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he would not actively support either candidate for the juvenile court position, but added that Mr. Ryan’s age might work against him. “He’d barely get down to cases before he'd be retiring," Del. Guest said.
Del. Alson H. Smith Jr. (DWinchester). chairman of the House Democratic Caucus and a delegate who previously represented Fauquier County, said in an interview that he would not actively support or oppose either candidate.
"I’m certainly not going to interfere in a judgeship in areas 1 don't represent," he told a reporter.
Del. Smith added that “unless something happened that I can’t foresee," he would support Sen. Waddell’s choices—Mr. Ryan and Mr. Horne.
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