Republican Party of Virginia
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| Republican Party of Virginia | |
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| Party Chairman | Ed Gillespie |
| Senate Leader | John Chichester |
| House Leader | William J. Howell |
| Founded | 1854 |
| Headquarters | 115 E. Grace St. Richmond, Virginia 23219 |
| Political ideology | Center-right Conservatism Economic liberalism |
| National affiliation | Republican Party |
| Color(s) | Red (unofficial) |
| Web Site | www.vagop.com |
Republican Party of Virginia is based in Richmond in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is affiliated with the National Republican Party of the United States.
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[edit] Richard D. Obenshain Center
The party headquarters building is named the Richard D. Obenshain Center in memory of Richard D. Obenshain (1936-1978), the State Party Chairman who beginning in 1972, helped lead the party's renaissance in Virginia following 85 years of virtual control by the State's Democratic Party (since Reconstruction when William Mahone and the Readjuster Party coalition dominated affairs for a few years).
In 1978, "Dick" Obenshain had won the party's nomination to run for the U.S. Senate to replace retiring Senator William Scott when the 42-year old candidate and two others were killed in an airplane crash of a twin engine aircraft on August 2, 1978 while attempting a night landing at the Chesterfield County Airport. They had been returning to Richmond from a campaign appearance.
[edit] Current leadership
Ed Gillespie was elected as the new Chairman of the RPV on December 2, 2006.
Kate Obenshain Griffin, of Winchester became the party's Chairman in 2004 recently completed her first four-year term. Following the loss of Sen. George Allen, Griffin submitted her resignation as party chairman effective Nov. 15, 2006. Her brother, Mark Obenshain, is a State Senator from Harrisonburg in the Virginia General Assembly. They are the children of the late Richard D. Obenshain.
[edit] Current events
As of February 2007, Republicans hold one of Virginia's two seats in the U.S. Senate, 8 of 11 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, a majority in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly. Additionally, Republicans serve as Virginia's Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General.
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