Radical anti-gun candidate flying under radar in Virginia special election

DC Gun Rights Examiner ^ | 26 February, 2010 | Mike Stollenwerk

[marktwain]

On Tuesday, March 2d, voters in Fairfax County Virginia's 41st House District will vote in a special election and choose a Delegate to fill the seat vacated by Democrat David Marsden. Prior to Marsden, the 41st District's Delegate seat had traditionally been held by Republicans. See the map of this District here.

So far the only controversy to arise in this campaign is Republican Kerry Bolognese's charge that his opponent, Democrat Eileen Filler-Corn, has been conducting unfair "push-poll" operations against him.

"I'm outraged that that these false claims would be made at all, much less in a sleazy push poll," said Bolognese. "Voters are receiving false information about my record on education when I've spent the last 17 years of my life trying to improve our higher education system and have family in our local public schools."

But this week the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) alerted its members that while Bolognese has completed the League's gun rights candidate survey favorably,

"[u]nfortunately, the Democrat [Filler-Corn] has NOT responded. What is she hiding? Why is she afraid to publicly take a position on this important issue? Why doesn't she want you to know her position?

A subsequent investigation of Ms. Filler-Corn's background by the Examiner.com reveals that Filler-Corn has been a key figure in anti-gun rights organizations and has consistently opposed the right to bear arms in public. At various times between 1998 and 2002, Filler-Corn, a lawyer, and frequent unsuccessful candidate for various public offices in Fairfax County, received endorsements from Jim Brady, represented Handgun Control, Inc., and served as the vice-president and legislative chairman of the Northern Virginia chapter of the Million Mom March.

[marktwain]

Good work, Mike, on finding out what that Mw. Filler-Corn is against basic Constitutional rights.

[FreeAtlanta]

I think a lot of the crazy anti-gun people are just that, crazy. They don't trust themselves with a gun, so they think everyone else is as insane as they are.

In their particular case, THEY should not own a gun and likely should be confined to observation.

[Cicero]

"Hi! I'm Filler-Corn. Don't I look like someone you can trust to respect your constitutional right?"

[blackie]

OMG, she is one scary looking broad!!

[HokieMom]

BTTT This election is tomorrow along with a school board election in Mason District.

[ConjunctionJunction]

Close election, but Republican Kerry Bolognese is currently leading:

https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2010/839A92A6-A02A-4D1E-B5F8-91867A04D47D/Unofficial/8_s.shtml

BTTT

[bmwcyle]

Sisters?

[deks]

Thanks for the link. The Democrat is currently ahead by 37 votes with all precincts reporting. I wonder if that include absentees? I suggest a recount with special attention paid to the validity of the absentee ballots.

Fairfax County in the January 12 special election had 800 Democrat to 395 Republican absentee votes. Democrat won by 327 votes.

There was a thread about 100’s of SEIU union members being sent to work the Massachusetts election. See the following post...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2428548/posts?page=21#21

“My Mom is in an assisted living facility here in MA [Massachusetts]. She told me that people came in yesterday urging the residents to fill out absentee ballots. She told them that she would be going to the polling place on Tuesday. There are many people on the Alzheimers unit who have no clue and I wonder if someone is filling out those ballots for them.”