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We’re about two weeks away from the U.S. Senate primary and the state Republican convention! The primary is on Tuesday, June 12th, and we have four outstanding candidates: George Allen, E.W. Jackson, Bob Marshall, and Jamie Radtke. Absentee voting is … Continue reading →

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2012 8th District Convention this past Saturday, May 12, at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington.  We had incredible turnout — over 400 delegates on a beautiful Saturday in May.  The convention ran … Continue reading →

The 2012 8th District Convention will be held this Saturday, May 12, 2012, at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington. The Official Call for the Convention is posted here. Please review below all of the important information for delegates.  Because … Continue reading →

Absentee voting for the June 12th U.S. Senate primary is now underway. Click here to see the list of accepted reasons to vote absentee. Voting absentee in person runs through Saturday, June 9th at your city/county elections office. The last … Continue reading →

There will be a Candidates Forum for all candidates running for offices to be elected at the 8th District Republican Convention (State Central Committee, Delegate/Alternate Delegate to the Republican National Convention, Elector in the Electoral College) this Thursday, April 26th … Continue reading →

We will be accepting advertisements from campaigns and organizations for our convention program! This is an excellent way to reach out to hundreds of 8th District GOP activists. The program will be standard size (8.5 x 11). A quarter-page ad … Continue reading →

We hope you had a blessed Easter or are having a blessed Passover! The new 8th District (after redistricting) has been finalized. The district remains generally the same – the 8th District still contains all of the City of Alexandria, … Continue reading →

We will be accepting advertisements from campaigns and organizations for the convention program. The program will be standard size (8.5 x 11). A quarter-page ad is $25, a half-page ad is $50, and a full-page ad is $100. Proceeds will … Continue reading →

Col. Patrick Murray, USA (Ret.) is our 2012 8th District congressional nominee! The filing deadline was yesterday, March 29th, and no other candidates filed. Col. Murray therefore becomes our nominee and there will be no 8th District primary. Congratulations Col. … Continue reading →

UPDATE 4/2/2012: From 8th District GOP Chairman Mike Ginsberg: Thank you to everyone who was involved in the Mark Kelly for Arlington County Board campaign.  We had a tremendous volunteer response and could not have run such a great campaign … Continue reading →