Washington Post Endorses Eileen Filler-Corn in 41st HD
On March 2, 2010, Fairfax voters will go to the polls to fill David Mardsen’s recently vacated House seat. David Marsden was recently elected to the state Senate.
Yesterday, the Washington Post endorsed Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41) to fill this seat. I know Eileen Filler-Corn well and can’t think a better person to represent the 41st. She is currently running against Kerry D. Bolognese (R-41). Both are not strangers to running for office. Eileen ran for this same seat in 1999 and Kerry ran just last year.
The Washington Post noted Eileen’s experience serving in the Warner and Kaine administrations in their endorsement. This experience would make her the “more effective delegate.”
They went on to say that
she has a much more fluent grasp of Virginia issues than Mr. Bolognese, having been deeply involved in education issues in Fairfax County. In addition to having served five years on the PTA Board for the county schools, she helps develop after-school programs as a member of the school system’s Child Care Advisory Council.
They contrast Eileen’s experience to Kerry’s experience by noting that
Mr. Bolognese’s main claim to involvement in state and local issues is that he pays taxes. A higher education lobbyist and former congressional staffer, he has little personal experience in public affairs in Fairfax or Richmond. That shows in his vague pronouncements about state government, which follow a doctrinaire script (cut waste, shrink government) unburdened by the facts.
In addition to this Washington Post endorsement, former Delegate Jim Dillard (R-41) has recently endorsed Eileen.
Jim noted in his endorsement that
as a Republican I am willing to cross party lines to support a moderate who cares strongly about providing excellent educational opportunities for our children in our public schools and institutions of higher learning. Unlike her opponent, who believes we spend ‘excessive’ amounts on public education, Eileen will fight to get our fair share of education dollars to maintain our superior schools in Fairfax County. That is why I am proud to support Eileen Filler-Corn for Delegate.
Jim held the 41st House seat from 1972 to 2005.
The choice is clear, on March 2, 2010 (or before) vote for Eileen! She will make an outstanding new member of the House of Delegates.