Fred Thompson Names Virginia Campaign Co-Chairmen
Nov 13th, 2007 by Ted Pibil
Our friends to the South have announced their state leadership team for the Fred Thompson campaign. In a real coup for Thompson, Former Senator George Allen and Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell will co-chair the campaign in Virginia.
From the official press release:
Veteran State Republican Leaders to Chair Thompson Virginia Organization
For Immediate Release
November 13, 2007
www.fred08.com
McLean, VA - Today the Fred Thompson campaign announced that two leading Virginia Republicans will serve as the campaign’s Virginia Co-Chairs. Former Senator George Allen and Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell will lead the Thompson campaign operation in Virginia.
A self-described “Common Sense Jeffersonian Conservative,” George Allen has served the Commonwealth of Virginia for over twenty years. Allen first represented Virginia as a delegate in the General Assembly where he held Thomas Jefferson’s seat. Elected to the United States Congress in 1991, Allen was later elected as Governor of Virginia in 1994. While in office he achieved criminal justice reform, education reform, promoted economic growth and helped reform Virginia’s government. Elected to the United States Senate in 2000, he was a leading advocate in creating policies to make America and Virginia a leader in innovation an d technology. Allen was unanimously elected Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee in 2002 where under his leadership Republicans gained four Senate seats and expanded their majority. Today, he serves as the Reagan Ranch Presidential Scholar for the Young America’s Foundation. He also currently serves as a National Co-Chair for the Fred Thompson campaign. Read more…
