Providence District GOP Breakfast

Guest Speaker: Arthur Purves

Arthur Purves has officially entered the race for the Republican nomination for the US House of Representatives in Congressional District 11 against incumbent Democrat James Walkinshaw.

Arthur grew up in Washington, D.C., and has a BA, MS, and MBA from the University of Pennsylvania. He retired after 40 years as a computer programmer. He and his late wife, Carol, moved to Vienna in 1976. They have two children, who attended Fairfax County Public Schools grades K-12, and eight grandchildren. For 29 years, he has been president of the Fairfax County Taxpayers Alliance and testifies regularly at Board of Supervisors and school board budget hearings. He’s been a Republican candidate multiple times since 1995, the most recent being for state senate against Janet Howell in 2019 and for county chairman against Jeff McKay in 2023. He teaches a weekly ESL class at the Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library.

Fee: $20 Cash or CC per person at the door (fee owed even if you don't eat breakfast). Tax and tip included.