Virginia House of Delegates Election 2019
District 86 Special Election Voters Guide
February 19, 2019
(In summary)
Gregg G. Nelson (R)
2,162 (34.41%)
Ibraheem S. Samirah (D)
Winner – 3,738 (59.49%)
Connie H. Hutchinson (I)
370 (5.89%)
What does a State Delegate do?
State legislatures serve three primary functions:
- Perform a lawmaking function by researching, writing, and passing legislation.
- Members represent their districts and work to meet requests for help from citizens within it.
- Legislatures perform an oversight function for the executive branch.
What Fairfax County needs from the State:
Fairfax County provides a “legislative Program” that details what the county government priorities regarding the maintenance of it’s strong partnership and promoting economic development with the Commonwealth of Virginia:
Economy
- State Budget re-balancing, county cites “State aid to localities decreased by $1 billion between 2009 – 2016”
- Support full funding of the ‘Commonwealth’s Development Opportunity Fund’, help expand and retain jobs in the county
- Allocation of statewide revenue citing HB2313 as a critical piece of legislation ensuring NoVA continues to receive its fair share
Education
- Reducing the fiscal burden on localities on quality education
- Restoration of funding for Cost of Competing Adjustment (COCA), for support personnel and competitive salaries
- Increased state resources for early childhood education programs and school divisions w/ high number of English language learners
Healthcare
- Increase funding for crisis stabilization units – Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)
- Support to address epidemic of heroin and opioid use through community treatment
- Expansion of the “Diversion First” program, offers alternatives to incarceration for people with substance use disorder
Transportation
- Maintain adequate funding for WMATA, NVTA, and other critical transportation projects
- Support revisions to Virginia’s existing pedestrian law, clarifying the responsibilities of both drivers and pedestrians
- Oppose any legislation that would require the county to be responsible for secondary road construction and maintenance
Taxation
- Support legislation to protect the financial interest of local governments based upon declining revenues in communication sales and use tax
Virginia House of Delegates Election 2019 Candidates for District 86
Gregg G. Nelson (R)
- State needs to allow school districts and communities to determine the best way to educate
- Reduce tolls
- Reduce frivolous government spending
- Ensure Northern Virginia receive proper appropriations
Ibraheem S. Samirah (D)
- Support universal Pre-K
- Access to healthy meals
- Post secondary education institutions are affordable and accessible
- Lower toll cost
- Fight to decrease travel ties
- Expanding public transportation system
- Preserve medicaid expansion
- Curb growing opioid epidemic
- Expand Virginia Department of Health programs
Connie H. Hutchinson (I)
- Fight for better education
- Improved transportation
- Fight for Northern Virginia to get more support from state
Fairfax County Quality Profile
Here we provide a sample of regional statistics that correlate directly with offices up for election.
Economy
2.7%Â
unemployment rate
(3.3% in Virginia)
2.7%
increase in property value
media property value
5.9%
poverty rateÂ
National avg: 11%
2.1%
growth in household income
median household income
Education
1213
average SAT scoresÂ
Statewide avg: 1110Â
7.2%
budget increase for education
Virginia’s contribution
for 2019
5th
starting pay for teachersÂ
ranked in the division
(out of 10)
3.8%
budget decreaseÂ
for support teacher
programs
Health and Human Service
38%
increase in drug
related overdose
statewide 2015 – 2016Â
57%
number of statewide
drug cases involving
Fentanyl and HeroinÂ
Â
108
deaths from overdose in 2017
(fentanyl, heroin, prescription)Â
 1,445 statewide
52%
avg increase in drug overdoses
deaths since 2015
29% statewide
(Statistics combine Fairfax and Loudoun County)
Transportation
$1.2billion
Budget for 2018-2023
44 transportation projects
.6%Â
decrease in activity
Dulles Corridor: 2016-17Â
.2%Â
increase in revenue
Dulles Corridor: 2016-17Â
46 hours
avg time per yr
stuck in trafficÂ
in Northern Virginia
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