The Hanover Democratic Committee will debut its Blue Moon Bash fundraiser on Friday, June 4. Join featured speaker Del. Jennifer McClellan as well as Dave Mills, Director of the Democratic Party of Virginia, and Mr. Rick Waugh, the Democratic nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 7th Congressional District. Rick faces 10-year incumbent Eric Cantor (R) and independent Floyd Bayne. The Blue Moon Bash will be held at the historic Hanover Tavern from 6 to 8 p.m. Enjoy hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar in the company of fellow Democrats and help the HDC get ready to support Rick Waugh for Congress. For more information call Delores Dunn at 804-240-2162.

Statement from Rick Waugh in response to Democratic nomination for Congress

May 5, 2010

I am grateful to the Democratic Party of Virginia for the nomination in the 7th District. I respect the political talents of Mr. Cantor and Mr. Bayne, and I know they will be formidable candidates.

The U.S. Constitution establishes that the House of Representatives has short terms of office, and this is because the Founding Fathers wanted to foster rotation of office and to let the House be subject to public opinion. Our government’s authority derives from the consent of the governed. The power belongs to the people, and I am an ordinary citizen who believes the people are not getting a fair deal!

I am a family man, a Virginian, a Louisan, a fisherman, and a community organizer – in that order. I am also a fighter. I don’t like it when the people of Virginia don’t get what they deserve.

I am running for Congress because I believe the citizens of Virginia have not been getting a fair shake from Washington, D.C. I am running because of the clients whom I have seen as a counselor. I am running because I know that our education system is still leaving children behind; I am running for the citizens of our District who cannot find the work they need to support their families; and for the citizens who have gone to Eric Cantor for help only to feel ignored. I am running because I know we can do better.

Eric Cantor has represented this District for ten years, and what do the citizens of our District have to show for it? The Wall Street lobby has a lot to show from the representation of Eric Cantor, but the citizens of Virginia do not. The party of Eric Cantor played a part in creating a financial crisis, and creating a bailout culture for huge banks. But when ordinary citizens needed help, when they needed jobs, when they needed unemployment benefits extensions, was Cantor there to help? On these measures, he voted no.

I am running for Congress because I can and will do better. I will listen to the people of central Virginia. The power belongs to the individuals who make up the people of Virginia. I am not a professional politician, so I will not take lightly my responsibility to the people of Virginia.

(Note: Rick's web page is www.rickwaugh.org)

Rick Waugh, a Louisa County community organizer, will be the Democratic candidate for the 7th Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. The election is this November. The seat has been held for the last 10 years by Republican Eric Cantor. See www.rickwaugh.org for more.