Hurt announces run for Congress

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Confirming what many political pundits have been assuming for months, state Senator Robert Hurt, R-Chatham, filed the paperwork Tuesday to run for Congress in 2010 against Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th District.

Hurt, a lawyer and Pittsylvania County native, said he and his wife began seriously discussing the idea after former Rep. Virgil Goode opted against another run earlier this year. Hurt said he would wait to make a formal announcement of his candidacy until after the November election, but filed now “because there’s so much to get done.”

“It’s something that can be done in light of our primary commitment to being good parents,” Hurt said, “and we’re satisfied that it can be done. It won’t be easy. It needs to be done and that’s the main reason for doing it.”

As is common in Southside, Hurt said the biggest issue facing the 5th District — which stretches from Danville up to Charlottesville — is jobs. He does not support the current proposed health care or cap-and-trade legislation and pledged to “be a strong voice for our common sense conservative Virginia values.”

http://www2.godanriver.com/gdr/news/local/danville_news/article/hurt_announces_run_for_congress/14423/

[MarjorieG]

1. GOP argument will be no to HCR and cap/trade because we need jobs. yet, in power all they offer is

tax curs for rich. We need to constantly remind how we got here.