Governor Tim Kaine came to Virginia Beach earlier this evening for a fundraiser for 83rd district candidate Joe Bouchard. Kaine spoke glowingly of Bouchard, who was accompanied this evening by his wife, Rita, and their daughter, Ellen. With a number of other events going on in the area tonight, it was a very good turnout. … Continue reading Kaine & Bouchard at the Beach
Category: 2007 General Assemby races
Farlow opponent set in the 96th
According to Bearing Drift, the opponent for Democratic candidate Troy Farlow in the 96th house district will be Republican Brenda Pogge. Like the earlier race between Faisal Gill and Julie Lucas in the 51st, this selection is not without controversy: Sheila Noll, one of the other candidates in the three-way race is contesting the results. … Continue reading Farlow opponent set in the 96th
OTR 6/10/07: Joannou v Light Debate
This week's On the Record with host Joel Rubin features a debate between Democratic incumbent in the 79th Johnny Joannou and challenger Henry Light. This is the last opportunity for voters to see the two candidates before Tuesday's primary. Since there is no Republican opponent, the winner will represent the district. Also, local activists organizing … Continue reading OTR 6/10/07: Joannou v Light Debate
Quayle v Ramsey in the 13th
The 13th Senate district is seeing primary contests on both sides of the aisle, albeit low profile ones. On the Republican side, incumbent Fred Quayle is being challenged for the second straight time by Richard Ramsey. The race was the topic of a Virginian Pilot article today. This is another David versus Goliath battle, with … Continue reading Quayle v Ramsey in the 13th
Help me out here
Like lots of folks, I looked at campaign finance reports Tuesday morning. In particular, I checked out a number of the reports for local candidates. I immediately noticed that the report of Hank Giffin, Republican challenger in the 87th, was in error, along with a lot of the others. By late yesterday, I found that … Continue reading Help me out here
Heretick v Bouchard in the 13th
Flying pretty much under the radar has been the race for the Democratic nomination in the 13th Senate district. Heck, even the State Board of Elections doesn't realize that there are two guys with the last name of Bouchard who are candidates! As of this writing, David Bouchard is not listed as a candidate and, … Continue reading Heretick v Bouchard in the 13th
Dueling op eds: Joannou v Light
In the other pair of op eds in today's Virginian Pilot, incumbent Democratic Delegate Johnny Joannou and challenger Henry Light square off. Joannou attempts to answer the original question as to why he is a Democrat: I believe that government should be responsible to the people and that their tax dollars should be spent wisely. … Continue reading Dueling op eds: Joannou v Light
Financial reports are in!
Well, some of them are. And I expect a lot of amendments.
Dueling op eds: Quayle v Ramsey
Incumbent Republican Senator Fred Quayle and challenger Richard Ramsey got a chance to woo voters in that district in a pair of op eds that appeared in today's Virginian Pilot. Quayle, who has been in the Senate since 1992, took the opportunity to lay out his record: Virginia has led the country in many areas … Continue reading Dueling op eds: Quayle v Ramsey
VPAP $10,000+ PAC contributors — including Wm Jefferson
So I'm perusing Waldo's Virginia Political Blogs Aggregator and run across a posting by the fine folks over at VPAP that mentions that the latest $10,000+ contributions to PACs is up. I click on the link - broken 😦 Nevertheless, I located the report and notice that the list goes all back to October 2006. … Continue reading VPAP $10,000+ PAC contributors — including Wm Jefferson
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