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Joint Accomack - Northampton Meet and Greet with Governor Tim Kaine

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2012

(Above, left to right) Accomack County Democratic Committee Chair, Frank Moore; Governor Kaine, Northampton County Democratic Committee Chair, Linda Shultz; and State Senator Ralph Northam.

(Above)Governor Kaine converses with Northampton County Democrats, Doris and Noel Galen at the meet and greet.

Governor Tim Kaine visited the Eastern Shore on February 4th as a candidate for the U.S. Senate.

During a 90 minute morning discussion with business and community leaders in Chincoteague, he presented his approach to ensuring the United States remains the global leader of the 21st century economy by investing in education, infrastructure, and workforce development. Nearby Wallops Island presented a great case study for his approach.

Gov. Kaine also heard concerns about local issues that could affect the tourism industry and the thousands of associated jobs on the Eastern Shore. 

At 12:30 PM, the Accomack and Northampton Democratic Committees met for lunch and a meet and greet with Governor Kaine at the Sage Diner in Exmore.

(Above) Our State Senator Ralph Northam also attended the event and spoke with the Democratic Committee members.

Visit our Candidates Page to learn more about Governor Kaine.

Candidates and Caucuses

Democrat Paul Hirschbiel will challenge incumbent Republican Scott Rigell for the 2nd District Congressional seat in 2012. Learn more about this promising candidate on our Candidates page!

Paul Hirschbiel, Democratic candidate for Second District Congressional seat addresses Northampton County Democrats at the NCDC Annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner.

Delegate Lynwood Lewis addresses the Accomack County Democratic Committee Caucus on Dec 10. He spoke about the recent elections, the budget, Wallops Island, and potential uranium mining in the commonwealth and then answered questions.

Below is Paul Hirschbiel who will be running for Congress against Scott Rigell. He spoke of his background, with his emphasis on Early Childhood education. He described himself as a moderate with 4 “themes:”

1. Bring commonsense bi-partisan decision-making to DC.

2. Get deficits under control.

3. Continue to invest in American Education.

4. Support for our military vets and military families.

He is interested in local issues such as agriculture, aquaculture and Wallops. Hirschbiel then fielded questions from about Social Security, comments made by Gingrich on education, and the need for reinstating vocational education and high tech training in the high schools. He was asked about unemployment for disabled vets, and others in Accomack County, problems with the SOLs, No Child Left Behind, and discipline in the schools, the high suicide rates of vets, infrastructure problems, and the challenge of enforcing needed regulations without stalling business growth.