Virginia Rep. Nye Gets Sixth GOP Challenger

[ccharles000]

If Republicans fail to unseat freshman Virginia Democratic Rep. Glenn Nye next year, it won't be because of a lack of interest.

Scott Taylor, a businessman and former Navy SEAL, announced his candidacy Tuesday, becoming the sixth Republican to make preparations to seek the seat in southeastern Virginia's 2nd District.

These half-dozen candidates are competing for the nomination to challenge Nye, a former international development official whose 2008 victory over Republican Rep. Thelma Drake -- by a 5 percentage-point margin -- came in his first bid for public office.

Taylor, in a video on his campaign Web site, says that "as your congressman, I'll work to protect traditional values, guard our 2nd Amendment rights, decrease the tax burden for individuals and businesses, and do everything I can to strengthen our free market system."

"I don't believe that the best solutions are going to come from government at all," he says. "We need to empower the private sector and entrepreneurs to develop innovative, common sense solutions to our challenges. I believe that government should be small, lean and efficient."

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/09/virginia-rep-nye-gets-another.html

[Blue_Tires]

1. that guy is a tit

zero political experience or aptitude, wasn't born or raised here, and had a laughable candidacy for mayor here last year...

he answers in a lot of Palin-esque generalities and simplicities when asked about complex issues... essentially all he has going for him is he's young, handsome, and a former SEAL trying to cash in on the local military vote (unless, of course, another ex-military candidate joins in and splits his bloc)