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DATE: Tuesday, April 8, 1997                 TAG: 9704080083
SECTION: VIRGINIA                 PAGE: C-4  EDITION: METRO 
DATELINE: RICHMOND
SOURCE: WARREN FISKE THE ROANOKE TIMES

BUSINESSMAN COLEMAN ANDREWS TO RUN FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR HE'LL FACE EX-TOBACCO EXECUTIVE, WARRENTON DELEGATE IN REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

The airline and software executive pledges to restrict the General Assembly's ability to raise taxes.

Pledging to hold the line on taxes and cut regulations, Republican businessman Coleman Andrews formally announced his candidacy for lieutenant governor on Monday.

Andrews, 42, is one of three Republicans running for lieutenant governor in the June 10 primary. Also campaigning are John Hager, a retired tobacco executive from Richmond and longtime Republican activist; and Del. Jay Katzen of Warrenton.

The winner will face former U.S. Rep. L.F. Payne this fall. Payne, who lives in Nelson County, is unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Andrews, who lives in Fairfax County, is president and chief executive of WorldCorp, the parent company of a small airline and a computer software enterprise. His company employs more than 1,100 and has more than $300 million in operating revenues.

During a campaign kickoff speech in five cities around Virginia, Andrews promised to approach state government from a businessman's perspective. If elected, he pledged to work for a constitutional amendment that would require a 60 percent vote of the General Assembly to raise taxes. Levies can now be increased with a simple majority.

Andrews also pledged to lead a "common sense review" of all state regulations, defend the state's right-to-work laws which bar compulsory union membership, and support back-to-basics education changes begun by Gov. George Allen.

He criticized Payne for voting in favor of tax increases in Congress and for being cozy with unions.

Andrews' midday appearance in Roanoke drew more than 60 party activists, a strong showing for a contender for a lower-ballot office. Andrews has benefited in the Roanoke Valley from an endorsement by Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Roanoke. Goodlatte has given his top congressional aide and longtime political strategist, Tim Phillips, a leave of absence to manage Andrews' campaign.

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ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  JANEL RHODA THE ROANOKE TIMES. Coleman Andrews, with his
          6-year-old daughter, Abigail, in Roanoke on Monday, is seeking the 
          GOP nomination to run against former U.S. Rep. L.F. Payne for 
          lieutenant governor.
KEYWORDS: POLITICS LT. GOVERNOR