- Kate Obenshain Griffin
Kate Obenshain Griffin served as chairwoman of the
Republican Party of Virginia from 2004 to 2006 and is the first woman to serve as Chair. She stepped down from her post as Chair following the November 2006 midterm elections to serve as Senator George Allen's Chief of Staff for the remainder of his term in theU.S. Senate following the Senator's loss. Griffin serves on theBoard of Directors ofYoung America's Foundation .Political Experience
Griffin was an advisor to former Governor
George Allen . It is rumored that she may run for Lieutenant Governor in 2009. Fact|date=November 2007Griffin is the daughter of former party chair and 1978 Senatorial candidate
Dick Obenshain . Her brotherMark Obenshain is a member ofVirginia State Senate .
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