Kate Obenshain Griffin

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Kate Obenshain Griffin served as chairwoman of the Republican Party of Virginia from 2004 to 2006 and is the first woman to serve as Chair. She stepped down from her post as Chair following the November 2006 midterm elections to serve as Senator George Allen's Chief of Staff for the remainder of his term in the U.S. Senate following the Senator's loss. Griffin serves on the Board of Directors of Young America's Foundation.

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Griffin was an advisor to former Governor George Allen. It is rumored that she may run for Lieutenant Governor in 2009.^{[citation needed]}

Griffin is the daughter of former party chair and 1978 Senatorial candidate Dick Obenshain. Her brother Mark Obenshain is a member of Virginia State Senate.