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Special House Election Aug 19th Candidates ALL FAILED to Respond to VCDL Survey

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There is a special election on August 19th, 2014 in the Virginia House of Delegates.With just over 2 weeks to go, one of the more important bits of information we need to make a determination for purposes of possible endorsements and coverage of candidates is the Virginia Citizens Defense League survey. In Virginia, the VCDL carries more weight than other 2nd Amendment organizations like the NRA because their members and motivation are not politically driven (like the NRA) and they have a clear and rational approach to our gun rights based entirely on the Constitution.

As both of these seats are in pretty liberal areas I feel that the failure to return the survey may be more intentional than oversight. (The Survey is HERE.)

District 48 is just across the Potomac River from Washington DC. The election was made necessary by the retirement of Delegate Robert Brink (D-Arlington). Democrats have nominated Rip Sullivan and Republicans nominated former Attorney General Candidate Dave Foster.

District 90 is in the Norfolk, VA area and includes some of Virginia Beach. The seat is vacant because of the resignation of Algie Howell (D-Norfolk) who stepped down and was appointed 3 days later by Governor McAuliffe as Vice Chair of the state Parole Board. Democrat Joe Lindsey will face Republican Marcus Calabrese on August 19th.

Below is the email from the VCDL about the failure to return the surveys. I would urge you to send an email to all 4 of these candidates asking politely for them to return the VCDL Survey.

Not yet a VCDL member? Join VCDL at: http://www.vcdl.org/join
VCDL‘s meeting schedule: http://www.vcdl.org/meetings
Abbreviations used in VA-ALERT: http://www.vcdl.org/help/abbr.html

On Tuesday, August 19, 2014, in addition to the Special Election in the Virginia 38th Senate District, there will be a Special Election in two (2) House of Delegates districts.

Over two weeks ago, all four candidates running for these two positions were sent the VCDL 2014 Candidate Survey.  Unfortunately, none have so far returned their survey.

The survey questions can be found at:  http://www.vcdl.org/survey_2014_ga

If you live in House District 48 or 90:  Please contact the candidates in your district and politely, but firmly, insist that they complete the VCDL survey and send it in immediately.  If they have misplaced their survey, have them contact me, Jim Snyder, at vp@vcdl.org and I’ll email them another copy.

You can view a map of:

House District 48 at:  http://tinyurl.com/me6ns2b
House District 90 at:  http://tinyurl.com/ofjevhz

Not sure if you’re in either of these Districts?  You can find out at: http://tinyurl.com/bksx4  (Only your address info is required on this form.)

The Candidates
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48  Rip Sullivan     (D)   ripsullivanfordelegate@gmail.com
48  Dave Foster      (R)   dave@davefoster.com

90  Joe Lindsey            (D)   lindseyfordelegate@gmail.com
90  Marcus Calabrese (R)   marcusforva@gmail.com

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If any of the candidates are afraid to take a public stand on these issues now, BEFORE the election, then they are unlikely to be very responsive to your views AFTER the election.

Failure to return a completed survey frequently indicates indifference, if not outright hostility, toward the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.

Thanks for your help in motivating these candidates to answer the VCDL survey!


Article written by: Tom White

About Tom White

Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog. Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.


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