Showing posts with label Republicans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Republicans. Show all posts

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Charlottesville Republicans Introduce Two City Council Candidates

At the mass meeting on Saturday, April 27, Charlottesville Republicans will have an opportunity to nominate candidates for City Council and other local offices.

Two candidates have stepped forward and announced their intention to seek the party's nomination for City Council. They are Michael A. Farruggio, a 25-year veteran of the Charlottesville Police Department, and criminal defense attorney Charles "Buddy" Weber, who also serves as unit chairman for the Charlottesville GOP.

Both candidates spoke in front of a crowd of family, friends, and supporters at Central Place on the downtown mall on April 25 (the eve of Farruggio's 50th birthday).

Reporters from WINA-AM, WCHV-AM & FM, WVIR-TV (NBC29), the Newsplex, and the print media (The Hook, Daily Progress, Charlottesville Tomorrow) were there to cover the event.

One reporter said that having Republican candidates for City Council for the first time since 2006 is a "banner story." Expect to see the news on the front pages in the coming days.

After the announcement, Farruggio and Weber appeared on The Schilling Show to talk about issues and their campaign plans.

For those who were unable to attend the launch of the Farruggio-Weber ticket, here is a video of the event:



City Democrats are choosing their two nominees in a primary election on Tuesday, June 11. That same day at 5:00 p.m. is the deadline for independent candidates to turn in their petitions and other paperwork to qualify to put their names on the ballot.

For more information about the campaign and candidates, check regularly with www.CharlottesvilleGOP.com.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Online Ticketing for 2013 Ronald Reagan Dinner

While printed invitations are in the mail, it is now possible to reserve tickets for the 2013 Ronald Reagan Dinner on line.

As a reminder, the dinner will take place on Sunday, April 7, at the Omni Hotel in downtown Charlottesville, beginning with a cocktail reception at 6:00 p.m., with dinner scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m.

The featured speakers are former U.S. Secretary of Transportation James Burnley and Fox News contributor Karl Rove.

The evening will be emceed by Charlottesville Republican Committee chair Buddy Weber and there will also be brief remarks by Ken Boyd of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors and Shaun Kenney of the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors.  Michael Farruggio will deliver the invocation and two candidates for the Republican nomination as Attorney General -- Delegate Rob Bell and state Senator Mark Obenshain -- will make a special presentation.

The dinner will also have a silent auction with items donated by former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, 1994 U.S. Senate candidate Oliver North, AEI scholars John Bolton and Lynne Cheney, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, Fox News host Sean Hannity, and others.

To order your tickets and pay for them on line, go to http://www.CharlottesvilleGOP.com and follow the links to the secure payment page.

To reserve tickets by mail, send a request and check or money order to:

2013 Ronald Reagan Dinner
Charlottesville Republican Committee
P.O. Box 7079
Charlottesville, VA  22906

Ticket prices are $75 for one, $130 for two, or $550 for a table of eight.  Sponsorships are also available.  Check the Charlottesville GOP web site for details.


Thursday, February 21, 2013

James Burnley, Karl Rove to speak at Charlottesville GOP's 2013 Ronald Reagan Dinner


*** Annual Ronald Reagan Dinner Returns to Charlottesville

*** Bush White House Advisor Karl Rove and Reagan Cabinet Secretary James Burnley Will Headline Event 

(CHARLOTTESVILLE, February 21, 2013) --- Fox News contributor Karl Rove and former U.S Secretary of Transportation James H. Burnley IV will be the featured speakers at the 2013 Ronald Reagan Dinner sponsored by the Charlottesville Republican Committee.

The Reagan Dinner will be held on Sunday, April 7, at the Omni Hotel in downtown Charlottesville.

 “A longtime Charlottesville tradition, the Reagan Dinner has been 'on hiatus' since 2003,” said Charlottesville Republican Committee chairman Charles “Buddy” Weber. “That year's dinner speaker was former U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh, and it took place on the same night that the Iraq War began. With that kind of 'shock and awe,' we needed a break, but now we're back.”

Karl Rove, who served as Deputy White House Chief of Staff and as a Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush, is well-known as columnist for the Wall Street Journal and as a political strategist.

“I am looking forward to speaking in Charlottesville, a region that offers opportunities for growth and revitalization for the local Republican Party. It will be my pleasure to meet party activists and offer my thoughts on the future of the conservative movement," Mr. Rove said.

