VIRGINIA PENINSULA chapter of MOAA (VIPMOAA)

LEGISLATIVE

VIPMOAA LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE:

CHAIRMAN: Stan Gorrell is on Medical Leave of Absence 10 Jan - early April 2012

MEMBERS:
      LTC CHARLEY BURCH, USAF, RET (wife: Nancy) 804 776-1026
      COL BILL COBURN, USAF, RET (757) 407-0311
      LTC BLAIR SMITH, USA, RET (wife: Libby) 757 898-3384

INVOLVED IN STATE LEGISLATION

Virginia state (commonwealth) legislative issues are worked through the Joint Leadership Council (JLC) of Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs). MOAA is one of the larger VSOs, and through the Virginia Council of Chapters takes a leadership role in establishing objectives. Each year objectives are established so that the VSOs are speaking with one voice on state legislative issues.
State legislative objectives (LOs) can be found on the VCOC MOAA website, VirginiaMOAA.com, in state legislative section (you may use this link) http://virginiamoaa.com/statelegislative/objectivescurrentyear.html

VCOC DAY AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
23 JANUARY 2012
(also known as "Storming")
VIPMOAA leaders will participate as usual.

VIPMOAA members at state capitol, Richmond, 26 Jan 2009. Maj Melva Mallison, LTC Blair Smith, COL Ernie Hinojosa, COL Jim Pauls (President), COL Don Klovstad, MAJ Frank Duckett.

VIPMOAA "storms Richmond" each year, along with the Virginia Council of Chapters (VCOC). 2011 was the 14th annual VCOC MOAA day at the General Assembly. The storming follows-up on issues we work with our legislators on all year long.

INVOLVED IN NATIONAL LEGISLATION

US. Representative, District 1: Rob Wittman

Photo at right was taken at the General Assembly event, January 2009, in which Congressman Wittman was an afternoon keynote speaker. VIPMOAA members in the photo are retired military officers Maj Melva Mallison,LTC Blair Smith, Maj Frank Duckett, COL Ernest Hinojosa.

Pictured from Left: Mallison, Smith, Clickener, Edwards, Congressman Wittman, VCOC President Green, Duckett, Hinojosa, June Brown, Jim Brown

Congressman Rob Wittman, 1st District with constituents and VCOC President

NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES are worked with the Virginia Council of Chapters (VCOC), which establishes priorities from amongst all of the legislative issues being worked by national MOAA. Info about the issues can be found at VCOC/MOAA website, national legislative section. http://virginiamoaa.com/nationallegislative.html

VIPMOAA leaders attend Congressional Appreciation Luncheons with the Virginia Council of Chapters (VCOC) MOAA and other Virginia chapter leaders each year.