After the caucus voting ended on Saturday at the Cora Kelly
Rec Center, Alexandria City Councilman Rob Krupicka[1]
became the Democratic Party’s nominee for the 45h District House of Delegates position.[2]
The nomination process went under way after Gov. Bob
McDonnell called a special election for September 4 two weeks ago in the wake
of Del. David Englin’s resignation announcement effective August 31.[3]
Krupicka shouldn’t have a difficult time defeating his
Republican Party challenger, Tim McGhee (McGhee’s own bare-bones website is a
nod to the slim chances he has of winning the special election) given the
solidly Democratic constituencies that comprise the 45th House
District. [4]
So if Krupicka wins, what next, what kinds of policies can
Virginians expect out of Krupicka? If the Democratic nominee follows the policy
goals he lays out on his website, Virginians can expect a progressive
politician with strong ideas to move Virginia down a more equitable and
sensible path of growth.
In order for his ideas to take hold, Krupicka must be a
strong voice in the General Assembly, asserting his policies, all the more so
given the radical conservatism of many within Virginia’s legislature.
Laws need to be written to reflect changes happening in the
21st Century. Legislators like Krupicka can help make that happen,
in stark contrast to the backwards looking policies that the Republican Party
of Virginia prides itself upon.
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