Business Leaders for McDonnell” Coalition Announced

Over 200 Virginia Business Leaders Join NFIB, Virginia’s Realtors, Virginia’s Credit Unions and Virginia Farm Bureau in Backing McDonnell

Conference Call to Announce Coalition Features Mark Kington, Managing Director of X-10 Capital, LLC and John Luke, Chairman and CEO of MeadWestvaco

RICHMOND- Bob McDonnell, Republican gubernatorial nominee and former Attorney General of Virginia, announced today the formation of a “Business Leaders for McDonnell” coalition as the governor’s race enters its final weeks. “Business Leaders for McDonnell” consists of over 200 business leaders from across the Commonwealth who are backing Bob McDonnell due to his strong record of standing up for Virginia’s job creators, and his positive vision to bring new jobs and more opportunities to every region of the Commonwealth over the next four years. Joining McDonnell on the conference call announcing the coalition were Mark Kington, the Managing Director of X-10 Capital, LLC in Alexandria and John Luke Jr., Chairman and CEO of MeadWestvaco.

Speaking about the coalition, Bob McDonnell remarked “This campaign is about jobs and the economy. Virginians are concerned about the jobs they have, worried about finding the new jobs they need, and looking for leadership to get our economy back on track. We have devoted our campaign to rolling out positive and bold policy proposals to reenergize our economy, help our business owners create new jobs and expand their operations, and provide all Virginians with the good opportunities they need and deserve. The men and women on this list know this is the campaign on the side of Virginia’s job creators and workers. They know where I stand on the issues crucial to Virginia’s economy in the years ahead. In this race I am the only candidate speaking out clearly and unequivocally against card check and cap and trade. I am the only candidate with a record of, and commitment to, keeping taxes, regulation and litigation at a minimum. Because of this pro-jobs record and vision our campaign has also been endorsed by The National Federation of Independent Businesses, Virginia’s Realtors, Virginia’s Credit Unions and the Virginia Farm Bureau. I look forward to working with Virginia’s job creators and business leaders over the next four years to get our economy turned around and spark an economic resurgence all across the Commonwealth.”

Mark Kington noted, “I have over the years supported both Republicans and Democrats, and in each election my decision of support has focused upon the particular needs of that time, and the skills and life experiences of each prospective office holder.  In this case, the Commonwealth is presented with a clearly superior candidate in Bob McDonnell-a person with a wealth of experience, strong and proven leadership skills, and a pragmatism to find solutions in difficult times.  Bob McDonnell is focused on the issues that matter to Virginians and how they lead their daily lives-job creation, education excellence, transportation solutions-and I proudly support him as our next governor.”

John Luke Jr. remarked, “I support Bob McDonnell because he is a leader who understands what’s required to create and sustain a globally competitive economy.  At a time like the present, when our economy is under great stress, we need leaders like Bob in Virginia-and all across our country. Bob is committed to establishing a strong business climate that will encourage the investment necessary to secure the good jobs that we have in already competitive industries in Virginia and to create new jobs in the coming years.  The Commonwealth has long been the leading ‘pro-commerce’ state; Bob’s plans will secure and strengthen that lead.”

Thousands of other business men and women have donated to and support Bob McDonnell for governor. The list below is the leadership of “Business Leaders for McDonnell.”

Bob McDonnell: Good for Business, Standing up for Virginia Jobs

• Bob’s Virginia FREE lifetime business rating and his effectiveness rating were consistently in the top 10% of the House of Delegates
• Bob has been endorsed by the National Federation of Independent Business and earned a lifetime rating of 91% from the “voice” of Virginia’s small business owners
• Bob has been endorsed by Virginia’s Realtors, Farmers and Credit Unions
• As a delegate, Bob voted more than 50 times to cut taxes, resulting in over $2 billion in tax cuts
• Bob McDonnell opposes job-killing Card Check and Cap and Trade legislation, strongly supports Virginia’s Right to Work and law and will continue to oppose any effort to weaken it.
• McDonnell served as a corporate manager with a Fortune 500 health care company.
• He has a Master’s of Science in Business Administration
• As Attorney General he successfully managed a large state agency with hundreds of employees and a $30 million budget.
• As Attorney General McDonnell also established a Government and Regulatory Reform Task Force with the purpose of reviewing Virginia’s regulatory framework to find those regulations that can be improved, updated or amended in order to (1) better involve the people in their government, (2) ensure that regulations do not unnecessarily hinder free enterprise and (3) ensure that regulations do not place undue costs on Virginia taxpayers
• In the House of Delegates he served as Chief Co-Patron of legislation to abolish the Virginia Death Tax
• Additionally, as a Delegate, McDonnell was a strong supporter of tort reform and sponsored several bills to rein in frivolous lawsuits (HB1127, 2004; HB1126, 2004).

