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Libertarian candidate announces bid for Scott’s seat
01/11/2010 3:56 PM by John M
Hampton resident James Quigley has announced that he will challenge incumbent Democrat Bobby Scott for the 3rd District Congressional Seat as a candidate of the Libertarian Party. Rumors have “Urban Conservative” Coby Dillard considering seeking the Republican nomination to run against Scott. Since being elected to the seat in 1992, Scott has run unopposed 5 times; none of his 4 challengers have managed more than 31% of the vote.
Virginia’s 3rd congressional district covers all of the City of Portsmouth, parts of the Cities of Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk and Richmond, all of the counties of Charles City, New Kent, and Surry, and part of the counties of Henrico and Prince George.
he’s got my vote. I’m soooo done with “bobby” scott.
I love Bobby. He keeps his head down and just keeps on doing what he thinks he can get done. IMHO.
I can’t think of a single “big” issue that Bobby Scott and I agree on.
In today’s climate, a Libertarian might have a good run at him.
Thank you for the comments so far, both in support of me and otherwise. I can be reached at JamesQuigley4Congress@gmail.com in case anyone wishes to volunteer or has further questions about the campaign. There is a website in development (jamesquigley4congress.com) but we only have the domain. The webmaster will not have the draft site up until the end of the month.
This district is gerrymandered for permanent occupation. I’ve never seen a district that was contiguous only by boat. Another example of American apartheid.
#2-Jennifer, and that’s Bobby Scott’s biggest problem.
In 2000-2001, the Republican GA redistricted, with the support of Governor Gilmore. They put as many African American and Democratic voters into the district as they could to make the surrounding districts more attractive to republicans…and that’s the gerrymandering you get. It’s why so few districts in Virginia are really competitive.
@david, you’re completely wrong. Bobby Scott’s district is created fir the express purpose of creating a Black district because of the Justice Department requirements. Scott’s membership in the House is the direct result of obtrusive government intervention in the “marketplace” of the electorate. It has proved a disaster and it’s time for him to go!
In 2001, the BUSH Justice Department, implementing various federal court opinions, required that a district be drawn that was majority minority. The Republican GA and Republican Govenor drew a district that put as many African Americans as possible into the Third District (Scott) as possible, to reduce AA strenth in adjoining districts. If district lines were pushed farther Southeast, that would put more east end residents into the First, Fourth or Seventh Districts.
Seriously, Houdoun, the Justice Dept requirements were created precisely because our great commonwealth intervened greatly in the “marketplace” of the electorate through discriminatory practices like the poll tax, literacy test and other means of disenfranchising minorities. Even without the Justice Dept. requirements, the GA creates the boundaries which basically lets politicians choose their voters.