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Mark Obenshain: The incumbent
By Kevin Allen
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
In 2003, Mark Obenshain was elected to his first term as a state senator for Virginia’s 26th District. He won every precinct and garnered nearly 68 percent of the vote.
This year, he has raised more than 20 times as much money for his campaign as his opponent, Maxine Hope Roles, has for her election bid.
Obenshain has every reason to be confident that he will win another four years in the Senate and he has several goals for his next term, if he is re-elected.
First, he wants to pass a constitutional amendment against eminent domain abuse in Virginia. Personal-property protection is one of Obenshain’s key issues and it is one that relates to Dominion Virginia Power’s proposal to build a new 3G0,000volt electric corridor through Rappahannock and other counties.
He says he will continue to work with Del. Todd Gilbert, R-15th, and Del. Clay Athey, R-18th, to prevent power companies from building through agricultural and scenic land in Rappahannock.
“Fve been an outspoken opponent of this line from the beginning,” he said. “What the power companies are trying to do runs contrary to what these counties have done. I’m going to continue to fight it.”
Obenshain also wants to make the commonwealth less attractive to illegal immigrants He
See OBENSHAIN, Page A3
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