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Victoria Cobb, President
Monday, June 10, 2013
Primary Day in Virginia
Tomorrow is primary day in Virginia and several intraparty races will be decided in preparation for November’s elections.
Democrats will be deciding on their candidates for Lt. Governor and Attorney General. For LG, current state Senator Ralph Northam (D-6, Norfolk) is facing off against former Obama administration appointee Aneesh Chopra. Northam, who received a 25 on The Family Foundation Action’s 2013 General Assembly Report Card, has the endorsement of Planned Parenthood and has been one of the abortion industry’s most vocal apologists. Chopra, who served as Secretary of Technology for then Governor Tim Kaine, has made public statements that are supportive of the abortion industry and abortion on demand, is supportive of elevating sexual behavior to a protected class and opposes the “Tebow Bill.” The winner of this race will face Republican E.W. Jackson in November.
Democrats will also decide their candidate for Attorney General between state Senator Mark Herring (D-33, Fairfax) and former federal prosecutor Justin Fairfax. Herring, who received an 18 on TFF Action’s Report Card, is also an ally of the abortion industry in Virginia. Fairfax has made comments in opposition to Virginia’s abortion center health and safety standards. The winner will face Republican Mark Obenshain (R-26, Harrisonburg) in November’s general election.
There are several House of Delegates primaries in both parties, a list of which you can review here where you can see if your delegate is being challenged.
As you know, The Family Foundation is restricted by federal law from endorsing any candidates for office and we do not participate in primaries for either party. Our goal is simply to keep you up to date on the elections that are happening and to ensure that you have the best information available on the candidates’ stances on important values issues so that you can make an informed decision.
I really hope Northam wins the primary - then we can pound on him to resign his Senate seat because he can’t represent his district while running a statewide campaign.