Republican Senate candidate Jim Gilmore stopped at the party’s Lynchburg headquarters Wednesday to say momentum is swinging his way in the race with Democrat Mark Warner.

Endorsements from interest groups define the U.S. Senate race between Democrat Mark Warner and Republican Jim Gilmore as much as the polls that show Warner with a huge lead.

Democrat Mark Warner promised Virginia’s school superintendents Wednesday that if he’s elected to the U.S. Senate the “No Child Left Behind” educational standards act will be “tops on my list” of things to change.

HARRISONBURG — Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-6th District, stuck to his conservative guns during a debate Thursday, calling for energy independence and an end to wasteful government spending.

Congressional candidate Sam Rasoul estimates he shook more than 1,200 hands in the hours leading up to Wednesday night’s Obama rally in Lynchburg.

Rep. Bob Goodlatte told Lynchburg business and community leaders Wednesday that he expects the House of Representatives will debate an energy bill and offshore drilling during the short period it’s in session in September.

A seniors conference sponsored by Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-6th District, attracted several people to the Lynchburg College campus Monday, along with almost 40 businesses and government agencies that cater to retirees.

A seniors’ conference, with information on matters ranging from Social Security to financial scams, will be held Monday at Lynchburg College.

Democrat Sam Rasoul brought his 6th District campaign against Republican Rep. Bob Goodlatte to Lynchburg’s Monument Terrace on Wednesday, telling a dozen local supporters he has an energy plan to make America truly independent of foreign influence.

Rep. Bob Goodlatte, on his third visit to Iraq in six years, said Monday that the nation’s internal security, its economy and oil business clearly are improving.

AMHERST — The cost of gas and groceries was first on the discussion list when Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-6th District, held a meeting with constituents at lunchtime Monday.

The two members of Congress who represent the Lynchburg area take different approaches to earmarks, an often-controversial and sometimes ridiculed practice lawmakers use to steer federal money to specific projects.