Senator Wagner dodges another bullet
By Ken Falkenstein | Monday, August 8th, 2011 | Politics
It looks like a year that for State Senator Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach) came in like a lion is about to go out like a lamb.
Earlier this year, the Democrats in the Senate tried to eliminate Wagner’s district, causing him to threaten to move to Newport News and challenge Democrat Senator John Miller. In the end, the Democrats backed down, and Wagner retained his district.
More recently, former Virginia Beach mayor Meyera Oberndorf announced that she was considering challenging Wagner. However, the Virginian-Pilot is now reporting that 70-year-old Oberndorf has decided not to run. And Virginia Beach Democrat Committee Treasurer Joel McDonald is quoted as saying that the party has no one else on the horizon considering running, with the deadline to file set to expire in a mere two weeks (August 23rd).
Disclosure: I was Frank Wagner’s legislative aide during his first term in the Virginia House of Delegates in 1992.
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Ken Falkenstein has been a staffer in the United States Senate and the Virginia House of Delegates. He has managed political campaigns. He was a military intelligence analyst in the U.S. Army in West Germany during the Cold War. He is currently the Vice President of the Down Syndrome Association of Hampton Roads and practices as a civil litigation attorney with the law firm of Poole Mahoney PC in Virginia Beach. His concern for his kids' future is what most informs his writing.
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4 Responses to "Senator Wagner dodges another bullet"
While I really like Meyera, she had no chance against Frank. He has stayed on top of what needs to be done to bring us out of this economical and energy dependency crisis. I am glad she knows that. I hope she will enjoy her life and days. Blessings on you Meyera. And, on you Frank as well.
I think it was more like dodging a BB.
JZ – Touche’
Yep.
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