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Virginia's 11th Congressional District

Monday, November 5, 2012

Not Your Everyday Q&A With Peter Marchetti

The Independent Green candidate for Virginia's 11th congressional District seat talks about why he's running, and how the U.S. government should work.

(Editor's note: One of the greatest powers Americans have is their right to vote. Patch respects that, and wants our readership to be as informed as possible before walking into that voting booth on Tuesday. With that in mind, this is the sixth and final in a series of in-depth interviews with candidates vying for Virginia’s 11th congressional District seat.)  Disgust with Congress, ridding America of it's dependence on foreign oil and the importance of third-party candidacies were just a few of the topics discussed recently between Patch and Peter Marchetti, the Independent Green candidate for Virginia's 11th congressional District seat. Marchetti spoke with Patch from the Starbucks coffee shop at the Bradlick Shopping Center in Annandale…

Beau Dure

8:00 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012

He explains why he isn't voting for the Libertarian for president. Why isn't he voting for the Green candidate? Fascinating interview.   more ›

Not Your Everyday Q&A With Joe Galdo

The Green Party candidate for Virginia's 11th congressional District is fed up with politics in Washington. How would he change things up?

(Editor's note: One of the greatest powers Americans have is their right to vote. Patch respects that, and wants our readership to be as informed as possible before walking into that voting booth on Tuesday. With that in mind, this is the fifth in a series of in-depth interviews with candidates vying for Virginia’s 11th congressional District seat.)  Playing hardball with China, reforming America's two-party political system and running as a third-party candidate were discussed this week in an interview with Joe Galdo, the Green Party candidate for Virginia's 11th congressional District seat. Galdo spoke with Patch from his home in Fairfax.    Galdo, 66, has less than $10,000 campaign cash on-hand, and faces incumbent Democrat Rep. Gerry …

Friday, October 19, 2012

Election 2012: Not Your Everyday Q&A with Chris Perkins

Former military man, Republican talks about why he's running in Virginia's 11th congressional District

(Editor's note: One of the greatest powers Americans have is their right to vote. Patch respects that, and wants our readership to be as informed as possible before walking into that voting booth on Nov. 6. This is the second in a series of in-depth interviews with candidates vying for Virginia’s 11th Congressional District seat.) Sequestration, the role of government and ending partisan gridlock in Congress were a few of the topics discussed this week between Patch and Chris Perkins, Republican candidate for Virginia’s 11th District seat. Perkins spoke with Patch from Panera Bread in Springfield.   Perkins has $56,026 cash on-hand, versus the $1.5 million war chest of his rival, Democratic incumbent Rep. Gerry Connolly. He also faces …

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James Cullum

10:56 am on Sunday, October 28, 2012

Thanks, Mr. Hadlock. Stay tuned for our next interview. By the way, who do you think is not running a serious candidacy?   more ›

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