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Is Senator Cuccinelli In?

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Hirons

Senator Ken Cuccinelli will make it official on Monday in Fairfax.  Will he or won’t he be a candidate for Attoney General.

 Fairfax, Virginia, March 28, 2008  – Virginia State Senator Ken Cuccinelli (R-37th) today scheduled a press conference for Monday, March 31st at 12:30 pm. The press conference will occur in front of the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway; Fairfax, Virginia 22035.
Cuccinelli will address his intentions regarding the 2009 race for the Republican nomination for Virginia Attorney General: “Having had some time at home after the General Assembly session, my wife and I have made some decisions about this race that are now final enough to share.”Cuccinelli, a partner in the law firm of Cuccinelli & Day, PLLC, was first elected to the Senate of Virginia in a 2002 special election. He serves on the Senate Courts of Justice Committee and has worked closely with the Attorney General’s office on key public safety and public interest legislation.

 

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11 Responses

  1. TruBeliever, on March 28th, 2008 at 4:10 pm Said:

    I am hearing that Cuccinelli won’t run. Bolling’s announcement last week now makes the AG post an eight year stretch. With 5 kids, Ken has made the decision he can’t afford to hold the post for that length of time. I also have heard that Paul Harris may be getting back in.

  2. The Write Side of My Brain » Cuccinelli for Attorney General?, on March 28th, 2008 at 6:17 pm Said:

    [...] Virginia Virtucon:  Is Senator Cuccinelli In? [...]

  3. mytwocents, on March 28th, 2008 at 6:37 pm Said:

    I think if Cuccinelli does not run ,Sen. Obenshain will be the ideological choice for those who currently support Cuccinelli. In a convention setting, he would be difficult to impossible to beat, should he decide to run.

    A few others who are interested have zero name ID like Paul Harris and a U.S. states attorney, I can’t think of this name. Somone has been on the blogs pushing him. Steve Baril I guess could decide to run again as well.

  4. TruBeliever, on March 28th, 2008 at 6:48 pm Said:

    How can you say Harris doesn’t have name recognition.? He has been one of the most popular guys in the GOP for a number of years, and, unlike Cucc, he hasn’t voted for any tax inceases. BTW, the US Attorney is John Brownlee.

  5. mytwocents, on March 28th, 2008 at 8:01 pm Said:

    Well, he doesn’t have name ID compared to either Cuccinelli or Obenshain. I would say most have never grassroots committee folks have never heard of him and I know very little about him. Does that make him a bad candidate? No, it just gives him that much more work. Someone like Obenshain has very large ID like Cuccinelli, because he is a leader among the conservatives in the state senate fighting liberal Republicans and well his father was a legend, that helps. If Cuccinelli drops, its Obenshains easily if he wants it. BTW, I think Cuccinelli will run. I don’t believe at all that Bolling will be entitled to the nomination for governor just because he is sitting out this year.

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  7. Riley, on March 28th, 2008 at 11:45 pm Said:

    mytwocents — Heck, Bolling may even opt to run against Webb for the U.S. Senate in 2012 leaving open the gov. race in 2013.

  8. mytwocents, on March 29th, 2008 at 12:33 am Said:

    I should clarify, I am a big Bolling fan and no slight was intended.
    Bolling would be an excellent candidate to go against Webb!!! Unlike the M. Warner situation we are facing right now, there will be no shortage of qualified candidates ready and willing to take on Webb. I just don’t like getting into the habit of coronating our candidates for governor or any statewide office for that matter without any party competition. I think a sense of leadership entitlement in creaping into our great party on several fronts over the past few cycles for governor.

  9. PWConservative, on March 29th, 2008 at 10:44 pm Said:

    I say Cuccinelli runs for AG and then Governor in 2013

  10. Light Horse, on March 31st, 2008 at 10:45 am Said:

    I think the Monday press conference is getting too low key a build up. I think he is going to say he is not running for AG.

  11. Light Horse, on March 31st, 2008 at 3:03 pm Said:

    It turns out I was completely wrong.

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