Jeffrey M. Frederick* (R)

Office Sought: Va. House of Delegates District 52
Age: 32
Residence: Woodbridge.
Education: BA, economics, political science, Emory University.
Occupation: Chief executive, GXS Strategies; member, House of Delegates.
Web site:http://www.votejeff.com
E-mail address: jeff@votejeff.com
Offices and positions held: Member, House of Delegates, 2004-present; vice chairman, Virginia Small Business Commission; member, Education, Finance, Health/Welfare and Institutions, Privileges and Elections committees; member, Route 1 Steering Committee, Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, Joint Subcommittee on Teleworking, Civilian-Military Council at Quantico Marine Corps Base, Freemasons; past board member, Chrysalis/Emmaus.

Why should voters elect you?

"I've kept my promises and delivered tangible results. I'll continue to work across party lines to get the job done to meaningfully address our challenges."

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

"Irresponsible growth and illegal immigration. Whether it is our congested roads, crowded schools or longer response times by police, fire and rescue services, the out-of-control growth is our biggest challenge because it affects everything that impacts our quality of life. We must better manage growth, ensuring that the necessary infrastructure (schools, roads, fire stations, etc.) are in place before the new development is built. Similarly, illegal immigration is impacting our quality of life as well, so we need to make sure public services are reserved for our legal residents and citizens, and enforce immigration law in our communities."

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

I understand that congestion is an everyday problem. The time we spend in traffic is time we don't spend with our families. That's why I have a 5-point plan to reduce congestion without raising taxes: 1) Streamline VDOT to guarantee that transportation dollars go to transportation, not bureaucracy, and to make sure VDOT measures its success not by how much pavement it puts down, but by how much congestion it reduces or eliminates; 2) No new development without infrastructure; 3) Work with the federal government and the business community to promote telecommuting for employees; 4) Support public/private partnerships to get roads built better/faster/cheaper; and 5) Transportation dollars should go to transportation. We need to lock-up the transportation trust fund, and make roads, rail, and transit a priority in the state budget. Finally, Northern Virginia needs to get back more than 27 cents on each transportation dollar it sends to Richmond.

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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