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Larry W. Roeder Jr. (D)

About The Candidate

Education

    BA, history, Culver-Stockton; MS, library/information sciences, Catholic U.; post-grad studies, economics, George Mason U.

Offices and positions held

    Vice chair, Loudoun County Criminal Justice Board; volunteer, Virginia Medical Reserve Corps; volunteer, American Red Cross; former chair, Dulles Democratic Committee; past policy adviser on Disaster Management and International Commodities Economist, U.S. State Department; former soldier and peacekeeper; former director, international charity, U.N.

On the Issues

What is the most urgent problem facing your jurisdiction?

Poor infrastructure planning and a poor integrated economic development plan inhibit proper growth in commerce, which is needed to foster jobs and the broad tax base we need to fund critical services like schools.

Why should voters elect you?

I will work every day as a full-time supervisor, using more than 35 years of award-winning experience in diplomacy, civil rights, economic development and emergency.

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