CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Since his time as a federal employee in the Department of Defense ended, Phil Riese has been mulling ways to serve the Albemarle County community, including weighing possible runs for the Board of Supervisors and School Board.
Instead, the local small business owner was elected Monday as the new chairman of the Republican Committee of Albemarle County.
“This wasn’t necessarily on my radar previously,” Riese told Cville Right Now. “Some individuals within the Albemarle County Republican Committee reached out and asked if I might be interested in this position. I felt that this is perhaps the next step. So, I’m sort of taking a leap of faith.”…