Goodlatte wins in the 6th

 

  Bob Goodlatte Stuart Bain Jeff Vanke
Voters 74,905 8,804 12,176
Percentage 76.85% 9.03% 9.03%

 


Map of Virginia Congressional Districts
Rockbridge County is located in the 6th Congressional District, highlighted in green. (Virginia State Board of Elections and The Rockbridge Report)

 

Bob Goodlatte discusses economic uncertainty. (The Rockbridge Report/BROOKE SUTHERLAND) Jeff Vanke tells the Rockbridge Report why the 6th district needs a change. (The Rockbridge Report/BROOKE SUTHERLAND) Stuart Bain (The Rockbridge Report/BROOKE SUTHERLAND)

 

 

 

 
6th Congressional District Candidates' Positions

Bob Goodlatte (R)


(The Rockbridge Report/ BROOKE SUTHERLAND)

  • Proponent of fiscal responsibility and cutting back on wasteful spending
  • Supports tax reform and lowering taxes
  • Against the Fair Tax, a proposal to replace income taxes with national sales taxes
  • Against the health care reform act
  • Supports immigration reform
  • Against amnesty for current illegal immigrants


Stuart Bain (L)


(The Rockbridge Report/ BROOKE SUTHERLAND)

  • Supports the Fair Tax
  • Supports small government
  • Against the health care reform act
  • Supports immigration reform
  • Against amnesty for current illegal immigrants


Jeff Vanke (I)


(The Rockbridge Report/ BROOKE SUTHERLAND)

  • Supports balancing the federal budget
  • Wants a more results-oriented approach in Congress
  • Against the Fair Tax
  • Supports simplifying the tax code
  • Believes in evaluating immigration reform on a case-by-case basis
  • Supports gradual grants of temporary visas and green cards

Source: goodlatte.house.gov, bainforcongress.org, jeffvanke.com

 

Twitter

 

 

 

Contact The Rockbridge Report
at rockbridgereport@wlu.edu
540.458.8432

Produced by Washington and Lee Journalism Students

Producers:
Anne Vesoulis and Caroline Helms

Lead Supervisor:
Claudette Artwick

Editing Supervisors:
Doug Cumming and Pamela K. Luecke

Technical Supervisor:
Michael Todd