The Journal Press Inc. • P. O. Box 409 • King George • VA • 22485 Staff Reporter 09.MAY.07
A meeting that could have turned into a real donnybrook fizzled and degenerated into two somewhat connected sessions of shadow boxing. The meeting was that of the Republican 28th Senatorial District Committee held in the office of the Bank of Lancaster in Montross on Tuesday evening.
According to the official call for the meeting, its purpose was to transact routine business, but there were disputes among various members of the Committee... Read More Here ...
Republican Firehouse Primary By The Journal - Westmoreland County staff The Journal - Westmoreland County/STPNS April 23, 2007 WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Virginia (STPNS) -- Northern Neck Republicans will get an opportunity to select their candidate to replace Senator John Chichester in a "fire house primary" in Westmoreland on Saturday, May 19. There will be polling locations in each of the counties representing the 28th District. In Westmoreland the poll will be located at Del. Rob Wittman's office in Montross from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. The King George primary will take place at Tabernacle Baptist Church, on Rt. 3. Read More Here...
Interview with John Van Hoy Candidate 28th Senate District May 1, 2007 Posted by hirons in Virginia General Assembly, Stafford County Politics, 2007 Elections, Virginia Politics, Republicans As we continue our coverage of the 28th Senate District contest for the Republican Nomination we now present our interview with candidate John Van Hoy. John is a former Chairman of the Stafford Republican Committee. He served in that role for 12 years from 1989 to 2002. John has also served on a number of community boards both local and state level. The boards he has served on include, but not limited to: Stafford County Utility Commission, State Water Commission, and the University of Mary Washington Board of Visitors. Read More Here ...
Elephant Ears Tuesday, April 24, 2007 Race is On in the 28th As campaign season heats up, the 28th Senate District looks to potentially be a very competitve race. As you all know, the dems have convinced former Del. Albert Pollard from the northern neck to run for this seat.
The GOP nomination seems to be a bit more murky right now. Intially, it appeared John Van Hoy would be the default candidate due to his support and closeness to 1st District Chair Russ Moulton and being on State Central. Since then two more Stafford candidates have emerged: Joe Graziano, a narrowly defeated supervisor candidate; and Jonathon Myers, a long time party activist and GOP committee secretary. Read More Here ...
