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Milde faces two challengers in Stafford's Aquia District supervisor race Date published: 10/23/2009
BY JONAS BEALS A three-way race for the Aquia supervisor's seat pits two newcomers--Irene Egan and Paul Ortiz--against incumbent Paul Milde. Both challengers see improving education as the most pressing concern for Stafford County. While Milde has expressed a desire to support and improve schools, his interests lie mainly in fighting taxes and improving the business environment of the county. The challengers also share a common motivation for running: Milde himself. In the past year, Egan and Ortiz have both dealt with land-use issues near their properties and felt Milde did not support their concerns. For Ortiz, the issue was a rezoning proposed by the Silver Cos. that would have changed residential property on U.S. 1 to commercial property near his Hills of Aquia home. He and his neighbors successfully opposed the rezoning. For Egan, it was the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. She lives in the Meadowbrook subdivision adjacent to the SPCA property. She and her neighbors were opposed to the SPCA location. An alternative proposed by Egan during the SPCA public hearing contained elements of the final compromise permit supervisors approved. Milde supported the Hills of Aquia rezoning, as well as the conditional-use permit allowing the SPCA. Milde is accustomed to controversy and does not hesitate to vote his mind even if it might upset some of his constituents. That attitude seems to have gained him a legion of supporters--his campaign is one of the most financially successful in local history. The incumbent has received more than $43,830 in cash contributions in 2009, according to campaign finance reports filed last week. Reports show Ortiz has raised $4,680 and Egan $6,628. Milde was an unlikely candidate when he ran four years ago. As his opponents this year have noted, Milde has a legal history that includes a felony cocaine possession conviction when he was 18. He had his voting rights restored in 2002 by Gov. Mark Warner. After spending nearly $90,000 of his own money, he won a hotly contested 2005 race against incumbent Kandy Hilliard and became a vocal member of the Board of Supervisors.
Read more stories about Stafford Date published: 10/23/2009
As evidenced, no doubt, by the combination of the negative campaigning and the false Milde internet links that connect to his sites.
Come on. I am truly chagrined for Stafford. No wonder the FLS couldn't even make an endorsement in any of the four supervisor races.
Judge Milde by his record during the past 4 years; this discussion of old stuff (originally discussed by Kandy Hilliard) is old news and a mistake. It kept people from realizing her value; I'm not sure Ortiz has value.
EGAN is a Cord Sterling (big bucks) REPUBLICAN plant candidate. Didn't you see the wink, wink (Egan-Sterling) at the SPCA mtg when Egan made her proposal. Mr. Ortiz has the support of the Stafford Democratic Committee, although there are a very, very, few rogue non-supporters out there on the SDC or former SDCer's that just won't accept this. The Aquia race is about honesty and integrity and who will REPRESENT THE PEOPLE NOT THE BIG BUCK REPUBLICANS. Ortiz is the only candidate that even comes close.
Every time Milde gets caught, he howls character assassination. Well, judges and court documents simply speak the truth. Check it out:
http://paulortiz.org/milde_crime_controversy.htm
Last time the democrats ran a negative campaign like this, it was to elect Bob Woodson. Lets hope that Stafford residents have learned a lesson from that mistake. He was the only Supervisor that voted to support bringing terrorists to Stafford.
The reason for my posts are not to endorse candidates but rather to point out the failure of the local press in getting the candidates to answer questions on how they are going to make their campaign promises a reality.
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