Nomination in hand, Schmookler challenges Goodlatte
The ink is barely dry on the paperwork, but Andy Schmookler isn’t wasting any time making the most out of his campaign’s latest accomplishment.
“In the weeks and months ahead, I will be increasing my public challenges of Bob Goodlatte,” Schmookler wrote to his supporters in an email announcing he had secured the Democratic nomination in the Sixth Congressional District. Read more
Schmookler submits ballot petitions
The Andy Schmookler for Congress campaign faced an unusual challenge, and met it with room to spare.
Candidates seeking to be on a congressional primary ballot in Virginia must gather 1,000 signatures from registered voters in the district. While most candidates began gathering signatures Jan. 1, the decision to hold a Democratic primary in the Sixth Congressional District did not occur until Feb. 21 due to uncertainty over redistricting. Read more
March 2012 SWAC Breakfast features Schmookler
Last month the SMAC Breakfast heard from Republican candidate Karen Kwiatkowski, and next month we will hear from Republican Congressman Bob Goodlatte. Continuing the Sixth District Congressional Candidate Series, this month we will hear from the Democratic candidate, Andy Schmookler.
Bring your questions and come hear what his ideas are for the future of the Sixth District of Western Virginia. Read more
Andy Schmookler: The Challenger
In this corner, weighing in at 155 pounds, the challenger, Andy Schmookler.
Cue up the theme from “Rocky” here, right?
“I’m going up against a guy who’s been sitting in that seat for 20 years. So I’m the challenger in the ‘Rocky’ sense. But I’m also going to be the challenger in another sense,” said Schmookler, who is challenging incumbent Republican Congressman Bob Goodlatte in the race for the Sixth District seat. Read more
Andy Schmookler: Shutdown
Republicans push themselves as patriots, but something about the claim and the way they act bothers Andy Schmookler.
“In the last year-plus, three times they have basically threatened to do something that would be bad for the country if they weren’t given their demands met. A patriot doesn’t say, Meet my demands, or I’ll blow the kids’ head off. That’s just not how people show love for their country,” said Schmookler, a Democrat who is challenging Republican incumbent Bob Goodlatte for the Sixth District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Read more
Andy Schmookler: Global warming
Is global warming a real reason for concern? Sixth District Democratic congressional candidate Andy Schmookler doesn’t pretend to be an expert in climate science. He is smart enough to look at what those who are have to say.
“There are people who have been told that the way science works is that we have essentially a conspiracy of scientists from all over the world who are drumming up this hoax in order to frighten people so that they can get more research grants. That isn’t the world as it operates,” Schmookler said. Read more
Andy Schmookler: Health care
American consumers pay more than 17 percent of their annual national income on health care, roughly two times more than comparable Western democracies – with measured outcomes in the range of some Third World countries.
Andy Schmookler is among those who has a problem with this dichotomy.
“I was brought up to believe that one of the things about being an American was, you get yourself a good deal. To pay more for less, to pay twice as much for less, is not a good deal,” said Schmookler, a Democrat running for the Sixth District seat in the United States Congress. Read more
