skiingff
02-28-2008, 01:56 PM
Amit Singh, 32, of Arlington, is also seeking the Republican nomination. His platform is “libertarian leaning” and advocates reducing the size and scope of the federal government.
Singh, born and raised near Richmond, graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in electrical engineering. He now owns his own engineering firm that primarily serves federal agencies. This is his first foray into politics.
“A lot of this is a new experience to me, but I'm learning quickly,” he said.
His biggest issues are the federal deficit, preserving personal liberties and foreign policies, which he said are costing the United States financially. Singh said he has not yet begun the fund-raising portion of his campaign.
http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/news/2008/feb/26/five-vie-8th-district-seat/
The article also mentions Dianne Kelly, who I've never seen at any Republican meeting or even heard she exists. I don't think she's running anymore. It's Amit v. Ellmore, good v. bad.
Ellmore was beaten 70%-30% last Republican primary, and Amit was endorsed by the last Republican nominee's campaign manager (the candidate himself is a federal employee subject to the Hatch Act and cannot endorse). Basically it means Amit will take that previous 70% block of voters and secure the nomination.
But he does need your help, in terms of obtaining a Ron Paul/Rand Paul endorsement and raising money. Amit participated in Live Free or Die in N.H. and maxed out to RP in October. We need to get this guy a few bucks, anything helps, his goal is a minimal $15,000 by March 25, because he's putting 10k of his own money into his campaign.
An awesome new site design is coming soon, but for now please donate what you can at his current site:
http://www.amit08.com/donate.html
Singh, born and raised near Richmond, graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in electrical engineering. He now owns his own engineering firm that primarily serves federal agencies. This is his first foray into politics.
“A lot of this is a new experience to me, but I'm learning quickly,” he said.
His biggest issues are the federal deficit, preserving personal liberties and foreign policies, which he said are costing the United States financially. Singh said he has not yet begun the fund-raising portion of his campaign.
http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/news/2008/feb/26/five-vie-8th-district-seat/
The article also mentions Dianne Kelly, who I've never seen at any Republican meeting or even heard she exists. I don't think she's running anymore. It's Amit v. Ellmore, good v. bad.
Ellmore was beaten 70%-30% last Republican primary, and Amit was endorsed by the last Republican nominee's campaign manager (the candidate himself is a federal employee subject to the Hatch Act and cannot endorse). Basically it means Amit will take that previous 70% block of voters and secure the nomination.
But he does need your help, in terms of obtaining a Ron Paul/Rand Paul endorsement and raising money. Amit participated in Live Free or Die in N.H. and maxed out to RP in October. We need to get this guy a few bucks, anything helps, his goal is a minimal $15,000 by March 25, because he's putting 10k of his own money into his campaign.
An awesome new site design is coming soon, but for now please donate what you can at his current site:
http://www.amit08.com/donate.html