Michèle B. McQuigg (R)
Office Sought: Clerk of the Court
Age: 62
Residence: Occoquan Landing.
Education: BS, Mary Washington College; MS, Virginia Tech.
Occupation: State delegate.
Web site:http://www.mcquigg4clerk.com
E-mail address: campaign@mcquigg.com
Offices and positions held: Member, Virginia House of Delegates, 1998-present; member, Prince William Board of County Supervisors, 1992-98;
volunteer, Neighborhood Watch; life member, Virginia PTA; former member, Prince William Crime Commission; former member, George Mason University Board of Visitors; former director, Occoquan Landing HOA; life member, Ladies Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars; former member, Clean Community Council Board of Directors.
Why should voters elect you?
I know the law, am uniquely knowledgeable about current office operations and have a strong record of helping people, putting them, not legalese and special interests, first.
What do you think is the most urgent problem facing your jurisdiction?
For the jurisdiction, it's illegal immigration. For the clerk's office, it's maintaining the quality of current services while managing the impending retirement of key personnel and reduced revenue. Better access controls need to be implemented to prevent our historic records from being removed. Because of the nature of the clerk's records, vigilance is needed to protect people's privacy and prevent identity theft. Technology improvements should be implemented to better inform the public and to improve office efficiency and effectiveness.
What is your plan to address the traffic problems in Virginia?
The Clerk of Court is an administrative position. To help ease traffic congestion the Clerkâs office hours could be expanded to accommodate citizen work schedules and satellite offices could be established. As a matter of fact, that was one of the items in my platform when I ran for Clerk of Court in 1983. This is something I still would like to implement, but it would need to be done incrementally using technology. Cost and priorities must be considered.
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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