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GOP picks Riggleman to face Cockburn in 5th District By James Ivancic Times Staff Writer
TIMES STAFF PHOTO/JONATHAN HUNLEY Corey Stewart, right, talks to Dennis Mallette of Bealeton at a Memorial Day-themed event May 26 at the Bealeton Village Center shopping area. Stewart, chairman of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors, is running for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.
In final stretch, Stewart sticks to his script By Jonathan Hunley Times Staff Writer
As most people set out for holiday destinations last weekend, Corey Stewart put on alli-
gator-skin boots and returned to the campaign trail, marking the second Memorial Day in a row he’s spent stumping for higher office.
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• GOP primary for U.S. Senate: Stewart faces Del. Nick Freitas. Page 4 • Three square off for the Democratic nod in the 1st District. Page 11
State Sen. Jill Vogel votes for budget that expands Medicaid. News, page 3
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Charlottesville-area distillery owner Denver Riggleman became the Republican Party’s nominee in the 5thDistrict congressional race on Saturday, holding off a challenge from Cynthia Dunbar, who just last month failed to win the 6th District GOP nomination. Dunbar was a surprise entry in the field of six candidates whose names were placed in nomination at Nelson County High School in Lovingston, Virginia. The field included 18thDistrict Del. Michael Webert, of Marshall, and farm owner Martha Boneta, of Paris. Both failed to get enough votes to advance beyond the first round of voting.
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Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | June 6, 2018
‘My way of fighting back’ against cancer By Anita Sherman
“Cancer doesn’t stop and neither do our teams… we’re small but mighty. My involvement helps my soul and lifts my spirit… it’s my way of fighting back.”
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Professionally, CJ Franklin is an agent with the State Farm Insurance office on Waterloo Street in Warrenton. Her job is to advise people on how best to protect themselves and their loved ones particularly in the event of an unforeseen challenge. She is there to offer guidance and support often in an unfamiliar arena to navigate. She is well prepared for this role. Franklin’s volunteerism, passion, compassion and commitment with American Cancer the AmeriRelay for Life can Cancer June 9, 5 p.m. Relay for Fauquier High Life over the School last 10 years 705 Waterloo Road, has well Warrenton equipped her. When you meet CJ, within minutes, you know that you are in the company of a woman who has been through a lot, learned from it, is willing to share those lessons and does so with a smile on her face. She’ll get teary talking about what life has thrown her way but always ends on a positive note and counts her blessings over her burdens. Years ago, she started walking
FAUQUIER FOCUS during the annual relay event to pay tribute to a friend and local teacher that she worked with at M.M. Pierce Elementary who succumbed to cancer, Lynnette Heppe. After that a team was formed in Lynnette’s honor. For the past two years, CJ Franklin has upped her role taking on more responsibility as part of the Relay for Life Event Leadership Team for Fauquier County. “You have to really believe in this cause,” says CJ of the countless hours she and others spend planning, coordinating and executing not only Fauquier County’s Relay for Life event but many other fundraising projects that are held throughout the year. CJ has faced cancer up front and personal perhaps more than others. She lost her mother when she was 21 months old. She was raised by an older sister who she
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CJ Franklin lost to cancer not long after Lynette’s death. “To lose my best friend who was also my mentor and the pastor’s wife and then my sister Sandy was devastating,” says CJ. Then, cancer struck again. This time to her husband Darrell of nearly 35 years. A headache that wasn’t going away turned out to be a tumor. “When you hear the diagnosis, the breath is sucked out of you,” CJ recalls. But in the case of her husband, she was a bit more prepared. She knew the support that exists out there. She knew she wouldn’t be alone. “The day you are diagnosed is the day you start fighting for your life.” “He’s my hero, he’s the Ethel to my Lucy,” chuckles CJ of her husband, who, while still struggling, is hanging in there and doing better. This year’s Fauquier County Relay for Life event is Saturday, June 9. Opening ceremonies begin at 5 p.m. at Fauquier County High School. Events continue ending Saturday evening with the Luminaria Ceremony, a touching celebration to honor survivors, loved ones, newly diagnosed — each light is a life.
