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By MARK SCOLFORO
Rappahannock Newt SUIT Writer
U.S. Rep. George Allen can’t wait to take on Mary Sue Terry for the governorship in 1994. In fact, he would have declared already if he didn’t have to fulfill his duties as a member of Congress.
“As I’ve stated,” said Rep. Allen, “I intend to run for governor.” A formal announcement, he said, won’t come until after the fall elections. He never missed a vote in the General Assembly during nine years as Earlysville’s representative, and he wants to maintain the same record in Congress.
Although the Friends of George Allen has been established to do the early organizational work a gubernatorial bid requires, for now Rep. Allen is a full-time congressman.
“Stonewall Jackson always said, ’Do your duty,’ and that’s what I’ve told my staff,” he said.
Rep. Allen joins Fairfax businessman Earle Williams and Shenandoah County’s Del. Clinton Miller as potential Republican nominees. Attorney General Terry and Lt. Gov. Don Beyer are expected to battle for the Democratic nomination.
In a two-hour interview'*.?]^ ArCom Newspapers editors at' the* \ company headquarters at Dulles Airport Friday, Rep. Allen discussed his ambitions, nugor issues facing the state today, and the frustration of being a member of Congress at a time when the institution is in crisis.
Congressman Allen suffered «jt r, the hands of the congressional rejf.fitricting done by Richmond’s kWemocrats
during the last station. He ended up in the same district as longtime incumbent and Richmond Republican Thomas Bliley. “It breaks my heart and my wife’s heart,” said Rep. Allen about leaving Congress after one term. “. . . .If I’m going to give up my seat, I’d rather [give it to] him than anyone else.”
While some of the heat has dissipated from the redistricting furor, the congressman has not forgotten
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