Description: Wynne LeGrow For US Congress. This was the official website for the 2010 bid by Dr. LeGrow to represent Virginia's Fourth District in Congress. Content is from the site's 2010 archived pages.
This was the official website for the 2010 bid by Dr. LeGrow to represent Virginia's Fourth District in Congress. The content below is from the site's 2010 archived pages.
Dr. Wynne LeGrow has a fascinating story of how he became the Democratic nominee for the 2010 campaign in Virginia. He has even written a book, Last Leper in the Colony , about his experiences. Recently I read the book while staying in a lovely Maui waterfront condo rental on the western coast of this tropical Hawaiian island. Since I grew up in Virginia, I keep aware of the political intrigues. I was given LeGrow's book by my parents as a vacation read during this Maui trip. After a day enjoying a morning
It is the fascinating story of how LeGrow transformed himself from a small-town physician who shunned politics (except to vote), into a Democratic candidate for Congress. In 2010, without primary opposition, he secured the nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives, a role that brought with it many ups and downs as he tried to figure out how a political neophyte should conduct a campaign. In many ways, this book is a guide on how to run for public office—as an atheist. It offers an insightful assessme