To date, there are 37 teams. Members will walk for a 12-hour stretch that ends Sunday morning. Monies raised at this printing are $45,627.71. “This is a community event,” stresses CJ, “not just for those walking or teams participating… everyone is encouraged to attend…there will be lots of activities and food. Each relay event has a theme and this year it is Star Wars. “I’m so excited,” exclaims CJ. “We have a costume contest…everyone is invited to participate.” The 501st Legion is a worldwide Star Wars costuming organization comprised of and operated by Star Wars fans. As an added bonus, representatives from that group will be on hand to do the judging. You can have your photo taken with them. Expect lots of storm troopers and light sabers. The Inn at Kelly’s Ford has donated an $810 Adventure Package as one of the prizes. That includes an overnight stay, horseback riding, canoeing and more. Let’s get those costumes on. “Cancer doesn’t stop and neither do our teams…we’re small but mighty,” smiles CJ. “My involvement helps my soul and lifts my spirit…it’s my way of fighting back.” Mark your calendar for June 9. To learn more, donate, register for costume contest or get involved, contact Sammi Hawkins at sammi.hawkins@cancer.org or 571-839-3706.
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Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | June 6, 2018
Vogel supports Medicaid expansion Fauquier state senator breaks party ranks to provide health care to 400,000 low-income Virginians By Jill Palermo
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Fauquier state Sen. Jill Vogel broke with most members of her party this week by voting for a new state budget that expands Medicaid, allowing an estimated 400,000 Virginians to access federal health-care insurance for the poor. Vogel, R-27th, was among four Republicans who voted with the state Senate’s 19 Democrats to bring an end to nearly five years of GOP intransigence over allowing the Affordable Care Act — also known as “Obamacare” — to be fully realized in the commonSen. Jill Vogel wealth. Under the Affordable Care Act, the federal government covers 90 percent of the cost of Medicaid for new enrollees, an amount expected to be about $2 billion a year in Virginia. The state will become the 33rd to expand Medicaid since the Affordable Care Act went into effect in 2014. The program is expected to begin Jan. 1, 2019. In comments before the vote, Vogel, who has been mum on about her position on Medicaid in recent months, said she remains concerned the federal government might renege on that funding — a main point of contention among Republicans — and about the growth of the existing Medicaid program, which has averaged about 8 percent a year. But Vogel also said there’s also much to be “proud of” in the new budget, including a measure requiring private insurance companies that cover state employees to pay for autism-related treatments for dependents through age 18, something Vogel has championed for years. Vogel also pointed to increased funding for agriculture and conservation programs as reasons for voting in favor of the spending plan. “It’s really important to me, if I ask for things and they are included, that I have the integrity to vote for the budget,” Vogel said. Joining Vogel in voting for the budget were Republican Sens. Frank Wagner (7th), Ben Chafin (38th) and Emmett Hanger (24th). The Medicaid expansion measure the General Assembly approved includes the work requirement House Republicans added in their initial bill, which passed with the support of 19 Republican delegates in February. The measure requires able-bodied adults to hold jobs or be in job training to qualify for the program with some exceptions. State Sen. Jeremy McPike, a Democrat from Prince William County, called the vote a “big win for the people of Virginia.”
“This bipartisan compromise fulfills the voter’s wishes to expand access to healthcare for over 300,000 hard-working Virginians while allowing us to invest in other priorities like public education. Passing this budget today was the fiscally and morally responsible thing to do, and I proudly voted in favor of it.” The state’s portion of the cost to expand Medicaid will be paid for by a new “providers’ assessment” — essentially a tax on hospitals — which were generally supported by the state’s hospital executives because Medicaid expansion is expected to result in a net boost to their bottom lines. The budget bill, with its infusion of federal Medicaid dollars, will allow the state to use money it had been spending on indigent care toward priorities such as education, mental health care and Medicaid “waivers” for those who are developmentally disabled. Locally, the budget will direct millions more in state funding to local school divisions. The bill also boosts the Medicaid reimbursement rate to hospitals from 71 percent to 88 percent of health-care costs. The budget also: • Reinvests over $191 million in general fund savings for behavioral health and developmental services;
COURTESY PHOTO The Virginia General Assembly meets in the state Capitol building in Richmond. • Provides $57.8 million for 1,645 new “Medicaid waivers” for citizens with intellectual and developmental disabilities; • Fully funds K-12 re-benchmarking, provides a 3-percent pay raise for teachers and increases funding for early childhood education; • Includes a 2-percent across-theboard pay raise and a 2-percent merit-pay increase for state employees; • Raises the minimum salary for sheriff’s deputies, correctional
officers in Department of Corrections & Department of Juvenile Justice to $32,500, and gives targeted pay raises for Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services direct care staff; • Brings the state’s total reserve fund balances to $975 million, or more than 5 percent of general fund revenue, by the end of the biennium, a move that is hoped to maintain Virginia’s AAA bond rating. Reach Jill Palermo at jpalermo@ fauquier.com