Biography
ESL Teacher, Entrepreneur, Conservative, Community Leader
Campaign Phone
571-390-4466
To facilitate a cooperation of Virginia's Department of Workforce Development and Advancement with the federal government, and major Virginia-based corporations that matches their skills and experience to meet the employment shortages in growing industries like Healthcare, Information Technology (IT), Skilled Trades, and Educational Services.
No. I support our current constitutional electoral college as set by our founding fathers.
1. Tax reform that increases revenue to government by lowering rates, limiting practices, and eliminating policies to lighten the financial burdens on the average citizen and taxpayer. 2. Redirecting allocated funding for education as rewarding performance incentives to school principals, teachers, students, and parents. 3. Seek collaborative efforts with the real estate, lending, and housing stakeholders to jumpstart ways the Commonwealth of Virginia can best leverage its resources to respond to the market shortage of affordable home ownership for first time homebuyers.
Biography
House Finance Chair, Criminal Law Subcmte Chair, and on Behavioral Health Comm. Past legislative work includes Select Cmte on School Safety and Veteran Services Bd. Vivian served as Sec of Transportation & Public Safety, named Fairfax Citizen of the Year for 15 years of active involvement, and was the first in her family to earn a college degree
Campaign Phone
703-978-2989
We'll lose tax revenue from firings in all sectors of 25% of Virginia’s economy tied to federal spending and from over 11% of business tied to trade impacted by tariffs. With revenues possibly hit harder than any state, it’ll be extremely difficult to deal with federal cuts in our budget. Each presents different priorities: healthcare has the widest impact; education the biggest long-term harm; food-aid the most immediate; un-employment and student debt the biggest personal impact. Housing affordability and creating new jobs are even more important, but will compete with higher borrowing costs to service a $5 trillion national debt. All these priorities are crucial, as is state K-12 funding and mental health services. It will be difficult.
Yes. Since 1944(!) a majority of Americans in Gallup polls favor direct election of the President. But because that shifts power away from small states, we'd never get 3/4 of the states to approve amending the Constitution. The Compact is a compromise. Little states keep their two extra electoral votes, but when enough states to total more than a majority of all electoral votes agree, these states will all cast their electoral votes for the winner of the national popular vote. (Note: The person declared the winner by the electoral vote did not win the popular vote in two of the last seven Presidential races.)
1. Dealing with federal impacts: on constituents who’ve lost their jobs, on residents fearful of immigration enforcement not being conducted with constitutional due process protections, and on state funding challenges that I highlighted in my initial answer;
2. School funding reform that, first, appropriately compensates for this area’s high cost of living and that directs funds to schools within Fairfax County with high need students that are intellectually/developmentally disabled, English learners, and/or low-income. After such reforms are passed, I will work to increase state funding;
3. Comprehensive tax reform that relieves pressure on the real estate tax, focuses on ability to pay in today’s economy, and closes loopholes.
