| Vivian E. Watts (D) | |  | | Age: 63
Residence: Truro.
Education: BA, English, University of Michigan.
Occupation: State delegate; former executive director, Fairfax CASA; retired consultant. |
"As a very active citizen and officeholder, I've demonstrated my effectiveness in finding constructive solutions. I listen. I know my community. I know state government."
"Comprehensive tax reform and school funding reform is essential to relieve the pressure on real estate taxes. Fairfax gets only 15 percent of our school funding from the state, while Prince William gets close to half. Fairfax cannot tax tourists, as Alexandria and Arlington do, through restaurant and hotel room taxes. We are limited to a 5-cent cigarette tax while Alexandria's is 50 cents. Fairfax also needs an urban tax base to meet our urban needs, especially to improve transit and traffic flow and to better educate all children as well as those with special needs by lowering class sizes."
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