North Stafford, Va. — Former Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine will stump in the Potomac Communties on Saturday in his bid for the U.S. Senate.
After meeting with Democrats in Manassas and Fredericksburg on Saturday morning, Kaine has invited veterans to join him at a roundtable discussion at the Globe and Laurel Restaurant in North Stafford. Expected to be at issue is helping returning war veterans find jobs.
The meeting will take place at 2:30 p.m. at the restaurant, which for many years has become a landmark institution in and around Quantico Marine Corps Base.
The roundtable comes at the same time Kaine and Democratic Sen. Jim Webb launched Veterans for Kaine, faction of his campaign designed to reach military voters and their families
In a press release detailing Veterans for Kaine, the governor stated he allowed children of military men and women to receive in-state tuition at Virginia colleges and universities, protected jobs for those who had been deployed, and provided support through the Virginia Wounded Warrior initiative, which provided support for military personnel suffering from mental health disorders.
