11th District Update – September 30, 2025

Early voting for the November general election is still open! Please be sure to come out and vote early. We’re a little more than one month out from the election and we want to bank as many votes as we can now!

This week’s updates from around the district:

Visit the 11th District’s website at 11cdgop.org for all information updates.

NEWSLETTER ANNOUNCEMENT REMINDER: If you’d like to have an announcement in the newsletter, please email Mike Ginsberg at mikeforscc@gmail.com. The 11CD Newsletter goes out on Tuesday mornings, so please try to have your announcement requests in by Monday at 12 noon.

In April 2021, a group called Stand Up Virginia launched a recall of Fairfax Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano less than two years after his election in November 2019. It took voters little time to realize that Descano was committed to not prosecuting criminals and maintaining public safety.

Nothing’s changed. Descano is still loudly and proudly failing to prosecute criminals and protect public safety. He is a progressive ideologue who ran for office intending not to do the job of prosecuting criminals.

Prior to being elected, Descano had never prosecuted a single case in court. Why would progressive Democrats nominate someone who had never prosecuted a single case to serve as Fairfax’s top prosecutor? And why would Fairfax County elect someone with no experience?

Descano’s inexperience and complete lack of qualifications wasn’t a bug. It was a feature. Progressive Democrats didn’t want to prosecute crimes, and who better not to prosecute crimes than someone who didn’t know how?

Descano is one of the infamous Soros prosecutors, elected on a promise to go easy on criminals, no matter what that might do to the quality of life for law-abiding citizens. George Soros contributed close to $1 million to Descano’s campaign and unseated long-serving Commonwealth’s Attorney Ray Morrogh.

Soros and his minions didn’t limit their nihilistic influence to Fairfax. They also donated to the campaigns of Buta Biberaj in Loudoun County and Parisa Dehghani-Tafti in Arlington, both of whom also won in 2019. A Soros-funded trifecta! Loudoun voters threw Biberaj out on her ear in 2023 after the insanity in Loudoun County schools, but Descano continues to wreak havoc in Fairfax.

Last week, we learned that an illegal immigrant, accused of raping a woman in Herndon and guilty of multiple other crimes, is no longer in police custody. How can residents feel safe?

Also last week, Attorney General Jason Miyares released a 34-page reportdocumenting numerous failures of Descano’s office that have a theme: ignoring the rights of victims while protecting criminals. Miyares is turning the report over to the Department of Justice for further investigation and has called on Descano to resign. (Read here, here, and here.)

The outrageous truth is that Steve Descano and progressive Democrats don’t care about public safety. To Democrats, victims of repeat offenders Descano refuses to prosecute are just collateral damage from their ideological compulsion to seek “equity” in law enforcement and promote open borders.

In his latest newsletter, Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Jeff McKay proudly touted that Fairfax County “remains the safest jurisdiction of its size in the nation.” Tell that to the Herndon rape victim. Tell that to the victims of increasing property crimes and smash-and-grab robberies in the Tysons malls. Tell that to the person who has to share a locker room at a county school or Rec Center with someone of the opposite sex.

Descano, of course, will not heed AG Miyares’s call to resign. It’s up to us, the voters, to hold him accountable. As long as Fairfax County continues to elect Steve Descano, Jeff McKay and his 90% Democrat Board of Supervisors and 100% Democrat School Board, nothing will change.

But by electing the statewide Republican slate and local Republican delegates this November, we can send a message: Fairfax residents will not allow Steve Descano, Jeff McKay, and the rest of the progressive Democrats running Fairfax to sacrifice our safety so they can preen in the mirror about what wonderful enlightened people they are.

Democrats are fond of saying that to make an omelet, they need to break some eggs. Easy for them to say when they are the chefs and we are the eggs.

Are you tired of what’s happening in the 11th District?

Vote early. Vote Republican.

Rosie Oakley

11th District Chairman

Early voting has opened and we are encouraging all Republicans to vote early! We need to jump on the bandwagon by voting early in person or by absentee ballot. If we don’t, Republicans are in a deep hole when November 4 rolls around.

Three Early Voting locations open in Fairfax County are now open. Check here for locations and times.

To apply for an absentee ballot or to register to vote, click here: https://vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation.

The key to the November 4th election is maintaining control of the Governor’s mansion by electing Winsome Sears; voting for John Reid for Lt. Governor; and re-electing Jason Miyares as Attorney General. Plus, it’s time to flip the House of Delegates.

Vote Early. Vote Republican.

EARLY VOTING VOLUNTEERS. Volunteers are needed to help staff Republican tables at our three 45-day voting locations. If you’re available to pass out sample ballots and answer questions about our Republican candidates, please email Rosie Oakley at chair@11cdgop.org, and she can send you links to sign up for a volunteer shift at the Fairfax Gov’t Center, the North County Govt Center in Reston, or the Mt. Vernon Gov’t Center. If the Democrats win in November, Virginia loses! Help us keep that from happening!

