Republican Whip Eric Cantor [1] (VA-07), Congress’ #2 Republican, adds his name to the list of Republicans coming out in favor of Scott Rigell’s [2] 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 [3] “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.”