Scott Rigell U.S. Congress

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RIGELL EMPHASIZES JOBS AND THE ECONOMY FOLLOWING YET ANOTHER TROUBLING UNEMPLOYMENT REPORT

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – Scott Rigell, Republican nominee in Virginia’s Second Congressional District, gave a command performance at the second debate sponsored by Second Calvary Baptist Church in Norfolk. The questions asked during the debate came from everyday citizens and conveyed a range of topics, including health care legislation passed by Democrats in Congress, plans for saving the Joint Forces Command (based in Norfolk), offshore drilling, spending, and immigration.

Throughout the debate, Scott focused on his expertise and proven track record in job creation. Scott was the only candidate who spoke about holding accountable those employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants.

The second debate came on the heels of the troubling news that unemployment rates are rising. In Norfolk, where the debate was held, unemployment rose to 9.9%, meaning that one out of every ten people in Norfolk is unemployed. Nationally, the unemployment rate rose to 9.7%, a clear indication that the $800 billion stimulus bill that was passed by Democrats, with the support and vote of freshman Democratic incumbent Glenn Nye, has failed to create the jobs that Americans desperately need.

Congressman Nye was on the defensive regarding his first vote in office, which was to make Nancy Pelosi the Speaker of the House. Congressman Nye claimed that Scott’s latest television ad regarding that vote and Congressman Nye’s vote for the $800 billion stimulus bill was a negative attack ad, but the ad merely stated the facts. To view the ad, please click on the following video link:

Scott released the following statement today:

“Congressman Nye likes to tout that he voted against the health care legislation because it was ‘too expensive.’ Yet during the debate, he was forced by the moderator to admit that he would vote against a discharge petition which would force a vote to repeal the Democrats’ recently enacted health care reform legislation and restore over $500 billion in Medicare cuts.

Furthermore, on June 24, 2010, Congressman Nye voted against a bill which would have defunded the $5-10 billion required by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to implement and enforce the health care legislation, including thousands of new IRS agents and employees. The health care mandate requires all Americans to purchase health insurance.

Congressman Nye’s inability or unwillingness to stand by his decisions and maintain a firm, consistent position shows that he lacks the core convictions necessary to be a leader in Congress.

In addition, Congressman Nye stated that he got right to work on the issue of saving our carriers, which he now claims is a problem he inherited. However, the records show that Congressman Nye waited over a year after he took office to form a commission to coordinate our region’s response to the continuous efforts by Florida and other states to move our military assets and commands.

Now more than ever, we need proven leadership in Washington. If I have the high privilege to represent the people of the Second District, I will work tirelessly to create jobs and a strong economy that will generate the tax revenues needed to improve our schools, strengthen social security, and meet the deep obligation we have to the men and women who proudly serve in our military.”

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – Scott Rigell, conservative Republican candidate for Congress, today released key findings from the first poll to focus on November’s general election in Virginia’s Second Congressional District. To view the full memorandum and the head to head results released by Public Opinion Strategies, please click here.

After reviewing the results of the poll, Campaign Manager Jason Miyares released the following statement:

“These results are consistent with what Scott Rigell is hearing throughout the district; voters are anxious to send a conservative leader from the real world to Washington. Unlike politicians in Washington, Scott Rigell has met a payroll, balanced a budget, and created jobs. It is rare that a challenger would have a lead over an incumbent so early in the race, but it demonstrates that Rigell’s message of bringing business sense and conservative leadership to Washington is resonating with families in Hampton Roads and on the Eastern Shore.”

Public Opinion Strategies is one of the most well respected polling companies in the nation and has conducted polling for numerous high profile campaigns, including Bob McDonnell for Governor, Ken Cuccinelli for Attorney General, Congressman Randy Forbes, and Scott Brown for United States Senate. For a list of campaigns that have used Public Opinion Strategies to provide polling data, please visit http://pos.org/clients/.

