Republican Candidate Drops out of VA-03; Two Left for Rep. Bobby Scott Sacrifice
By D.J. Spiker | Monday, March 29th, 2010 | Policy, PoliticsI posted here about the state of the 3rd District, choosing my words very carefully. No longer.
Today, Coby Dillard announced he was dropping his bid for the Republican nomination in the 3rd District. While this wasn’t an unexpected development (as I mentioned before, Coby had yet to attend any City Committee meeting that I was aware of) it leaves the district in the unwelcome position of choosing between the remaining candidates.
Here’s my original post on the remaining candidates:
John Tignor (www.tignorforcongress.com)
Tignor is new to politics, owner of a small business living in Norfolk. He has had a presence at the 3rd District meeting in January, as well as appearances in at least Norfolk and Portsmouth. Generally keeps his remarks short and sweet.
Bill Hutchens (www.electbillhutchens.com)
Hutchens is also new to politics, he’s a doctor at EVMS, living in Norfolk having moved here in 2002. Healthcare was his primary driver to run. Has been diligent in attending as many meeting as possible throughout the district. My opinion, as of now is the ‘front-runner’ (I use that term quite loosely)
Here’s the actual situation, unfortunately.
John Tignor
While meaning well, struggles in his comprehension of constitutionality, had no knowledge of the health care bill or the possibility of the carriers leaving the area. The story I always refer to when speaking of Tignor is as follows:
Tignor: I used to smoke, but when I did, I hated having to drive to North Carolina to buy cheap cigarettes. I think they should be the same price everywhere.
Follow-up question – How do you feel about the emission standards in California being applied across the country?
Tignor: What’s good for California should stay in California, we don’t need their rules here.
That was just one exchange of many.
Bill Hutchens
Intelligent individual, a doctor at EVMS, but struggles to keep things short, put items in layman’s terms. Speaks on one question for three to four minutes. Has no ties to the area, with little fundraising hopes and does not know if he’ll be able to raise money. When spoke to me originally told me he wanted to make the focus of his campaign ‘social issues, where I stand on abortion, etc’
It’s commendable when someone steps forward and says I want to serve my country and represent my district. But let’s be real; the 3rd District is custom-tailored to Bobby Scott, and will remain that way in 2011 after redistricting. If you’re my friend on facebook, you’ll have seen my message today that I’m actually half serious about running for the nomination so I can step down after winning and prevent the district and the Republican Party any embarrassment. Yeesh.
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4 Responses to "Republican Candidate Drops out of VA-03; Two Left for Rep. Bobby Scott Sacrifice"
Is there a way to do it so it becomes a “None of the Above” kind of campaign. That would be very interesting to run and How would Rep. Scott run against that? There may be something to your madness DJ.
Rep. Scott would run about the same against “none of the above” as he does against the traditional Republican sacrificial lamb, he’d get somewhere between 75 and 90%.
The Peninsula Libertarian Party has put up James Quigley to run against Bobby Scott in the 3rd district. In the event that the remaining candidates for the GOP nomination don’t pan out, you will still have a choice come election day.
James has recently returned from a Meet & Greet in Hopewell, earned the endorsement of Minister Darrel Whitaker of Newport News, and is in the process of adding a couple of fund raisers to his calendar.
James Quigley had what it took to be selected for the United States Air Force Academy. He had what it took to be commissioned and serve the US as a surveillance officer on the E-8C JSTARS during Operation Enduring Freedom. James Quigley flew twenty combat missions over Afghanistan, earning the Air Medal and an Aerial Achievement Medal.
As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, James Quigley was deployed to Balad Air Base in Iraq, and found out what being subjected to multiple mortar attacks on a daily basis was all about.
Simply put, James Quigley, Libertarian candidate for Congress in the 3rd district, just isn’t afraid to face a gerrymander.
Currently, James works for defense contractor SAIC as an efficiency expert. He has also benefitted from “Lean” training and has a Green Belt Certification. Just what the doctor ordered for our government,…..some efficiency!!
You can find his website here:
http://jamesquigley4congress.com/
(sorry if this posts twice, I think my page specific link tied up the post)
James Quigley is running as a Libertarian in the Va-3rd district. James decided to become more involved in politics after the Bush-Pelosi-Read bailout of Oct 2008.
The only Less government candidate running in the 3rd, truly believes “Government is more likely part of the problem than part of any solution”. Government certainly has a needed role, spelled out carefully in the u.s. constitution that gives congress 17 enumerated powers (plus a few from amendments) and General Welfare is the only reason to use any of those power; it is not a 18th enumerated power. If General Welfare were a power of congress, there would have been no reason to list the other 17. General Welfare was the original Equal Protection clause, we could pass a bill that benefits or hurt some states; all laws or tariffs passed by congress had to be equally and fairly apply to all states.
James knows his odds in the Va-3rd, and he is still running. Perhaps Bill Hutchens could endorse James if he drops out after picking up the Republican nomination.
More info at http://jamesquigley4congress.com/
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