The Tea Party has reshaped the political debate in Virginia over the past several years, but it has struggled to gain an electoral foothold in the Old Dominion. Jamie Radtke, who stepped down as chairwoman of the Tea Party Patriots Federation late last year to run for the U.S. Senate, is looking to change that.

“I think we’re doing all the right things,” she said. “I’ve been very pleased with what we’ve been able to accomplish starting from scratch.”