LETTER: Anderson is the one for 51st

By: | Stafford County Sun
Published: October 12, 2009

We have an important election coming very soon. On Tuesday, Nov. 3 we will go to the polls to elect a new delegate to the 51st District. This election is very important and we should all go to the polls
regardless of party affiliation

One candidate is the incumbent seeking re-election and the other candidate is a newcomer, Richard Anderson, to the political scene with some new and inventive ideas. If that sounds like an
endorsement of Rich, frankly, it is.

Rich is retired USAF Colonel Richard Anderson and he has a vision for the future of Prince William County. He arrived in Prince William while still on active duty more than eight years ago. He is also my
neighbor, friend and fellow veteran. Although our time in the service of the United States was during different eras and in different uniforms, we share similar likes and dislikes about the state of the 51st
District, the county and the Virginia Commonwealth.

Some of the issues on which he is stumping is privatizing the ABC liquor stores to obtain much needed funds, reforming VDOT, and he is an ardent proponent of our Right-to-Work laws, which the
Commonwealth has enjoyed for a very long time.

Outside forces of the Commonwealth are spending a lot of money to get the incumbent delegate re-elected and change Virginia’s complexion with respect to Right to Work. That is a change we cannot
afford to have take place. The unions are working very hard to get Right to Work rescinded to make Virginia a union shop.

Rich has also vowed to work hard to hold the line on raising taxes and he will work closely with fellow delegates to hold that line. He is in favor of off-shore drilling. The resources are there to be used and
exploited for the benefit of all Virginians and the rest of the country alike. Oil is the engine of our economy and his support for nuclear power is another of the ways to energy independence.

Let’s all remember to do our civic duty on Nov. 3 and vote. I firmly believe that Rich is the way our county should be heading.

MIKE VARONE

Woodbridge