Paul Jost
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Paul Jost is a businessman, conservative activist and chairman of the Virginia
chapter of Club for Growth
. Jost was twice a candidate in the Republican nomination for the congressional seat
vacated by Herb Bateman in 2000 and again by Jo Ann Davis
in 2007. He also ran for Virginia State Senate in 2003, but lost.
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
chapter of Club for Growth
Club for Growth
The Club for Growth is a politically conservative 527 organization active in the United States of America, with an agenda focussed on taxation and other economic issues, and with an affiliated political action committee . The Club advocates lower taxes, limited government, less government spending,...
. Jost was twice a candidate in the Republican nomination for the congressional seat
Virginia's 1st congressional district
Virginia's first congressional district is a United States congressional district in the commonwealth of Virginia. It is often referred to as "America's First District" as it includes Jamestown, the first English settlement in the New World...
vacated by Herb Bateman in 2000 and again by Jo Ann Davis
Jo Ann Davis
Jo Ann Davis was a Representative in the U.S. Congress. A member of the Republican Party from the United States Commonwealth of Virginia, she represented the state's from 2001 until her death in 2007. She was the second woman—after Leslie L...
in 2007. He also ran for Virginia State Senate in 2003, but lost.