8 0 ▁to ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁after ▁leaving ▁office , ▁D ill ard ▁has ▁st rayed ▁from ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party ; ▁end ors ing ▁Mark ▁Warner ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ; ▁his ▁Democratic ▁successor ▁as ▁De legate ▁for ▁the ▁ 4 1 st ▁district , ▁Dave ▁Mars den , ▁on ▁several ▁occasions ; ▁and ▁his ▁defeated ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁oppon ent ▁for ▁the ▁Virginia ▁House ▁of ▁De leg ates , ▁Dem ocrat ▁E ile en ▁F iller - C orn , ▁to ▁replace ▁Mars den ▁in ▁that ▁seat ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁He ▁also ▁declared ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ' s ▁No ▁Child ▁Left ▁Be hind ▁program ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁failure . ▁D ill ard , ▁however , ▁still ▁claims ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁Republican . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁De legate ▁Biography ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Historical ▁bi ography ▁on ▁Virginia ▁House ▁of ▁De leg ates ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 3 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Fair f ax ▁County , ▁Virginia ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Virginia ▁House ▁of ▁De leg ates ▁Category : V ir gin ia ▁Republic ans ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁Char l ott es ville , ▁Virginia ▁Category : American ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Col lege ▁of ▁William ▁& ▁Mary ▁al umn i ▁Category : American ▁Epis