JOBS / ECONOMY
Mark believes the best way to stimulate the economy is to support and encourage small business. As a delegate, he will support pro-business policies to enable job providing businesses to stay and create more jobs. These policies include lowering the taxes on businesses, protecting the union secret ballot, and fighting burdensome regulations that pose roadblocks to starting a small business.

EDUCATION
Virginia has some of the best secondary and upper level education institutions in the country. As a Delegate, he will fight to enroll more in-state students at our state universities.  Many Fairfax County students with near-perfect academic records are turned away by our best schools in favor of students from out-of-state.  

As a Delegate, Mark will also fight to keep Fairfax County Schools among the best in the country. This starts with ensuring that we attract and retain top quality teachers. Recently, Fairfax County teachers have dropped from the highest paid in the region to the sixth highest paid. Our Fairfax teachers are leaving Fairfax County and moving to areas where the pay is better and the cost of living is more manageable. Mark will make teacher pay a priority and work to reverse this trend.

TRANSPORTATION
Richmond must start providing real transportation relief for Fairfax County, and as a Delegate, Mark will take the lead in providing transportation leadership. This starts with leading the effort to complete Dulles Rail and by ensuring the Reston and Herndon communities thrive as a result.

Mark will also support efforts to make sure Fairfax County is getting its fair share of transportation funding. For years, Fairfax taxpayers have sent millions to Richmond and not received traffic relief in return. It is time we reverse that so that Fairfax taxpayers are getting their fair share of transportation tax dollars.

ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Mark has always believed we all have a responsibility to be good stewards of our natural resources.  We must preserve our waters and open spaces through the use of efficient technology and energy conservation incentives.  We must consider all sources of energy in the commonwealth, and invest in those that offer the most environmentally and economically effective results and benefits for all Virginians. 

MARK'S PHILOSOPHY ON GOVERNMENT AND LEADERSHIP
Ü Limited government spending
Ü Maintain a low tax burden
Ü Promote free market principles
Ü Leaders must be guided by bold principles