17th Senate District
Election:
Voting locations: All normal polling
places
Jurisdictions: Counties of
Culpeper, Louisa,
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| Issues at a Glance | Funds raised | Ratings | Endorsements
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| Positions on issues | Political commentary | Race at a Glance |
Updated 10-31-03
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Contact the candidates |
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R. Edward “Edd” Houck* (D) Contact info: Tel:
540-891-8393 Email: edd@senatorhouck.com Web: www.senatorhouck.com *incumbent |
Robert Stuber (R) Contact info: Tel: 540-226-6660
(campaign) Email: Robert@robertstuber.com Web: www.robertstuber.com |
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These
two candidates appear to differ significantly on issues that impact
families. Edd Houck,
the Democrat incumbent, moderated his liberal image in the General Assembly this
year. He voted for “death tax” repeal, and for the national motto “In God we
trust” in public buildings (but against it in ’01). He consistently votes for a ban on partial
birth abortions, but against improved health and safety standards at abortion
clinics. He voted for parental consent
(before a minor’s abortion) in ’03, but against parental notification in ’97,
and against informed consent for abortion.
He voted for dispensing the “morning after pill” to minors in school,
and against informing parents when their child receives
medical attention by state employees. He
voted for the car tax cut in ’99 and against it in ’01. He opposed a ban on casino gambling,
opposed a parental rights amendment, opposed local option for Family Life/Sex
Ed, and opposed the Standards of Learning.
He supported referenda to increase the Sales Tax and the Income Tax
and voted against returning surpluses to the taxpayers. His Family Foundation pro-family rating
rose to 47% this year after averaging 25% since 1993. He has not returned his Issues Survey
response. Robert Stuber, the Republican challenger,
is regarded as a strong, pro-life,
conservative. He pledges to vote
against tax increases. He supports
competition, school choice and intensive phonics to
improve the quality of K-12 education.
He supports death tax repeal, limiting growth of spending to inflation
plus population growth, returning surpluses to taxpayers, 2nd
Amendment rights, parental consent before a minor’s abortion, reducing the
family tax burden, and revenue-neutral revisions to the Tax Code. He opposes
the gay agenda and taxpayer funding of abortions. (See his Issues
Survey response for more details.)
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issues important to you. |
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R. Edward “Edd” Houck* (D) Positions on issues:
Click here to send Edd an Email with
questions on issues important to you. Ratings: The
Family Foundation-47% NFIB-67%
, Virginia FREE-40% AFL-CIO-100% Taxpayer
Protection Pledge-No Endorsements: Personal Background: Director of Student Services,
Fredericksburg City Schools Fredericksburg, Orange,
Culpeper, Madison and Louisa Chancellor Ruritan Club Member, Izaak Walton League National Trust for Historic
Preservation Episcopalian |
Robert Stuber (R) Positions on issues: Issues
Survey response–click here Ratings: Taxpayer
Protection Pledge-Yes Endorsements: Madison Project Virginia Eagle Forum PAC Virginia Society for Human Life PAC Personal Background: Co-founder, Access National Bank, Board member, Spotsylvania County
Industrial Development Authority Member, Fredericksburg Regional
Chamber of Commerce Member, Historic Fredericksburg
Foundation Life member, NRA Member, Izaak Walton League Presbyterian |
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Funds raised by the candidates: Click
here to link to Virginia Public Access Project report for this race. Political commentary related to this race or the candidates: |
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Although currently represented by Democrat Edd Houck, new boundaries
make the district 58% Republican and a potential pick up seat for a
conservative candidate, such as Stuber, if he can achieve adequate name
recognition. 45% of the district is
new to Houck. |
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