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Mr. Cornick said Mr. Slaughter wasn’t hospitalized, has suffered no paralysis and had been “enjoying very good health.”
“He’s used to always giving more than 100 percent,” said Mr. Cornick. “He holds himself to such a high standard that at 98 percent he’s concerned. . . .” that even that’s not good enough for his constituents, said the aide.
Nevertheless, said Mr. Cornick, Mr. Slaughter will delay his departure until after the Nov. 5 election because he still feels capable to serve his district. “There’s not a shadow of a doubt that he can effectively and with integrity serve until Nov. 5,” said Mr. Cornick.
According to his letter to Gov. Wilder, Mr. Slaughter apparently will step down immediately after the election in favor of the election’s victor, some two months before the next congressional class is sworn in during January. That would give the new congressman a couple of months seniority and a bit of experience over his fellow classmates.
Stressing constituent services and rarely showing legislative leadership, Mr. Slaughter has served the Northern Piedmont and central Virginia as a politician for more than 30 years, beginning with his election to the state House of Delegates in 1958. He was first elected to Congress in 1984, replacing fellow Republican J. Kenneth Robinson, who retired.
Mr. Slaughter consistently placed constituent service as his most important goal.
“I have served my constituents for the past seven years to the best of my ability and been witness to, and participant in, many of the great national issues of the day,” Mr. Slaughter said.
The announcement creates a new choice for those already considering their political future in light of Virginia Sen. William Truban’s recent resignation announcement.
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