Republican Party (United States) an article in the "Cincinnati Commercial", the term was modified to "grand old party". The first use of the abbreviation is dated 1884. The traditional mascot of the party is the elephant. A political cartoon by Thomas Nast, published in "Harper's Weekly" on November 7, 1874, is considered the first important use of the symbol. An alternate symbol of the Republican Party in states such as Indiana, New York and Ohio is the bald eagle as opposed to the Democratic rooster or the Democratic five-pointed star. In Kentucky, the log cabin is a symbol of the Republican Party (not related
Republican Party of Virginia Republican Party of Virginia The Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) is the Virginia chapter of the Republican Party. It is based in the Richard D. Obenshain Center in Richmond in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As one of the most diverse state political parties in the United States, RPV builds conservative political partnerships across greatly varied geographic and cultural regions of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Republican Party of Virginia holds narrow majorities in the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate, and seven of the eleven U.S. House seats are held by Republicans. Kate Obenshain Griffin of Winchester became the party's