Jeannemarie Devolites Davis* (R)

Office Sought: Va. Senate District 34
Age: 52
Residence: Vienna.
Education: BA, mathematics, University of Virginia.
Occupation: Senator, Virginia Senate; principal, ICG Government.
Web site:http://www.devolitesdavis.com
E-mail address: jdevolites@aol.com
Offices and positions held: Member, Senate of Virginia, 2003-present; member, Virginia House of Delegates, 1998-2002; past president, Tysons Corner Rotary Club; board member, Court Appointed Special Advocates; board member, HomeAid, Jobs for Virginia Graduates, Northern Virginia Regional Health Information Organization; member, Junior League of Northern Virginia Advisory Council; past member, Oakton High School PTSA.

Elected offices/civic activities:

Member, Senate of Virginia, 2003-present; member, Virginia House of Delegates, 1998-2002; past president, Tysons Corner Rotary Club; board member, Court Appointed Special Advocates; board member, HomeAid, Jobs for Virginia Graduates, Northern Virginia Regional Health Information Organization; member, Junior League of Northern Virginia Advisory Council; past member, Oakton High School PTSA.

Why should voters elect you?

My experience. I have been a strong, bipartisan leader in the General Assembly for 10 years, sponsoring more than 140 bills that have become law.

What do you think is the most urgent problem facing your jurisdiction?

Growth and development and the impact it has had on traffic congestion. I have fought against high-rise development around Vienna and Fairfax, specifically the proposed development at Metro West and on Hunter Mill Road. The regional transportation package that I sponsored brings hundreds of millions of dollars to our region, but if we don't rein in growth, we will never catch up with needed transportation improvements. Our transportation bill also includes growth-control mechanisms, such as providing local governments with the ability to charge impact fees to developers and to offer incentives for smart growth.

What is your plan to address the traffic problems in Virginia?

I am proud to have sponsored the Northern Virginia Regional transportation bill, which was recently signed into law. This legislation provides for our region to generate our own revenues, which we DO NO SHARE with the rest of the Commonwealth. When fully implemented the net income will be over $400 million per year. Some of the money is allocated to local governments so they can make short term improvements on our current roads; over $75 million is dedicated to mass transit; and the rest will be used for new , regional road projects. This is the first comprehensive transportation funding we have seen in over twenty years. We need to work on making mass transit more efficient and providing telework incentives in order to reduce the traffic volume. We should look at creating a network of light rail that takes people where they work, not just downtown.

Do you think current policies governing growth & development in your area are too restrictive, not restrictive enough or just right?

not restrictive enough

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