“Business Leaders for McDonnell”

Job Creators Back Bob

John Abel-Smith Hickory House Farm Middleburg
Tony Agnelli Retired Virginia Beach
Jeffrey Ainslie Ainslie-Widener Virginia Beach
John Ainslie Ainslie-Widener Virginia Beach
George Albright JP Morgan Arlington
Joseph Allen Allen Properties, Inc. Winchester
Dick Ashe American Eastern Corporation Yorktown
Edward Augustine Paramount Builders, Inc Virginia Beach
John Backus NAV Fund Great Falls
Bob Bailie Battlefield Commons LLC Mechanicsville
Whit Baldwin Heloair Richmond
Steve Ballard S.B. Ballard Construction Comp Virginia Beach
Charlie Barker Charles Barker Automotive, Inc Virginia Beach
Maureen Bartosh Mocha Mo’s Café Fredericksburg  
G. Douglas Bevelacqua DCB Group, LLC Williamsburg
John Biagas Bay Electric Company, Inc Yorktown
Sima Birach Twin Star Communications Vienna
Pat Borders Titan America, LLC Roanoke
Alexandra Bourne American Energy Freedom Cntr Fairfax
Jerry Boykin Womble Carlyle Great Falls
Linwood Branch South Shore Resort Inn Virginia Beach
Gary Brandt Marine Hydraulics International Portsmouth
Ray Breeden The Breeden Company, Inc Virginia Beach
Tom Brock General Electric - Retired Roanoke
Michael Brown Olympus Imported Auto Parts Vienna
David Browning Miraco, Inc. Virginia Beach
Toby Burke NAIOP Alexandria
James Burnley Venable LLP Alexandria
Gary Byler Gary C. Byler, P.C. Cape Charles
Jane-Scott Cantus ILEX Leadership Associates Fairfax County  
Jim Carlson Amerigroup Virginia Beach
Allyn Carnam Boehringer Ingelheim Midlothian
Stephan Cassaday Cassady & Company, Inc. Great Falls
John Chalmers Retired Moneta
James Chapman Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, PLC Virginia Beach
James Chapman Northampton County Clerk of th Eastville
Mel Chaskin Vanguard Research, Inc Clifton
Yan Cheng Open Concept Systems Great Falls
Charles Chiang Self-Employed McLean
Dan Clemente Clemente Development Co., Inc. Vienna
Stephen Clouse Stephen Clouse & Associates Ashburn
James Cofer Virginia Pilots Association Virginia Beach
Shawn Coughlin Capital Health Group LLC Alexandria
Hunter Craig Hunter E. Craig Company Charlottesville
Scot Creech E. L. Creech & Company Virginia Beach
Steven Cunningham Bella Luna Asset Management Moneta
Clifford Cutchins McGuireWoods, LLP Richmond
Wayne Cyron Self-Employed Burke
Ron Dabbieri SI International Alexandria
Steve Delbianco Fairfax County Republican Comm. Fairfax
Ron Devine A&R Foods Burke
Bill Diefenderfer E-Numerate Solution Great Falls
Vellie Dietrich Hall HPS Enterprises Fairfax
Becki Donatelli Campaign Solutions Alexandria
Michael Dorn Retired Fieldale
Bill Downey Riverside Health System Williamsburg
Mark Dreyfus ECPI College of Technology Virginia Beach
Richmond Dugger UXB International Blacksburg
Michael Duncan EIT South Danville
Barry Duval Kaufman & Canoles Consulting Williamsburg
Chet Ehrenzeller Retired Virginia Beach
Matt Ehrenzeller TIME Enterprises, Inc. Virginia Beach
Jeff Eisenach Empiris, LLC Oakton
Rhoda Elliot Bills Barbecue Richmond
Doug Ellis Ellis-Gibson Virginia Beach
Dennis Ellmer Priority Auto Group Virginia Beach
Bill Fairchild R. W. Murray Company Gainesville
Irene Farquhar General Dynamics Burke
Greg Fazakerly Development Resources Middleburg
Peter Fitzgerald Chain Bridge Bank McLean
Mark Fitzgibbons American Target Advertising Manassas
Laura Flippin Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walke Arlington
Chip Fortier Consilium Marketing, LLC Virginia Beach
Heywood Fralin Medical Facilities of America Roanoke
Cathie France Virginia Natural Gas Virginia Beach
Taylor Franklin S.L. Nusbaum Realty Company Norfolk
