Virginia: Statewide Elections

Chris S. Craddock (R)
Age: 27
Residence: Fairfax.
Education: BA, economics, George Mason University.
Occupation: Director of student ministries, the King's Chapel.
Office Sought:

Extra-curricular activities:
Member, Fairfax County Republican Committee; coach, Chantilly High School boys' and girls' soccer; volunteer, Young Life; volunteer, Prison Fellowship's Angel Tree program; former coach, Northern Virginia Rugby Club; former coach, James Madison High School.

Why should voters elect you?
"We need leadership that will bring new ideas to the table and reject the old tax-and-spend mentality that is exploiting Northern Virginia families without results."

What do you think is the most urgent problem facing your jurisdiction?
"The 67th District, like the rest of Northern Virginia, struggles under the burden of the two T's: taxes and traffic. Northern Virginia taxpayers contribute most of the state revenue yet never receive a proportionate amount of allocations, especially as the transportation budget is raided for projects around the state. I will fight to see that our money is returned to us so that we can take care of our own community  a community that is struggling under the stress of long commutes, skyrocketing property taxes and a disproportionate state tax burden."
Web site: www.chriscraddock.com
Email address: chris@chriscraddock.com

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