Founded in 1970, our mission is to educate, inform, and motivate women to become political activists and to run for elective office. Our goal is to increase the effectiveness of republican women in support of good governance at all levels; enhance links to the Prince William County Community through political education and informational activities; and to promote the principles of the Republican ‘Party.
Founded in 1970, our mission is to educate, inform, and motivate women to become political activists and to run for elective office. Our goal is to increase the effectiveness of republican women in support of good governance at all levels; enhance links to the Prince William County Community through political education and informational activities; and to promote the principles of the Republican ‘Party.
“Republicans got to stop sitting on the sidelines and allowing the Democrats to do a better job of voting early. I’m tired of us going into elections down thousands of votes,” - Governor Glenn Youngkin
RwPw - History
- The Prince William Republican women’s Club was the first Republican Women’s club in the County. We were founded in 1970 to educate, inform, and motivate women to become political activists and to run for elective office. Our mission and goals include increasing the effectiveness of women in support of good governance at all levels; enhancing links to the Prince William County Community through political education and informational activities; and promoting the principles of the Republican ‘Party.
- We strengthen the Republican Party by recruiting, training and electing candidates; advocating the Party’s philosophy and initiatives; and empowering women of all ages, ethnicity and background in the political process. We work to increase our Club’s Leadership Legacy in the number of Republican Women located in Prince William [and Stafford] County who hold elective office such as in the U.S. Congress, on the Prince William County (PWC) and Stafford County Board of Supervisors, School Board, as Clerk of the Court, and in other leadership roles at all levels of government.
- Many of our members have been appointed to senior positions in our County, State and Federal governments, as well as on State Boards and Commissions. We also have RwPw Club members who have been elected to leadership positions in Republican Committees and serve as paid members of campaign staffs and/or are on the staff of elected officials.
Derrick Anderson
- Derrick Anderson is a native of Spotsylvania County, was in the Corps of Cadets at Virginia Tech, and received his J.D. from Georgetown Law. He is a former Special Forces “Green Beret” with 6 tours of duty overseas, including Afghanistan, Iraq, and various countries throughout the Middle East.
- Derrick Anderson was raised in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. His mother owned and managed local restaurants and as young as age 14, he worked in the kitchen of his mother’s local diner, while attending Courtland High School. Upon graduation, Derrick enrolled at Virginia Tech in the Corp of Cadets, making him the first person in his family to attend and graduate college. While his Army ROTC scholarship allowed him to pay for college, his commitment to serve was rooted in his family’s long history of military service and his father’s proximity across the street from the World Trade Center buildings on September 11, 2001.
- Derrick graduated from Virginia Tech in 2006 with a B.S. in Political Science (Legal Option) and immediately commissioned into the United States Army as an Infantry Officer. After completing Ranger school, and less than a year since being in college, he was assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division as a Platoon Leader where he deployed for 15-months in support of “the Surge” in Iraq.
- Though I no longer wear a United States Army uniform, it does not mean I can no longer serve this nation. I pledge to be the representative the people of Virginia's 7th District deserve and are owed.
- Derrick also served with the 3rd Infantry Regiment “The Old Guard” in Arlington National Cemetery where he competed in the Best Ranger Competition in 2009 and 2010. After completion of the Special Forces Qualifications Course, Derrick became an A-Team leader in the Green Berets and served as a Detachment Commander for two Special Forces teams and the Company Executive Officer for two companies over the course of five deployments to Afghanistan, Bahrain, Jordan, Israel, and Lebanon.
- Following his time in the Army, Derrick graduated with his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2019. Following graduation, he clerked for two separate federal judges where he worked on a variety of civil and criminal cases.
- Derrick also served in the White House during President Trump’s Administration, where he worked in the Office of National Drug Control Policy. In 2017, Derrick appeared on 60 Minutes with members of his Green Beret team to discuss his final mission in Afghanistan.
- Derrick enjoys watching college football, running, and currently serves as a Major in the United States Army National Guard. He lives in Spotsylvania County with his dog, Ranger, a Dalmatian.
Hung Cao
- Retired Navy Captain Hung Cao came to the United States as a refugee from Vietnam in 1975. After a few years in West Africa, Hung moved to Virginia as a child and is a proud member of the inaugural graduating class of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria.
- He was commissioned as a Special Operations Officer (Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Deep Sea Diving) from the United States Naval Academy, and served with special operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Somalia. Hung’s non-combat assignments included balancing the Navy’s $140 billion budget at the Pentagon, working with Homeland Security, and the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force.
- Hung received his Masters degree in physics from the Naval Postgraduate School, and fellowships at MIT and Harvard. He and his wife April are the parents of five beautiful children. After their thirteenth move across the United States, and around the world, Hung and April moved their family home to Purcellville, Virginia where they have been active in their community and church.
