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Dave Marsden: The Truth About His Tax Record
Dave Marsden, candidate for the Virginia State Senate in the 37th District recently sent out a direct mail piece to voters that was a little misleading. Misleading…how so? Well, the mailing claimed that Marsden was a low-tax stalwart. What this mailer failed to mention was that Marsden has quite the penchant for supporting massive tax increases.
Marsden voted in 2008 for a $2 billion tax increase, and this tax increase would have made it more costly to buy a home or a car, and would have increased the sales tax in Northern Virginia (even though, Northern Virginia would have received less in return from Richmond). Source: SB 6009
How will Marsden (who didn’t even live in the district until he recently decided to rent a room) be good on tax policies, when his record as a member of the House of Delegates proves otherwise?
OPEN THREAD: Polls Closed in the Firehouse Primary
Now that the polls are closed in the 37th District GOP Firehouse Primary, what are your thoughts on the race? Any predictions?
In the meantime, check out Bearing Drift for the latest in the 37th.
Tonight is the GOP Firehouse Primary in the 37th District
Tonight, from 6-10 p.m., there will be a firehouse primary for the Republican nomination in the 37th State Senate District to fill the open seat vacated by Ken Cuccinelli. This primary will be taking place at Centreville High School.
There are three candidates running for the nomination:
- Steve Hunt (CCC endorsed)
- Marianne Horinko
- Will Nance
Carpetbagger Finally Rents Room in 37th State Senate District
Del. Dave Marsden, who is running for the Democrats in the 37th State Senate District, has finally found a place to live within the district. According to The Washington Post, Marsden is renting a room at the house of one of his supporters. Well, at least, he found a place to live, but the question remains: how well does Marsden know the issues that impact the 37th District?
Carpetbagger Alert: Del. Dave Marsden Declares Candidacy for VA-37
Well, well, well…it has only been a matter of time before I would have to write about another carpetbagging candidate in our midst. In my home State Senate district (VA-37), Del. Dave Marsden, who does not live in the 37th has declared his candidacy for the open State Senate seat. The Washington Post’s Virginia Politics blog reported this on Thursday, but I wanted to share my thoughts on the matter.
First and foremost, Marsden only won by a whopping 209 votes in his House of Delegates re-election bid. Evidently, the residents of the 41st District felt that he did not do a great job for his margin of victory to be so close.
Now, Marsden feels he is ready for a promotion to be a State Senator in a district where he does not reside. What does he know about the issues impacting our district?
This is just another prime example of a carpetbagging candidate at its finest. He’ll do anything to win (check out NLS for his true feelings of Marsden), even if that means moving into another district.
