The Virginia Federation of Tea Party Patriots is a state-level federation of local, republican groups within the
Commonwealth of Virginia adhering to the principles of the
Tea Party movement. The Federation advocates strict adherence to the
United States Constitution
The Constitution of the United States is the Supremacy Clause, supreme law of the United States, United States of America. It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, in 1789. Originally comprising seven ar ...
and the
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia, as well as fiscal responsibility,
transparent government
Open government is the governing doctrine which sustain that citizens have the right to access the documents and proceedings of the government to allow for effective public oversight. In its broadest construction, it opposes national interest, r ...
, and grassroots citizen engagement within the political process.
A prior leader of the Federation ran in the
2012 Senate race against former governor
George Allen.
The Federation intensified its political efforts at its citizen lobby day on January 21, 2013.
Following the end of the session, it released its 2013 legislative scorecard, ranking 140 members of the
Virginia General Assembly on issues important to the Federation
Legislative scorecardsare available typically within 60 days of the close of each annual session.
References
External links
Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation Website
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Tea Party movement
Politics of Virginia