From Virginia Politics Blog:

The election may be more than 18 months away, but already two Republicans have said they plan to run for the seat held by Democratic Sen. George Barker of Fairfax County.

Scott Martin, an assistant dean at George Mason University who ran unsuccessfully for a Fairfax County School Board in 2003, recently announced he plans to run and started a website..

“The prime purpose of government is not to create jobs, but to provide opportunities for its citizens and to encourage economic growth in the private sector,” he writes in a letter to residents on his Website.

Former senator Jay O’Brien, whom Barker defeated in 2007, also said in an interview today that he plans to run. He will make a formal announcement this spring and is already lining up endorsements.

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