Tom E. Bellanca (D)

About The Candidate

Office Sought: County Supervisor, Chairman
Occupation: Owner, principal broker, Dulles Corridor Real Estate.
Web site: http://www.tom4loudoun.com
E-mail address: info@tom4loudoun.com

Education

BA, political science, Randolph-Macon College; MA, international transactions, George Mason University, CCIM, RPA.

Offices and positions held

Coach, youth basketball; member, Reston Planning and Zoning Comm.; board of directors, Lenah Run; past pres., Hunters Woods Village Condominium; past VP, Southgate Condominium; volunteer, Embry Rucker Comm. Shelter; past chair, Dulles District, Loudoun Democratic Committee; commercial council, Va. Assoc. of Realtors; member, NVAR budget and finance comm.; NVAR grievance comm, 2009-10; member, Inst. of Real Estate Mgmt.

On the Issues

What is the most urgent problem facing your jurisdiction?

Public school overcrowding and the school-site acquisition process is the most urgent problem facing Loudoun County. The schools make up 70 percent of the county budget, and the school population is projected to nearly double over the next 12 years. Reforms to the school-site acquisition process combined with innovative school programs need to be implemented immediately to address this problem and reduce the number of current and future boundary zone adjustments. Other efforts to increase economic development will also be important to reduce the pressure the schools place on the county budget. Leadership is necessary in this area.

Why should voters elect you?

I have more than 20 years in commercial real estate and development in Northern Virginia and nationwide. This experience will prove effective for school-site acquisitions.

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