Dear Editor
Brandon Bell ran for the senate as a conservative and won. As one of Brandon’s largest supporters, I watched him go to Richmond and forget about the conservative principles he ran on. I believe he focused more on what he needed to do to please the party leadership so that he might advance his own career. He participated in getting the Republican Party way off track and helped pass the largest unnecessary tax increase in Virginia history. We are still paying for that mistake. It’s obvious why he is running a negative personal attack campaign. Brandon would have a hard time running on his record.
Ralph Smith unseated him in the last election running as a true conservative. He is a successful businessman who started his own business creating hundreds of jobs. He has focused on creating a business friendly environment to create more jobs for Virginians, working tirelessly opposing tax increases, reforming regulations, protecting property rights and defending our right to work laws. Ralph runs on his proud conservative voting record and he has proven we can depend on him to do what he says he will do.
-Tom Brock – Roanoke
