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Mark D. Sickles (D, Incumbent)
About The Candidate
- Office Sought: State Delegate, Virginia (43)
- Occupation: Corporate and government relations, Weeks Marine.
- Web site: http://www.marksickles.com/
- E-mail address: delegatesickles@gmail.com
Education
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BS, forest management, Clemson University; MS, industrial mgmt., technology and science, Georgia Tech.
Offices and positions held
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Member, board of trustees, Fairfax County Public Library, 1993-2004; member, board of directors, United Community Ministries, 1995-2001; Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee; Health Welfare and Institutions Committee; Privileges and Elections Committee; Commission on Military and National Security Facilities; Commission on Energy and Environment Joint Subcommittee on Biosciences and Biotechnology, 2008.
On the Issues
What is the most urgent problem facing your jurisdiction?
The most urgent problem facing Northern Virginia is inadequate transit and highway infrastructure to move our growing population around the region. We continue to raid our once "dedicated" highway construction funds for maintenance. My most important overall priority, however, is to fund education, pre-K through PhD. I am particularly concerned about recent cuts to higher education and seek to restore funding. I am strongly opposed to further general-fund transfers from education, health care and other priorities to transportation when we do not have the courage to simply recover the purchasing power lost to inflation over the last 26 years.
Why should voters elect you?
I'm a proven legislator who values a bipartisan approach. After eight years, I remain dedicated to making Virginia work even better for taxpayers.
