Don Merricks is in his first re-election cycle but gets the free pass with no opposition. He’s deserving of our endorsement.
Don Merricks cruised to an easy win (64-36) over Andy Parker in his first election for the seat which was vacated by Robert Hurt’s election to the State Senate. Merricks had a fringe opponent earlier in the year but he withdrew from the race in mid-May. Even though Merricks would have easily won that race, he’s got the luxury of no opponent now. Merricks is a successful businessman, owning J.W. Squire Company, and is a past president of the Danville-Pittsylvania Chamber of Commerce. He also has a lot of experience in the banking field.
Merricks knows the issues that small businesses face and is proposing a fund base similar to the Governor’s Opportunity Fund which would be exclusive to Virginia small businesses. He also has some good ideas in the healthcare field including having military corpsmen go straight to the registered nurses’ exam after leaving the military. Merricks’ first term has been non-eventful and that’s a good thing. We feel that he has great potential in the legislature and would not be surprised to see him run for Robert Hurt’s Senate seat if it is vacated in the next few years.
SouthsideCentral believes that Don Merricks is an excellent representative for the 16th House District and we strongly encourage that our readers give him a courtesy vote in the November 3rd election.
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