Posted on 02/15/2008 11:57:50 AM PST by ReagansRaiders
Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chairman Corey A. Stewart, the politically ambitious architect of the county's illegal immigration crackdown, said he plans to run for lieutenant governor next year.
It is well known that Stewart, a conservative Republican, is eyeing higher office. He frequently has been mentioned as a potential successor to U.S. Rep. Thomas M. Davis III (R-Va.). And now that Davis has decided not to seek reelection, Stewart has declared himself the "preeminent Republican in Northern Virginia."
Stewart said he spent the past month weighing his options while watching the General Assembly reach a virtual stalemate on several bills opposing illegal immigration. He also watched lawmakers advance a measure that would scrap the state's 30-year-old system in which local governments negotiate contributions for such things as roads, libraries and schools from builders.
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