by MCDC | Nov 3, 2016 | 2016 General Election, 5th District, Action Alerts, Audio, Issues, Madison County, News, Virginia
After 18 months of campaigning, we’re down to the final days. The election may be over this Tuesday, but its impact will be felt for decades. Virginia is one of the fiercest battlegrounds in the nation — that’s why a group of generous donors has stepped up to...
by MCDC | Nov 3, 2016 | 2016 General Election, 5th District, Action Alerts, Citizens United, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Health Care, Immigration Reform, Income Inequality, Issues, Madison County, Minimum Wage, Social Security, Virginia
The right-wing “Congressional Leadership Fund” Super PAC has pumped one million dollars of dark money to salvage our opponent’s faltering campaign. We can’t track any of that money, but the remaining $493,489 that he’s raised is available for public review from the...
by MCDC | Nov 2, 2016 | 2016 General Election, 5th District, Economy, Education, News
To The Editor Central Virginia is an amazing place to live. We are blessed with natural beauty and historical significance. However, many of our neighbors are struggling. In much of the region, where we once had thriving industry and agriculture, there is now little...
by MCDC | Oct 31, 2016 | 2016 General Election, 5th District, Economy, Madison County, News, Opinion, Virginia
With no reservations, I support the election of Democrat Jane Dittmar to Congress. From 1990 until 2002, I was an elected Republican and served two terms as chairman of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. I believed in the Republican Party’s ethics of small...
by MCDC | Oct 28, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Affordable Care Act/Obamacare, News
Obamacare premiums are going up and so are the subsidies. But how much are the subsidies going up? The chart below shows this for the 15 states with the highest premium increases: Kevin Drum explains: As you can see, subsidies are increasing more than premiums in...
by MCDC | Oct 27, 2016 | 2016 General Election, 5th District, Issues, Madison County, News, Virginia
CHARLOTTESVILLE—Before tonight’s debate, Jane Dittmar’s campaign released Tom Garrett’s top ten most ridiculous lies and hypocritical statements. http://eepurl.com/clI5vr “Tom Garrett continuously repeats in our debates “You’re entitled to your own opinions, but not...
