"It’s High Time to Retire Senator Tim Kaine": Talking with Senate Candidate Scott Parkinson
This show only occasionally gets into election politics but we now have a candidate for U.S. Senate from Virginia who is superbly equipped to run a substantive campaign articulating the real issues facing Americans.
In this episode I’m introducing Scott Parkinson, who's running for the Senate in the Commonwealth of Virginia, to replace Virginia Senator Tim Kaine.
In a crowded primary field, Scott stands out as a candidate with the expertise to understand the mechanics of how to get things done in the Senate.
He has worked in the United States Senate for three Senators — John Ensign, Ron Johnson and Marco Rubio. Scott was the Executive Director of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), the largest caucus in the House of Representatives – under Chairmen Bill Flores and Mark Walker. He also was Chief of Staff to Representative Ron DeSantis and served as the Deputy Executive Director to Governor-Elect Ron DeSantis’ transition team in Tallahassee, Florida.
Most recently, Scott has been the Vice President of Government Affairs at Club for Growth.
Senator Tim Kaine has one of the most liberal voting records in the Senate, and his leftward political lurch in recent years has placed him out of step with most Virginians.
Moreover, Virginia Republicans have grown more confident about their statewide electability after Gov. Glenn Youngkin's 2021 victory and the party's performance in the 2022 midterm elections.
“Tim Kaine is a career politician. He's been on the ballot nine times, in office almost 30 years, and his voting record is not that of a blue dog. It's that of a socialist. He’s voted with Bernie Sanders 94% of the time.”
“When I look back at 2020 and the coronavirus pandemic, the freedoms that were taken from us, and our rights that were infringed upon, the way that children were treated, I felt like I needed to get off the sidelines and get into the United States Senate race here in Virginia.”
“We're going to be focusing on saving the middle class, increasing public safety and enhancing parents' rights in the classroom.”
Scott’s been endorsed by Dave Bossie, Senators Tommy Tuberville, Mike Lee from Utah, and former Senator Jim DeMint as well as in the U.S. House Jim Banks, Lauren Boebert, Byron Donalds, Andy Biggs, Scott Perry and many others in the Freedom Caucus and the Patriot 20, who were front and center in the reforms to transform the House of Representatives.
“Tim Kaine is for open borders. He wants to get as many people here to change American culture and to increase government dependency, and a more of a socialist system of federal government. His votes in the Senate are hurting, not helping Virginians.”
Scott’s background and skills make him an outstanding choice to be an effective U.S. Senator for years to come.
Listen in to learn what he intends to accomplish.