LETTER: Corey Stewart for Anderson

By: | Inside NoVA
Published: October 29, 2009

When Rich Anderson first came to me and asked me how he should run his campaign for 51st District delegate, I told him to knock on doors till he wore out his shoes. I did this because there’s no better
way to get votes, and because it teaches a candidate how to be a good public servant. It is a lesson I learned from Michele McQuigg, who left the same job in 2007 to become Prince William County’s
Clerk of Court. Rich Anderson took my advice and has spoken to many of you at your homes. I strongly support Rich for Delegate. Here’s why:

McQuigg’s successor as 51st District delegate, Paul Nichols, is a nice guy. But Nichols has failed to show any dedication to the job, any commitment to real transportation solutions for Prince William
commuters and has completely failed to live up to McQuigg’s standards of constituent service. Paul Nichols is more interested in talking than delivering.

Nichols talks about Metro, but he is all talk. Metro to Prince William is not deliverable for at least 20 to 30 years, if ever. Nichols talks about stopping HOT Lanes, but in two years he has done nothing to
stop them. Nichols has failed to bring a single dime of new transportation funding to Prince William. Notta. Nothing.

Prince William citizens want action not partisan blather. That is why I support Rich Anderson. He is independent-minded and focused on results. He has shown me he is too honorable to mislead his
constituents into believing that Metro to Woodbridge is a short-term possibility. Instead, Rich will work on real solutions, including the widening of Interstate 95, Route 1, and the Prince William County
Parkway. I look forward to working with Rich on deliverable transit solutions, like Bus Rapid Transit.

I enthusiastically endorse Rich Anderson. The 51st District deserves a true public servant in Richmond.

COREY A. STEWART

Chairman, Prince William Board of County Supervisors