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VIPMOAA LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE:
CHAIRMAN:
MAJ FRANK DUCKETT, USAF, RET (wife: Rose Marie) 757 253-1824
MEMBERS:
LTC BLAIR SMITH, USA, RET (wife: Libby) 757 898-3384
COL DON KLOVSTAD, USAF, RET (wife: Frances) 757 798-0330
LTC STAN GORRELL, USA, RET, (wife Frankie) 757 258-9442
LTC CHARLEY BURCH, USAF, RET (wife: Nancy) 804 776-1026
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| 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 priorities. Priorities are established so that the VSOs are speaking with one voice on state legislative issues.
State legislative priorities can be found on the VCOC MOAA website, state legislative section. http://virginiamoaa.com/statelegislative/prioritiesstatelegis.html
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| 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. |
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VIPMOAA "storms Richmond" each year, along with the Virginia Council of Chapters (VCOC). 2009 was the 12th annual VCOC MOAA day at the General Assembly. The storming follows-up on issues we work with our legislators on all year long.
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| 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.
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| Congressman Rob Wittman, 1st District with constituents and VCOC President |
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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
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VIPMOAA leaders attend Congressional Appreciation Luncheons with the Virginia Council of Chapters (VCOC) MOAA and other Virginia chapter leaders each year. The 24th annual luncheon was 28 April 2009.
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