McCain Unveils Virginia Leadership Team
Arizona Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, announced today the members of his Virginia "grassrooots leadership team," who will oversee voter identification and get-out-the-vote operations in each of the state's 134 jurisdictions.
Under McCain's organizational structure, each of Virginia's 95 counties and 39 cities will have a designated chairperson who coordinates local campaign activities, including recruiting volunteers.
"We are organized and enthusiastic about getting John McCain's positive message to Virginians," said Bobby Lee May, the chairman for McCain's efforts in Buchanan County, which is located in Southwest Virginia. " John McCain will help protect coal miners' jobs and our Second Amendment rights. We believe that John McCain has been tested and is the best person to lead our country in these times as we continue to need strong, proven leadership."
Later today, U.S. Reps. Thelma D. Drake, Eric Cantor and Rob Wittman, all Republicans, will hold a press conference in Washington to discuss McCain's plans for lowering the price of gas in Virginia.
McCain's full Virginia leadership team can be found below.
Congressional District Chairs
Susan Stimpson, 1st Congressional District
Terrie Suit, 2nd Congressional District
Seth Ginther, 3rd Congressional District
Jason Gray, 4th Congressional District
Tucker Watkins, 5th Congressional District
Mike Meredith, 6th Congressional District
Jasen Eige, 7th Congressional District
Michelle Presson, 8th Congressional District
Israel O'Quinn, 9th Congressional District
Randy Minchew, 10th Congressional District
Mike Thompson, Sr., 11th Congressional District
Virginia County Chairs
Accomack County
Wilbur Bowden
Albemarle County/City of Charlottesville
Christian Shoenewald
Alleghany County/City of Covington/City of Clifton Forge
Loren Newman
Amelia County
Eva Scott
Mary Alice Williams
Amherst County/City of Amherst
Steve Witham
Appomattox County
Terri Conrad
Arlington County
Mark Kelly
Augusta County
Lynn Mitchell
Bill Shirley
Bath County
Dr. Andrew Jones
Bedford County/City of Bedford
Kevin Corwin
Bland County
Jerry Thompson
Botetourt County
Kathy Terry
Brunswick County
Elaine Cogsdale
Buchanan County
Bobby Lee May
Buckingham County
Dale Lewis
Campbell County
Laverne Smith
Gene Smith
Caroline County
Jeff Sili
Carroll County
Raquel Lyons
Charles City County
Pat Meyer
Charlotte County
Ed Early
Chesterfield County
Jack Wilson
Donald Williams
Clarke County
Kay Gunter
Craig County
Lynelle Bishop
Culpeper County
Gary Close
Cumberland County
Carter Harrison
Dickenson County
Donald Baker
Dinwiddie County
Honorary Lisa Caruso
Essex County
Blake Slusser
Fairfax County
Pat Herrity
Fauquier County
Jim Fisher
Floyd County
Valencia Kurek
Fluvanna County
Doug Johnson
Franklin County
Bill Stanley
Frederick County/City of Winchester
Dave Stegmaier
Giles County
Barbara Stafford
Gloucester County
John Walsh
Goochland County
Nick Howard
Grayson County
Dawn Cox
Greene County
Gary Lowe
Greensville County/City of Emporia
Woody Harris
Halifax County
Mike Freshour
Hanover County
Rusty McGuire
Henrico County
Frances Boswell
Henry County/City of Martinsville
Brenda Campbell
Highland County
Jan Saxman
Isle of Wight County
David Willis
James City County
Joe Mann
King and Queen County
William Rilee
King George County
R. Allen Webb
King William County
John Hubbard
Lancaster County
Joan Blackstone
Lee County
Gary Parsons
Loudoun County
Glen Caroline
Louisa County
John Darden
Lunenburg County
Adam Erby
Madison County
John Tucker
Mathews County
Michael Lowe
Mecklenburg County
Bill Thompson
Middlesex County
Lee Davis
Montgomery County
Dale Dye
April Whitehurst
Nelson County
Jim White
New Kent County
Jane Ladd
Northampton County
Gary Byler
Northumberland County
Jeanne Kling
Nottoway County
Bob Wheeler
Orange County
Doug Rogers
Page County
Charles Butler, Jr.