Scott Rigell has a proven, 25 year track record of job creation, entrepreneurship and community leadership. The founder and Chairman of Freedom Automotive in Virginia Beach, Scott served his country in the United States Marine Corps Reserve for six years. Scott earned his B.B.A. from Mercer University and an M.B.A. from Regent University in Virginia Beach, where he and his wife, Teri, reside. For more information on Scott Rigell, visit him online at www.ScottRigell.com or join his Facebook site at www.facebook.com/scottrigell. Financially support Scott Rigell and his campaign to bring accountability to Washington by donating here. You can also contact the Campaign Manager, Jason Miyares, at (757) 802-9936 or Jason@ScottRigell.com.

Scott Rigell prevails in a strong field of five other Republican candidates and is ready to defeat freshman Congressman Glenn Nye in November

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – Scott Rigell, conservative Republican candidate for Congress in Virginia’s Second Congressional District, won the Republican primary held on June 8, 2010.  Rigell emerged from the crowded field of five other candidates by a double digit margin, winning 124 of the 161 precincts in the Second Congressional District.

Rigell, the owner of Freedom Automotive, is an experienced businessman who was recently inducted into the Hampton Roads Business Hall of Fame.  Unlike many politicians in Washington, he has met a payroll, balanced a budget, and created jobs.  He will face the freshman Democratic incumbent, Congressman Glenn Nye, on November 2, 2010.

Rigell released the following statement today:

“To the hard-working families of Hampton Roads and the Eastern Shore, thank you for the confidence you have shown in me by nominating me as your Republican candidate for Congress in Virginia’s Second Congressional District.  Tuesday was an important first step in our campaign to bring business sense and conservative leadership to Washington.

Thank you to Ben Loyola, Bert Mizusawa, Scott Taylor, Jessica Sandlin and Ed Maulbeck for running spirited campaigns and for their love of country.   The time commitment and sacrifice a candidate makes when running for public office is high, and I applaud all the candidates for their desire to serve in public office.  They are great Americans who share a deep commitment to our core conservative Republican values.  I look forward to working with each of them in moving forward our shared goal to replace our freshman Democratic incumbent with a tested and proven leader from the real world, and I respectfully ask their supporters to join us in that effort.

Thank you to all of our volunteers, supporters and staff!  Teri and I are so grateful for each of you.  I greatly appreciate all of your hard work, prayers, and votes.  Working together, we will clebrate another victory on November 2^nd!”

In addition to enthusiastic support from national conservative figures like Congressman Eric Cantor, and statewide conservative figures like Governor Bob McDonnell and Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling, Scott Rigell has also received the support of countless local Republicans, including over a half dozen members of the Virginia General Assembly, over ten current and past city council members, local Constitutional officers, and several local mayors.  For a full list of endorsements, visit www.ScottRigell.com.

Business Sense.  Conservative Leadership.

Scott Rigell has a proven, 25 year track record of job creation, entrepreneurship and community leadership. The founder and Chairman of Freedom Automotive in Virginia Beach, Scott served his country in the United States Marine Corps Reserve for six years.  Scott earned his B.B.A. from Mercer University and an M.B.A. from Regent University in Virginia Beach, where he and his wife, Teri, reside.  For more information on Scott Rigell, visit him online at www.ScottRigell.com or join his Facebook site at www.facebook.com/scottrigell.  Financially support Scott Rigell and his campaign to bring accountability to Washington by donating here. You can also contact the Campaign Manager, Jason Miyares, at (757) 802-9936 or Jason@ScottRigell.com.

One candidate even calls Scott Rigell to apologize!

Staying true to the will of the good people of Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District, Scott Rigell rejects traditional political strategy and stays focused on America’s future.

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – Just days after receiving the results of a poll that showed Scott Rigell, conservative Republican candidate for Congress in Virginia’s Second Congressional District, with a commanding lead heading into the Republican Primary on Tuesday, several candidates behind in the polls are attacking Scott Rigell, deliberately distorting his consistent twenty-year history of moving forward conservative Republican candidates and defeating the Liberal Agenda.

