Politics, elections
LIBERTY FARM FESTIVAL MYSTERY GUEST IS REVEALED: Republican Vice Presidential nominee and Indiana Governor Mike Pence will be joining us at Liberty Farm Festival on Saturday. This will be a unique opportunity to hear Governor Pence speak in the run-up to the election, right here in scenic Paris Virginia! Visit the event website to [...]
This coming Saturday is the day...Liberty Farm Festival! RTP invites you to a farm fall harvest festival in the beautiful town of Paris, VA this weekend! The festival will be held on Martha Boneta's farm, and will feature all kinds of activities for the entire family, as well as numerous speakers (including various republican candidates [...]
RTP invites you to a farm fall harvest festival in the beautiful town of Paris next month! The festival will be held on Martha Boneta's farm, and will feature all kinds of activities for the entire family, as well as numerous speakers (including various republican candidates for office). You will not want to miss this [...]
Tomorrow is the vote on whether or not Great Britain will leave the European Union (EU), often referred to as "Brexit", or Britain's exit from the EU. Depending on how the vote goes, and how the market responds....tomorrow & Friday could see large disruptions in world-wide financial markets. Additionally, should GB vote to exit, it [...]
RTP Welcomes 4th district congressional candidate Jackee Gonzalez for the evening.
The Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) held its convention yesterday in Harrisonburg. After a long day of voting, the results were: RPV Chairman: John Whitbeck Republican National Committeeman: Morton Blackwell Republican National Committeewoman: Cynthia Dunbar Delegate allotment to the National Convention: 10 Cruz delegates 3 Trump delegates (All Virginia delegates are bound to vote for [...]
The Chesterfield County Republican Committee held its canvass last night (Monday 4/4) to elect new committee executive members. Of the seven seats total, only two were contested after one of the candidates for Chairman (Dan Szabo) had decided to leave the race. As we detailed previously, RTP's own Dan Barto was running for Vice Chair [...]
The Chesterfield County Republican Committee will be conducting a canvass on Monday evening (today) to elect some new committee officers. Contested seats include the Vice Chair of Projects and the Corresponding Secretary positions. As we detailed previously, one of our own (Dan Barto, RTP volunteer coordinator) is running for the Vice Chair of Projects position, [...]
Delegates Peter Farrell and Lee Ware will be having a town hall meeting in Goochland next Thursday, April 7th, at J. Sergeant Reynolds Community College in the Community Room from 7 PM until 8:30 PM. They will be giving their legislative updates and then will join the attendees in discussion and answer questions. Citizen involvement [...]
We're happy to announce that Dan Barto, who serves as volunteer coordinator for RTP, has decided to run for a position within the Chesterfield County Republican Committee (CCRC). As you know, Richmond Tea Party encourages citizen participation in government, so Dan decided it was his time to step forward. He is running for Vice Chair [...]
One of the goals of the Richmond Tea Party is to encourage citizen participation in local government....to get engaged personally and meaningfully. One of the ways to do that is to join your local political committee. Its very hard to help craft the direction of government/politics in your local community if you are not seated [...]
Republican Congressman Dave Brat (VA-7) is now unopposed for the Republican nomination for reelection to his 7th district seat. There has been extensive speculation that he would draw a challenger, but one did not materialize by the filing deadline today at 5PM. Additionally, Richmond Tea Party's own board of directors member Ben Slone, [...]
