Why All Of These Conventions?

The Republican Party of Virginia's bylaws require bi-annual conventions to choose new city/county/state Party leadership positions, city/county/state committee voting members, nominate candidates for office, and in Presidential Election years to also choose Delegates to the Republican National Convention and Electors to the Electoral College.

Why Do These Conventions and the Party Matter?

The conventions very much matter as the leaders and the voting members of the Republican Party of Virginia are chosen.  The Party controls the foundations of Republican politics at the city, county, and state levels in Virginia in these important ways:

• how Republican candidates are chosen (convention, primary, mass meeting, or party-run primary)

• how the Party's funds are raised and spent

• public policy statements

What Happens At Each Convention?    (also check out our '08 Convention Survival Guide)

• Prince William County GOP Convention
  April 12, Woodbridge (read Official Call)

  • elect County GOP Committee Chairman

  • elect County GOP Committee voting Members

  • choose delegates to Congressional District Conventions

  • choose delegates to Virginia State Convention
     

• Congressional District GOP Conventions
  1st CD GOP Convention: May 10, Caroline County H.S., Milford (read Official Call)
  10th CD GOP Convention: May 17, Langley H.S., McLean  (read Official Call)
  11th CD GOP Convention: May 17, West Springfield H.S., Springfield (read Official Call)

  • nominate a Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives

  • elect Congressional District GOP Committee Chairman

  • elect State Central GOP Committee voting Members

  • choose delegates to the Republican National Convention

  • nominate Republican Electors to the Electoral College
     

• Virginia GOP Convention
  May 30-31, Richmond (read Official Call)

  • nominate a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate (retiring Sen. John Warner's seat)

  • elect Virginia GOP Chairman

  • elect 27 additional delegates to the Republican National Convention

  • nominating two Republican Electors to the Electoral College

  • nominate a National Committeeman and National Committeewoman to serve at the RNC
     

• Republican National Convention
  September 1-4, Minneapolis-St. Paul (visit web site)

  • nominate a Republican candidate for President of the United States
     

  Please note: The following positions are elected at the Congressional District Conventions above. If you are interested in running for any of these positions, usually you must send a letter of intent to run to the Chairman of the Congressional District Republican Committee. Read the Official Call to Convention for your Congressional District listed above and comply with the filing requirements. Deadlines are stated below.

  • Member of the Va. GOP State Central Committee

  • Delegate or Alternate to the Republican National Convention

  • Nominee for Republican Elector for Virginia to the Electoral College

    • Deadlines:

    •    1st CD: April 18, 2008

    •  10th CD: January 25, 2008

    •  11th CD: March 1, 2008