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“Don Beyer has never passed a law in the state of Virginia, ” said state Sen. Moody E. Stalling Jr. (D-8th District) who nominated Beyer. “His opponent, who’s been in the state Senate fort wo years, has never passed a law in the state of Virginia.”
Dalton was tagged “the Dan Quayle of Virginia” by state Del. Jean W. Cunningham (D-71st District) who also criticized the senator from Henrico for breaking a promise to her constituents by not finishing out her senate term.
Attorney General Mary Sue Terry, the candidate who received the largest vote count during the 1985 election, echoed the call for a fight against illegal drugs. Terry is the founder and chairman of CADRE, the Commonwealth Alliance for Drug Rehabilitation and Education.
Nominated by a CADRE high school member, Terry’s nomination was seconded by Sheriff John Brown of Loudoun County. Brown commended Terry for coordinating the state’s investigation and prosecution of operations associated with four-time presidential candidate Lyndon H. LaRouche Jr.. LaRouche allegedly secured loans under false pretenses to several thousand people and is currently serving a 15-year federal prison term for scheming to defraud federal tax collectors.
“I called every office I could think of and talked to more organizations than you can imagine,” related Sheriff Brown, “and nobody would give us a hand — nobody until I called Attorney General Mary Sue Terry.
Terry faces long-shot opposition from Sen. Joseph B. Benedetti (R-lOth District) who has criticized her for snoozing during a U.S. Supreme Court decision that affected Virginia’s pention tax plan.
Despite the good cheer, the convention was shadowed by about protesting 200 allies of United Mine Workers who, with camouflaged arm bands and miner hats, turned their backs on Baliles during his key note speech. Baliles was smugged by the group for dispatching state trooper in the southern region of the state where miners continue to strike. Approximately 50 miners approached the podium during Wilder’s acceptance speech raising signs that said, “Pittston stole my health care.”
Regardless of the small protest, the Democratic ticket radiated at their party convention, and any differences existing among the Democrats were hidden in the party cheers.
Following the weekend’s events. Wilder, Beyer, and Terry began a joint tour throughout Virginia. The group was scheduled to begin their tour in Norfolk, then proceed to Northern Virginia, Charlottesville, Bristol, and Norton.
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