Reasons to Oppose the Fairfax 2023 $435M School Bond Referendum
Fairfax County will spend $100M on bond interest this year. That adds $230 to the average real estate tax bill.
Bonds encourage excessive spending. For example, since 1994 the county and schools have spent $360M (plus interest) on four projects that were so controversial that the supervisors were afraid to put them up to referenda.
Mary Pauline Jones, 1986 – 2023
Mary Pauline Jones — beloved daughter, friend, and public servant — passed away on May 15, 2023. She was 36 years old.
A Fairfax native, Mary Pauline served as a Board Member on the Fairfax Transportation Advisory Commission and the Fairfax Area Disability Services Board. Her diverse career included work for the U.S. House Government Oversight and Reform Committee as well as the Office of Supervisor Pat Herrity.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Herndon. “Mary Pauline will be dearly missed by her family and friends who will always remember her as a patriotic, adventurous, fun loving, thoughtful, and caring person,” her obituary reads.
Fairfax GOP Condemns Indictment of Former President
A Manhattan grand jury indicted former President Donald Trump on Thursday — a first in American history.
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin denounced what he called the indictment’s “manufactured basis” in a Thursday night tweet. “It is beyond belief that District Attorney Alvin Bragg has indicted a former President and current presidential candidate for pure political gain. Arresting a presidential candidate on a manufactured basis should not happen in America,” Youngkin wrote. “The left’s continued attempts to weaponize our judicial system erode people’s faith in the American justice system and it needs to stop.”
Fairfax GOP Endorses Harmeet Dhillon for RNC Chair
Members of the Fairfax GOP voted on Tuesday to endorse Harmeet Dhillon for chair of the Republican National Committee. ” On Wednesday, Dhillon welcomed the Fairfax GOP’s endorsement, calling it “huge news.” Fairfax County is home to 1.1 million residents — and the Fairfax GOP is the Republican Party of Virginia’s largest political unit.
Republican National Committee members will vote to elect a chair on January 27. Each state has three national committee members. Virginia Republicans are represented by Richard Anderson, Morton Blackwell, and Patricia Lyman. To date, Blackwell and Lyman have indicated their support of Dhillon. Anderson remains undecided.
MOSLEY: How Republicans Should Honor the Legacy of MLK
In 2022, I had the privilege to give a speech to a Republican woman’s club on the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr entitled “Christ, Conservatism and Communism”. In honor of MLK Day I would like to share a few thoughts from that speech.
In Dr. King’s book: “Strength to Love” there is a chapter entitled “How Should a Christian view Communism.” King states:
“After our condemnation of the philosophy of communism has been eloquently expressed, we must with positive action seek to remove those conditions of poverty, insecurity, injustice, and racial discrimination which are the fertile soil in which the seed of communism grows and develops.
Virginia Commission to Combat Antisemitism Issues Report
The Commission to Combat Antisemitism released their report on antisemitism in Virginia. The Commission, which was established by Governor Youngkin’s Executive Order 8 on his first day in office, reaffirms Virginia’s commitment to stand against hatred and intolerance and develop an actionable plan to combat antisemitism in the Commonwealth.
The Commission was established following a disturbing increase in antisemitic incidents nationally and in Virginia. In 2021, antisemitic incidents in the U.S. reached an all-time high with 2,717 separate incidents reported.
In Memoriam: Michael Robert Melillo, Jr.
It is with much sadness that I inform you of the passing of Mike Melillo, who lived in the Eagle View precinct of Braddock and has been a long-time member of the Fairfax GOP and a very active volunteer. In fact, he had signed up for an upcoming Poll Watcher training class.
Though in his 80’s, Mike worked every day at FreedomWorks in DC; was an avid doorknocker; and always answered the Fairfax GOP’s call for volunteers. My last email exchange with Mike was in early September, when I was recruiting help for Braddock Back to School Nights.
VOLUNTEERS WANTED: GOP Campaigns & Elections Committee
Are you ready to support our candidates for office? If so, the Fairfax GOP’s reinvigorated Campaigns & Elections Committee is for you! To volunteer, please sign up here or email GOPelections@gmail.com.
To make any headway in Fairfax County, it is vital that we prepare to field and support qualified, reform-minded candidates who understand the role of government is to serve the people (not the other way around).
FAITH IN ACTION: GOP Evangelical Engagement
If you are an evangelical faith leader or a member of any evangelical congregation — and if you’d like to band together with fellow Christians to ensure that your voice is heard — the new Fairfax GOP Evangelical Outreach Committee is for you.
Led by husband and wife Steven and Patrina Mosley, the new effort will engage evangelical churches and the broader faith community on issues that matter to “values voters”
JOIN US: GOP Immigrant & Minority Engagement
Every day, we experience and appreciate Fairfax County’s richly diverse culture. But are we doing enough to ensure that ALL county residents, including immigrants and minorities, can exercise their rights and enjoy their freedoms?
As conservatives, we believe that everyone should have the freedom to worship, to live out their values, and to raise their children as they see fit. We therefore reject the intolerant, woke Left’s efforts to use the strong arm of government to bully us and brainwash our kids.
We believe that a limited, constitutional government is what best allows humans to flourish and to live in harmony.