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Edward E. Lane has represented the Richmond area in the House of Delegates for the last 24 years, a period which has seen a great movement of social change in Virginia. And Lane, a staunch conservative, opposed much of that change, a fact his opponent for state Attorney General, J. Marshall Coleman, will not let rest.
“He is reopening old wounds in Virginia for his own personal political gains. The responsible people of Virginia, both black and white, will hold him accountable for that,” Lane said in a recent interview.
Lane, a Democrat, does not prostrate himself for his past stands, but he does say that he “has changed according to experience.” He says that people in Virginia should “look forward not backward.” There have been areas “of profound social change” in the state, he said.
Politicians can change, he said, as their experiences change. Asked to say how he had changed after 24 years as an elected official, Lane said, “That’s hard to pinpoint.”
One obvious change for Lane is his support this year of Henry Howell for Governor, a man who many consider to be at the opposite end of the political rainbow from the Attorney General candidate. In fact, Lane supported Howell’s opponent for Governor four years ago. But this year, he says, he is supporting the
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