CARMA PRESIDENT ’S LETTER Nov - Dec 2025
Dear CARMA Members and other Honorable Conservative Gentlemen,
Please join us and bring your buddies to our monthly CARMA luncheons and events. We have a new reservation procedure. Register early for our December 18 Sal’s By Victor luncheon by emailing our Treasurer Rudy Knepper rudeyes45@gmail.com. All future reservations will require an email to Rudy. This luncheon will feature our State Senators McDougle and Diggs. Luncheon menu options may be found on the CARMA website. (carmagop.com)
For 25 years, CARMA has had great fun-filled informative monthly luncheons with speakers on various topics such as: local, state and national politics, health care, history, local government operations and technology. Our local office holders and candidates and other interesting speakers are always on our schedule. CARMA donates to Republican candidates smartly.
We also meet up on weekends to talk politics with great insightful conversation and wisdom; some beer, tea soda and delicious food. Most attendees don’t drink beer. The happy hours are social and we are watching our waistlines. Families welcomed. Contact me with a meet-up location suggestion.
CARMA’s Nov 20 luncheon was informative. Our speaker was CARMA member, Jeff Ryer, a senior press secretary for the Republican Party of Virginia in Richmond. He discussed the Nov. 4 election, reasons for the losses and required changes for the future. There is a long list of reasons: insufficient money, apathetic voters, poor campaign organization, Trump haters, angry unemployed northern Virginians, too many socialists and pro-abortionists. The road ahead will be hard.
There were two other speakers, Trevor Topping (topping11@gmail.com) and Josiah Vanfleet, the founders of Inflection Point Virginia (https://www.inflectionpointva.com) Their mission is to identify, educate, train and assist adults and families in promoting traditional American and Christian values. They are also planning rallies, events, and making donations to local candidates who support these values. See their Facebook page. Inflection Point Virginia is hosting a free Christmas Concert “All is Calm, All is Bright” at Hope Church At Lee Hall on Friday December 12 @ 6:30pm! Please attend.
Our concerns after the Nov 4 blue wave…The Dims will resurrect many of the 400 proposed bills that Gov. Youngkin vetoed. First up, they will focus on affordability by raising the minimum wage, making employers, large and small. offer more sick leave and childcare, helping low-income residents with affordable housing and lowering heating costs for low-income Virginians. Also, the Dims will try to redistrict Virginia to make it easier for Democrat victories. They also will try to amend the state constitution to guarantee abortion access and gay marriage. More gun ownership restrictions will also be on their agenda. They will increase the power of the unions and oppose the National Right to Work. Businesses will leave. The commercial climate will be degraded. Please contact our local Dim officials and ask for details about their plans and how these expanded programs will be funded.
The December luncheon will be on December 18 at Sal’s by Victor. Our speaker are the State Senators Diggs and McDougle. We have invited the women’s clubs, W&M Republicans, spouses, other conservative women, family and friends. Our December luncheons are great with the many groups invited. Go to www.carmagop.com for luncheon signup and more CARMA information.
Since the ACA's enactment (ObamaCare), the combined revenue of the top health insurers has grown from approximately $245.2 billion in 2010 to over $1.1 trillion by 2021, driven by factors like mergers, acquisitions, and a surge in government-funded programs. ACA is a costly disaster.
Speaking of deceitful, stupid, costly programs. The JCC BOS is moving ahead with their @$250 million loan so they can build a large county offices complex. There should have been a referendum.
A new program…CARMA has started a new donation subscription program, the CARMA Subscription Club. It was inspired and designed by our Treasurer Rudy Knepper. We want hundreds of donors, male and female, to donate $5 or $10 each month automatically. We can raise thousands of dollars which will really help our candidates, especially the new ones. The annual CARMA bundling project will also continue with its different format. Please contact Treasurer Knepper 804-210-0822 rudeyes45@gmail.com for information and to subscribe.
Contact me anytime for more info about our Republican advocacy projects and events at trix598@aol.com or 202-494-8161. Visit CARMA’s great website www.carmagop.com. See the articles, photos, and humor and the Virginia Republican Creed. Use the monthly luncheon reservation form. Also email Rudy Knepper with your meal selection. Pay at the door.
Let’s discuss your ideas and suggestions ! Join the official WJCC Republican Committee. Their monthly meetings are the fourth Wednesday of each month. www.wjccrc1.org
Respectfully, Terry Ricks,
CARMA President , 202-494-8161 trix598@aol.com
Annoy a liberal - get a job, succeed and be happy !
Democrats want more socialism.
Republicans want more capitalism and freedom.
