The Republican Party has learned some tough lessons over these last several years, and it has cost us dearly at the ballot box. Our next Chairman must have the energy, experience, and leadership skills to ensure these mistakes are not repeated, and that we boldly articulate who we are and what we stand for.

My agenda is simple and straightforward, focusing on the fundamentals of grassroots party building. It puts the Republican Party of Virginia firmly in the hands of our volunteers, activists, and members, which is the only way to grow the Party and ensure that our nominees – from local office all the way to statewide candidates – win elections.

As your Chairman, I pledge that:

· RPV will serve and answer to the Party’s activist and volunteer base.

· RPV will provide the grassroots organizational structure necessary to help elect its nominees to office at every level of government.

· RPV will never be conformed to the image of any single candidate, campaign, or elected public official. Candidates, campaigns, and elected public officials come and go, but the Party has a responsibility to endure, reflecting the values and principles of its activist and volunteer base.

· RPV will ensure that Republican nomination contests are fair, open and properly conducted. RPV will never take sides or demonstrate a preference in any party nomination contests.

· RPV will reflect the values and principles of its conservative base, and will never shrink from, apologize for, discount, or diminish their positions on any issue.

· RPV will focus its efforts on training our activists and volunteers at the Unit level, building the structure that will both foster and elect conservative candidates.

· RPV will fully incorporate the latest available technology, providing an effective and modern structure of communications with both the activist base and the public.

· RPV will never become a captive of the consulting class, but instead employ conservative management principles – competitive bidding, lean structure, customer service orientation – to ensure the Party is being both responsive to its base and responsible with contributions from its donors.