(R) Glen Urquhart
Urquhart finished second to Rollins for the GOP Endorsement at the convention
Education:
B.S. McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia,
Government/Public Service Experience:
Chairman, National Capital Planning Commission (1982-1994)—Reagan appointee
Personal:
Married, with 5 children
Small businessman, founder and President of Urquhart & Company, a real estate company.
Platform:
“For Freedom, For Lower Taxes, For America”
Reagan conservative, who wants to make America, America again and restore liberty.
On the Issues:
Economy:
Free enterprise and competition is the solution to strengthening America’s economy. Urquhart, true to his Reaganomics background has called for cutting taxes, reducing the size of the government, and reducing spending in order to encourage investors and innovators to spend and grow the economy.
Education:
Not available at this time
Energy and the Environment:
Urquhart is against cap and trade programs, which he calls a bad policy that “has capped opportunities and trades away our jobs.” He also that while America must protect its resources, there are too many regulatory laws regarding the environment.
Healthcare:
Urquhart has stated that his first priority if elected would be to repeal Obama’s healthcare plan and replace it “with free-market approaches that re-establish the healthcare transaction directly between patient and doctor, encourages interstate insurance competition and ends oligarchies.”
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