Hunt makes his pledge to be the conservative candidate in the 37th district:
As you know, the Republican primary to determine a nominee
to replace Senator Ken Cuccinelli will be held tomorrow night from at Centreville High School from 6:00pm to 10:00pm.
I would be grateful to have your support and your vote.
I have worked with many of you in the past on political,
community, and charitable causes. Some
of you supported me with your time and hard earned dollars in my runs for the
School Board. I have knocked doors,
distributed yard signs, and worked the polls on Election Day with many of you
in the past. Some of you are
volunteering for my campaign right now--I cannot express to you enough my
appreciation for that.
Many of you know my principles and where I stand on the
issues, but I want to pledge several things to you:
1. If
nominated, I
will work as hard as I as you have seen me work in the past when I ran
county-wide--when I earned the reputation of being everywhere. I
will do everything I can to keep this Senate seat in Republican hands.
2. If
elected to the
State Senate, I will work as hard as I did on the school board--where
even a Democrat school board member referred to me as the hardest
working member of
the board--to represent you, your family, our community, and our
Constitution. When voting, I will consider the merits of
every piece of legislation that comes before the Senate deliberately, but I can
promise you, I will never forget my core values and our nation's founding
principles.
--The United States
is the greatest, freest country the world has ever known because of our people,
not the government. If Americans remain
free to raise their families, invent new products, start new businesses, pursue
their dreams, and enjoy maximum individual liberty, the United
States will remain the greatest nation the
world has ever known.
--The government should do less, and do it well. The government should tend to its constitutionally
mandated responsibilities, both in Richmond
and Washington, DC. Government should focus on doing what it is
constitutionally tasked with better, not expanding its reach while doing
everything poorly. In Virginia,
this means focusing government on security provided by the justice system and
first responders (fireman and police), improving transportation, ensuring
children receives a quality education, and making sure regulation doesn't
strangle our economy and the productive genius of our people.
--Taxes should be as low and broad-based as possible. Virginia's
revenues have gone up dramatically over the past decade, but economies are
cyclical. By increasing spending as much
as the bubble economies allow, we have created an unsustainable budget. The
role of an elected representative is to make tough decisions and
constrain the growth of government, not to spend every dollar that is
collected and then look for more potential sources of revenue.
--Protecting our traditional values. If we want our state and nation to remain
strong, we must respect life in all circumstances, protect traditional
marriage, ensure every law abiding American has the right to own a firearm, and
make sure our right to own property is not infringed.
--Asking ourselves before any legislation is passed: Is this legislation constitutional? Not just is this legislation helpful to someone--there is no
end to the good things that government can try to do with your money.
These principles will guide my decisions if I have the
privilege to serve as your next State Senator.
Please remember to vote tomorrow. I hope I can count on your support.
Sincerely,
Steve Hunt
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