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would not have to stress property taxes to the extent we’re seeing happen,” said Baskerville, who favors better defining the responsibilities of state and local govern rrents and methods for financing them.
Baskerville received an unwelcome introduction to Northern Virginia traffic last week when her car was hit by another driver who ran a stop sign in Alexandria. She walked away with a possible hairline fracture in her hand, but her car was not so lucky.
The fourth candidate in the race hails from the southern reaches of Virginia.
First-term Sen. Phillip Puckett, from Lebanon, said he could bring a regional balance to the party’s November ticket, not to mention more votes from the traditionally conservative area.
Puckett is an advocate for lowering the cost of in-home health care and prescription drugs. He could not be reached for comment by The Times’ deadline.
Although relatively unknown in Northern Virginia, he has picked up support from some of the region’s senior state senators—including Janet Howell of Reston, Dick Saslaw of Springfield and Chuck Colgan of Manassas.
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