by MCDC | Jul 19, 2013 | Ethics, News, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
Tomorrow is the first debate in the Virginia governor’s race between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Ken Cuccinelli. The New York Times just published an alarming story about Cuccinelli’s deep involvement in the Star Scientific campaign finance scandal, but...
by MCDC | Jul 19, 2013 | Events, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
“This fall the eyes of the political world will be fixed on Virginia, with the state playing host to the most competitive race of 2013, as businessman and former Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe faces off against Ken Cuccinelli, the...
by MCDC | Jul 17, 2013 | Ethics, Issues, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
A prominent local Republican is calling for Governor Bob McDonnell to resign. Shaun Kenney is the Chairman of the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors, and the former spokesman for the Republican Party of Virginia. He says the ongoing gift scandal shows that the...
by MCDC | Jul 17, 2013 | Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
For the second time since his May nomination as the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, E.W. Jackson has failed to properly disclose donations to his campaign by the deadline set by state law, according to state election officials. By 5 p.m. Monday, the...
by MCDC | Jul 15, 2013 | Energy, Environment, Ethics, Video, Virginia Election 2013
Shirley Keene, a landowner from Raven, VA, is fighting against Ken Cuccinelli and out-of-state energy companies over royalties owed her for gas extracted from her property. Recently, a federal judge said she was “shocked” by the help Attorney General...
by MCDC | Jul 13, 2013 | Issues, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
As attorney general, Cuccinelli last year declined to join a majority of his state counterparts in support of the Violence Against Women Act; he was among only three who didn’t sign a letter imploring Congress to reauthorize the legislation first enacted in...