ELECTION OFFICERS NEEDED. The November 4th election is just five weeks away, but we are short 200 Republican Election Officers. This is not good.

Would you consider serving as an Election Officer? Election Officers work from 5 AM – 9 PM on Election Day and earn $250. Having parity with the Democrats in the November 4th election is extremely important.

The deadline to apply to be an Election Officer is this Saturday, October 4th.

If you’re willing to be an Election Officer on November 4, please call the Fairfax County Office of Elections tomorrow at 703-324-4735 or send an email to electionofficers@fairfaxcounty.gov.

To ensure election security, our best line of defense is to have an equal number of Republican and Democrat Election Officers. Please don’t let the Democrats outnumber us inside the polls!

This weekend, the Fairfax GOP will be leading two door knocking events–one on Saturday, October 4 and one on Sunday, October 5. Come to one or both!

On Saturday, October 4, we’ll be meeting at 9:00am at the Fairfax GOP headquarters, 4246 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax 22030 to door knock for the statewide slate of Winsome Sears, John Reid, and Jason Miyares.

On Sunday, October 5, Fairfax GOP is holding a door knock for the statewide slate as well as our candidate for delegate in HD-15, Saundra Davis. We’ll be meeting at Lake Braddock Secondary School, 9200 Burke Lake Road, Burke 22015.

Details in the flyers pictured. RSVP for either walk (or both!) to Valerie Wohlleben at vwohlleben@gmail.com.

Join Winsome Sears for a fundraiser TONIGHT, Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 6:30pm at the International Country Club, 13200 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway, Fairfax 22033. Tickets are $150 and sponsorships are available. Buy tickets online here or RSVP to Gretchen Moss at Gretchen@gretchenmoss.com or 703-201-7776.

Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herrity will be holding his 18th Annual Business Leaders Luncheon on Wednesday, October 1 at 11:30am at Patsy’s American Restaurant, 8051 Leesburg Pike, Tysons. The guest speakers will be Juan Pablo Segura, Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade; Todd Stottlmyer, CEO of Acentra Health; and Mac Curtis, Retired Chairman of Cubic Corporation. Tickets are $250 and sponsorships are available. You can RSVP online here or using the form here.

The Moms for Liberty will be hosting a townhall on education on Friday, October 3from 7:00-9:00pm at the Sherwood Community Center, 3740 Blenheim Blvd., Fairfax 22030. The special guests will be GOP candidate for governor Winsome Sears and Fairfax GOP chairman Katie Gorka. Tickets are free and available online here.

Join the Fairfax County Taxpayers Alliance for its annual luncheon this Saturday, October 4, from 11:30am-1:30pm. It will be held at P.J. Skidoos Restaurant, 9908 Fairfax Boulevard, Fairfax 22030. The guest speaker will be Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Foundation. Tickets are $30 and the menu choices are below. RSVP to luncheon@fcta.org by Monday, September 29.

The Falls Church GOP is hosting a special Fall Fundraiser with special guest Sylvia Oleksy, House of Delegates candidate for the 13th District, which also covers much of Fairfax County. Please come and support Sylvia and the Falls Church GOP this Saturday, October 4th at 6:30pm at the American Legion Post #130, 400 N. Oak St., Falls Church 22046.

RSVP: chair@fallschurchgop.org

The next League of Women Voters candidate forum will feature the candidates from HD-6–GOP candidate Kristin Hoffman and her opponent, Del. Rip Sullivan. It will be held on Monday, October 6, at 8:00pm. You can watch live on Fairfax Public Access TV channel 10 or online at the YouTube link pictured in the graphic.

The Jason Miyares for AG campaign will be holding a fundraiser on Tuesday, October 7 at 6:00pm at the Kilberg residence (address provided upon RSVP). RSVP to Matt@BayArmoury.com or 973-886-4794.

The Fairfax Fall Festival is coming on Saturday, October 11 from 10:00am-5:00pm in Old Town Fairfax. This all day festival will include entertainment on three stages, community booths, and fun activities for the entire family. The Fairfax City Republicans will have a table in front of Executive Press, 10412 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22030. Volunteers are needed from 9:00am-5:30pm. Email City of Fairfax GOP Chairman Anahita Renner at Fairfaxcitygop@gmail.org.

You are invited to join the Fairfax GOP for an evening Honoring the Legacy of Charlie Kirk on Tuesday, October 14, at 7:00pm at the Washington Golf & Country Club, 3017 N. Glebe Road, Arlington 22207. Special guests include Rep. Ronny Jackson; Stacy Schiefflein, Chair, America First Women’s Initiative; and Emily Seigler, Capitol Area Representative of Club America. Tickets are $150 and sponsorships are available. Details in the flyer pictured and you can purchase tickets online here.