Corey Stewart Makes It Official
By Greg L | 25 March 2008 | Virginia Politics, Prince William County | 14 Comments
Riley has the scoop on Chairman Corey Stewart bowing out of the race for Lieutenant Governor in the wake of Bill Bolling’s announcement that he would run for re-election. This much-anticipated decision makes a lot of sense, and ensures that Stewart will be able to help with the full implementation of the Rule of Law Resolution. With the success of that policy initiative, Corey Stewart’s political capital will only grow, putting him in good position to seek positions of greater responsibility and impact in Virginia in the future.
I would like to commend Lt. Governor Bill Bolling on his tough decision to run for re-election rather than to run for Governor of Virginia. Both Bill Bolling and Bob McDonnell are excellent candidates and will do a wonderful job promoting Republican values. Having Bill Bolling and Bob McDonnell run as a ticket should help solidify our party.
I was excited about my own run for Lt. Governor and was fully prepared to do the work necessary to serve the public in that role. However, from the beginning of my exploration of this candidacy, I have said that if Bill Bolling decides to run for re-election rather than for governor, he will have my full support. Therefore, I choose to discontinue my exploratory campaign. Both these fine gentlemen have my full support and I will do everything within my power to help them to victory next November.
Thanks to all those who have indicated their support for my candidacy. I appreciate getting the chance to meet with so many great people in the Commonwealth of Virginia. I will continue to travel the state, raise money for Republican candidates, and work hard to support our team.
Now is the time for us to work together, promote Republican principles and rally behind all our candidates: Our 2008 presidential nominee, our candidates for the United States Senate and House of Representatives, and our winning team in Richmond. This is a great time for our party to lead the country with our solid conservative principles.
- Corey
Former Senator Jay O’Brien hasn’t updated his campaign website, but has indicated his support for Bill Bolling’s re-election and has told reporters that he has withdrawn. Delegate Tim Hugo who had also announced an intention to run when the General Assembly session ended, has done the same. Bolling has cleared the decks here, and the likelihood of a unified Republican ticket for Governor and Lieutenant Governor more than a year from the 2009 elections is definitely not good news for Virginia Democrats.
On a related note, former Albemarle County Delegate Paul Harris, who apparently lives in Manassas although few seem to have ever encountered him, has decided to rescind his decision not to run for Attorney General and has re-started his campaign, challenging Senator Ken Cuccinelli. I’m sure that Paul Harris is a great guy, and he seems to have an impressive political resume, but his time away from the political scene and distance from what might be considered his political home turf, as well as his current proximity to Ken Cuccinelli who is wildly popular in the area will make his campaign a very challenging one. When someone living in my stomping grounds announces a state-wide campaign and I have to google the guy to figure out who he is, I take that as an indication that he just might be an underdog.
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We will see but Corey didn’t exactly impress folks in Richmond this year when he was down there. And he does have all of his eggs in one basket now.
The stark difference between Stewart’s policy to protect the citizens of this County and the traitorous aiding and abetting of the Illegal Invaders on the other side of the Potomac is exemplified in the following article:
Freeman Klopott, The Examiner
2008-03-26 07:00:00.0
Current rank: # 176 of 6,083
WASHINGTON -
A Montgomery County-based MS-13 gang member and illegal immigrant who allegedly stabbed a man almost to death after being released on bond following an earlier attack is now in custody in Prince William County, where his immigration status may complicate his extradition.
Milton Calderon-Melendez, 25, of El Salvador, is awaiting extradition from Prince William to Montgomery to face charges of assault and conspiracy to commit second-degree murder. Meanwhile, as Prince William’s policy dictates, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have already been informed of his illegal presence in the U.S.
On the night of July 18, two Montgomery County police on surveillance duty near the intersection of Lost Knife Road and Odenthall Avenue in Gaithersburg said they observed Calderon-Melendez punch Kiana Snowden, 15, in the face. He was promptly arrested and later admitted to being a member of the violent MS-13 street gang. Calderon-Melendez was then released on $2,500 bail until his trial on Aug. 17, which he never appeared for.
On Aug. 20, he and Jose Gagoberto Flores Cardova allegedly assaulted Cardova’s roommate, known only as Salguero in court documents, in their 8200 Iron Clad Court apartment in Gaithersburg.
