10/17/18 Joe for Virginia Calls for More Debates Before Election Day
Press Release: Joe Walton for Virginia Calls for Additional Debates for all the 7th District Candidates
Joe Walton for Congress – VA 7th District
For Immediate Release: 10/17/2018
804-476-0768
press@joeforvirginia.com
Joe Walton for Virginia Joe Walton for Virginia Calls for Additional Debates for all the 7th District Candidates.
Joe for Virginia is disappointed Representative Brat and Democrat Spanberger will not commit to additional debates that include all the candidates on the ballot.
Powhatan, Virginia: The October 15th Debate in Culpeper County hosted by the Culpeper Chamber of Commerce did not include all the candidates on the ballot: Joe Walton was not able to participate for reasons that are becoming less clear in the aftermath of the debate.
Joe’s campaign repeatedly asked of the Culpeper Chamber and the Spanberger and Brat campaigns – and Joe personally asked Representative Brat – to be included in the debate, however no party would commit in writing. At this time, Spanberger’s campaign is seeking additional debates before Election Day and Representative Brat has retreated from committing to two future debates previously planned.
Fortunately, after the October 15th Debate, both Spanberger and Brat have confirmed on the record they would have been fine with Joe Walton on the stage and fully participating in the debate.
Therefore, Joe Walton for Virginia calls for additional debates before the election where all candidates on the ballot are included. Joe will debate Representative Brat and/or Democrat-nominee Abigail Spanberger at any time and any place and subject to whatever conditions those two candidates can agree upon.
Since both candidates have said they are fine with Joe Walton’s participation, and the Spanberger campaign is aggressively seeking further debates, any future debate should have at least 2/3 of the candidates as did the October 15th Debate.
Joe for Virginia is currently seeking a civic organization venue and media partner(s) to host a debate and bring true accountability to the 7th District. Both Brat and Spanberger have said they will debate Joe Walton so we will give them an opportunity to do so and the voters a chance to see who is being honest about willingness to debate more and with Joe.
Please stay tuned for announcements about the planning of these debates.
About Joe for Virginia: Joe Walton is a candidate for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District and former Chair of the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors with a record of accountable and effective leadership in central Virginia. He is a sensible centrist with a genuine interest in working with constituents, leaders across the state, and federal peers to solve problems in Washington. He believes in and advocates for socially inclusive and fiscally responsible approaches to public policy. He holds a Master of Public Administration degree and is a Ph.D. student in Public Policy at VCU’s L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs.
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Joe for Virginia
Joe Walton is a candidate for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District and former Chair of the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors with a record of accountable and effective leadership in central Virginia. He is a sensible centrist with a genuine interest in working with constituents, leaders across the state, and federal peers to solve problems in Washington. He believes in and advocates for socially inclusive and fiscally responsible approaches to public policy. He holds a Master of Public Administration degree and is a Ph.D. student in Public Policy at VCU’s L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs.