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By SHARON KILPATRICK
Rappahannock Newt Staff Writer
Republican Congressman Frank R. Wolf spoke to the Lunch Bunch at the Flint Hill Public House last Wednesday and ran into some tough questions.
Rep. Wolf represents the 10th Congressional District. As a result of redistricting, Rappahannock County was put into the 10th District this year after being for many years in the 7th District.
The old 10th District included Arlington County, Loudon County and part of Fairfax County. The new 10th District still includes Loudon County, but almost all of the rest of the district was changed.
The new district includes less of Fairfax County, parts of Prince William County and Rockingham County, and all of Fauquier, Frederick, Clarke,- Warren, Shenandoah and Page counties, as well as Rappahannock. The cities of Winchester, Manassas and Manassas Park are also included.
Rep. Wolf has represented the 10th district for 12 years. “I didn’t draw the boundary lines,” Rep. Wolf said. “The Democrats did that, but I love it. This is the prettiest congressional district in the country and the most historical. It is a wonderftil place to represent.”
Rep. Wolf was bom in Philadelphia. He graduated from Pennsylvania State University. “My dad was a policeman,” he said. “I was the first member of my family to attend college.”
He said he came to this area to attend Georgetown University law school and ‘Tell in love with Virginia.”
After getting his law degree, he worked for the Department of the Interior. He said as deputy assistant secretary he helped add wildlife areas in Alaska to the National Park System.
He lost races for the 10th District seat in 1976 and 1978. “In 1980 I ran
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