According to police, Cardova beat Salguero in the head with a baseball bat and Calderon-Melendez stabbed him in the sternum with a knife. Police found the bloody bat and a broken knife in the house after the two had already fled.
Had Calderon-Melendez originally been arrested in Prince William, his immigration status would have been checked and he would’ve stayed in jail, Prince William County police said. But it’s not Montgomery County policy to check the immigration status of those arrested, Seth Zucker, spokesman for Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy, said.
When bail is set in Montgomery County by bail commissioners, the state’s attorney makes no argument and it is only in cases in which a suspect can’t post bail right away or bail is waived by the commissioners that the state’s attorney argues on the potential for suspect to flee, Zucker said.
Calderon-Melendez was released the day of his arrest in July, and after the August attack, he laid low until finally arrested by a Prince William County gang unit on Friday.
fklopott@dcexaminer.com
If anyone was impressed with Stewart’s so called leardership ability in the bungeled past few weeks where the BOCS could not advertise a tax rate on which to proceed with county business they deserve the mess he has created in PWC
Corey has a bright future. I am glad he decided to stay and see this process through. There’s nothing wrong with concentrating on an area of concern, particularly when it affects so many different aspects of the county. Illegal immigration impacts Prince William County citizens on many fronts, including transportation, taxes, overcrowding, and other quality of life issues.
If Corey does his job well here, he won’t have to worry about impressing the folks in Richmond. He’ll ride to Richmond on a tidal wave of support.
Prince William has and will continue to see it’s fair share of challenges over the next several years. Corey will have the opportunity to demonstrate effective leadership beyond the hot button issues of controlled growth and illegal aliens.
It’s a challenging time for elected officials, local government and for our citizens. Citizens are carrying the financial burden of supporting local government and schools.
It is time to make the local ecomony our number one priority. Local government needs a strategic plan that demonstrates an innovative approach to attracting revenue generating businesses to the county to pay for the construction of schools and libraries.
I hope Chairman Stewart will see this as a top priority.
Based on Advocator’s post, I suggest that the local government officials in our surrounding jurisdictions owe Mr. Stewart and company a thank you for keeping vermin like this off the street.
I think this is best for Corey. While there was something to be said for striking while the iron was hot, he can now get some seasoning, which would have been the main point of criticism against him.
I was glad to hear that Corey decided to stay put. The ticket will be a great asset to Va. and the Party. Thats what we need working together and not trying to out do the other and take your time. As his time will come, but he needs to concentrate on Pr. Wm. and his Chairmanship.
We are doing gteat on the illegals.Now we need to get the neighborhoods clean.
concerned taxpayer,
You are right. The neighborhoods must get cleaned up. They are slowly but surely in the neighborhoods where citizens have become involved and report violations to the county.
I am very pleased to hear Loch Lomond has gotten a “clean sweep” done by Neighborhood Services. The notices went up on the doors a couple of weeks ago. So we should see improvements there soon.
I am glad Corey will be staying right here finishing the work at hand for Prince William County. It’s now time to proceed in a positive manner.
Lafayette said on 26 Mar 2008 at 2:23 pm:
We can proceed positively as long as people will do so and not keep rehashing the past. We need to figure out what is next on the agenda and work towards that goal.
Do we work on getting neighborhoods put back together or do we work on getting services put back in place for those who deserve them or do we put efforts into getting out the word that people who wish to have law abiding citizens as their neighbors are not racists?
What course of action would seem the most prudent at this time? I think getting the neighborhoods back on track is the best one, IMHO.
Let’s focus on cleaning up our neighborhoods so people will want to live here once again.
In Westgate, we have been doing our own “clean sweeps” going street by street with notepads and digital cameras, and turning in any zoning violation to Neighborhood Services. We then submit our zoning complaints with photographic evidence so the violation is not disputed.
We are also working on initiating Neighborhood Watches on a street by street basis.
Mr. M64 & Ms. Loundoun,
Absolutely, NEIGHBORHOODS NEXT!!
A big thank you to Bolling and Chairman Stewart for saving us from the prospect of Chairman Nohe.
Just watched Corey Stewart on FOX NEWS with E.D. Hill, discussing the resolution and its effects in PWC.
He did an outstanding job!
Well done, Chairman Stewart!