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Juan Carlos Fierro, your Arlington GOP candidate for Arlington County Board, earned the endorsement of Attorney General Jason Miyares over the weekend.

In his statement, AG Miyares said: 

“Juan Carlos Fierro is a father, businessman, and effective leader in Arlington. I trust that Juan Carlos will work tirelessly to lower taxes and implement policies that keep our communities safe in Arlington. I hope you will join me in supporting Juan Carlos Fierro for Arlington County Board this November.“

You can read more about Juan Carlos Fierro’s campaign for County Board hereand contribute directly to his campaign here. 

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To those of you who are receiving this email update for the first time — welcome! As Chairman of the Arlington GOP, I try my best to put actionable information in these regular updates for Republicans both in Arlington and across Northern Virginia.

That means including campaign and committee updates from across the region, as well as information about other opportunities to make a long-term impact right here in our community.

As always, you’re welcomed and encouraged to forward this email to your Republican friends and neighbors.

There’s a lot of work to do in Northern Virginia. If you and I roll up our sleeves, we can get it done.

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Here are committee, campaign, and other opportunities for you to become involved right away:

Juan Carlos Fierro for County Board: Join #VoteFierro at the Arlington County Fair later this week! While Arlington Republicans won’t have a booth at the Fair, Juan Carlos will be taking his campaign directly to Arlingtonians! 

If you’re interested in passing our #VoteFierro campaign literature at the Fair, email Juan Carlos directly by clicking here. You can make a plan to help Juan Carlos by seeing the Fair hours here.

Jerry Torres for Congress (VA-08): A.J. Cooke, campaign manager for Jerry Torres, gave an excellent presentation on Jerry’s behalf at our Annual Summer Cookout. Torres is re-launching his site and will be on the campaign trail soon.

Hung Cao for Senate: Hung Cao is mounting a campaign to defeat Tim Kaine. You can get involved in his efforts here. 

Donald Trump for President: Arlington Democrats forced to switch focus after Party Bosses dropped Biden from the ticket.The Trump Campaign hit the ground running after the Convention. If you’d like to be part of their efforts, sign up at Trump Force 47 or email Jonathon Nave: jnave@virginia.gop

The campaign has yard signs. You can arrange to pick yours up by emailing Jonathon Nave.

Arlington Republican Women’s Club: Join the Arlington Republican Women’s Club for their annual Summer Bar-B-Cue at Island Time Bar & Grill at Columbia Island Marina on Sunday, September 8th. They’re announcing a special guest speaker soon. You can read more details and secure your ticket(s) here.

Arlington-Alexandria-Falls Church Young Republicans: The AAFCYRs are planning a summer cookout of their own. Keep track of everything they’re up to on Facebook and Twitter/X.

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Election Integrity Update

Virginia removed nearly 80,000 deceased individuals from the voter rolls last year and recently removed another 6,300 non-US citizens from voting in the Commonwealth. Governor Youngkin issued Executive Order 35, which will codify numerous election security features (see below).

Governor Youngkin stated: “This isn’t a Democrat or Republican issue, it’s an American and Virginian issue. Every legal vote deserves to be counted without being watered down by illegal votes or inaccurate machines. In Virginia, we don’t play games and our model for election security is working.”

What does Executive Order 35 do?
(hat tip to Patriot Women of Prince William for the list)

 100% paper ballots which provide a physical record of the voter’s intent.
 Use of paper ballot counting machines, not voting machines.
 Strict chain of custody for ballots with daily reconciliation during early voting.
 Application required to receive a mail ballot – no mass mailing of ballots.
 Counting machines tested prior to every election.
 Counting machines not connected to the internet.
 Drop boxes under 24/7 monitoring.

Here’s what has ALREADY BEEN DONE in the lead up to this EO being issued:

 Removal of almost 80k deceased voters from the rolls requirement of a full 9 digit social security number, proof of identity, and proof of legal status when registering to vote.
 Audits of list maintenance practices.
 Regular National Change of Address mailings to identify voters who no longer live in VA.
 Streamlining of process of removing deceased voters, improving access to databases, and comprehensive auditing of voter rolls

Election Integrity is a key component of securing our democracy, and Governor Youngkin is leading the way in securing democracy in Virginia ahead of the 2024 election.

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Thanks for everything you do to advance our Republican principles in Arlington and across Northern Virginia.