“Hopefully, this is a wakeup call to all parties involved,” said Sen. R. Creigh Deeds, D-Bath.

During his 14 years in the General Assembly, Mc-Donnell pursued at least 10 of the policy goals he laid out in that research paper

“The first job of the next governor of Virginia will be to restore confidence in our economy,” said Deeds

“I wouldn’t be surprised if we see President Obama out there campaigning for Creigh,” Charlottesville Mayor Dave Norris said.

The legislature nixed measures that would have reformed eminent domain, implemented bipartisan redistricting and allowed Charlottesville and Albemarle County to conduct a referendum to raise the local sales tax.

A separate — but related — bill previously was killed that would have allowed Charlottesville and Albemarle to hold a voter referendum to raise the local sales tax to pay for transit and transportation projects.

The company, which produces Eades whiskey, expects to start construction of its distillery campus by the end of the summer, with the first locally produced bottles of whiskey coming out by September or October.

The two bills, Deeds said, were in the best interest of Virginia and would have led to environmentally friendly economic development across the state.

The idea behind the bill originated with Charlottesville’s City Council

Now that the dust is settling on this year’s election, candidates running in next year’s Virginia governor’s race are prepping for an intense statewide race.