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Washington - The main Gloucester post office in the Courthouse area would be named for the late Rep. Jo Ann Davis, under a bill introduced Wednesday by her successor.
Ms. Washington Has a Promising Future in Virginia Politics With barely two months to organize, fund, and promote her candidacy for state delegate of the 99th District, Lee Ann Washington was able to earn 42.4 percent of the votes cast for that office. This was achieved in spite of her opponent's deep past in politics as a former delegate and his unsuccessful run for the Virginia Senate representing the 1st District. I truly believe that Ms. Washington has a serious and beneficial future in Northern Neck politics. [Read the Whole Article HERE]
Who Will Savor Victory in Neck? The campaign for this week's special election for the 99th District seat in the House of Delegates sometimes seems more about food and family than about issues and money. For the past month, the two candidates--Democrat Albert Pollard and Republican Lee Anne Washington--have munched at breakfasts, lunches, dinners and coffee-and-desserts from Reedville to Bowling Green. Last week, Washington got up at 5 a.m. to drive 80 miles from her hometown of White Stone to breakfast ... [Read the Whole Article HERE]
Winner in 99th gets seat quickly WHO VOTES? Election officials plan a fast track for the winner of a Feb. 19 special election to take his or her seat in the Virginia House of Delegates. State Board of Elections Secretary Nancy Rodrigues said the board, with help from the Virginia State Police, hopes to certify the winner of the 99th House District seat at noon Feb. 20. The certification process, which takes about three weeks in normal elections, will be shortened to 17 hours for the special election, Rodrigues said. [Read the whole article HERE]
Republican Lee Anne Washington is Facing Democrat Albert Pollard for 99th District Seat COLONIAL BEACH - Republicans have now assured Democrat Albert Pollard the he will not get a free ride on February 19. REP ROB WITTMAN STAGES TOWN HALL MEETING FROM IRAQ WASHINGTON - More than 60,000 Virginians from Fredericksburg to the Peninsula got an unusual phone call early Tuesday afternoon: Their congressman was on the line from Baghdad. U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman took time out from a two-day visit with American troops and U.S. and Iraqi officials to conduct his first "tele-town hall" meeting and deliver an upbeat assessment of the war in Iraq. "It really is going tremendously well here," he told them, citing "significant improvements" in security during the second half of 2007. [READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE HERE]
WITTMAN MAKE FIRST TRIP TO IRAQ; PRAISES PRIME MINISTER WASHINGTON - On his first trip to Iraq, freshman Virginia Rep. Robert Wittman offered an upbeat forecast of the war Tuesday, saying the Iraqi government is creating "bits and pieces of a democracy."
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Post Office Naming Honors Jo Ann Davis