Member Organization Leader Call
2024-12-11 19:00 - 2024-12-18 20:00, 2025-01-08 19:00 - 2025-01-15 20:00, 2025-02-12 19:00 - 2025-02-19 20:00, 2025-03-12 19:00 - 2025-03-19 20:00, 2025-04-09 19:00 - 2025-04-16 20:00, 2025-05-14 19:00 - 2025-05-21 20:00, 2025-06-11 19:00 - 2025-06-18 20:00, 2025-07-09 19:00 - 2025-07-16 20:00 (America/New_York) and 18 more dates | Online – Zoom, United States
On the 2nd Wednesday of every month, the leaders of the various member organizations will meet online using a Zoom session to discuss operational concerns. If you are a designated leader from one of our member organizations and you are NOT receiving invites, please use the Contact form on this website to let us know, or use your established VATP contacts. Hope to see you online!

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VCDL Lobby Day 2025
2025-01-20 08:00 | Virginia General Assembly – Capitol Hill, 9th and Broad Streets, Richmond, VA, 23218, United States
VCDL Lobby Day 2024!
Calling all Virginians….on Jan 20th, the Virginia Citiziens Defense League will be conducting its annual rally and Lobby Day in the General Assembly. We need *everyone* to plan to attend, so that we may display a show of influence to our legislators and to advocate for legislation that we support. Check out the VCDL events page to register and to get the latest information.
THERE ARE SOME BUSES running from a few places in Virginia, so review what’s available if this could help you attend. We hope to see you there!
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From the VCDL website:

2025 Lobby Day

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1/20/2025

When:
January 20, 2025
8:00 a.m.

Where:
General Assembly, Richmond, VA
201 N 9th Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
United States

Contact:
Tess Ailshire
Bus@VCDL.org
804-639-0600

Monday, January 20, 2025

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2025 Lobby Day
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Summer Conference 2025: America Rises - The Phoenix Soars!
2025-06-07 10:00 - 15:00 | Sheraton Richmond Airport Hotel, 5501 Eubank Rd, Sandston, VA, 23150, United States
000Weeks0000Days00Hours00Minutes00SecondsOn June 7th, 2025 we will be holding our summer conference at the Marriott Richmond Airport Hotel. Mark your calendars and come spend the day with like-minded Virginians!
Event Sponsorship InformationPROGRAM

Time

Presenter

Topic

10:00AM
–
Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance

10:15AM
Nelson Velez
Chairman’s Welcome

10:30AM
Ned Ryun
Ballot Chasing as the winning strategy for Virginia

11:20AM
–
10-Minute Break

11:40AM
Nicholas Softy
Immigration Reform: Securing America’s Future

12:30PM
Sandy Adams
Government: Servant or Master?

1:00PM
–
Lunch & Networking

1:45PM
Mark Mix
National Right to Work: Protecting the Right to Work in VA This Year

2:45PM
John Reid
Overview of the political landscape and the major issues, and what is actually at stake for Virginia in this election

4:00PM
–
Private Business Meeting – Member organizations only

PRESENTERS

Ned Ryun
Founder and President of American Majority. Ned has been a godsend to the Tea Party Freedom movement since the beginning in 2009. He has provided critical training and resources without which our movement would have stalled and would have been besieged with endless problems and mistakes. His expertise and willingness make available his talent and knowledge was instrumental in the tea party historic success and impact. He has been a frequent contributor on Fox News for over a decade and is nationally acclaimed for his political acumen. His presentation will focus on an election strategy that has been wildly successful throughout the nation, particularly in Florida and New York. Ballot Chasing will be presented as the winning strategy for Virginia.

Nicholas Softy
Virginia Field Representative of the Federation of American Immigration Reform.
Nicholas promotes the initiatives of FAIR across the Commonwealth of Virginia and develops productive relationships with stakeholders, activists, and the general public on immigration issues.
With a strong professional portfolio spanning political campaigns, non-profit organizations, think tanks, and fundraising companies, Nicholas possesses a diverse background in driving impactful results.

Sandy Adams
From 2021-2024, Sandy worked for a congressman as District Director. While working for Congress for the past four years and seeing the abuse being perpetrated on the American people, Sandy felt compelled to write Government: Servant or Master? She hopes to be a catalyst for change in this country to help educate the citizens and the members of Congress to act so that our Constitutional Republic can remain intact and Americans can remain free. She has been nationally recognized for her efforts and over the last couple of months has been interviewed by such notables as Bill O’Reilly .

Mark Mix
President of the National Right to Work Organization, a 2.8 million-member public policy organization. He also serves as President of the Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation.
Mr. Mix frequently appears on national television and radio programs including on Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, Newsmax TV, One America News, and C-SPAN. His writings have appeared hundreds of times in major national and regional news outlets including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New York Post, The Detroit News, National Review, The Washington Times, New York Daily News, and Newsweek.

