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RICHMOND – In advance of the start of the 2012 session of the Virginia General Assembly, Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling today issued a comprehensive memorandum setting forth his views on his ability to vote on various issues that may come before the General Assembly.

Click Here to view the memo.

Memo

From: Dave Rexrode, RPV Executive Director

Date: August 24, 2011

Subj: 2011 General Assembly Races

Now that the August 23rd Primary has passed I wanted to update you on the state of the 2011 General Assembly races and lay out our path to increasing our majority in the House of Delegates and gaining a majority in the State Senate. Having spent months reviewing the districts, meeting with our candidates, developing detailed campaign plans and launching our statewide Victory 2011 program, I feel confident that we have a great opportunity to achieve our goals this fall.

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Curious to see maps of the new Virginia General Assembly districts and the text descriptions?  Visit our “Resources” page for some redistricting resources.

Israel O’Quinn announced today in Bristol that he is a candidate for the Republican nomination for the 5th District in the Virginia House of Delegates.  The 5th district after redistricting includes the following areas:

All of Grayson County; all of the Cities of Bristol and Galax; part of Smyth County comprised of the Adwolfe (701), Chilhowie (301), Konnarock (703), Royal Oak West (602), Seven Mile Ford (201), and St. Clair (302) Precincts; and part of Washington County comprised of the Clinchburg (201), Damascus (502), Glade Spring (401), Green Cove (504), Hayter’s Gap (203), High Point (701), John Battle (703), Meadowview (402), Rhea Valley (501), and Watauga (301) Precincts.

Delegate Bill Carrico, who presently represents the 5th District, announced on Monday he will be seeking the Republican nomination in the 40th State Senate District following William C. Wampler, Jr. deciding not to seek re-election.

On Monday, June 6, Delegate Bill Carrico (R-5th District) announced that he will seek the Republican nomination for the 40th Senate District seat being left open by the retirement of William C. Wampler, Jr.  Wampler announced on June 3 that he would retire from the Senate of Virginia at the completion of his current term after serving for 24 years.

Carrico has served in the Virginia House of Delegates since 2002 representing the 5th District, which includes all of Grayson County, the City of Galax, and portions of the counties of Carroll, Smyth, and Wythe.

You can read Carrico’s press release here.

Many county and city Republican units in the 9th District will be holding mass meetings, conventions, and/or primaries over the next couple months to nominate candidates for local offices such as Commonwealth’s Attorney, Sheriff, Treasurer, Commissioner of the Revenue, and local Boards of Supervisors positions.

There may also be other local offices on the ballot depending upon the locality.

Additionally, nomination processes will be held for candidates for the Virginia General Assembly (House of Delegates and Senate) this year.

See our “Official Calls” page for more information and to download the official calls and filing forms that have been sent for posting.