Sunday, February 19, 2012

SARWC meeting 2/22 with Pat Mullins Chairman Republican Party of Virginia

This is an excellent meeting with Pat Mullins.

Pat Mullins Will Be Guest at Susan Allen Republican women Club

A meeting of the Susan Allen Republican Women Club (SARWC) will be held on

February 22nd in the Lake of Woods Clubhouse at11:30am.

The cost of the luncheon is $20.00 and you will have a choice of either

Stuffed Flounder or Chicken Cordon Bleu. Our guest speaker is Pat Mulllins,

Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia.

See biography below

Mr. Mullins has been an active participant in the Republican Party since 1972

and has served in many capacities. He is very knowledgeable in both the

national and state nominating and voting process, a subject that is of interest to

us all. We hope to see all of you at this very informative meeting.

Please make your $20 check out to SARWC, indicate on the check your choice

of entree, then send it to SARWC, P.O. Box 803, Locust Grove, VA 22508 by

February 20th.

Contact Betty Soedler, 972-9096, for any questions you might have.

Doug

Meet Pat Mullins Our RPV Chairman

Pat Mullins, a Virginia resident for nearly 50 years, began his career in Virginia politics in 1972 working for the election of Bill Scott to the United

States Senate. He was an active grass-roots worker, precinct captain, and volunteer. He ran unsuccessfully as the Republican candidate for

Board of Supervisors in Fairfax County in 1979 and 1987.

He ran for Chairman of the Fairfax County Republican Committee in 1990, winning that convention that was attended by over 1,000

delegates. He served as Chairman of the Fairfax County

Republican Committee from 1990 to 1996. During that time, he was successful in

leading the Republican Party to its first Republican Majority on the Board of

Supervisors in the County history in 1991, helped elect multiple new House of

Delegate and State Senate members, helped elect George Allen to the Virginia

Governorship in 1993 by carrying Fairfax County, and helped elect Republican

Congressman Tom Davis to the 11th Congressional District seat in 1994, defeating ultra-liberal Leslie Byrne.

Pat moved to Louisa County in 1998 and joined the Republican Committee there

working as a grass-roots volunteer. Last year he was elected Chairman of the

Louisa County Republican Committee. Since becoming Chairman, Party

membership has grown by 400%. At the Don Huffman Republican Advance, the

Louisa Party was named most improved unit committee in the 7th Congressional

District. Pat works for Markel Insurance of Glen Allen, VA and specializes in equine insurance.

During his professional career, Pat has been a community activist, serving as

(partial list):

·District Governor of Rotary - District 760 Virginia

·President of the Annandale Chamber of Commerce

·President of the Annandale Rotary Club

·President of the Annandale/Springfield National Little League

·President of the Fairfax County Council of PTAs

·President of the Turnpike Basketball League

·President of the National Therapeutic Riding Association

Pat was married to his wife Jackie for nearly 47 years before she went home to be with the Lord in June 2010. Pat’s four children-Cathy, Steve, Mike, and Debbie- all graduated from Virginia Universities, and he has 6 grandchildren who are all born and bred Virginians.

Pat was born in St. Albans, West Virginia, graduated from Columbia University

in New York City with a BA Degree. Pat also received a JD Degree from George

Washington University.

On May 30th, 2009, he was elected Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia