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Connolly Wins Congressional Primary cratic Congressional Campaign Committee, 54.76 percent of all ballots cast. Fairfax chair will face Republican U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (Md.) Byrne, considered Connolly’s most formi- businessman in fall election. dable foe, won a larger percentage of the IN THE PRIMARY, votes cast in Prince William County, with By Julia O’Donoghue tunity to change the di- Connolly received 45.07 percent to Connolly’s 43.94 percent. The Connection rection of our country,” “I was surprised by 14,228 votes. His closest But overall, voter turn out was much said Connolly during his competitor, former Rep. higher in Fairfax County and Fairfax City airfax County Board of Supervisors victory speech at the Po- the margin. With this Leslie Byrne, collected than Prince William. Approximately 7 per- Chairman Gerry Connolly (D-At- lice Association Hall in low of a turnout, I 8,196 votes, or 33.35 cent of Fairfax County’s active voters and 8 Flarge) won his congressional Fairfax. percent of the total bal- percent of Fairfax City’s active voters turned district’s Democratic primary June If the chairman wins lots. up to participate in the primary, compared 10, capturing approximately 58 percent of the general election, didn’t think it would Iraq War veteran to just 2.5 percent in Prince William County. the vote and more support than the three Connolly could contrib- Doug Denneny won The lion’s share of 11th Congressional Dis- other candidates combined. ute to a net gain for be this clear.” 1,508 votes, or 6.13 per- trict voters also live in Fairfax County. Those The win means Connolly will face Fairfax Democrats in the U.S. — Del. Mark Sickles (D-43) cent of the total. Physi- residents account for 290,000 of the County businessman Keith Fimian for an House of Representa- cal therapist Lori 446,073 active voters in the district. open seat in Virginia’s 11th Congressional tives overall. Alexander garnered 638 District this fall. Incumbent Rep. Tom Davis The high stakes of the race have led to or 2.59 percent of the votes. SEVERAL FAIRFAX COUNTY residents (R) announced his retirement earlier this some national attention already. After win- Of the three localities included in the 11th who participated in the Democratic primary year and Fimian, who has never run for ning last night’s election, Connolly received Congressional District, the county chairman said they supported Connolly because of his public office before, is the Republican nomi- phone calls from the congressional Demo- ran strongest in Fairfax County, where he performance as county chairman over the nee. crats’ Majority Leader, U.S. Rep. Steny received 60.48 percent of the vote. He also last four years. “Voters in the 11th District have an oppor- Hoyer (Md.), and the head of the Demo- won in the City of Fairfax, where he received See Connolly, Page 9 Moran Succeeds Ellmore Victorious Congressman piles up cent of registered voters cast ballots. After the election results came in, Moran Christian conservative wins out against 4-to-1 margin in easy said that the victory “feels good,” but that he thought this primary race was unnecessary. libertarian alternative in the ninth. primary win. “Democracy is just about the worst pro- cess you can go through for governance, By Michael Lee Pope a 28-percentage-point lead and Falls By David Schultz other than all the others. It proved that to- The Connection Church with a 24-percentage-point mar- The Connection night,” he said. “Everybody gets a chance gin of victory. The final tally was closer to run [but] I hate to spend taxpayer money coring a victory for the “compas- in Alexandria, although Ellmore won .S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8) won on something like this.” Ssionate conservative” wing of the with 8-percentage-point lead, Singh was U more than 80 percent of the vote Republican Party, mortgage lender able to take 10 out of the city’s 26 pre- in Tuesday’s primary election, set- FAMIGLIETTI, who has cerebral palsy, was Mark Ellmore was able to tamp down a cincts. ting the stage for a general election battle critical of Moran throughout the primary libertarian insurgency fueled by support- “We need fresh energy and new blood, with Republican businessman Mark campaign. He ran to the left of Moran, chid- ers of U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (D-Texas) on someone who believes in term limits,” Ellmore. ing him for breaking with the Democratic Election Day. Although Singh was able said Ellmore, over a beer at his victory Moran, former Alexandria mayor and mem- Party on issues such as free trade and bank- to score a win in Arlington with a 6 per- party in Bailey’s Crossroads. “I do not ber of Congress since 1991, beat Falls Church ruptcy law. centage-point lead, Ellmore won by sub- intend to take up residence in the United lawyer and relative unknown Matt Famiglietti But Famiglietti said that he had not run a stantial margins in Fairfax County with See Ellmore, Page 26 in a race in which slightly more than 4 per- See Moran, Page 26 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Springfield Connection ❖ June 12-18, 2008 ❖ 3 Week in Springfield News Photo by Photo Sara Ronken Del. Dave Albo (R-42), left, receives a formal recogni- tion of gratitude from Sharon M. McDonald, the president of the Commissioners of the Revenue Association of Virginia. /The Connection Albo Rewarded for Opposition Sharon M. McDonald, the president of the Commissioners of the Revenue Association of Virginia, formally expressed her grati- tude to Del. David B. Albo (R-42). Albo was recognized for his opposition to recent state budget cuts that would have had a dam- Alice Crisci, second from the right, poses for a picture with her family. aging effect on localities throughout the Commonwealth and their ability to generate revenue. The office of the Commissioner of Revenue’s job is to identify and assess all personal property, including the real estate of many localities, ensuring compliance with state and local tax laws, is- Crisci Shares Her Vision suing licenses to businesses in many localities, administrating fi- duciary taxes like the meals tax and providing assistance in many that led to a double mastectomy on April 21. Ac- localities with the filing of state income tax. The proposed cuts, Alice Crisci launches cording to the National Cancer Institute, only 5 per- which Albo opposed, would have eliminated 6 percent of state East Coast branch of cent of all breast cancer patients are under the age funding for all Commissioners of Revenue budgets. This would of 40. Alice Crisci is now a part of that small per- have let to a loss of essential personnel and county/city services. nonprofit organization for centage. “I was shocked and saddened,” said sister Verizon Offers $10,000 Reward breast cancer patients. Jacqueline Crisci, upon hearing the news. “She’s the youngest of three women on the cancer side of the Telephone carrier Verizon Wireless is offering a $10,000 reward family and I wondered why it had to happen to her.” for information leading to the arrest of two men who committed By Sara Ronken Both Alice Crisci’s mother and aunt are breast can- a home invasion in Springfield last week while wearing Verizon The Connection cer survivors.