Thomas Frantz Williams Mullen Virginia Beach
Sidney Fuchs OAO Technology Solutions Oak Hill
Doug Fuller Precon Development Corporation     Chesapeake
Dudley Fulton USI Virginia Beach
Edward Furash Monument Financial Group Alexandria
Lisa Gable Guillermin & Gable, LLC Upperville
Nicole Geller GCS, Inc Fairfax County
Frank Genovese The Rothbury Corporation Midlothian
Valerio Genta VA Beach Medical Society Virginia Beach
Ted Georgelas The Georgelas Group LLC McLean
Vito Germinario GPR, Inc. McLean
David Gianiscoli Gee’s Group Norfolk
Marvin Gilliam Cumberland Resources Corporation Bristol
Bonnie Girard China Channel Limited Petersburg
Thomas Godfrey Colonna’s Shipyard, Inc Virginia Beach
William Goodwin CCA Industries, Inc Richmond
John Gregory Gregory Construction Manassas
Susan Groff Northwest Excavating Northridge
Peter Hackett The Peterson Companies Chantilly
Ken Hall Hall Motor Corporation Virginia Beach
Brenton Halsey Retired Richmond
Edward Hamm E.L. Hamm and Associates Virginia Beach
William Hamner Hamner Development Company Williamsburg
William Harrison Williams Mullen Virginia Beach
Luke Hillier ADS Virginia Beach
James Hinish Retired Williamsburg
Wayne Holland McEnearney Associates, Inc Alexandria
William Holtzman Holtzman Oil Corporation Mount Jackson
Glen Huff Huff, Poole & Mahoney, PC Virginia Beach
Thomas Inman VA Home Medical Hayes
Charles James Williams Mullen Chesterfield
Mike Jing CyberData Tech Oak Hill
William Johnson Inst. of Scrap Recycling Alexandria
Sheila Johnson Salamander Hospitality Middleburg
Peter Kao The Williamsburg Pottery Facto Williamsburg
John Kavanaugh USS Wisconsin Foundation Norfolk
Susie Kelly JoKel Chesapeake
Lin Dai Kendall Dogwood Specialized Designs Fairfax
Anne Kenney Towne Bank Virginia Beach
Tracy Key Key and Associates Fairfax County
Michael King Hampton York Law Center Hampton
Mark Kington X10 Capital Management Alexandria
Rick Knop Windsor Group Great Falls
Stanard Lanford Lanford Brothers Co. - Retired Roanoke
Robert Larose Mythics Virginia Beach
John Lawson W.M. Jordan Company, Inc Newport News
Page Lea Capes Capital Management, Inc. Virginia Beach
Mike Ligon Universal Leaf Tobacco Company Richmond
Stephen Long Commonwealth Pain Specialists Richmond
Gene Loving MaxMedia Virginia Beach
Arthur Lovisi Thomas & Associates, PC Norfolk
Larry Lu Open Concept Systems Great Falls
John Luke MeadWestvaco Richmond
James Lyle Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc Centreville
Kimberly Maloney The Williamsburg Pottery Facto Williamsburg
Robert Marcus Bob’s Gun Shop Norfolk
Robert Maroon The Therapy Network, LLC Virginia Beach
John Matney Rapoca Energy Company Bristol
Jerry McDonnell Precision Generators Company Virginia Beach
James McNider James S. McNider, III, PLC Hampton
Jeffrey McWaters Former CEO of Amerigroup Virginia Beach
Thomas Meehan C.D. West & Co. Newport News
Mike Melo ITA International LLC Yorktown
Michael Meredith The Printing Express Elkton
Caren Merrick Webmethods&Visual CV Fairfax County
William MillerKitco     Fiber Optics Virginia Beach
William MillerDuck Inn Restaurant - Retired Virginia Beach
Tom Minnick National Counseling Group Annandale
Wiley Mitchell Wilcox & Savage, PC Virginia Beach
Ronnie Montgomery Montgomery Law Offices Jonesville
Lowell Morse Morse & Associates Inc. Chesapeake
Asghar Mostafa Entourage Systems, Inc. McLean
Steven Mullins KZO Innovations Inc Great Falls
Deborah Munoz Deborn Construction Inc. Prince William County
Gary Nakamoto Base Technologies Mc Lean
Fred Napolitano Pembroke Enterprises, Inc. Virginia Beach