James H. Burnley IV
James Burnley was President Ronald Reagan's Secretary of Transportation, serving from 1987 through 1989. He is currently an attorney with the Washington law firm, Venable LLP, sits on the board of FreedomWorks, and is a past chairman of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.

 “It will be a great pleasure to return to Charlottesville” said Burnley. “My family has deep roots in the community – Burnley-Moran School is named for my great-great aunt, and I spent summers in the area as a child when my great-uncle owned the Hardware Store on the downtown mall. I look forward to reminiscing about my years in President Reagan's cabinet and discussing the transportation issues we face in the 21st century.”

Weber added: “The Ronald Reagan Dinner is our local committee's primary fundraising event of the year. It not only provides an opportunity for Charlottesville Republicans to come together for an evening of fun and conviviality, it raises the seed money for our candidates for City Council, the General Assembly, and other local offices. We welcome the participation of Karl Rove and James Burnley in this year's festivities.”

 The 2013 Ronald Reagan Dinner will include a cocktail reception, a VIP reception for major sponsors, and a silent auction featuring items donated by Republican leaders and celebrities from across the United States. So far House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, Fox News host Sean Hannity, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, and former Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton have contributed autographed items for the silent auction.

Tickets for the Charlottesville Republican Party's 2013 Ronald Reagan Dinner are $75 each, with discounts for packages of two and tables of eight. Seating is limited but requests for invitations may be sent by email to rsvp.2013ReaganDinner@gmail.com or by postal mail to P.O. Box 7079, Charlottesville, VA 22906.

 Contributions to the Charlottesville Republican Party are not tax-deductible.

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

'Yes, Virginia, There Is a Charlottesville GOP'

On Saturday, June 2, the Charlottesville Republican Committee hosted a picnic for area GOP activists and voters at Pen Park.

About 100 people attended, some from the City of Charlottesville and some from Albemarle County.  Guests from outside the city included County Supervisor Ken Boyd, Delegate Rob Bell, and Albemarle County Electoral Board member Clara Belle Wheeler.

There were also three prominent speakers:  U.S. Senate candidate E.W. Jackson from Chesapeake; Charlottesville native Susan Allen, there on behalf of her husband, former Governor George Allen; and Fifth District Congressman Robert Hurt.

The speeches were captured on video, in five parts.

Part I:  Charlottesville GOP Chairman Buddy Weber offers welcoming remarks




Part II: E.W. Jackson addresses the crowd 




Part III: Susan Allen speaks on behalf of Senate candidate George Allen

 

Part IV: Congressman Robert Hurt addresses the picnic guests

 

Part V: Buddy Weber makes closing remarks

 


Several news outlets covered the Charlottesville GOP picnic, including NBC29, the Newsplex, the Daily Progress, and Examiner.com.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

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.

Monday, March 10, 2008

Official Call for Mass Meeting

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 March 29, 2008 for the following purposes:

a) Electing up to sixty (60) Delegates to carry twelve (12) delegate votes to the 5th Congressional District Convention, to be held on April 26, 2008 at Hampden-Sydney College, beginning at 10:00 A.M. for the purposes of

(1) electing three delegates and three alternate delegates to the Republican National Convention beginning on September 1, 2008;
(2) nominating one elector to be voted for in the Presidential election on November 4, 2008;
(3) electing a District Chairman of the Republican Party for the 5th Congressional District;
(4) electing three members of the State Central Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia;

b) Electing up to one hundred twenty (120) Delegates to carry twenty four (24) delegate votes to the Republican Party of Virginia Convention, to be held on May 30-31, 2008 at Richmond Convention Center, beginning at 2:00 P.M. on May 30, 2008 for the purposes of

(1) nominating a candidate for United States Senate;
(2) electing at-large Delegates to the National Convention to nominate a candidate for President;
(3) electing a State Chairman and National Committeeman and Committeewoman.

c) Electing a Unit Chairman and members of the Charlottesville Republican Committee;

d) 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.


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 Robert Schilling, 1406 Holly Road, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 which must be received or postmarked not later than 5:00 P.M., March 17, 2008.

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 Robert Schilling at any time prior to said mass meeting. Such statements may be delivered to Mr. Schilling at the door. Candidates who have filed in advance need not be present at the mass meeting in order to have their candidacy considered.


Registration Fee

There will be no registration fee to participate in this mass meeting.

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