Republican Whip Eric Cantor (VA-07), Congress’ #2 Republican, adds his name to the list of Republicans coming out in favor of Scott Rigell’s candidacy for the GOP nomination in Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District.
Congressman Cantor said of Rigell:
“Scott Rigell has the business sense and conservative leadership we need in Washington. As an entrepreneur, he has real world experience in creating jobs, meeting a budget and setting the right priorities. I’m proud to stand with Scott Rigell and support his candidacy for U.S. Congress.”
Rigell is enrolled in the National Republican Campaign Committee’s “Young Gun’s” program and has achieved “contender” status – one level shy of being a “Young Gun”.
The program was founded in the 2007-2008 election cycle by Congressmen Cantor, Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Paul Ryan (R-WI), as “a Member driven organization of House Republicans dedicated to electing open seat and challenger candidates nationwide.”
