Has Fairfax County permanently shifted from a “toss up” locality to a solidly Democratic locality?
“I don’t believe in permanent shifts. That is the kind of thing people say when they get cocky,” said Kaine. He added that Democrats are winning because they are solving the problems that matter to people. Is participation in local government – at the county, city and town level – good training for higher office? “Absolutely. When you start out in local government, you have an easier learning curve with things like budgets if you come to the state government,” said Kaine. Kaine was previously a city council member and mayor in the City of Richmond and Connolly has been a supervisor in Fairfax County. “Local government is like the farm team and it is really important,” said Connolly. Local state elected officials who got their start at the county level include Del. Kris Amundson (D-44) and Del. Chuck Caputo (D-67), who were members of the Fairfax County School Board; Del. Steve Shannon (D-35) was an appointed member of Fairfax County’s consumer protection commission and a Fairfax County
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