Bill Howell

According to the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, former Chairman of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors Susan Stimpson has formally announced her intention to challenge 28-year incumbent Speaker of the House Bill Howell for the GOP nomination in the 28th House of Delegate District. [read_more] Friends,…

The “moderate” lawmaker, who is frequently part of the “Gang of Three” GOP senators who flip to the Democrats on key issues like Medicaid expansion, will not be missed by conservatives.[read_more] Our “mother blog” Virginia Virtucon broke the story this morning. (If you haven’t seen…

Former Cantor consultant and long-time GOP insider Ray Allen has weighed in publicly on the impending primary contest between Virginia House Speaker Bill Howell and former lieutenant governor candidate Susan Stimpson. Allen’s sage contribution to the discussion? “Howell will beat Stimpson like a rented mule.”…

According to multiple sources close to the matter, former Lieutenant Governor candidate Susan Stimpson has made the decision to challenge Virginia House Speaker Bill Howell (R-Stafford) for the Republican nomination for the 28th House of Delegates district.

This post was originally published on September 19. It has been updated to include commentary on certain responses to our suspicions that the appropriations bill passed last week may have made it easier for Gov. McAuliffe to expand Medicaid on his own.

Republican Party of Virginia Treasurer Bob Fitzsimmonds has announced to his fellow members of the Republican Party of Virginia’s State Central Committee that he is resigning his position in connection with the recent controversy over comments he made in a Facebook posting. This decision is…

The Washington Post earlier this afternoon reported that embattled Republican Party of Virginia Treasurer Bob FitzSimmonds had offered his resignation after widespread criticism of remarks he made in a Facebook post. FitzSimmonds spoke out against the President’s remarks about “the many achievements and contributions of…