Gail Parker is a Virginia business woman, retired USAF Major, former Pentagon budget analyst, and Independent Green Party of Virginia candidate for Senate in 2006 from Virginia. Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ... The United States Air Force (or USAF) is the aerospace branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ... A pre-9/11 view of The Pentagon, looking east with the Potomac River and Washington Monument in the distance. ... This party holds a differnt platform from the Green Party in the respect that they are partially conservative. ... Seal of the Senate The Senate of the United States of America is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Senate Seats up for election:  Republican incumbent  Retiring Republican  Democratic incumbent  Retiring Democrat  Retiring Independent  States without a seat up for reelection // Elections for the United States Senate will be held on November 7, 2006, with 33 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate being contested. ...

Parker was born in Athens, Arkansas and is a member of the Church of Christ. She has a graduate degree in Business Administration. She is state secretary of the Independent Green Party of Virginia. Official language(s) English Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Area  Ranked 29th  - Total 53,179 sq mi (137,732 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 261 miles (420 km)  - % water 2. ... The Churches of Christ are autonomous Christian congregations. ...

2005 Virginia House of Delegates election

In 2005, Parker got her start in elective politics as a candidate for Virginia State delegate for the 44th district, which is mainly in the Fairfax County portion of Alexandria, Virginia, as the candidate for the Independent Greens. Her opponents were Republican Greg Scoma, and incumbent Democrat Kristen Amundson. Amundson won. Parker received 3.3% of the vote. [1] 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ... Fairfax County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ... For other uses, see Alexandria (disambiguation). ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ...

Parker's campaign was characterized by her daily door-to-door visits with voters, passing out "More Trains, Less Traffic" flyers. She spent $40,000 on the campaign, twice as much as the Republican candidate, according to VPac.org, which tracks such expenditures.

2006 US Senate election

Main article: Virginia U.S. Senate election, 2006

Parker announced in November 2005 she would attempt to get on the ballot for U.S. Senate. Her petition drive officially started on January 1, 2006, the first day possible, on a live morning radio news broadcast in Charlottesville, Virginia. Over the next five months she personally spoke with over 100,000 Virginians. Parker also collected petition signatures with each of the 11 U.S. House of Representatives candidates endorsed by the Independent Greens of Virginia. On May 23, 2006, the Virginia state board of elections confirmed Parker's place on the ballot, following the petition drive in which the Independent Greens collected "over 20,000 petition signatures for Gail for Rail," according to Carey Campbell, State Chairman of the Independent Greens of Virginia. The Virginia Senate Election of 2006 will be held on November 7, 2006. ... Motto: Nickname: Map Political Statistics Founded 1762 Incorporated Independent City Mayor David Brown Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 177. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ...

According to a story in the Hampton Roads Pilot, Parker said she does not expect to win. "I’m being practical about this, and I know the chances of a third party candidate winning are very low," the newsported reported that she said during an interview. "My goal is to create a public forum to discuss the rail issue."[2].

Parker calls for immediate balancing of the federal budget, paying off the federal debt, stopping the waste of taxpayer dollars, installing an auditable accounting system at the Pentagon, and term limits for both the U.S. House and Senate. Budget generally refers to a list of all planned expenses and revenues. ... The U.S. public debt, commonly called the national debt or the gross federal debt, is the amount of money owed by the United States federal government. ... Accountancy (British English) or accounting (American English) is the process of maintaining, auditing, and processing financial information for business purposes. ... A regular pentagon A pentagram enclosed in a pentagon In geometry, a pentagon is any five-sided polygon. ... A term limit is a provision of a constitution, statute, or bylaw which limits the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office. ...

Other positions are:

• "More Candidates, Less Apathy! We need more regular citizens to run for office."

• "More Trains, Less Traffic" - build high speed rail around Virginia.

• "Fiscally Conservative, Socially Responsible"

External links

• Gail Parker Campaign Website
• Independent Green of Virginia website
• VPac Campaign Spending