11th District Update – November 11, 2025

As we celebrate Veterans Day today, we want to take a moment to thank all of our veterans for their service. Their service has kept the United States free for almost 250 years. We hope all of the veterans in the 11th District enjoy a day of thanks and gratitude.

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.

The Senate finally got past the Democrats’ filibuster of the pending continuing resolution on Sunday night and passed the continuing resolution on Monday evening, paving the way for the Government shutdown to end. (The resolution still needs to pass the House and that vote is planned for Wednesday.)

The whole shutdown charade reeked of cynicism and desperation for the Democrats. Petrified of the Democrats’ rabid progressive base, Democratic Senate “leader” Chuck Schumer buckled to the pressure to fight President Trump on every front with every weapon at hand. In effect, Schumer gave the progressive base the temper tantrum they demanded.

Having followed the progressives into the cul-de-sac of a shutdown, the Democrats formulated their post hoc rationalization for the shutdown: extending the temporary Obamacare subsidies permanently. What incompetence. After being bullied into a shutdown, the Democrats highlighted the abysmal failure of their signature health care policy. The Democrats created Obamacare entirely on their own and are responsible for its complete failure to lower health insurance costs.

(Even the names of Democratic bills are dishonest. From the Affordable Care Act to the Inflation Reduction Act, you can reliably predict what Democratic bills will not accomplish from their names.)

And what tool did the principle-less Democrats use to shut down the Government? Why the filibuster, of course. Remember the filibuster? The one that Joe Biden and Barack Obama and the rest of the Democratic Party labeled as a relic of the Jim Crow era when they held the majority? Suddenly the filibuster morphed into a critical, sacred protection of minority rights. Amazing how that happens.

Shamelessness is all the Democrats have to offer, though, because after deploying the “Jim Crow” filibuster to shut down the Government, the Democrats blamed Republicans! Even as every Republican voted to reopen the Government.

This is what happens when a political party knows the press will carry its water. The Democrats lied with abandon knowing the press would cover for them.

Now that 2025 elections are over and Democrats have cynically reaped electoral rewards for their hissy fit, they’re caving to end the shutdown. And the feral progressives that demand they fight everything Trump does are up in arms. Nothing less than a revolution will satisfy them.

Fortunately, more mature heads have prevailed and the air traffic snafus the Democrats gifted us will soon be over. But make no mistake, the biggest takeaway from the shutdown stupidity is that it is the revolutionary progressive base that’s running the Democratic Party now.

Mike Ginsberg

former 11th District Chairman

Take time on this special day to honor our veterans for their service to our nation. Every year at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, we honor the veterans of the United States Armed Forces and those killed in our country’s wars. The observance originated in 1919, on the first anniversary of the 1918 Armistice that ended World War I. On Veterans Day, please remember all of our nation’s veterans, whose sacrifices have made America the “Home of the free and land of the brave.”

Below are three Veterans Day Ceremonies that are open to the public.

1. Great Falls Freedom Memorial

Tuesday, November 11th at 11:00am

Guest Speaker: Andy Wilson

Singer: Sabine Moller

Color Guard: Great Falls Scouts

Attention: Due to extremely cold temperatures tomorrow, the Great Falls ceremony has been moved to The Grange, 9818 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.

2. McLean High School

Tuesday, November 11th at 11:00am

1633 Davidson Drive, McLean

Memorial garden adjacent to Davidson Road.

Sponsored by American Legion Post 270

The ceremony will be followed by an Open House at the American Legion, located at 1355 Balls Hill Road, McLean. All are welcome.

3. Herndon Veterans Day Ceremony

Tuesday, November 11th at 11:00am

Herndon Municipal Center, 777 Lynn Street, Herndon

Ceremony to be held on the Town Green, behind the Municipal Center

Sponsored by American Legion Post 184

Come support GOP candidate for Braddock District Supervisor Ken Balbuena at a reception this Thursday, November 13, from 6:00-7:30pm Tickets are $250 and sponsorships are available. Address provided upon RSVP. RSVP here.

After last Tuesday’s results, we’re all feeling a bit down. However, exactly four weeks from today, on Tuesday, December 9th, Braddock voters have the opportunity to finish the year with a Republican win. Wouldn’t that be great? Ken Balbuena is running to replace Democrat Supervisor James Walkinshaw, and early voting is happening NOW through Saturday, December 6 at the locations below:

Fairfax Government Center – happening now through Saturday, December 6

Weekdays: 8:00am-4:30pm; closed Nov. 11, Nov. 27 & 28.

Saturdays: Nov. 29 and Dec 6th: 9:00am-5:00pm

Burke Centre Library – Saturday, November 29 – Saturday, December 6

Weekdays: 1:00-7:00pm

Saturdays: Nov. 29 & Dec 6: 9:00am-5:00pm

ELECTION DAY is Tuesday, December 9. If you vote on Election Day, vote at your precinct!

You can find all the election details here.

Even though only Braddock voters can cast their ballot in this Special Election, the outcome is important to all of Fairfax County.

Are you sick and tired of the never-ending tax increases in Fairfax County? Look no further than the Democrat-controlled Board of Supervisors, which raises your Real Estate taxes and Car taxes every single year. Starting on January 1st, the Democrat Supervisors also approved a new 4% meals tax. When is enough enough?

Say NO to the Tax & Spend Fairfax County Democrats. Today is a holiday, but starting tomorrow, Wednesday November 12, vote at the Fairfax Government Center from 8:00am-4:30pm. See other dates and times above.

Braddock Voters – Vote Early & Vote for Ken Balbuena!

Dranesville District Supervisor Jimmy Bierman is hosting a town hall in Great Falls this Thursday from 7:00-8:15pm. All are welcome to attend this public event. It will be held at The Grange, 9818 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls 22066. Visit the Fairfax County website here for more details.

Join the Greater McLean Republican Women’s Club for its next meeting on Tuesday, November 18, from 6:00-8:00pm at Wildfire Restaurant, 2001 International Drive, McLean 22102 (in the Tysons Galleria). The guest speaker will be Michael Maibach on the topic of “Defending the Electoral College”. Tickets are $65 for members/$70 for non-members with pre-registration and $70/person/$75 for non-members (day-of-event). RSVP here.

You are invited to join state Sen. Bryce Reeves as his campaign finance kickoff dinner on Wednesday, November 19, at 6:00pm at Randy’s Prime Seafood and Steaks, 8051 Leesburg Pike, Vienna 22182. Tickets are $250 and sponsorships are available. RSVP here or at matt@bayarmoury.com.

Join the Colonial Mt. Vernon Republican Women’s Club for its next meeting on Thursday, November 20, at 6:30pm at ServiceMaster, 7551 Fordson Road, Alexandria.

The next Fairfax GOP membership meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 2, at 7:00pm at Woodson High School, 9525 Main St., Fairfax 22031. Note that this is a change from the previously announced date of Tuesday, November 18. There will be no meeting on Tuesday, November 18; it is moved to Tuesday, December 2.

The 42nd Annual Republican Party of Virginia Advance will be held from Friday, December 5-Sunday, December 7 in Williamsburg, Virginia at Kingsmill Resort, 1010 Kingsmill Road, Williamsburg 23185. Join grassroots leaders, elected officials, candidates, activists, and supporters from across the Commonwealth for a weekend of fellowship, strategy, and inspiration. Click here for tickets and here for hotel reservations.