Patrick County
Beth Stanley
Pittsylvania County/City of Danville
Brenda Bowman
Powhatan County
Ray Kramer
Prince Edward County
Brian O'Connor
Prince George County
Dan Robinson
Prince William County
Davon Gray
Pulaski County
Angie Hall
Rappahannock County
Terry Dixon
Richmond County
Debbie Harper
Roanoke County
Trixie Averill
Rockbridge County/City of Lexington/City of Buena Vista
Bob James
Rockingham County
Mike Meredith
Russell County
Dollie Compton
Scott County
April Begley
Shenandoah County
Mike Monahan
Smyth County
Jeffery Hutton
Southampton County/City of Franklin
Teresa Preston
Spotsylvania County
Nancy McNamara
Stafford County
Steve Apicella
Surry County
Earl Hall
Sussex County
Tom Davin
Tazewell County
Sherman Cain
Warren County
Lisa Mauck
Washington County
Israel O'Quinn
Westmoreland County
Robert Fountain
Wise County/City of Norton
Ranessa Jessee
Ga ry Hileman
Wythe County
Margaret "Maggie" Poole
York County
Doug Meade
Virginia City Chairs
Chris Marston, City of Alexandria
Joyce Kistner, City of Bristol
Christie Craig, City of Chesapeake
John Wood, City of Colonial Heights
Rick Herrington, City of Fairfax
Shayam Menon, City of Falls Church
Mary Landgrebe, City of Fredericksburg
Brandon Boyles, City of Galax
Kyle Adams, City of Hampton
Kerri Wilson, City of Harrisonburg
Phil Justice, City of Hopewell
Doug Leavitt, City of Lynchburg
Anthony Kostelecky, City of Manassas
William Wren, City of Manassas Park
Peyton White, City of Newport News
Chris Woodfin, City of Norfolk
Lauren Barboza, City of Petersburg
John Anderson, City of Poquoson
Lee Kalley, City of Portsmouth
Chris Obenshain, City of Radford
Bryan Rhode, City of Richmond
Cortland Putbrese, City of Richmond
Adam Boitnott, City of Roanoke
Greg Habeeb, City of Salem
Anne Taetzsch, City of Staunton
Steve Trent, City of Suffolk
Ken Golden, City of Virginia Beach
Karen Beauchamp, City of Virginia Beach
Chris Darden, City of Waynesboro
Richard Hill, City of Williamsburg
By Tim Craig |
July 24, 2008; 11:01 AM ET
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Posted by: Anonymous | July 24, 2008 12:11 PM
The McCain "leadership team's" priority of "voter identification" (black voter disenfranchisement effort)is not going to get any "positive message" across.
Posted by: Bob | July 24, 2008 1:00 PM
McCain ought to make a strong effort in Northern Virigina as well as the rest if the state.
Many of us up north are sick of having Obama shoved down our throats!
Posted by: Anonymous | July 24, 2008 1:52 PM
I am sick of all of them. I already have people kncking on my door and making phonecalls. Not to mention the tv ads already. 100 more days of this crap.
Posted by: Anonymous | July 24, 2008 2:10 PM
Eric Cantor is one of the congressmen announcing McCain's leadership team in Virginia? This couldn't be better news for Obama -- Cantor is so ultra right-wing and bigoted that Johnny McSame being associated with Cantor is just hanging another giant millstone around his neck.
Well done, GOP -- keep up the great work helping us turn Virginia blue in 2008!
Posted by: The Dogfather | July 24, 2008 2:20 PM
Latest poll in Virginia:
McCain --- 67%
Obama - 33 %
Posted by: Gary | July 24, 2008 3:29 PM
The McCain losership team. That's what you meant, right?
Posted by: Spectator2 | July 24, 2008 3:31 PM
I can't wait to see Timmy Kaine and Dougie Wilder go down in defeat!
Posted by: Anonymous | July 25, 2008 1:04 AM
List of this sort are pretty much meaningless. They reflect a campaign leadership that is more adept at filling in the blanks on a chart than at keeping on a positive message.
His national team is amazingly unimpressive. Once he dumped Phil Gramm, a political operative paid by a Swiss bank that is under federal investigation, Carley Fiona stepped forward. She is best remembered as the abrasive head of Hewlett-Packard who was fired by the board of directors for non-performance. McCain can sure pick 'em. Watch him fall back on the Bush/Cheney neocons to an increasing degree as his campaign flounders.
Posted by: texun | July 25, 2008 10:42 AM
Released: July 24, 2008
Zogby Electoral College Update:
Obama 273, McCain 146, with 119 Votes Too Close to Call
AZ, AR Move Red; FL and SD move from red to purple on the Zogby Electoral College Map at www.zogby.com
UTICA, New York - Four states have changed color on the Zogby Electoral College map at www.zogby.com, as presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama battle for the upper hand.
Obama maintains his substantial lead over McCain in the Electoral College race, the latest map shows, as he remains at 273 votes, but McCain loses 14 votes.
Posted by: caliguy55 | July 25, 2008 12:56 PM
Go Rhode!
Posted by: SorensenRules | July 25, 2008 9:13 PM
Can they be trusted? Or will they be like some of Hillary's staff? The undercover Obama spies. Will they stand up for McCain? Much of Hillary's staff didn't.
Posted by: Katherine | July 26, 2008 11:07 PM
Obama will prob not win VA. The kinds of democrats that have been winning are not ultra-liberal, but generally very centrist dems. McCain is enormously popular in VA and is seen as a centrist and that is the most important thing in VA.
Posted by: Al | July 28, 2008 9:11 AM
Obama is all show, no substance. Surely, Virginians are smart enough to see that!
Posted by: Lynn | July 31, 2008 10:03 AM
Eric Csntor is bright and articulate.He has been good for Virginia and will be a thoughtful member of the McCain team,eminently electable.
Posted by: edward weinstein | August 3, 2008 10:22 AM
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Macain will lose VA