Jeanette Rishell

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Contact: Ilana Kaplan-Shain, 571-208-0394

Jackson Miller Flip-Flops on New Business Incentives
Delegate voted against a program he now claims to support.

MANASSAS – In a classic 'I voted against it before I supported it' move, Delegate Jackson Miller recently claimed his glowing support for expanding a program he has voted to cut during his time in Richmond. The program, the Governor’s Opportunity Fund, which Miller has voted to decrease funding for, is a program designed to bring new businesses to Virginia.

“Jackson Miller’s comments don’t match his record. He has a strong record opposing increased business incentives through the Governor’s Opportunity Fund, and now he’s telling the voters he supports it. This is what is wrong with Richmond, they will say one thing and then do another. Jackson Miller needs to be honest with the voters,” said Jeanette Rishell, candidate for Delegate.

In 2007, Jackson Miller voted for a $5 million cut in the Governor's Opportunity Fund, begging a very important question of whether or not he is deliberately misleading voters.

“The Governor's Opportunity Fund has been a great economic stimulus for Northern Virginia and was essential in bringing Micron to Manassas which created over a thousand local jobs. I have consistently stated my support for this program because we need to get our economy back on track," Rishell said.

“Jackson Miller is not the Delegate we thought he was. His words rarely match his actions. He said he supports the Governor’s Opportunity Fund but he votes against it. He said he supports coverage for children’s autism treatments but votes against it. He has even gone so far as to co-sponsor a bill and then vote against his own bill. Jackson Miller seems to have perfected the art of the flip-flop, and he expects the voters to buy it,” said Ilana Kaplan-Shain, campaign manager for the Rishell for Delegate campaign.

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