Named one of the most influential people in Virginia on the Republican side of the aisle in June 2011, the proud military mom became Sixth District Congressional Chairman in 2010. However, she gave up that position in 2011 and left the Republican Party to become Virginia Director of Americans for Prosperity when Ben Marchi left to go into private business. Her absence from the GOP was felt by western Virginia Republicans who, for the first time in years, found themselves working campaigns without Trixie.

Trixie felt it, too. More comfortable working with grassroots volunteers, she left the AFP State Director position after six months and became the AFP director of statewide grassroots. Something, however, was still missing.

She missed the excitement of the campaigns, the smell of a bumper sticker that could not touch her car or the sight of a political sign that could not be displayed in her yard without losing credibility and compromising AFP-VA. Gone was the frenzied momentum leading up to the last days of an election and the exhilaration of winning or the agony of defeat that goes through anyone who has put blood, sweat, and tears into campaigns.

So now she’s baaaaack! Hitting the ground running, look for her at your local Republican meetings sometime soon.

Trixie. I knew she couldn’t stay away. Welcome back!

Photo by Lynn R. Mitchell
April 2010

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Lynn R. Mitchell

As SWAC Girl (an acronym for Staunton, Waynesboro, and Augusta County), Lynn has been writing in the Virginia political blogosphere since 2006. Active in area politics, she has coordinated campaigns and served in leadership for the past decade. The Shenandoah Valley of Virginia is one of the most beautiful places to call home ... the Republican Party carries her beliefs.

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5 Responses to "Trixie Averill and Bill Bolling … together again"

1. 

   reality February 13, 2012 08:18 am

   How did Bill Bolling and other West Virginia yankees infiltrate Virginia gov’t?

2. 

   MBM February 13, 2012 08:58 am

   Reality, simply absurd. Bill Bolling is a direct descendent of Pocahontas. It doesn’t get more Virginian than that. Besides, last time I checked, the other guy running for Gov was from NJ and represented “occupied” NoVA.

3. 

   MBM February 13, 2012 09:01 am

   PS – Here’s wishing Trixie well! …a truly outstanding and tireless campaign worker. Bill is lucky to have you.

4. 

   Steve Vaughan February 13, 2012 11:35 am

   In listing Trixie’s resume, you forgot candidate. She ran for the House of Delegates against Dick Cranwell.

5. 

   reality February 13, 2012 16:21 pm

   so he should be running for chief and not Gov. unless he’s a traitor to his native people.

   such thin skin no one can take a joke. oey vey!