Associated Builders and Contractors Endorse Bob McDonnell for Governor

-Group Represents Over 600 Virginia Companies-

Group Joins The Virginia Farm Bureau Federation; Virginia Realtors; Virginia Credit Unions; National Federation of Independent Business; National Rifle Association; Fairfax Chamber of Commerce; Fraternal Order of Police; The Humane Society; Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce; Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce in Endorsing McDonnell

 
RICHMOND- Bob McDonnell, Republican gubernatorial nominee and former Attorney General of Virginia, received yet another major endorsement in the 2009 race for governor today. The Virginia Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors, representing more than 600 construction and construction-related companies across the Commonwealth, announced their endorsement of McDonnell’s candidacy.  In just the last week McDonnell has received endorsements from the Associated Builders and Contractors, the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce, the Fraternal Order of Police, and the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce.

Speaking about the endorsement Pat Dean, President of ABC-VA said, “Bob McDonnell is a proven leader with a record of protecting the free enterprise system.  Bob has effectively shown that he is committed to protecting Virginia’s six-decade-old right-to-work law to ensure that the Commonwealth remains competitive. He is the candidate best prepared to get our economy back on track and help Virginia’s business owners create great jobs statewide.”

Bob McDonnell remarked, “I am honored to have received the endorsement of men and women who literally build Virginia. This election is about jobs and the economy. The Associated Builders and Contractors are on the front lines of these issues, creating good jobs and putting in place the infrastructure that is crucial to growing our economy in the years ahead. I will be a jobs governor. I will be committed to putting in place the policies that will help our entrepreneurs, job creators and business owners to hire new workers, get projects underway, and provide the great opportunities we need all across Virginia.”

The Virginia Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (ABC-VA) is a statewide, pro-business association of more than 600 construction and construction-related companies across Virginia. ABC-VA is the only association in the Commonwealth that is dedicated to serving the interest of merit shop contractors, and is a leading provider of education, political advocacy, networking and service to the commercial construction industry.

Over the last 6 weeks McDonnell has been endorsed by:

• Virginia Realtors ®, the largest trade association in Virginia with over 33,000 members
• Virginia AgPAC, the political action committee of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation with over 147,000 members statewide
• The Virginia Credit Union League, a trade association representing the Commonwealth’s 194 not-for-profit credit unions and the 3 million member-owners residing in Virginia
• The National Federation of Independent Businesses, the leading small business association in the Commonwealth whose membership consists of nearly 6,000 small businesses across the state
• The National Rifle Association, widely recognized as America’s foremost defender of Second Amendment rights, with over 120,000 members in Virginia
• The Virginia Fraternal Order of Police, the voice of our nation’s law enforcement officers with nearly 8,000 members and 50 lodges across Virginia
• The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce, the voice of business in Northern Virginia and widely regarded as Northern Virginia’s premier business organization
• The Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, the premier business organization in Hampton Roads consisting of 2,500 member firms that employ nearly 300,000 working men and women
• The Humane Society Legislative Fund, the lobbying affiliate of The Humane Society of the United States.