WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Once the Prince William Supervisor representing the Occoquan District turned County Board Chairman, Corey Stewart will announce Wednesday his run for Virginia Lt. Governor.
Stewart’s announcement will take place at 11 a.m. Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center in Woodbridge, according to an email from the Stewart campaign The announcement comes after Stewart told a Charlottesville radio station in February he would run for the office.
Stewart, a Republican, has become well-known locally in political circles after the 2007 illegal immigration debate in Prince William County that saw the eventual passage of an ordinance that allowed police to check the legal presence of anyone they suspected of being the county illegally. The ordinance was later amended and legal presence is checked at the time a suspect is arrested.
Stewart lives on Omisol Road in Woodbridge, and will join another Prince William County resident who is seeking higher office: Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli of Nokesville is running for Governor.
