Former Virginia Governor, Mark Warnerwas in Fredericksburg Thursday speaking to business and community leaders about his campaign for the U.S. Senate. Folks listened as he spoke of the need to invest in new energy sources, provide business solutions to our problems in health care and of how we need to rebuild the nation's infrastructure.
While many consider him a "shoe-in" to replace retiring Senator John Warner (no relation) he is running a dynamic campaign and taking little for granted. Virginia voters need to be reminded of Mark's accomplishments as Governor including taking over a time of a $6 billion annual budget deficit and turning our Commonwealth into "The Best Managed State in the Nation" by Governing Magazine, and later the "Best State For Business" ranking by Forbes.
One of Gov. Warner'slines was, "If you hire me as your next United States Senator, we'll prove that we can bring Virginia results oriented process to our Nation's problems ."
On May 31st, the Republican Party of Virginia's convention delegates determined that they would give Mark Warner's predecesor as Governor, Jim Gilmore their party's nomination for the U.S. Senate seat. Here is what Mark Warner's campaign had to say:
When Jim Gilmore was governor, he showed he could not work with a legislature controlled by his own party on important issues like the budget, so it's not surprising that members of his own party do not want to work with Jim Gilmore now. That's also why we're seeing unprecedented Republican and independent support for Governor Warner's honest and responsible record of leadership
...the first television ad of this campaign, a 60-second spot that highlights Mark Warner's track record of bringing together people from all walks of life to find bipartisan, common-sense solutions.