Jess Newbern Retired Roanoke
George Newstrom Wisper Technologies Fairfax
Robert Newton Hidden Valley Corp. Middleburg
Richard Nuckols Realty Ventures Group Richmond
Richard Olivieri Pembroke Enterprises, Inc. Virginia Beach
Tracey Oskey TELFORWARD Fairfax County
John Padgett McGuireWoods, LLP Norfolk
Robert Pate Price Waterhouse Coopers McLean
Donald Patten Patten, Wornom, Hatten & Diamo     Williamsburg
Julien Patterson OMNIPLEX World Services Chantilly
Robert Pence Pence Friedel Developers, Inc Great Falls
Joseph Perry Retired Virginia Beach
Donald Perry Self-Employed Virginia Beach
Morris Peterson Ashbury International Group Earlysville
Rebecca Pick Retired Oakton
Todd Pillion Self-Employed Abingdon
Albert Poole Huff, Poole & Mahoney, PC Virginia Beach
John Porter Carr & Porter, LLC Orange
William Prettyman W.W. Prettyman Real Estate Virginia Beach
Thomas Pruitt Pruitt Properties Richmond
William Pusey JoycePayne Partners Richmond
Dennis Rankins R&R Property Devolpment LC Henrico
Gant Redmon Redmon Peyton & Braswell, LLP Alexandria
David Reed Window World Virginia Beach
Francis Reidy Pennsylvania General Energy           Virginia Beach
Charles Ricci Chesbay Distributing Company Virginia Beach
James Rich Self-Employed Middleburg
Scott Rigell Freedom Automotive Virginia Beach
Jessee Ring Retired Radford
Ronald Ripley Ripley Heatwole Co. Virginia Beach
Bonnie Rishell ROI2 Fairfax County
Timothy Robertson Bayshore Enterprises Virginia Beach
C. B. Robertson CB Robertson Assoc Richmond
Dois Rosser Pomoco Group Hampton
William Royall Royall & Company Richmond
Stephen Sanders Ford Motor Company Williamsburg
Skip Savell A-1 American Services, Inc Virginia Beach
Dwight Schaubach Johns Brothers, Inc Norfolk
Whitt Sessoms Cope Development & Real Estate Virginia Beach
Richard Sharp Vten Capital Richmond
Charles Shaughnessy M/A-Com, Inc Lynchburg
Thomas Shell Sandbridge Realty Virginia Beach
DeRonda Short DeRonda M. Short Williamsburg
Samuel Skinner Greenberg Traurig LLP Winnetka
Peter Snyder New Media Strategies Alexandria
Donald Sowder Friends of Donald Sowder Midlothian
James Sparks American Borate Co. Virginia Beach
Terry Spitzer Global Technical Systems Virginia Beach
Robert Stanton Stanton Partners, Inc Virginia Beach
Jill Stelfox Accession Point Fairfax County
David Storey Quality Technical Services Virginia Beach
Doña A. P. Storey GOVtips/Quality Technical Services   Virginia Beach            
Todd Stottlemyer Former CEO of NFIB Oak Hill
Michael Sullivan Celltegrity Aldie
Raymond Suttle Jones, Blechman, Wottz & Kelly Newport News
Nick Taubman Former CEO of Advance Auto Parts Roanoke
Brent Thompson Expedia, Inc. Arlington
Bruce Thompson Gold Key/PHR Virginia Beach
Litt Thompson Virginia Land Richmond
Fred Thompson Thompson Hospitality Herndon
Bill Thumel Abacus of Hampton Roads Virginia Beach
James Toscano Hampton Roads Transit Norfolk
Peter Trainer Scitor Corp Alexandria
Larry Tucker Petersburg Motors Petersburg
Robert Tucker Williams & Thompson Manakin Sabot
Robin Tuite     Bella Monte Virginia Beach
James Valentine Valentine & Company Washington
Norman Venzke Retired Military Virginia Beach
Joseph Waldo Waldo & Lyle, PC Norfolk
Guilford Ware Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, PLC Norfolk
Jeffrey Wassmer Spectrum Communications, Inc Hampton
Ted Weschler Peninsula Capital Advisors Charlottesville
Arthur Wiese Entergy Corporation Alexandria
Kevin Wilson Envest Virginia Beach
Dorothy Wood J D & W Company Virginia Beach
Ted Yoder Monarch Mortgage Virginia Beach
Heather Young Benchmark Executive Search Fairfax County