Apr

29

National Taxpayers Union Rates Congressman Wolf C-

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Congressman Wolf of the 10th Congressional District of Virginia received a C-, or 44 on a scale of 100, on the National Taxpayers Union (NTU) 2007 annual rating for members of Congress which was released earlier this month. The NTU rating is the most broad-based assessment of member voting records on fiscal and regulatory issues as the index assimilates 427 recorded votes in the House.

Congressman Wolf’s rating has seen a steady decline since it reached a peak of 80 in 1995 in the aftermath of the Contract with America and the Republican takeover of Congress and is now at its lowest point since the rating was created in 1992. Of the eight Republicans representing Virginia in the House, Congressman Wolf was dead last by far. Representative Cantor led the group with an A rating of 87. After being summarily defeated and losing their majority in the 2006 elections, Republican members improved their NTU rating from 60 in 2006 to 69 in 2007.

Vern McKinley is the Republican challenger to Congressman Wolf in the 10th Congressional District, which stretches from McLean to Winchester. “When you have an independent body review over 400 votes to come up with a rating on fiscal and regulatory responsibility, and a representative’s score is so embarrassingly low, it is a clear indication of how much Congressman Wolf has drifted since he was a signer of the Contract with America. If elected, it would be my goal to get an A rating each and every year from the NTU,” stated McKinley. Other taxpayer watchdogs have given Congressman Wolf similar poor grades: Citizens against Government Waste (20); and Club for Growth (36). “The Winchester Star, a prominent newspaper in the 10th District, had it right when they called the Congressman a tax-and-spend Republican,” McKinley concluded.

To learn more about the McKinley for Congress campaign, please visit www.McKinleyforCongress.com.

Apr

29

Great Falls Connection Report On 10th District Fund Raising

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The Great Falls Connection reported on Virginia’s 10th Congressional District candidate fund raising last week.

U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10) and Democratic challenger Judy Feder raised nearly the same amount of money and significantly more than their primary opponents during the first three months of 2008.

Wolf has $715,358 headed into a primary against Ashburn Republican Vern McKinley, who has raised $18,325 overall. Feder has $700,046 to face Air Force veteran Mike Turner, who has raised $82,193 overall, in the Democratic primary.

Both contests take place June 10 and will determine the major political party candidates for Virginia’s 10th

Congressional District seat. Independent candidate Neeraj Nigam, who has raised $150, is also running in the general election.

Candidates emphasized fund raising to different degrees depending on their own success.

McKinley said he wasn’t surprised by the relatively small amount of money he raised, especially since he is challenging an incumbent in a primary.

“That is the result of running against a 28-year incumbent. It is going to be a challenge. I looked at Congressman Wolf’s records and he only raised $10,000 to $15,000 during his first campaign,” said McKinley, who expects to collect about $50,000 overall.

Read the full article.