Corey Stewart to run for lieutenant governor of VA

Corey Stewart, chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, has announced his candidacy to become the 40th Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The candidate made his announcement at a shopping center in Woodbridge.

Stewart was quoted as saying, in a press release,“When I was elected Chairman our country soon experienced the worst recession in our lifetime. Prince William was especially hard hit. Instead of raising taxes we reduced regulation to help spur job creation, invested in infrastructure and public safety and cut $143 million from our budget. We set an example for fiscal conservative governance as the only Republican-led jurisdiction in Northern Virginia.”

According to a statement from Stewart,“Prince William County is a model for how to implement good conservative principles. Taxes are down, crime is down, and growth is up. I am going to bring to the Office of Lieutenant Governor the same conservative principles that I have led Prince William County with over the past 6 years.”

Stewart contends that the Virginia budget has grown by $15.5 billion over the past 10 years, but only 5% of new revenue has been dedicated to transportation. In a statement, he is quoted as saying,“We need to reprioritize transportation in the state budget. The lifeblood of any growing economy is infrastructure. If we do not find a solution now we are going to bring our economic growth across the Commonwealth to a halt. There is no more time to waste. In 2 years, the transportation construction fund goes broke and the highway maintenance fund goes broke not long after.”

“We do many things right in Virginia but we can and must do more,” the candidate was quoted as saying.