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me university ot Virginia ana James Madison University • Career: Teacher at the Culpeper Alternative Education Center • Elected offices: Member of Fauquier County School Board 1995-present • Family: Married to Virginia Asciolla; two children
The issues
Question 1. Budget surpluses are worn like a badge of honor by political incumbents. And — if you send them back to Richmond — there’s the real possibility that you’ll get a tax break. Don’t hold your breath. Because just about all of the state’s present “surplus” of $216 million is spoken for... What’s left I would give back to education. Question 2. Of course we must appropriate funds for prisons and detention centers. We need more experts to deal with juvenile offenders — to keep them away from hardened criminals — and to give them early behavioral counseling. We need to streamline our courts, courthouse and detention facilities ... We need to put more police on our streets and equip them as best we possibly can. I strongly believe the best anti-crime dollar we can spend is on public education. If we can spend more time and give more focus to each child we can cut deeply into our crime rate. Question 3. Preparing our people for technology really means choosing our employers and working closely with them, to learn where the real jobs will be and how we can prepare for them. Question 4. As a fiscal conservative, I believe that we must be careful how we allocate our education dollar. I also believe that the return on our investment in education is much higher, in the long run, than any other state appropriation. I entered this campaign because I know I can bring some vision and force to find a balance between the'needs of our children, and what we can afford. Question 5. In the end, this election comes down to a choice between two candidates. Two opposing views on growth. Two separate visions for the future of Virginia. Quality of life is not a partisan issue.
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