Jun

8

Vern McKinley Appears On “The Road To” On Fairfax Public Access TV [Video]

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Vern McKinley appeared on Fairfax Public Access TV yesterday on a show called “The Road To” with Jim Flynn. The video embedded below is about an hour long. Note: Judy Feder also appears.

Jun

8

Washington Post Reports on the Tuesday Primaries in Virginia

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Vern McKinley is mentioned in a Washington Post article about the primaries in Virginia on Tuesday.

For the first time since 1980, Wolf also is facing a challenge from within the GOP, from financial consultant Vern P. McKinley. McKinley said his experience working for U.S. and foreign governments and free-market think tanks qualifies him for office. He has accused Wolf of being a “big-government Republican” who has abandoned his conservative roots during his long time in office.

Read the full article here.

Jun

6

Vern McKinley’s Vote Smart Quiz Answers Now Publicly Available

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Vern McKinley is the first Republican candidate in Virginia to make his Project Vote Smart Political Courage Test answers publicly available. If you had or have any questions about where Vern stands on a particular issue this is a great place to start your research. It includes his views on abortion, capital punishment, taxes, spending, regulation, gun rights, and more. Two general themes can be discerned from his answers: Follow the Constitution and limit the size and scope of the federal government.

View Vern McKinley’s Political Courage Test answers here.

Jun

5

Loudoun Easterner: 10th District, Meet The Candidates

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The Loudoun Easterner published an article outlining the positions of the candidates competing in Virginia’s 10th congressional district race. The primary is next Tuesday, June 10th. The Vern McKinley section certainly makes a strong case for his truly limited government candidacy.

During the 1980’s and ‘90’s McKinley worked for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the Resolution Trust Corporation and the Treasury Department’s Office of Thrift Supervision, and attended the law school at George Washington University. He also conducted policy analysis for the CATO Institute and the American Enterprise Institute. During the past eight years, he has worked as a legal and policy advisor on financial and fiscal matters to governmental entities in the United States and several foreign countries including China, Nigeria, the Philippines, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Kenya, Libya, Serbia, Kosovo and Tajikistan according to his campaign press secretary Michael Parrish.

His main issue thus far in his campaign has involved government spending and “earmarks,” a practice he would like to see “vanish.” He seeks to reduce government spending “dramatically.”
McKinley reportedly is “angry” with Wolf and other Republicans whom he views as having “stayed away from Republican principles of small government.” In addition he is a defender of Second Amendment rights to bear arms and has earned a 100 percent rating from the Virginia Gun Owners Coalition.

For more information on McKinley, visit his campaign website at www.mckinleyforcongress.com.

DON’T FORGET TO VOTE VERN ON JUNE 10th (Next Tuesday).

Read the full article at the Loudoun Easterner web site.

Jun

1

Vern McKinley, Judy Feder, and Mike Turner Debate on WAMU [Audio]

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Frank Wolf didn’t show up (as expected) for the WAMU NPR Radio debate last Friday, but the other 3 candidates vying for the pleasure of representing Virginia’s 10th District in Congress did.
Listen to the debate audio here (mp3)

May

29

Frank Wolf Dodges The Debate

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In a local newspaper, The McLean Connection, a Frank Wolf representative reveals that he will not participate in any debates prior to the Republican Primary against Vern McKinley on June 10th.

Though they have made some side-by-side appearances, U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10) and his Republican opponent Vern McKinley are unlikely to debate before their party primary June 10. “He is not doing any debates,” wrote Dan Scandling, a member of Wolf’s congressional staff, in an email.

McKinley said there have been four efforts to get the congressman to debate his Republican opponent — including invitations from Loudoun County high school students and the Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi on 88.5 FM, the public radio station.

Loudoun County’s Northern Virginia Community College campus and Sterling Foundation, Inc. also invited Wolf to partake in a debate similar to the one held between the Democratic primary candidates last week. Participation would have required Wolf to meet with some of the college’s political science students for a pre-debate interview earlier in the spring.

