Schoeneman Kicks Off House of Delegates Campaign
By JR Hoeft | Monday, June 6th, 2011 | Politics
Fairfax City, Virginia – June 4, 2011 – Surrounded by supporters and elected officials, Brian Schoeneman kicked off his campaign Saturday afternoon with an event in the heart of Fairfax City. The event, held at the Old Fire Station #3 on University Drive in Fairfax City, was the formal launch of Schoeneman’s bid to defeat incumbent Democrat David Bulova in the 37th House District this November.
“My wife and I chose to live in Fairfax. We settled down here, got married, started our family. This is where our son was born and we love this community. I want to see it move in the right direction,” Schoeneman said in a speech rallying the crowd.
The event was well-attended, and included visits from a variety of Republican elected officials from across northern Virginia, including Fairfax City Councilmembers Steve Stombres and Ellie Schmidt, Delegate Jim Lemunyon, Braddock Supervisor John Cook, Fairfax Clerk of the Court John Frey, and a number of State Senate and School Board candidates.
“Brian understands the issues and the needs of Fairfax City and the 37th House District,” said Councilman Steve Stombres in his remarks introducing Schoeneman. “He’ll go down to Richmond and focus on the real needs of our community – transportation, jobs, education. And he’ll do it the right way, by keeping taxes low and getting Northern Virginia our fair share.”
Brian talks with friends and future constituents at his campaign kickoff Saturday.
The 37th House District includes Fairfax City, George Mason University, Fair Oaks and points west along Lee Highway and ending at Centreville. A swing-district, it went 53% for Bob McDonnell in the 2009 gubernatorial election. The district was one of the most changed in redistricting, with 8 new precincts being added. The new 37th has shifted west and added almost 38,000 new residents, nearly half of the total of 79,746 residents. The seat, which has been held by the Democrats since 2005, is likely to be the top challenger race in Fairfax this year.
For more information on the campaign, visit www.brianfordelegate.com.
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6 Responses to "Schoeneman Kicks Off House of Delegates Campaign"
Brian Schoeneman is also a lobbyist for union interests in Washington DC. Good day!
This is true. I represent the U.S. Merchant Marine.
longtimereader,
You make that sound like it is a bad thing.
Buhahahaha! Union thugs!
Oh, grow up.
“longtimereader”
Schoeneman has made it well known time and again about his representation of the U.S. Merchant Marine.
Is that a problem? No one on this site has ever claimed that unions are monolithic or “evil.” Sometimes they serve a very necessary purpose at protecting the worker and ensuring a truer representation of the free market. When one side of the labor market (the company) controls all the power, capitalism actually fails.
So, I’m not sure what you’re getting at. I really read your comment and think,”Yea, and?”
JR,
Well, while I was in the Navy, one of the reasons I was given for why there were so few US flagged merchant vessels was because of the union. (Others being to avoid taxes and not having to deal with onerous regulations.) I am going to provide a link so an article that discusses this in some detail, from which I am going to lift a quote:
http://www.commercialdiplomacy.org/ma_projects/magee2.htm
“The crewing, ship construction and ownership requirements to flag a vessel in the United States are among the most restrictive of the maritime nations.”
With that being said, while I do not know much about Brian’s opponent up in his district, I do know that if we could get him to move down to my district here in Virginia Beach, whether he ran as a Republican in a primary or as a Democrat (preferably Blue Dog) in the general, he would win my vote. Wagner has got to go.
I am not sure if Brian would count that as being helpful or damaging as far as endorsements go (grin).
LD, the unions are the reason we still have a U.S.-flag fleet at all.
Here’s another article about the benefits of the Jones Act that shoots down the one you posted.
http://www.trans-inst.org/jones-act.html
I’ll take your endorsement, LD.
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