Eric Cantor's 2013 Republican Roundup #1 ... faces in the crowd

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Wtn8y7oKzwFP457Drg_UfMMyav0jw2HasGh7Na1bNWJRaqeSn19zmDM3sKqHn7924nn1vmABf3lwjQWbnxMHZeZh0eWD1QeN2ahavtnufn8mstUWayAM0cy3xrtsV43wbQdygXgYVBkn/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Wtn8y7oKzwFP457Drg_UfMMyav0jw2HasGh7Na1bNWJRaqeSn19zmDM3sKqHn7924nn1vmABf3lwjQWbnxMHZeZh0eWD1QeN2ahavtnufn8mstUWayAM0cy3xrtsV43wbQdygXgYVBkn/s400/3.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">7th District Chairman Linwood Cobb</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAw0xf454jSsSbziWQw283NPLX5NVhyphenhyphenlrpLWIZN_CDl0S7R8FTTeWiacTbWG-vR9waQVidv5QysQnnBWbR4oUAf-26WO2DHlPvgHIlDUAvGLuJRlP7HsYDBul_d3M8Vk_mJjDIUPbUz7-/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAw0xf454jSsSbziWQw283NPLX5NVhyphenhyphenlrpLWIZN_CDl0S7R8FTTeWiacTbWG-vR9waQVidv5QysQnnBWbR4oUAf-26WO2DHlPvgHIlDUAvGLuJRlP7HsYDBul_d3M8Vk_mJjDIUPbUz7-/s400/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Mike Thomas and Ray Allen</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcAKattSplhk-EO3S4iGelxiWOFkpMRtiDWfEAvd9PfnMCGlftoeua4saMRZff9M7KUBQeF8cHhZH-4B-b1ELaWMLm4E4JtrgSP_vNtJTZIZ83jrAKwEV2XrzXTfqGRDddcH3MA8cf3G4/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcAKattSplhk-EO3S4iGelxiWOFkpMRtiDWfEAvd9PfnMCGlftoeua4saMRZff9M7KUBQeF8cHhZH-4B-b1ELaWMLm4E4JtrgSP_vNtJTZIZ83jrAKwEV2XrzXTfqGRDddcH3MA8cf3G4/s320/1.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Matt Wells</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7OqEHHpJKDQv0gLWNC_HK8UJEzuCE_9Fkb3TRevYNUt71cuC_TbHg6vma7CnXngdZt1wqdaG34dfg6hs_L1g4jcMfxBuVsJ5xo3qMtUx5B7g2AtOS26XLUDb9dv_kI9fZ-FhuZsxYQxxq/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7OqEHHpJKDQv0gLWNC_HK8UJEzuCE_9Fkb3TRevYNUt71cuC_TbHg6vma7CnXngdZt1wqdaG34dfg6hs_L1g4jcMfxBuVsJ5xo3qMtUx5B7g2AtOS26XLUDb9dv_kI9fZ-FhuZsxYQxxq/s400/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Former Lieutenant Governor John Hager. The LG's son Henry is married to Jenna Bush which makes him in-laws with former President George W. Bush, and grandpa to Mila.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS47IxKqn2bqNUfPOnGWjpb_ACHZHgzm1dFUB0JtsdkkY7RQio8d9-hS7-M6iPxnkfdEcpadnPlvUDS4rPABhHdVhtOTiugU-_-DjAHj2__hyD39xqR27ZldewguqP3XZLpcK1xGXjmbRU/s1600/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS47IxKqn2bqNUfPOnGWjpb_ACHZHgzm1dFUB0JtsdkkY7RQio8d9-hS7-M6iPxnkfdEcpadnPlvUDS4rPABhHdVhtOTiugU-_-DjAHj2__hyD39xqR27ZldewguqP3XZLpcK1xGXjmbRU/s400/13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> Former Virginia First Lady Susan Allen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnz0wPx8SL_OIvu7C4lm1jeRIohhDk5udnBExxKPPE_2hHUZrbpFPpXStfuipHWjHx1zS_xGUFJPFipVdF0liqVfuYDDsGte07o8tBQe_D7xlOU-Y-8N8UXIaFE7mosUvLbJTOabxKV1a/s1600/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnz0wPx8SL_OIvu7C4lm1jeRIohhDk5udnBExxKPPE_2hHUZrbpFPpXStfuipHWjHx1zS_xGUFJPFipVdF0liqVfuYDDsGte07o8tBQe_D7xlOU-Y-8N8UXIaFE7mosUvLbJTOabxKV1a/s320/8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The annual Thomas family Roundup photo ... Alec, Mike, Ashley.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpd3_prZdozk9cs6QO_mG4ZRgY56Fi30kO_uV42owGyikz6TOqgyBppGmRtloM2YPcHv-REo-GgNPQ6okwHGEMPYPPpqwmp6yPHwvG06-i4udmR_NwovS5-worXIJvbMFGmpAdtrOG5Jm/s1600/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpd3_prZdozk9cs6QO_mG4ZRgY56Fi30kO_uV42owGyikz6TOqgyBppGmRtloM2YPcHv-REo-GgNPQ6okwHGEMPYPPpqwmp6yPHwvG06-i4udmR_NwovS5-worXIJvbMFGmpAdtrOG5Jm/s400/9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Michael Lowry</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9zFimgZFdhOqAPgdKRlc8aW8r5gOROajRD7Fk5_N8nQHT6c8caHKFEYRfVF8QE3fPyEZ6Q0XNrTLfrFBZIy5zuez2il0XSzgLkouTgi4jrPbsFWyy-CjlhLPlqESU1bNT4ucYqUEoN64/s1600/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9zFimgZFdhOqAPgdKRlc8aW8r5gOROajRD7Fk5_N8nQHT6c8caHKFEYRfVF8QE3fPyEZ6Q0XNrTLfrFBZIy5zuez2il0XSzgLkouTgi4jrPbsFWyy-CjlhLPlqESU1bNT4ucYqUEoN64/s400/10.