John Reid
Candidate for Lt Governor who is a life long conservative Republican and who has fought as a natural ally along side of the Tea Party and like minded patriot groups for decades. He has been a strong advocate for our Republic and a stalwart defender of the Constitution as it was originally intended. John Reid’s career reflects a steadfast commitment to public service and conservative values. He worked for former President Ronald Reagan after his time in the White House, led communications for Governor George Allen during his tenure in the U.S. Senate, and collaborated with business and political leaders in the Middle East to promote democracy. He is founder and president of the Virginia Council which provides critical resources and information on the vital issues of our day. Throughout his career, John has dedicated himself to strengthening our nation and empowering its citizens.

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Winter Summit 2025
2025-11-22 09:00 - 15:00 | Sheraton Richmond Airport Hotel, 5501 Eubank Rd, Sandston, VA, 23150, United States
Winter Summit – November 22, 2025
On Saturday, November 22, 2025, we will be holding our winter summit at the Richmond Airport Sheraton Hotel. Mark your calendars and come spend the day with like-minded Virginians!
PresentersJenny Beth Martin is one of the original organizers of the Tea Party movement. In 2009, she co-founded Tea Party Patriots. Jenny Beth and Tea Party Patriots Action now use their network to reach millions of Americans every week with education and information about fiscal responsibility, free market principles, and constitutionally limited government. Jenny Beth Martin is a frequent guest on almost every major television, radio, print, and online news outlet in America. In 2010, Time Magazine listed Jenny Beth Martin as one of the 100 Most Influential Leaders in the World. Her first book, “Tea Party Patriots: The Second American Revolution”, was published in 2012. She is a native Georgian and has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia. Jenny Beth is the mother of boy-girl twins.
Emily DeYoung is the Commonwealth College Field Representative for Turning Point USA. She is originally from Southern California but moved to Virginia to pursue a degree in Event Planning from Liberty University. Emily graduated from Liberty in May of 2025 and began working at Turning Point shortly thereafter in July of 2026. She first became involved in the Conservative movement in 2020 and believes that Gen Z is moving in the right direction and will save America one college campus at a time.
David Poole is the founder of VPAP providing great political intel basically free of charge. David Poole is a former statehouse reporter who, 28 years ago, founded the Virginia Public Access Project. VPAP’s biggest accomplishment has been its fiercely nonpartisan approach, which has won the trust of conservatives and liberals — and everywhere in between. David is the author of a recently-published book, TRUSTED SOURCE, which tells the VPAP story and includes his unique insight into modern Virginia politics.
Christine Dolan is a veteran broadcast and print journalist, who has worked for four U.S. networks. Ms. Dolan served as Political Director of CNN where she created Inside Politics. She had led investigations on human trafficking and is recognized as one of the most experienced human trafficking investigators in the world. She is the Author of a trilogy on human trafficking – Shattered Innocence – A Shared Global Shame; In the Name of God – Who Knew What When?; Urban Legends – The Distillation of Evidence for Medical Trafficking. She is a graduate of Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, and while in law school at Georgetown, she trained as a criminal investigator.
Commander John Hooper has spent his adult life as a national security practitioner and educator. He is currently a Sr. Defense Strategist/Planner for the National Guard Bureau’s J55 staff. He holds three graduate degrees in Military Studies and National Security Affairs from the U.S. Naval War College, American Military University, and the Royal Military College of Canada. Since 2008 he has been an Adjunct Professor for the U.S. Naval War College of Distance Education, teaching “Strategy and Warfare”, “Joint Maritime Operations” and “Maritime Homeland Defense/Security”.
Event Program

Time
Topic
Presenter

8:30
Registration Begins
N/A

9:30-9:45
Welcome with Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance
Introduction to the day
Nelson Velez

9:45-10:35
Turning Point USA
Emily DeYoung

10:35-10:45
Break
N/A

10:45-11:40
Tea Party Patriots
Jenny Beth Martin

11:40-12:35
Follow the Money
David Poole

12:35-1:30
Lunch
N/A

1:30-2:25
Urban Myths During Covid
Christine Dolan

2:25-3:20
China: Friend or Foe
Commander John Hooper

3:30
Private Business Meeting (Members-Only)

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250 Summit - Celebrating America's Anniversary
2026-06-20 09:00 - 17:00 | Sheraton Richmond Airport Hotel, 5501 Eubank Rd, Sandston, VA, 23150, United States
000Weeks0000Days00Hours00Minutes00SecondsOn June 20th, 2025 we will be holding our 250 Summit summer conference at the Richmond Sheraton Airport Hotel. Mark your calendars and come spend the day with like-minded Virginians! More information regarding our speakers and program will be coming soon.
Event Sponsorship InformationPROGRAM

Time

Presenter

Topic

10:00AM
–
Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance

10:15AM
Nelson Velez
Chairman’s Welcome

10:30AM

11:20AM

11:40AM

12:30PM

1:00PM

1:45PM

2:45PM

4:00PM

Private Business Meeting

PRESENTERS

TBD

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