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mitting that the figures will likely not be so overwhelming in favor of the party this year, due to the threeway presidential race.
Six-term incumbent Frank Wolf has never actually represented Rappahannock County, but will take over as congressman, should he win the election, when the county officially joins the redrawn 10th District in January.
Transportation issues have served him well in the more urbanized sections of Northern Virginia, and Republicans hope that the congressman’s dedication to the commuter’s cause will play well here.
The local Perot campaign intends to remain low-key, loosely organized, and “folksy,” according to Fauquier coordinator Rozanne Winfield.
Not many formal campaign activities are planned between now and the election, Mrs. Winfield said, though Perot backers are driving with their “lights on for Perot” this week and next, and wearing blue ribbons. No local election night celebrations are planned, although there is a regional party scheduled for a hotel in Tysons Comer, according to Mrs. Winfield.
Independent congressional candidate Alan Ogden said on Tuesday that his plans for the final days of the campaign were not complete, but that he was unaware of any scheduled stops in Rappahannock. Ogden is running on a platform that supports nationalization of the federal reserve system.
The $013 million bond referenda for education, parks, and mental health appear to be headed for victory, but opposition forces are gathering strength.
Mason Gardner, a spokesman for the Virginia Taxpayers’ Association, said that the bonds are being issued because the hard economic times have prevented them from being funded in the budget, where they rightfully belong.
The ballot will also pose a question concerning an amendment to the Virginia Constitution that would allow for the creation of a “rainy day fund.” As it now stands, the state must spend revenues as it receives them, and the amendment would establish a formula to save money during years when there is exceptional growth in revenues, for use during years when there are shortfalls in revenues from income and sales taxes.
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