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family budget, someone of modest means.”
As to the role that Robinson may play in the upcoming campaign, Hobgood doubted if his boss will endorse anyone before the Republican convention. “Then I think he’ll support the candidate who emerges.”
At the other end of the district, J. Paul McDonald, Clarke County resident who maintains a law practice in Leesburg, is testing reaction to his candidacy. In a letter that accompanied a questionnaire mailed earlier this month to local Republican Committee members, McDonald expressed surprise at Robinson’s decision to retire. “I thought that seat was secure for many future years as a bastion of our conservative views and way of life. . .At all costs, I want the type of leadership J. Kenneth afforded us to continue.”
An unsuccessful candidate for the state Senate in 1975, McDonald noted that he knows first hand the personal expense and sacrifice involved in running for office. In his letter, he asked for advice from the Republican Commitee members from Clarke and Frederick counties and the city of Winchester, requesting that they complete an enclosed questionnaire.
According to the resume included with the letter, McDonald was graduated cum laude from The American University in Washington, D.C. with a bachelor’s degree. He earned a masters degree there and a law degree from George Mason
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