Mike Clancy
- Mike is a husband, dad, lawyer, business executive, national media commentator and devoted to his community. He is an exemplary leader with substantial experience in National security, cybersecurity, healthcare and federal legislation; and served on Governor-Elect Youngkin's Technology & Cybersecurity Transition Team.
- Mike and his wife, Lynn (a first responder paramedic with the volunteer fire department), are residents of Loudoun County. They are the proud parents of four sons and members of their local catholic church. Mike and his family enjoy hiking, running in 5k races, and traveling throughout our great country, especially to visit our National Parks.
- Mike is the son if an Air Force sergeant and school teacher. He was one of five children and grew up on Air Force bases all across the country. Mike's parents instilled in their children the values of faith, family, integrity, hard work, and service to others. These values have guided Mike throughout his life.
- Mike spent many years of his youth in scouting and earned the rank of Eagle Scout. His first job: working as a bus boy when he was 15. Later he worked as a construction laborer and painter, among other jobs, as he worked to pay his way through college and law school.
- Mike's education since high school has focused on government, law technology, cybersecurity, healthcare, and medical ethics. Mike received his B.A. with High Honors in Government and Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame. He then went on to law school, receiving his Juris Doctor (J.D.) with Honors from The George Washington University Law School and later completed the Executive Education Program on Cybersecurity Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government as well as Federalist Society programs on constitutional law.
- Mike has also focused on the critical issue of healthcare. He studied healthcare policy and bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, receiving a Master's Degree in Bioethics, and completed the Harvard Medical School Executive Education Program on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Solutions for Healthcare.
- Mike is a national media commentator on political, legal, and constitutional law issues. He is a NEWSMAX Insider, Daily Caller Contributor, and author of the We the People Substack Blog. Mike appears weekly on political news programs, and his articles have been published by NEWSMAX, the Daily Caller, FoxNews, the Federalist, and the Washington Examiner, among others.
- Mike began his legal career as an attorney with the Department of the Navy's Office of the General Counsel, where he received the Navy Superior Performance Award and the Navy Commendation Award for his work as a trial attorney.* Today, Mike is a senior executive and lawyer with a global technology company; and serves on the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce Policy Committee. Mike leads a team responsible for a multi billion-dollar business sector focused on government (including the Department of Defense, Homeland Security, and cybersecurity), education, and healthcare.
- Mike is recognized as a leading corporate counsel. He has earned Martindale-Hubbell's AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating given to attorneys who are ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards by their peers; and he has received numerous corporate awards for his leadership and outstanding contributions as a lawyer.
*Reference to Mike serving as a Navy lawyer does not imply an endorsement by the Navy
Donald Trump
- Donald J. Trump is the very definition of the American success story, continually setting the standards of excellence while expanding his interests in real estate, sports, and entertainment.
- Donald John Trump was born in Queens, New York, on June 14, 1946 to parents Fred and Mary Trump. His mother, Mary Anne Trump was a naturalized citizen and father, Fred Trump was a successful real estate developer. Donald has three older siblings and one younger brother.
- At age 13, Donald entered the New York Military Academy, a private boarding school. In 1964, he enrolled at Fordham University but transferred to the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania in 1966, graduating in May 1968 with a Bachelor of Science in economics.
- In 1971, Donald took over his father’s real estate company, renaming it the Trump Organization. He's had a notable career as a real estate developer and businessman involved in a variety of projects, including residential and commercial building, casinos, hotels, resorts, and golf courses. In 1987 his first of many books The Art of the Deal, was published and in 2004, he launched the reality television show The Apprentice.
- In 2005, Donald Trump married Melania Knauss. They have one son, Barron. Trump also has four adult children from previous marriages: Donald Jr., Ivanka, Eric, and Tiffany and ten grandchildren.
- Donald was elected as the 45th President of the United States on November 8, 2016, inaugurated on January 20, 2017, and has delivered historic results in his first term in office despite partisan gridlock in the Nation’s Capital, and resistance from special interests and the Washington Establishment.
- As President, he passed record-setting tax cuts and regulation cuts, achieved energy independence, replaced NAFTA with the United-States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, invested $2 trillion to completely rebuild the Military, launched the Space Force, obliterated the ISIS Caliphate, achieved a major breakthrough for peace in the Middle East, passed the most significant Veterans Affairs reforms in half a century, confirmed over 250 federal judges, including 2 Supreme Court Justices, signed bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform, lowered drug prices, protected Medicare and Social Security, and secured our nation’s borders.
- To vanquish the COVID-19 global pandemic, President Trump launched the greatest national mobilization since World War II. The Trump Administration enacted the largest package of financial relief in American history, created the most advanced testing system in the world, developed effective medical treatments to save millions of lives, and launched Operation Warp Speed to deliver a vaccine in record time and defeat the Virus. Donald J. Trump is back and ready to make America Great Again, again.
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