Jamie Radtke

It is like a story from the Twilight Zone. Larry Nordvig, former Executive Director of Richmond Tea Party (RTP), voted for a 5% spending increase in Powhatan and twice voted down a one cent tax rate reduction as a newly elected Supervisor for Powhatan County. It is shocking coming from a man who once led the “Taxed Enough Already” Richmond Tea Party.

And in the process, he’s throwing the rest of the Republican Party under the bus.[read_more] News has been percolating over the last couple of days about a scheme Speaker Howell hatched to get the State Board of Elections to change their rules for requirements to…

It probably comes as no surprise to anyone that I oppose state-run, taxpayer-funded Open Primaries, where we lack Party registration.[read_more]  I have been actively involved in electing members to the Republican State Central Committee who support conventions in lieu of primaries because of the advantages…

It seems we have a competitive campaign on our hands in the 12th Senate district to replace Senator Walter Stosch, with Vince Haley apparently having the edge according to a recent straw poll.[read_more] All candidates have turned in strong fundraising numbers, especially given the fact…

The Goochland School Board sparked national controversy recently with their religious exemption policy that would have  required students who were 14 years and older to personally attest to their religious beliefs in order to be home educated under the religious exemption section of Virginia law.…

Senator Walter Stosch announced his retirement yesterday and speculation is already circulating on who will run for the Republican nomination in 12th Senate District. A quick survey brings four names to the surface. Let’s take a brief look at them. Who will run for Walter Stosch’s senate seat?…

On Saturday, January 3, over 200 Campbell County Republicans crowded into the Timberlake Christian School gym.  The enthusiastic New Year’s weekend crowd elected stalwart conservative county supervisor Eric Zehr as GOP chairman, and a record county GOP committee of 106.  Zehr’s election closes the book…