Candidates Have Similar Platforms For Upcoming Elections

Seven Republican candidates for lieutenant governor told a candidate forum Saturday that they opposed the new transportation funding compromise because it raises taxes and that they opposed abortion and gun control. All agreed they would eliminate state funds for Planned Parenthood and public broadcasting and supported having armed guards or police officers in schools. The party will select its candidates for the three statewide offices — governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general — at a convention in Richmond on May 17 and 18.