Feb. 9-RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell issued the following statement regarding Senator Jim Webb’s (D-VA) decision not to seek re-election in 2012:
Commonwealth of Virginia
Office of Governor Bob McDonnell
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 9, 2011
Contact: Jeff Caldwell
Phone: (804) 225-4260
E-mail: Jeff.Caldwell@Governor.Virginia.Gov
Statement of Governor McDonnell on Senator Webb’s Decision Not to Seek Re-Election
RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell issued the following statement regarding Senator Jim Webb’s (D-VA) decision not to seek re-election in 2012:
“Senator Jim Webb has spent his life serving our Commonwealth and our country. As a young Marine he bravely served on the front lines in Vietnam. Later he served his nation in the Reagan Administration, including a stint as Secretary of the Navy. Most recently his public service has come in the field of politics, representing the people of Virginia as a United States Senator. He cares deeply about this nation, and our future. I applauded his leadership in passing the Post-9/11 GI Bill expanding education benefits to veterans. I greatly appreciated his partnership and leadership in addressing the proposed closing of Joint Forces Command. Jim Webb puts his country first, and I thank him for the public service he has long provided, while looking forward to the continuation of that service, albeit in a different capacity, in the years ahead. I wish him, his family and his staff the very best.�
