The Alexandria GOP is reconstituting for the 2026-2028 term, requiring the Committee to elect new officers and local Republicans to rejoin as members. The deadline to sign up as a member for the 2026-2028 term or announce as a candidate for unit chair is February 22, 2026. Please follow this link to sign up, and email info@alexgop.org for any questions.

OFFICIAL CALL

Party Canvass

of the Alexandria City Republican Committee
of the Republican Party of Virginia

February 25, 2026 at 7 p.m.

Minnie Howard Campus, Alexandria City High School

As Chairman of the Alexandria Republican City Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia and pursuant to the Plan of Organization and as recommended and directed by the Unit Committee, I, Chris Howell, do hereby issue this Call for a Party Canvass to be held at Minnie Howard Campus, Alexandria City High School, 3775 W Braddock Rd, Alexandria VA 22302, or its alternate site, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on February 25, 2026, for the following purposes:

Electing a Unit Chair;

Electing 150 Members of the Unit Committee At Large;

Electing up to 99 delegates and an equal number of alternate delegates to the 8th District Convention, to be held on April 16, 2026 at Minnie Howard Campus, Alexandria City High School, beginning at 7 pm. for the purpose of electing a District Chair and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the convention.

Qualifications for Participation

All citizens of the United States who are legal and qualified voters of the City of Alexandria under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, regardless of race, religion, national origin or sex, who are in accord with the principles of the Republican Party, and who, if requested, express in open meeting either orally or in writing as may be required their intent to support all of its nominees for public office in the ensuing election may participate as members of the Republican Party of Virginia in its mass meetings, party canvasses, conventions, or primaries encompassing their respective election districts.

Candidate Filing Requirements

Candidates for Unit Chair, Unit Committee Member, and/or Delegate must declare their candidacy in writing using the attached official pre-filing form, accompanied by a non-refundable filing fee of $250, $100, and $25, respectively, which must be received no later than February 22, 2026 at 7 pm.

Filing may be made online at alexgop.org or by mail at PO Box 245, Alexandria VA 22313.

Cancellation Provisions

If the number of persons filing as candidates for election does not exceed the number to be elected for a particular office, those persons shall be declared elected. If the number of persons filing as candidates for election for all offices does not exceed the number to be elected, the Canvass will be cancelled.