Campaign Manager Jason Miyares made the following statement:

With “politics as usual,” in the last days of a campaign, candidates who are behind in the polls often set principle aside and resort to distortions in an effort to trick voters. Unfortunately, that is exactly what is taking place in this race. The attacks on Scott Rigell, a lifelong conservative Republican, a man who walked door-to-door with Bob McDonnell in his very first race for the House of Delegates, a man who with his wife, Teri, has donated well over $400,000 to defeat the Liberal Agenda, are designed to trick voters into believing Scott Rigell is a liberal.

Apparently burdened with guilt, one candidate even called Scott Rigell the evening of June 1st to apologize for “going negative.” He explained to Scott that his campaign consultants “talked him into going negative” and distorting the truth. Perhaps the people he should apologize to are the voters of the Second Congressional District who deserve a leader who remains principled and honest under pressure – a leader who refuses to promote half-truths and distortions to promote his campaign.

THE FACTS

All Second Congressional District candidates know that Scott Rigell and his wife, Teri, each donated $2,300 (the maximum allowed by law) to Republican Mitt Romney in the Republican primary in 2008, and that Scott Rigell contributed $2000 to, and voted for, Republican John McCain in the 2008 general election.

To trick voters, candidates deliberately omit that over 99.7% of Scott and Teri Rigell’s contributions went directly to conservative Republican candidates and the Republican party. They deliberately omit that the check written in the Democratic primary was intended to stop Bill and Hillary Clinton from returning to the White House.

Highly respected conservatives, including Governor Bob McDonnell, have enthusiastically endorsed Scott Rigell because they know the REAL Scott Rigell – not the shameful caricature of Scott that voters received in the mail recently.

I fully agree with what Scott shared on Saturday: ‘If a man will compromise his principles to win an office, he will compromise his principles to stay in office.’

Since Scott declared his candidacy last summer, he has run a different kind of campaign. He has been truly listening to voice of the people of the Second District. And across the district, voters have said;

‘NO MORE NEGATIVE CAMPAIGNING’

Scott Rigell is listening to the voters in this campaign, and Scott will listen to the people while serving in Congress. Team Rigell has widespread support and momentum because voters trust Scott’s principled, conservative, proven leadership. They know Scott Rigell will stay true in moving forward his plan to set America on the right track by:

- Cutting Spending

- Creating Jobs

- Changing Congress

I ask that you join Scott in rejecting negative attacks, distortions, and “politics as usual.” The people of the Second District deserve better from their representative. Scott Rigell is the conservative leader we need right now in Congress.”

Business Sense. Conservative Leadership.

Elect Scott Rigell this Tuesday, June 8th!

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For a full list of endorsements, visit www.ScottRigell.com.

Washington, D.C. – Eagle Forum PAC, a conservative public policy organization founded by Phyllis Schlafly is proud to endorse Scott Rigell in the race to represent Virginia’s Second Congressional District.

“Scott Rigell is the kind of candidate we get when people stand up and demand better Congressional representatives,” said Schlafly. “We need him and more like him in Congress.”

“One of the greatest results we’re seeing from Tea Parties and the massive grassroots outpouring against the current Congress’ agenda, is that excellent candidates like Scott Rigell, who are committed to their faith, family and communities, are stepping up, making the sacrifices and doing the work necessary to run for Congress,” said Eagle Forum Executive Director Colleen Holmes.

“We need people like Scott, who aren’t coming to Washington to realize personal ambition, but are coming to represent and fight for their families’ and communities’ values,” Holmes continued.

“We look forward to working with leaders like Scott in the next Congress.” Schlafly added, “As a business owner and community leader, Scott knows the damage Washington’s spending and control can do to Tidewater families, and he’s determined to stop the slide toward socialism and protect all that makes America great.”

Eagle Forum PAC supports candidates who are committed to a conservative philosophy of limited government, national sovereignty and traditional values.