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6 Va. GOP Mavericks May Face Challenge
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| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Monday, April 18, 2005 06:40:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Primary Hopefuls Cite Votes on Taxes
By Chris L. Jenkins
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, April 18, 2005; Page B01
RICHMOND -- Six of the 17 Republican House delegates in Virginia who defied their party leaders last year by supporting state tax increases are expected to be challenged in primaries, GOP activists and lawmakers say.
In each case, the potential GOP candidate cited the votes on taxes as a reason for running. In some instances, they also said they are concerned that the incumbents represent a wing of the party that is out of step with Virginia Republican values on social issues such as abortion and dispensing emergency contraceptives to minors.
"We call 'em RINOs -- Republicans in Name Only," said Mark Jarvis, a former pastor who is challenging Del. Edward T. Scott of Madison for the Republican nomination in the 30th District, which encompasses parts of central Virginia.
"They are trying to make our state a blue state. They won't say it, but they are," Jarvis said of the Republicans who voted for the increases. In the political color-coding of presidential campaigns, a blue state is Democratic and a red state is Republican.
Several incumbents said in interviews that the majority of Republicans in their districts supported their candidacies, even if some constituents may have disagreed with a few of their votes.
"I am a common-sense conservative," Scott said in an interview, pointing out that House Speaker William J. Howell (R-Stafford) visited his district to lend support this month. "I still have the solid support in my district."
Politicians and political observers said the number of challenges filed against incumbents is unusually high. |
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