The Richmond Times-Dispatch released a Q&A interview session today with Larry Nordvig, RTP's new executive director. Catch it on the RTD site HERE. The board of directors of the Richmond Tea Party recently selected Laurence “Larry” Nordvig as the organization’s new executive director. He says the group’s emails go to thousands of supporters. Nordvig, [...]
As part of our efforts to combat the massive tax hike recently passed by the General Assembly (HB2313), we wanted to let your republican representatives in the Richmond area know that you weren't happy. Not at ALL. Besides asking you to email Governor McDonnell to tell him to veto the bill, we called registered [...]
You have likely seen discussion recently regarding "sequestration", or the mandatory federal budget cuts (a decrease in the INCREASE of spending, but that's another story) that were signed into law last year by President Obama. Now, those cuts are mandatory, but where to apply them is completely at the whims of our government. There is [...]
Greetings Patriots! As a matter of introduction, I’m Laurence “Larry” Nordvig. In case you have not yet heard, I have just been chosen as the new Executive Director of the Richmond Tea Party. I consider it both an honor and an opportunity to have been selected. My vision for the Tea Party is the same [...]
If you are a Chesterfield County resident, it is your duty/responsibility to be informed about the county budget. There will be a public budget meeting Wednesday, March 20th at 6:30 PM in the public meeting room to hear discussion about how your hard-earned money will be spent. Not willing to be part of the [...]
Why in the world is the federal government involved in setting nationwide education standards? Exactly where is that power given to the federal government? Don't these people realize that you get the absolute BEST education outcomes when states are free to experiment/manage their own education methods and standards? We're supposed to have 50 individual experiment [...]
March Mania in RTP: Meeting March 7 Join us for our monthly meeting on Thursday, March 7th at 7:00 (Check your email or the website for any possible updates due to weather.) When: Thursday, March 7th, 7-9 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm) Where: Grace Alive Church Meeting Hall, 4912 E. Millridge Pkwy., Midlothian (near [...]
Jenny Beth Martin from the Tea Party Patriots national organization had some comments about the long-term viability of tea party efforts published in Time magazine on February 27th. Yes, you heard correctly...Time magazine. Bottom line? We're not going anywhere! Snippet: It was February 2009 when my family hit rock-bottom. Little did I know that, [...]
If you live in Chesterfield, New Kent, or Powhatan Counties and want to be a delegate to the Republican Party Convention, Monday March 4th is the last day to get your paperwork submitted. Unless you complete this form and submit it before the deadlines for each county, you will not be included in the convention [...]
Urgent Notification of Meeting Location Change Due to some deficiencies in the prior location, we've decided to switch locations to a more appropriate venue for for our emergency meeting tonight to discuss the recent betrayal on taxes and Medicaid expansion. New Meeting Location: Primerica Building (meeting room) 14405 Justice Rd Midlothian, VA 23113 7PM to [...]
What’s the Difference between a Republican and a Democrat? That’s a trick question – there doesn’t seem to be much difference in Virginia anymore. Our Republican-majority legislature just passed the Governor’s transportation bill that increases taxes by $6.1BILLION over the next five years. This is after they subtract out the current retail gasoline tax. This [...]
If you live in Henrico County and want to be a delegate to the Republican Party Convention, you have less than three days to get your paperwork submitted. Unless you complete this form and submit it before 6PM on Friday the 22nd, you will not be included in the convention process to select Republican candidates [...]
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