Challenger in the 5th (House of Delegates)
Brian January 3rd, 2007
Last night I had the pleasure of attending a Grayson County Democratic Committee meeting in Independence. As always, I enjoyed meeting a lot of good Democrats. At last night’s meeting, though, was a nice lady that was of particular interest named Susie Dixon Garner.
Ms. Garner, who lives in Galax, was at last night’s meeting to make an important announcement. She asked the Grayson County Democrats for their support as she seeks the Democratic nomination for the House of Delegates in the 5th District.
The 5th District seat is currently held by Bill Carrico. Del. Carrico spent this past year challenging Congressman Boucher and came up a little short.
Ms. Garner is a CPA in Galax, and has her MBA from UNC-Chapel Hill. She has also served on the local School Board.
Ms. Garner said that she planned to offer positive solutions for the district, instead of the usual back and forth about all its problems. Her background in business and education will make her a very strong candidate.
A pick-up in the 5th District would be a huge step towards Virginia Democrats’ effort to re-take the majority in the House of Delegates.
Let’s hope we can knock Carrico out. Then we can go for Terry Kilgore and William Wampler.
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We have the base energized… now to carry the momentum on to 2007.
I’m all for knocking off Terry Kilgore and Bill Wampler and, of course, Bill Carrico and any other Republican. Do you know of anyone who will take on Wampler? I believe that we’ll have a candidate in the 1st Legislative District by the spring, but haven’t heard of anyone who is interested in the Senate.
With good candidates we have a lot of Republicans that can be defeated in Southwest VA, but you can’t win without a candidate.
Susie will do an outstanding job for us in the House of Delegates. She and her parents have always lived in Grayson County and Galax. She started her own accounting business and served for 12 years on the Galax School Board. She serves on the board of the Cross Roads Institute which is bringing jobs to our area. She knows how to govern and understands the process. Please support her in any way you can.
Wow! She served 12 years on the school board? I did not realize it was that many.
I agree, Mary Lily, we need to support Susie anyway we can.
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