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JODY WAGNER ANNOUNCES BID FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: press@jodyforva.com
August 15, 2008

Virginia Beach – Citing her record of helping to put Virginia’s fiscal house in order, and the need to keep Virginia on the right track, former Virginia Treasurer and Secretary of Finance Jody Wagner today announced her candidacy for Lieutenant Governor in 2009.

Wagner announced her bid in a web video that was emailed to supporters and featured on her campaign website – www.jodyforva.com .

“I’m running for Lieutenant Governor because as a mom and a small business owner, I know that we need steady, proven leadership in Richmond,” Wagner says in the announcement. “Leaders who keep Virginia’s fiscal house in order. Leaders who understand how to help Virginia’s small businesses thrive. Leaders who know that investing in education is the way to make sure our children succeed.”

Wagner also drew a contrast with current Lt. Governor Bill Bolling.

“Unfortunately, there are too many politicians in Richmond – including our current Lieutenant Governor – who disagree with this commonsense approach. At a time when Virginia continues to face tough challenges, they want to turn back the clock to a time when politics and ideology stood in the way of progress.”

A twenty-five year resident of Virginia Beach, Wagner served as Virginia Treasurer from 2002-2006, and Secretary of Finance from 2006-2008. She and her husband, Dr. Alan Wagner, are small-business owners and have raised four children.

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