“The congressman wouldn’t agree to debate. … I don’t know why he wouldn’t. Maybe he doesn’t have time,” said Rosemarie Pelletier, the political science professor who extended the invitation to Wolf.

Read the full article (sidebar) here.

May

29

CentreView: Vern McKinley And Opponents Discuss Rising Oil Prices

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Vern McKinley and his Democratic and Republican opponents in Virginia’s 10th district congressional race weigh in on energy policy and rising oil prices in a local newspaper article yesterday.

McKinley said the U.S. government should not try to control the price of oil. The development of alternative energy sources should also be left up to the world financial market and not subsidized by the federal government.

“[Corn] ethanol is a complete distortion of markets and reality,” said McKinley.

The Republican supports opening up restricted territories in the United States, such as those in Alaska, for oil exploration and drilling. He wants to reassess the use of the federal gas tax and said that all responsibility for transportation — and possibly the taxing authority that supports those projects — should ultimately be shifted to the local government.

“I don’t think we get our money’s worth for all the [federal] transportation money we spend,” he said.

Read the full article here.

May

28

NOVA Townhall Blog Asks “Why Won’t Wolf Debate?”

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An article posted on the NOVA Townhall blog asks the golden question, “Why Won’t Frank Wolf Debate Vern McKinley?”

I suppose Wolf feels he has nothing to gain from the debate - no reason to submit to attacks from three sides. But he has in the past articulated his positions well, so he should have no worries about being “out-debated.” His refusal to participate conveys a sense of fear, as though he does not want to have to defend his record in the Congress.

Read the full article at NOVA Townhall.

May

23

Vern McKinley Debates Barr, Gravel, Root

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Vern McKinley Debates Others Because Frank Wolf Won’t

Ashburn, VA – Reason Magazine held a debate on Libertarian and Republican principles on May 20th. In attendance were Vern McKinley, Mike Gravel, Bob Barr, and Wayne Allen Root. Each of them answered a variety of questions from Reason Magazine’s reporter David Weigel and took questions from the audience.

McKinley talked about immigration, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, limiting the role of government, and drug policies. He said that he would have voted for a more targeted attack of Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, but would oppose any type of nation building. As for Iraq, he would have voted “no” to go in.

Each of the candidates got to express their opinion on getting rid of a department and Vern chose Commerce, Energy, and Education. He said that Republicans talked about it in the 80s and 90s, but “this time around, we need to get serious and get rid of them all,” McKinley stated.

On the topic of drug prohibition, McKinley stated that the Constitution leaves that issue up to the states.

For those who weren’t there and would like to watch it online, can do so at http://www.reason.tv/video/show/431.html

For further information please contact Michael Parrish at 540-539-7733 or mparrish03@gmail.com.

McKinley is a financial expert who advises foreign countries, has worked for the FDIC, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, Treasury Department, and has done policy analysis for the Cato Institute and the American Enterprise Institute. He is running for the Republican nomination in the 10th District of Virginia for the House of Representatives. The primary is scheduled to be held on June 10, 2008.

May

23

Vern McKinley Asserts His Conservatism In Interview At Miller Politics Blog

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Vern McKinley was interviewed by Lee “Ben” Miller for the Miller Politics blog yesterday.

MP: “Why did you decide to challenge incumbent Frank Wolf for the Republican nomination?”

McKinley: “I observed the 2006 election and saw a ‘Big Government Republican’ and a ‘Big Government Democrat’ offered by the two major parties. There was an ‘urban legend’ in the District that Congressman Wolf was a good limited government, fiscal conservative and he perpetuated this myth. I took a Vote-Smart survey that showed I agreed with him only about 25 to 30% of the time. This led me to research his record further and everything I found out about him as well as his votes subsequent to my initial research has shown that my decision to challenge him was a good one.”

Read the full interview at Miller Politics.

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