Monday, December 19, 2011
Barbara Comstock vs Pamela Danner
Del. Barbara Comstock and attorney Pamela Danner, both McLean residents, competed in one of only two House of Delegate races, that cost more than $1 million, according to campaign finance reports filed Dec.1. The cost of the campaign between Comstock, who was running for a second term, and Danner who sought to unseat her, totaled $1.3 million. In the House, where Republican control was never in doubt, the number of million dollar races plummeted to two from nine in 2007, Virginia Public Access Project said. VPAP is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that organizes campaign finance reports to that ordinary folks can understand them. Comstock won the battle for the 34th House district, a swing district, which includes Mclean, Great …
Morning Briefing
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Monday, December 19, 2011
Good Morning Neighbors, McLean Delegate Race Topped $1 Million. Barbara Comstock and Pamela Danner competed in one of the state's most expensive delegate races. This Week's Traffic Turmoils. Major overnight closures of 495, Dulles Toll Road and Spring Hill Road in Tysons Corner. Subway Update. Tysons Corner Christmas shopping should be easier because there is less subway construction along Route 123.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
We Hear to Tell
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Presidential Contender Herman Cain is Coming to Tysons Corner, Again: Republican presidential aspirant Cain liked Tysons Corner so much he returns Monday. This time he's here to collect money: Friends of Herman Cain are giving a fundraiser at the Hilton McLean. Tickets range from $50 to $5,000. A $5,000 donation gets you into a "private reception" with the candidate, 8 VIP tickets and a photo op, presumably also with the candidate. Cain spoke to the Northern Virginia Technology Council earlier in November. Danners Off to See New Grandson: Unsuccessful Virginia delegate candidate Pamela Danner put down her campaign signs and leaflets and she husband David headed off to Italy right after the election. The rush: to see their first grandchild…
Morning Briefing
Good Morning Neighbors, The McLean Ear. We hear to tell all. Herman Cain coming back to town. Danners off to Italy to see first grandchild. What's Open and Closed for Thanksgiving. County buildings closed for two days. Recent McLean Crime. Incidents in McLean last week. Travel Safely Today
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Results of Tuesday's elections
Dranesville Supervisor John Foust swept all 30 precincts as he handily won reelection to a second term in Tuesday's elections. Meanwhile Dranesville School Board member Jane Strauss won a hard-fought race with 51 percent of the vote. State Sen. Janet Howell easily won reelection with 57 percent of the vote. In the General Assembly races including McLean, Democrat Barbara Favola won the seat for the newly formed 31st Senate District while incumbent Barbara Comstock won reeelection to the 34th District House seat defeating McLean attorney Pamela Danner. Bob Brink also won reelection running against two little-known independent candidates. "I'm so looking forward to the next four years," Foust told about 100 of his supporters at a victory …
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Virginia Tracks Large Donations Given in the Final Days Before An Election
Democratic candidates running in a House and Senate district that includes McLean led their Republican opponents in contributions exceeding $500 in reports filed two weeks before Tuesday's election. The Virginia Public Access Project reported that in the 31st Senate District race Democrat Barbara Favola was leading her Republican opponent Caren Merrick. In the 34th House District race Democrat Pamela Danner was leading Republican incumbent Barbara Comstock. Comstock had been the leading fundraiser in all of Virginia based on campaign finance reports filed the end of September and reported by VPAP. State law requires candidates to file donors and contributions exceeding $500 in the final days of the election. VPAP, a nonprofit, nonpartisan …
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Presidential hopeful visits Fairfax City.
Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney fresh from his first political fund-raiser in McLean spent part of the day with Gov. Bob McDonnell energizing Fairfax Republicans as the Nov. 8 election looms. Romney spent Wednesday evening at the McLean home of Bobbie Kilberg, president of the Northern Virginia Tech Council, at a funraiser organized by Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, chair of Romney's Virginia campaign and Del. Barbara Comstock, R-McLean, Great Falls, Loudoun, a co-chair of Romney's Virginia campaign. Comstock, who lives in McLean, not far from Kilberg, and is running for a second term faces attorney Pamela Danner, a Democrat. Romney met a crowd of supporters in Fairfax City Wednesday to support Virginia's Republican candidates. He did …
Friday, October 21, 2011
Barbara Comstock Leads the State in Political Contributions
Incumbent Republican Del. Barbara Comstock, whose district includes McLean, led all Virginia state candidates in recent fundraising with 75 percent of her cash coming from Republican PACs controlled by the governor, the speaker of the House of Delegates and U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor. Comstock, who is running for re-election to a second term in the Virginia House of Delegates from the 34th District, raised nearly $230,000 in cash in September including $100,000 from a PAC controlled by House Speaker Bill Howell, plus another $25,000 directly from Howell and $25,000 from Gov. Bob McDonnell's PAC. The governor has headlined at least two fundraisers for Comstock in McLean. Her total even surpassed that of Howell, whose fundraising totalled nearly…
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Barbara Comstock tops the list of money raised in September
Incumbent Del. Barbara Comstock was the top fundraiser among all state candidates for September bringing in nearly $300,000 in political contributions, according to the latest campaign finance reports. Her total even surpassed that of William Howell, the powerful Republican Speaker of the House of Delegates whose fund-raising totalled nearly $200,000. Comstock is running for her second term to represent the 34th District which included McLean. Comstock's Democratic opponent attorney Pam Danner raised about $82,000. All the numbers are from the Virginia Public Access Project, a nonprofit, nonaligned organization. Republicans are ahead of Democrats in fundraising this election year both in McLean and in Virginia. In the 31st Senate race …
Appears at Fundraiser for Pamela Danner
Former Gov. Tim Kaine headlined a fundraiser for delegate candidate Pamela Danner on Tuesday night and gave a master class in Virginia politics. Kaine, a Democrat who is running for a Virginia U.S. Senate seat in 2012, told the estimated 80 guests gathered at a Langley Farms home that the upcoming November elections would have a low turnout because there is no major top-of-the ticket race. On Nov. 8, Virginia voters elect the 100-member House of Delegates, the 40-member state Senate and county and school board offices. "There will be more close races because of the low turnout," he said. Danner is challenging Republican incumbent Barbara Comstock, R-34, who won the seat two years ago by 422 votes. Kaine forecast "this race will be closer …
Will Radle
2:16 pm on Sunday, November 13, 2011
There has been enough said about the past SB campaign. I support the shared desire to move forward in creating effective solutions to the challenges confronting our community. more ›