Republican Party (Virginia)
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Republican Party of Virginia
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| Chairman | John Whitbeck |
| House leadership |
William Howell (Speaker) Kirk Cox (Majority leader) Tim Hugo (Caucus leader) |
| Senate leadership |
Walter Stosch (President pro tempore) Thomas Norment (Majority Leader) |
| Founded | 1854 |
| Headquarters |
Obenshain Center 115 E. Grace St. Richmond, Virginia 23219 |
| Ideology |
Conservatism Fiscal conservatism Social conservatism |
| National affiliation | Republican Party |
| Unofficial colors | Red |
| Seats in the US Senate |
0 / 2
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| Seats in the US House |
7 / 11
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| Seats in the VA Senate |
21 / 40
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| Seats in the VA House |
66 / 100
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| VA statewide offices held |
0 / 3
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| Website | |
| www.rpv.org | |
The Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) is the Virginia chapter of the Republican Party. It is based in the Richard D. Obenshain Center in Richmond in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As one of the most diverse state political parties in the United States, RPV builds conservative political partnerships across greatly varied geographic and cultural regions of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The Republican Party of Virginia holds majorities in the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate, and seven of the eleven U.S. House seats are held by Republicans.
Kate Obenshain Griffin of Winchester became the party's chairman in 2004. Following Senator George Allen's unsuccessful 2006 reelection bid, Griffin submitted her resignation as Chairman effective November 15, 2006. Her brother, Mark Obenshain, is a State Senator from Harrisonburg in the Virginia General Assembly. Both are the children of the late Richard D. Obenshain.
Ed Gillespie was elected as the new Chairman of the RPV on December 2, 2006. He resigned on June 13, 2007 to become the counselor to President George W. Bush. Mike Thomas served as interim chairman until July 21 when former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia John H. Hager was elected chairman. On April 9, 2007 the RPV named Fred Malek to serve as the Finance Chairman and Lisa Gable to serve as the Finance Committee Co-Chair.
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