My Priorities
Listen to residents, ensuring there is transparency, open communication and information sharing. Support our businesses and economic development.
Address resident concerns about increasing crime and public safety, by coming up with creative ways to help our City Police Department fill vacancies, and implementing practical solutions to ensure everyone feels safe.
Improve pedestrian and biker safety in the City by prioritizing transportation projects that residents want - sidewalks and safer crosswalks.
Preserve our limited tree canopy and green spaces in the City. Recognize that we must preserve trees, urban forests and open spaces and we can still accomplish transportation goals while doing so.
Advocate for better decisions for the health of our kids, asking why we would use plastic turf with PFAS and carcinogens at our middle school when evidence has linked it to cancer? Ensure the City also limits the addition of impermeable surfaces, in accordance with the goals of the stormwater utility program.
Respect tax payer dollars by advocating for responsible choices after carefully weighing options.
Who I am Supporting and Why
I believe independent candidates and elections are best for our City. When someone runs for office as an independent, they have to work for the trust and support of City voters. And while in office they have to continue to work to maintain that trust and support. Candidates endorsed by a political party, via sample ballot or otherwise, may be more responsive to the handful of people in the local party committee who selected them for party endorsement.
Independent elections are required by our City Charter and are important for allowing federal employees to run for office. Endorsement by local party committees via sample ballot creates a partisan election (see OSC Hatch Act advisory).
I am happy we have a full slate of candidates running as independents this year. We have a well-qualified and diverse group of moms, dads, veterans, professionals, lawyers and environmentalists who all have strong connections in the City and care deeply about the City and residents. Please learn more about the team here: www.independentfairfaxcity.com.
