The Albemarle delegate’s campaign campaign for Attorney General is set to announce a truly impressive list of endorsements from around the state. What makes this list so impressive is that it contains much more than mere token support from all corners of the party. You literally won’t see some of these names together on any other endorsement list. Notable, too, is the absence for now of endorsements from elected officials, which is bound to be an equally impressive list once released.
These endorsements are a testament to Bell’s campaign work ethic back in 2013, when he nearly unhorsed GOP favorite Sen. Mark Obenshain for the Republican nomination. Bell is probably the hardest working man in Virginia politics, and that work appears to be paying off. John Adams, the only other announced candidate for the race, will have his work cut out for him.
The endorsement list is below:
| State Central Endorsements | |
|---|---|
| At Large: | 1st District: |
| Al Aitken – Western Vice-Chairman | Eric Herr – 1st District Chairman |
| Diana Banister – Secretary | Larry Kile – 1st CD State Central Rep |
| Suzanne Curran – Western Vice-Chairwoman | Bob Watson – 1st CD State Central Rep |
| Devon Flynn – CFRV First Vice-Chairman | |
| The Hon. John Hager – State Central Ex-Officio | 4th District: * |
| Jake Lee – CFRV Second Vice-Chairman | Jack Wilson – 4th District Chairman |
| Chris Marston – Legal Counsel | Carol De Triquet – 4th CD State Central Rep |
| Kasha Neilson – CFRV Chairman | Col. Bill Flanagan – 4th CD State Central Rep |
| Jeff Wernsing – YRFV State Central Rep | Rick Michael – 4th CD State Central Rep |
| Bob Wheeler – 4th CD State Central Rep | |
| 2nd District: | |
| Carl Anderson – 2nd CD State Central Rep | 5th District: |
| Lynn Tucker – 5th District Chairman | |
| 3rd District:* | Peyton Knight – 5th CD State Central Rep |
| Barbara Tabb – 3rd District Chairman | Renee Maxey – 5th CD State Central Rep |
| Bill Coburn – 3rd CD State Central Rep (New 3rd)* | Chris Shores – 5th CD State Central Rep |
| Janet Riddick – 3rd CD State Central Rep | Clara Wheeler – 5th CD State Central Rep |
| Jennifer Lee – 3rd CD State Central Rep | Travis Witt – 5th CD State Central Rep |
| Kishore Thota – 3rd CD State Central Rep | |
| Steve Trent – 3rd CD State Central Rep (New 3rd)* | 7th District* |
| Fred Gruber – 7th District Chairman | |
| 6th District: | David Fuller – 7th CD State Central Rep |
| Wendell Walker – 6th District Chairman | Jane Ladd – 7th CD State Central Rep |
| Georgia Alvis-Long – 6th CD State Central Rep | Doug Rogers – 7th CD State Central Rep |
| Anne Fitzgerald – 6th CD State Central Rep | |
| 9th District: | |
| 8th District: | Adam Tolbert – 9th District Chairman |
| Mark Kelly – 8th District Chairman | Kevin Corbett – 9th CD State Central Rep |
| Anne LaHuray – 8th CD State Central Rep | Marcy Hernick – 9th CD State Central Rep |
| Noah Wall – 8th CD State Central Rep | Michelle Jenkins – 9th CD State Central Rep |
| Jerry Lester – 9th CD State Central Rep | |
| 10th District: | |
| Kay Gunter – 10th CD State Central Rep | 11th District: |
| Heidi Stirrup – 10th CD State Central Rep | Terry Wear – 11th District Chairman |
| Julie Williams – 10th CD State Central Rep | Keith Damon – 11th CD State Central Rep |
| The Hon. Patsy Drain – 11th CD State Central Rep | |
| Unit Chairman: Endorsements | |
| Albemarle County Chairman: Cindi Burket | Greene County Chairman: Ed Yensho |
| Alexandria City Chairman: Chris Marston | Halifax County Chairman: Pat Barksdale |
| Alleghany County/Covington City Chairman: Benjamin Snedegar | Hampton City Chairman: Carl Anderson |
| Appomattox County Chairman: Mike Schmitt | Hanover County Chairman: Nancy Russell |
| Arlington County Chairman: Matt Wavro | Harrisonburg City Chairman: Mac Nichols |
| Augusta County Chairman: Georgia Alvis-Long | Hopewell City Chairman: Brandon Howard |
| Botetourt County Chairman: Jeff Stritesky | Isle of Wight County Chairman: Bill Coburn |
| Bristol City Chairman: Kevin Corbett | King George County Chairman: Ray Duncan |
| Brunswick County Chairman: Will Rogers | Lancaster County Chairman: Susan Clingan |
| Buchanan County Chairman: Bobby May | Lee County Chairman: Jason Grace |
| Carroll County Chairman: Josh Hendrick | Lexington City/Rockbridge County/Buena Vista City Chairman: Roger Jarrell |
| Charles City County Chairman: Connie Warner | Lunenburg County Chairman: Mike Hankins |
| Charlotte County Chairman: Peggy Armentrout | Lynchburg City Chairman: Brian Triplett |
| Charlottesville City Chairman: Barbara Null | Madison County Chairman: William Harvill |
| Colonial Heights City Chairman: John Wood | Manassas City Chairman: Sharon Ashurst |
| Culpeper County Chairman: Charles Duncan | Mathews County Chairman: Keith Ellenberger |
| Danville City Chairman: Betsy Young | Mecklenburg County Chairman: R. Wallace Hudson |
| Dickenson County Chairman: Gary Hall | Middlesex County Chairman: Patty Wheeler |
| Dinwiddie County Chairman: Dean McCray | Montgomery County Chairman: Mel Huber |
| Essex County Chairman: Dave Rector | Nelson County Chairman: Carlton Ballowe |
| Fairfax County Chairman: Matt Ames | New Kent County Chairman: Mark Daniel |
| Falls Church City Chairman: Ken Feltman | Norfolk City Chairman: Tom Cherry |
| Floyd County Chairman: Gene Bishop | Northumberland County Chairman: Dean Sumner |
| Fluvanna County Chairman: Carolyn Ley | Nottoway County Chairman: Ron Chipper |
| Franklin County Chairman: Brian Hamilton | Page County Chairman: Charlotte Homer |
| Frederick County Chairman: Andrew Robbins | Petersburg City Chairman: Pat Harvey |
| Fredericksburg City Chairman: Michael Hirsch | Poquoson City Chairman: Paul Kedell |
| Galax City Chairman: Brandon Broyles | Portsmouth City Chairman: Lawton Baker |
| Giles County Chairman: Mae Midkiff | Radford City Chairman: Arnie Bohanon |
| Rappahannock County Chairman: Angela Deavers |
