Saturday, June 9, 2012
Republican primaries set for U.S. Senate race, Democratic primaries set for 8th congressional district.
Mount Vernon residents head to the polls on Tuesday, June 12 to vote in Republican primaries for the U.S. Senate race in Virginia and a Democratic primary for the 8th congressional district. Republican Primary - Senate In the Senate Republican Party Primary, voters across the state will choose among George F. Allen, Jamie L. Radtke, R.G. "Bob" Marshall and E.W. Jackson. The winner will run against Democrat Tim Kaine. Democratic Primary - Eighth Congressional District For the 8th congressional district, a Democratic Party Primary ballot pits longtime incumbent James P. "Jim" Moran Jr. against newcomer Bruce B. Shuttleworth. The victor will face Republican J. Patrick Murray in the general election. Independent Jason Howell must gather 1,000 …
Friday, June 8, 2012
Newcomer received 17 donations from law firm that employed Republican ousted by Moran.
UPDATE: The Bruce Shuttleworth campaign describes campaign donations from 17 attorneys at the law firm of Dickstein Shapiro as "more personal than political." Shuttleworth's wife works for the firm, according to a campaign spokesman. ---- The campaign describes the In 1990, Congressman Jim Moran beat Republican Stanford Parris to take over Northern Virginia's 8th District. Twenty-two years later, the law firm that employed Parris—Dickstein Shapiro with headquarters in Washington, D.C.—is one of the most generous donors to Democratic newcomer Bruce Shuttleworth, who is challenging Moran in Tuesday's Democratic primary. In all, 17 attorneys from the law firm, including chairman Michael Nannes, have donated a total of $6,700 in campaign funds…
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Northern Virginia congressman says his seniority benefits constituents.
Since 1990, when Rep. Jim Moran was first elected to Congress, ‘80s music has lost its popularity, come back in style and is on its way out again. A lot can happen in 22 years, the time Moran has spent serving in Congress. It’s the seniority gained over that time, said Moran, a Democrat representing Virginia’s 8th District, that allows him to influence legislation beneficial to the people of Northern Virginia and is the reason why he deserves a 12th term in the U.S. House of Representatives. While Moran’s critics say a fresh face is needed in Congress, he maintains that his seniority works for the benefit of his constituency. “For lack of a better method, people’s ability to influence the priorities and the direction of the Congress is …
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Arlington resident Bruce Shuttleworth is a former Navy fighter pilot.
Bruce Shuttleworth knows it takes hard work and tenacity for a political newcomer to edge out a 22-year incumbent congressman. Despite long odds and a funding gap that favors Democratic primary opponent Rep. Jim Moran, Shuttleworth thinks he’s got what it takes to win. “In 12 years of living here, I did not meet many people who enjoyed voting for my competitor, and without any prompting, quite a few people said they wanted a fresh perspective,” Shuttleworth told Patch. “And so I’m going to test that, and we’ll see how that works out. "Clearly, he has the experiential advantage over me, but I think I bring the power of a fresh perspective, and energy and commitment, to these issues that clearly are life and death to me,” he said. …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Arlington resident Jason Howell has less than $10,000 in the campaign bank and needs 1,000 signatures by June 12 to get on the ballot.
Arlington resident Jason Howell isn't letting incumbent Congressman Jim Moran's sizable war chest of nearly half-a-million dollars get in the way of running for Congress. Howell's got less than $10,000 in the bank for his campaign, so he's hitting every local barbecue, 5k and neighborhood meeting he can to help get the word out. Standing outside the Giant grocery store in Arlington's Cherrydale neighborhood over the weekend, Howell said hello to potential voters in what will likely be an uphill battle to try to unseat Moran, a Democrat who some say is gliding toward his 12th term since getting elected in 1990 to represent Virginia's 8th Congressional District. "My wife and I are doing the lion's share of signature-gathering," Howell said…
Monday, May 14, 2012
Republican primary election set for U.S. Senate candidates and 11th Congressional District; Democratic primary election scheduled for 8th Congressional District Democratic candidates.
In less than a month, Virginia voters will head to the polls for the Democratic and Republican primaries on Tuesday, June 12. Across Northern Virginia, voters will decide among candidates for the U.S. Senate as well as for the 8th and 11th Congressional districts. If your polling place is holding both a Republican primary and a Democratic primary, you can only vote in one primary. If you aren't registered to vote, you have until Monday, May 21 at 5 p.m. to register. Little known fact: If you are 17 years old now but you are turning 18 by the Nov. 6 general election, you can vote in the June 12 primary. If you plan to do this, call your voter's registration office ahead of time and be sure to bring official proof of your age. Polls will be…
Monday, April 9, 2012
Bruce Shuttleworth had claimed he was unlawfully left off the Democratic primary ballot.
The Virginia State Board of Elections announced Monday evening it would allow a Democratic primary challenger to U.S. Rep. Jim Moran on the ballot after initially disqualifying him. Bruce Shuttleworth, an Arlington resident, filed a lawsuit last week in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. In the lawsuit, he claims Democratic Party officials failed to certify valid signatures his campaign collected from voters residing in the 8th Congressional District, leaving Moran the only candidate to be certified for the ballot. The Washington Post reported Monday evening that Justin Riemer, deputy secretary of the State Board of Elections, said the state Democratic party had certified Shuttleworth’s name. Riemer did not say …
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Democrat throws support behind challenger Bruce Shuttleworth.
Franconia Democrat Will Radle has ended his bid for a congressional seat and thrown his support behind former competitor Bruce Shuttleworth. Radle was running in the Democratic primary for the seat currently held by Democrat Rep. Jim Moran in Virginia’s 8th Congressional District. In a telephone interview Wednesday, he said he was putting the needs of the community ahead of his personal ambitions. “I don’t want to divide the opposition to the incumbent,” Radle said. Radle commended Shuttleworth, a Democrat, on his “commitment to service, past and present.” He also said he admired his “approach to listening to people (and) his general interest in helping to create solutions to challenges.” Radle said in an email Wednesday announcing his …
Scott B
7:29 pm on Sunday, June 10, 2012
Probably a little more relevant the large defense contractor donation to Moran and his brother to the tune of 100's of thousands...which jim more than helped pay off with tens of millions in earmarks. PMA anyone?? PMA who were as crooked a they come -- game head Crook Moran almost $100,000 in the 2006 and 2008 election cycles alone. Come on Patch -- you are better than this drivel! more ›