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kristi Way</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4Zh76PIOOdJB8vVZ3sOG0P-5eYTKCLjCO171yehwKiPrrmgKpY_c-NfBGi0IVVS_mEcWoJ3-u8NRXGbdPbTB2JhxcAqMPzGuPWUxSny-zgAjsEKEdQ5XRWRyt_ZEmTYnpRBtfNLhVBkP/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4Zh76PIOOdJB8vVZ3sOG0P-5eYTKCLjCO171yehwKiPrrmgKpY_c-NfBGi0IVVS_mEcWoJ3-u8NRXGbdPbTB2JhxcAqMPzGuPWUxSny-zgAjsEKEdQ5XRWRyt_ZEmTYnpRBtfNLhVBkP/s400/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Chesterfield County Republican Committee Chairman Donald Williams with his wife Nancy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"></div><br />BBQ, speeches, campaign signs, fall decor, the Royal Blue band from the Shenandoah Valley ... must be the annual Eric Cantor and the 7th District Republican Roundup.<br /><br />On Saturday Republicans gathered for the 9th Roundup on a 90-degree day at Richmond's Snagajob Pavilion with over 5,000 attending the free family event. Brock's BBQ provides food -- BBQ sandwiches, hotdogs, baked beans, coleslaw, desserts. While adults enjoy the free beer and wine, children have cotton candy, popcorn, and the bouncy houses as well as face painting, miniature train, and other entertainment.<br /><br />Republican candidates are always on hand -- this year it was the top three on the ticket -- plus local electeds, past electeds, and committee chairs. Former Congressman Tom Bliley was on hand who was my congressman while growing up in Chesterfield. When Rep. Bliley retired, Eric Cantor, born and raised in Richmond of immigrant parents who escaped  ran for and won the 7th congressional seat.<br /><br />In an article I wrote in the <i><a href="http://swacgirl.blogspot.com/2010/11/virginias-eric-cantor-rising-star-in.html">Washington Examiner</a></i> in 2010, there's more to Eric Cantor than meets the eye:<br /><blockquote>He was born and raised in Virginia's Henrico County outside Richmond, talks with a soft southern accent, is known for his endless energy, worked with fellow Republicans Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy to recruit Young Guns to bring the Party back to its conservative roots, co-authored the <a href="http://books.simonandschuster.com/Young-Guns/Eric-Cantor/9781451607345">Young Guns</a> book, and was number two on the <a href="http://forward.com/articles/132454/">2010 Jewish Daily Forward 50</a> list of prominent Jewish achievers just behind Google founder Sergey Brin. </blockquote>Sadly, Congressman Cantor was not able to attend this year's event, the first time he has missed, because Congress was in session Saturday working on the current financial issue and government shutdown.<br /><br />It was another successful event for the 7th District. Thanks to all who had a hand in pulling it all together.<br /><br />Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell<br />October 5, 2013

Eric Cantor Republican Roundup Eric Cantor's 2013 Republican Roundup #1 ... faces in the crowd

7th District Chairman Linwood Cobb  Mike Thomas and Ray Allen Matt Wells Former Lieutenant Governor John Hager. The LG's son Henry is ma...

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