9th District Republican Committee of Virginia
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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.

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For the latest official Virginia redistricting information, visit the web sites below:

• Virginia Redistricting Web Site – Plans, maps and reports.
• Virginia General Assembly, 2011-Special Session 1 – Legislation introduced in the redistricting special session.  Includes complete legislation text.

The third annual Jerry W. Kilgore 9th District Republican Gala was held on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at the Fincastle Country Club in Bluefield, VA.  The event was a huge success with over 200 people attending.

The gala is named after Southwest Virginia’s own Jerry W. Kilgore, who served as Virginia’s Attorney General from 2002 to 2006 and was the Republican nominee for Governor in 2005.

This year the event had very special meaning in celebrating and  honoring our new Congressman H. Morgan Griffith.  Griffith defeated incumbent 28-year Democrat Rick Boucher in November 2010 and took office on  January 5, 2011.  Griffith gave a speech to the crowd on the importance of limiting the powers of government and keeping the United States fiscally sound.

Former 9th District Republican Chair Michelle Jenkins of Scott County was also recognized for her outstanding leadership and devotion to the 9th District Republican Committee.

In addition to being a very successful fund raising event for the 9th District Republican Committee, this year’s gala also raised over $5,000 to go directly to the Buchanan County, Virginia Deputy Sheriff Relief Fund that will benefit the families of the two deputies killed in the line of duty on March 13, 2011 and also to benefit the two deputies who were wounded during that same incident.

Plans are already underway for the 2012 Gala.