Vince Callahan

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Vincent F. "Vince" Callahan Jr. (born 30 October 1931 in Washington, DC)^[1] is a State Delegate who represents the 34th district in the Virginia House of Delegates, which covers McLean, Great Falls, Tysons Corner, and parts of Herndon and Vienna. He is the longest-serving Republican in the Virginia General Assembly, having first been elected in 1967.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career as Delegate 3 2007 Election and Retirement 4 References

[edit] Early life

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Vince Callahan served as a Marine in Korea from 1950 to 1952. He attended Georgetown University and earned a B.S. in Foreign Service in 1957. After serving four years as a lieutenant in the Coast Guard, Callahan ran for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 1965, but lost to Fred G. Pollard.

[edit] Career as Delegate

Callahan is considered by many to be a moderate Republican and is relatively popular in his district. While he has introduced legislation to restrict the death penalty to those 18 and older, Callahan also introduced a bill to ban all stem-cell research in the Commonwealth of Virginia, vaguening his position on the political spectrum.^[2] In addition, Callahan introduced legislation in 2007 that would have increased the minimum wage in Virginia. He was last challenged in 2001 by Dale Evans, a real estate agent, and won with 60.05% of the vote.^[3]

[edit] 2007 Election and Retirement

In 2007, Vince Callahan once again faced a challenger to his seat. Callahan had initially stated that he would not announce whether or not he is seeking re-election until March, 2007 and expected a strong challenge if he did because he is the only elected Republican within the Capital Beltway. On March 6, 2007, Vince Callahan announced his retirement^[4].

On March 13, Vince Callahan formally endorsed his former legislative aide for appropriations Dave Hunt to replace him on the ballot as the Republican candidate in the 34th District Delegate race. Delegate Callahan also hosted Dave Hunt's campaign kickoff at his home on May 24, 2007. Hunt is a very successful businessman who owns Landon IP, Inc. and Patent Resources Group, Inc., and employs 140 people. His company has offices or employees in Virginia, Michigan, California, Massachusetts, and Kansas.^[5]. Hunt lost to Margaret Vanderhye, the Democratic candidate, in the November election.^[6]

[edit] References