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Article: The battle of Falmouth. (county supervisor election in Falmouth, Virginia)
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- Campaigns & Elections
- Article date:
- May 1, 1998
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Reform candidate David Beiler tells how his grassroots, under-dog campaign - armed with little money and virtually no political support - toppled an incumbent County Supervisor
When a cab driver was shot and paralyzed for life in 1994 - 20 feet from my Washington, D.C. home - the time had come to move away from Capitol Hill.
I had just become engaged, and the prospect of family life in the suburbs had begun to seem appropriate. But Ellyn and I were particular: We wanted-several acres in an inspiring setting, with an old, architecturally significant house in need of restoration. Although our aspirations should have outstripped our budget in the pricey ...