I see Jay O'Brien's written a letter to the editor in support of Ken Cuccinelli.
Cuccinelli is my candidateI want to urge Journal readers to take note of the upcoming special election on Aug. 6 to fill state Sen. Warren Barry's vacant seat.
The voters of the 37th Senatorial District have a clear choice: Ken Cuccinelli, a Republican whose commonsense conservative approach to state government is refreshing.
I am supporting Ken because I believe he is the most qualified candidate to represent Fairfax County's interests in the General Assembly.
Ken's successful experiences working with at-risk children in delinquency prevention, working in family crisis intervention, creating performance-based budget programs and working in our public schools on the SOLs, along with his work on the tax issue, make him the candidate with the broadest range of relevant experience in this race.
I have known both Ken and his wife, Teiro, for many years. They both grew up here and attended Fairfax County Public Schools and numerous Virginia universities (Ken has three different degrees from the University of Virginia and George Mason University).
Ken's commitment to our schools is simply beyond question. His education priorities include getting Fairfax its fair share of state funding and directing that funding to the classrooms to boost our anemic teacher pay and to make proven textbooks available to our kids.
Ken's opponent is suddenly talking about reducing class sizes, but she has voted twice to increase class sizes. She's suddenly talking about ``conservative fiscal policies," but she has voted for three massive budget increases in a row.
Ken's liberal opponent is suddenly trying to convince everyone that she is a moderate, and is desperately trying to hide her extreme liberal record on both fiscal issues and moral issues.
Ken has been straightforward with his positions, but his opponent appears to be avoiding taking many positions at all.
As a patent attorney, Ken understands Northern Virginia's high-tech economy. Ken will work diligently to improve local schools, raise education standards, reduce traffic congestion and hold the line on taxes and spending.
He will fight for our fair share of tax dollars to make sure Fairfax County can move forward in the coming decade.
DEL. JAY O'BRIEN
40th Legislative District
Fairfax Station