Del. Charles D. Poindexter, R-Franklin County, is getting help from some of his Republican friends as he seeks to fend off a strong challenge from the House Democratic leader.
Four GOP leadership PACs have donated $100,000 to the Southside Victory Fund, set up to protect Poindexter, who faces Del. Ward L. Armstrong, D-Henry, in the 9th House District.
The $100,000 donation came from Speaker of the House William J. Howell, R-Stafford; House Majority Leader M. Kirkland Cox, R-Colonial Heights; House Majority Whip Bill Janis, R-Henrico; and Gov. Bob McDonnell. The governor's Opportunity Virginia PAC contributed $50,000 of the amount.
The Republican House majority in charge of redistricting had moved Armstrong's 10th District to Northern Virginia and put Armstrong in the unfriendly 16th District. Armstrong instead moved into Poindexter's district to challenge Poindexter, a two-term incumbent.
Meanwhile, the Virginia Public Access Project, a nonpartisan tracker of money in Virginia politics, reported that McDonnell's PAC received a $100,000 donation in the second quarter from Consol Energy, a big Pennsylvania-based coal and oil producer. McDonnell's Opportunity Virginia PAC brought in $185,000 in the second quarter, VPAP reported.
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