For Virginia Gop Party Chair: Pat Mullins

This weekend, delegates to the Republican Party of Virginia convention have two important decisions to make: who will be the nominee for Attorney General, and who will serve the remainder of the term as Chairman of the RPV. We’ve had a very healthy AG debate, and I’d be comfortable with any of the candidates.

For Chairman, however, the choice is clear: Pat Mullins. Pat has done a great job getting the party back on track after former Chairman Jeff Fredericks was removed in a vote of the State Central Committee. But let’s focus on Pat’s past and the party’s future: Pat has served as Chairman in two quite different counties (Fairfax and Louisa). We’re going to need both, and the types of voters who live in both, to win this fall.

Pat believes in the importance of grassroots development to win elections. He is a conservative and committed to the party’s conservative values. But at the same time, he has a history and a record of reaching out in honest conversation to every Republican who seeks our party’s success, conservative or moderate. Pat understands what it takes to be a viable party in Northern Virginia – and how to make that appeal without giving up our core values. He is the best choice for a Virginia that stretches from Arlington to Appalachia to the Tidewater.

We have crucial elections to win this fall, and we can’t be divided by another argument over who should be the Chairman. Let’s elect Pat and get on with the more important work of winning real elections.