Albert Pollard for State Senate!

By: Lowell
Published On: 3/19/2007 11:52:32 AM

This is great news.  Bolding added for emphasis.

Pollard to Run for Senate

Running to ensure legacy of moderate leadership survives and thrives

Albert C. Pollard, Jr., a former member of the House of Delegates, announced today that he is seeking the Democratic nomination for the 28th Senatorial District which will be vacant due to the pending retirement of Senator John Chichester.

"The spirit with which Senator Chichester led - that of policy over partisanship - should be an example to all who hold office, but sadly, it is not.  I am running for the State Senate to ensure John Chichester's legacy of moderate leadership survives and thrives." 

"While I still have significant commitments to my family and my church, the decision to run is made easier by the fact that my former business partner recently bought my shares in the small manufacturing firm which we helped grow."

Albert Pollard was first elected in 1999 and represented the Republican-leaning 99th House of Delegates district for three consecutive terms.  His core issues of environmental protection, health care, and education led him to receive increasing margins of victory in each of his three contested elections.

Albert Pollard has been honored as a "Legislator of the Year" by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and a "Citizen of the Year" by the Virginia Rural Healthcare Association. Also, he has been honored to speak to the Virginia Association of School Superintendents because of his leadership role in improving education by combating the bureaucratic and federally intrusive "No Child Left Behind Act".


In addition to other duties, Albert Pollard manages property investments held by his company, AM-PM, LLC.  His passion is agriculture and he had thought he would be farming in 2007 with small scale, direct customer sales of chicken, pork, and beef.

"Mariah and I joke that we spend all our time with hogs, chickens, children and church - but not in that order," said Pollard.

He and his wife, Mariah, are residents of Mollusk and have three young children: Mears, Sarah Wells and Ap.  He is on the vestry and a lay reader at Trinity Episcopal Church in Lancaster Courthouse.

The campaign can be reached at 804-462-5940 or through www.pollardforsenate.com.

Here is Pollard's ActBlue page so we can all help give him the resources he needs to win this race.  Thanks.

Comments



Albert Pollard is going to win this race! (rockhill - 3/19/2007 6:53:06 PM)
Albert Pollard represented the 99th House Dist. with class and distinction.  No other candidate - Democrat or Republican - will command as much bipartisan support.  Also, Mr. Pollard benefits from the fact that the 28th District GOP Nominating Committee is hell-bent on destroying itself!  Too bad we all can't be in attendance at their nominating convention.  HA! 

Thanks to Lowell for promoting Albert Pollard's fundraising page on ActBlue!!!   Let's all get behind this terrific candidate.  Remember, a net-gain of four seats gives the D's control of the Virginia Senate!  So, an Election Day win by Mr. Pollard is as important statewide as it is in the 28th!

P.S. Please include Albert on the RaisingKaine ActBlue page!!!



I'm working to get him on there... (Lowell - 3/19/2007 8:32:17 PM)
...I asked ActBlue several hours ago, so I would expect this to happen in the next day or so.  Go Albert!


Russ Moulton's high-handedness (CADeminVA - 3/21/2007 2:14:14 PM)
Is really ticking off a lot of Republicans. This is a moderate district that will reward a centrist candidate who's interested in governance and not just politics. Stafford's demographics have trended Blue the last few years, so that's good for us Democrats.

Go Albert!