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Nov.
3

House of Delegates, District 39

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Results
The Candidates

Vivian E. Watts (D, Incumbent)

Occupation
Retired executive director, Fairfax Court Appointed Special Advocates.
Public Service
    • Member, Virginia House of Delegates, 1996-present
    • Member, Board of Veteran Services
    • Board member, Fairfax Arts Council
    • Board member, Salvation Army
    • Chair, Sexual Violence Commission Criminal Law Committee
    • Member, Biotech Commission
    • Chairman, Fairfax Fiscal Commission
    • Past president, Fairfax League of Women Voters
    • Past president, Wakefield Forest PTA
    • Former Virginia Secretary of Transportation and Public Safety

Joseph G. ''Joe'' Bury (R)

Occupation
Government contractor, Science Applications International Corp.
Public Service
    • Minority Student Achievement Oversight Committee,P Fairfax County Public Schools
    • FCPS Superintendent's Business and Community Advisory Council
    • FCPS Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee
    • FCPS Adult and Community Education Committee
    • Former president, current board member and Covenants Committee member, Towns at Manchester Woods Homeowners Association
    • Board member, Alexandria Community Services Board
    • Board Member, Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities

Matt J. Cholko (L)

Occupation
Owner, Total Home Services.
Public Service
    • Local coordinator, Campaign For Liberty
    • Officer at large, Libertarian Party of Northern Virginia
    • Member, Northern Virginia Taxpayers Alliance

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