or to the Republican Party of Virginia Convention may file a written statement with Joseph Thomas at any time prior to said mass meeting. Such statements may be delivered to Mr. Thomas at the door.

Pre-filing may be also accomplished by e-mail to Joseph Thomas at kylorgan@comcast.net. Candidates who have filed and paid the delegate fee in advance need not be present at the mass meeting in order to have their candidacy considered.

If no more than one candidate files for election to the office of Unit Chairman, that candidate will be declared elected.


Registration Fee

There will be no registration fee to participate in this mass meeting.
There shall be no filing fee to run for Unit Chairman.
There shall be a mandatory registration fee of $10 for each delegate elected to the 5th District Convention made payable to the Charlottesville Republican Committee.

Paid for and authorized by the Charlottesville Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia.