Delegate-Elect No More, Eileen Filler-Corn Sworn In
Congratulations to Delegate Filler-Corn!
I loved the last part of the video where Speaker Howell remarked that he had worked a precinct, in Stafford County, with Eileen this past November. Of course, they were on opposite sides. Eileen was in Stafford supporting her father, Doug Filler, who ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the Stafford County Board of Supervisors. It was a pleasure getting to know her, during that race. I expect big things from her in the future. Go Eileen!
Congratulations to Delegate-Elect Eileen Filler-Corn!
In an absolute nail bitter, the voters of the 41st House District elected Eileen Filler-Corn (D-Va.) to fill the seat left vacant by Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Va.) – who was recently elected to the State Senate. By a 42 37-vote margin (5,757 5,758 to 5,715 5,721), Eileen 
defeated Kerry Bolognese (R-Va.).
At times it seemed that Kerry was more focused on running against Democrats on national issues (e.g. Health Care) than he was on addressing local concerns of voters within the district. Eileen focused her campaign on education, which proved to be a winning formula. With the crippling cuts to education proposed by Gov. McDonnell (R-Va.), many localities, which are already facing severe budget shortfalls, are facing unthinkable additional cuts that would directly impact the classroom. This proved too much to take for Fairfax voters!
It may be a mouth full, but congratulations to Delegate-Elect Eileen Filler-Corn!
Washington Post Endorses Eileen Filler-Corn in 41st HD
On March 2, 2010, Fairfax voters will go to the polls to fill David Mardsen’s recently vacated House seat. David Marsden was recently elected to the state Senate.
Yesterday, the Washington Post endorsed Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41) to fill this seat. I know Eileen Filler-Corn well and can’t think a better person to represent the 41st. She is currently running against Kerry D. Bolognese (R-41). Both are not strangers to running for office. Eileen ran for this same seat in 1999 and Kerry ran just last year.
The Washington Post noted Eileen’s experience serving in the Warner and Kaine administrations in their endorsement. This experience would make her the “more effective delegate.”
They went on to say that
she has a much more fluent grasp of Virginia issues than Mr. Bolognese, having been deeply involved in education issues in Fairfax County. In addition to having served five years on the PTA Board for the county schools, she helps develop after-school programs as a member of the school system’s Child Care Advisory Council.
They contrast Eileen’s experience to Kerry’s experience by noting that
Mr. Bolognese’s main claim to involvement in state and local issues is that he pays taxes. A higher education lobbyist and former congressional staffer, he has little personal experience in public affairs in Fairfax or Richmond. That shows in his vague pronouncements about state government, which follow a doctrinaire script (cut waste, shrink government) unburdened by the facts.
In addition to this Washington Post endorsement, former Delegate Jim Dillard (R-41) has recently endorsed Eileen.
Jim noted in his endorsement that
as a Republican I am willing to cross party lines to support a moderate who cares strongly about providing excellent educational opportunities for our children in our public schools and institutions of higher learning. Unlike her opponent, who believes we spend ‘excessive’ amounts on public education, Eileen will fight to get our fair share of education dollars to maintain our superior schools in Fairfax County. That is why I am proud to support Eileen Filler-Corn for Delegate.
Jim held the 41st House seat from 1972 to 2005.
The choice is clear, on March 2, 2010 (or before) vote for Eileen! She will make an outstanding new member of the House of Delegates.
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In this economic climate you would think that Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg) has been busy working on bills to bring jobs or relieve traffic within the Fredericksburg region, but no he has chosen to focus his energy on the snowpocalypse apocalypse.
That’s right, Del. Cole was the chief sponsor of a bill meant to save humanity from the antichrist. At this point, you may think this is a joke. Well it isn’t! On the surface, the bill that Del. Cole sponsored would seem to be non-controversial; however, when Del. Cole is involved there is always an angle.
The bill is meant to protect Virginians from employers or insurance companies implanting microchips in their bodies against their will. So why did Del. Cole sponsor this bill? He had concerns that the devices could someday be used as the “mark of the beast” as is described in the Book of Revelation.
Del. Cole went on to say the following,
My understanding – I’m not a theologian – but there’s a prophecy in the Bible that says you’ll have to receive a mark, or you can neither buy nor sell things in end times…Some people think that these computer chips might be that mark.
Huh? Fruit Loops anyone?
I certainly don’t think people should have microchips implanted within them involuntarily, but the rationale by Del. Cole is flat out crazy. Should we expect anything less from him?
Del. Cole added the following
I just think you should have the right to control your own body.
So, I guess he would support a woman’s right to control her body too?
You can read the full bill here.
In case you were wondering, the bill passed the House yesterday with 88 yeas, 9 nays, 1 abstention and 1 non-vote.
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